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Roving Reporter: Algonquin reflects on Term 1, looks forward to the year

Students and faculty discuss both how the year has been going and what they're looking forward to for the future.
Students and faculty discuss both how the year has been going and what they’re looking forward to for the future.
Junior Abi Southey
Junior Abi Southey
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“My field hockey team being second in the state.”

What is your favorite class so far this year?

“Early childhood because the kids are so cute.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Probably math; I think I just struggle with math.”

What are you most looking forward to this year?

“Prom.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fun.”

Sophomore Austin Rea
Sophomore Austin Rea
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Going through with harder classes and sticking with them.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Geometry because learning all the different types of theorems is fun.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

Geometry because it’s learning to prove different things in different ways.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Skiing and baseball to escape from school.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Different.”

Freshman Avery Connelly
Freshman Avery Connelly
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“I made varsity soccer.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“I really like my business fundamentals class because of the teacher and the activities.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Probably biology because of the labs.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“School dances.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fun.”

Junior Brody Faessler
Junior Brody Faessler
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“I have been studying a lot more.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Physics. I have all my friends in it and my teacher is good.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Math. Sometimes it’s hard to pay close attention.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I’m excited for basketball season.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Exciting.”

Junior Chloe Jewers
Junior Chloe Jewers
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Doing my work for AP World History.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Gym because I like the teachers and the people in my class.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Anatomy because there’s a lot of material to learn and there’s a test every week.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“For it to be over already.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Exciting.“

Senior Elsie Stein
Senior Elsie Stein
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“I got a 100 on my AP [Human Geography] test. That was pretty fire.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends, because it’s very interesting and not boring or basic.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Precalculus. It’s a lot of work.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Graduating.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Interesting.”

 

Senior Henry Hart
Senior Henry Hart
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“For one, I got cast as a major role in the school musical and I got selected for Jazz Band 1 as well.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Choir, I love singing. It’s always a great day when I get to go to choir.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Definitely AP Music Theory. In general, it’s very different from any other academic ‘thing’ I’ve studied.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I’m looking forward to just having some fun this year.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Easy-going.”

English Teacher John Frederick
English Teacher John Frederick
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Mr. Bevan’s initiative of community and school spirit. It has been missing from Algonquin. There is a lot to be proud of.”

What was your favorite class you took in high school? Why?

“English class. I am an English teacher, so I liked English class.”

What was your most challenging class in high school?

“Chemistry was my hardest class. I wasn’t very interested, so I didn’t apply myself.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Helping out coaching the basketball program…I always look forward to the culture, and I like to go to games.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Algonquin is a great place to be. This year is no different.”

Freshman Liam Moore
Freshman Liam Moore
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“I got a 100 on a math test.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Probably Spanish because I want to learn a language.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Math because there is a lot of homework.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Basketball.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fun.”

Math teacher Patrick Galvin
Math teacher Patrick Galvin
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Being a dad of two.”

What is your favorite class you’re teaching this year?

“I love the subject of geometry.”

What was your most challenging class from high school?

“Taking foreign languages. Spanish was difficult.”

What are you most looking forward to this year?

“Creating the new Algebra 1 curriculum.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fulfilling.”

Senior Rehan Shetty
Senior Rehan Shetty
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Getting some good grades, bro.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Public speaking, it’s easy and you play games.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“AP Human Geography, we have a quiz or test every day and lots of notes.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Getting into a good college?”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Nuts.”

Junior Rose Gebauer
Junior Rose Gebauer
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Doing pretty well with my classes this year.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“My gym class because the stuff we do is fun.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“English because every English teacher is different and you have to readjust every year.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Prom.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Busy.”

Senior Sophie Kopstein
Senior Sophie Kopstein
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“I’ve been most proudest of being able to balance school and social life and college application.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“My favorite class this year is AP Environmental Science because my teacher makes the class interesting, and I was already passionate about the topic.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

Calculus because I’m not really good at math.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I’m looking forward to graduation.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Stressed.”

Senior Alex Karasoulos
Senior Alex Karasoulos
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“How much I’ve grown since freshman year.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends because Mr. Querino is a really great teacher.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Calculus because it’s a very fast-paced class.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I’m excited to graduate.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Daunting.”

Junior Charlotte Fokema
Junior Charlotte Fokema
What have you been proud of this year? 

“Staying on top of AP classes.”

What is your favorite class this year? 

“AP Environmental Science because I am really into that stuff.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? 

“Spanish because it is not something I’ve been practicing my whole life.”

What are you looking forward to? 

“Winter ball.”

One word or phrase that describes this year so far? 

“Stressful.”

Sophomore Gary Chang
Sophomore Gary Chang
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Maintaining my grades.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Physics, I have friends in that class.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Probably Geometry, but I think I’m adjusting to the workload now.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Carnival.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“New.” 

Senior Julianna Loizeaux
Senior Julianna Loizeaux

What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Completing all of my college stuff in time.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“My favorite class is AP United States Government because it’s an election year and we get to talk about so many relevant topics.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“AP Literature. I dropped it because it was so challenging because analyzing old texts was very difficult.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I’m looking forward to all the senior events and getting to come together for all the things like winter ball.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Exhilarating.”

Physical education teacher Kristen Morcone
Physical education teacher Kristen Morcone
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Our school spirit has been really good. I’m excited that people are starting to go to the football games again and I don’t know the energy in school seems good.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“I teach all seniors, so they’re definitely my favorite and I’m the senior class advisor and they’ve been really fun and competitive to have in class this year.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“I am looking forward to another year of making memories and also keeping some strong traditions alive, like the student-faculty basketball game, carnival, and just having an exciting year.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fun.”

Junior Nina Boeckeler
Junior Nina Boeckeler
What have you been proud of this year? 

 “Getting good grades and keeping them.”

What is your favorite class this year? 

“Science because I like learning about it and my teacher.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? 

“Math because it is hard.”

What are you looking forward to? 

“Prom and rugby.”

One word or phrase that describes this year so far? 

“Disappointing.” 

Freshman Rohan Rana
Freshman Rohan Rana
What have you been proudest of so far this year? 

“I’ve been proud of my grades.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Biology because my teacher is a goat.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why? 

“English.”

What are you looking forward to this year? 

“Nothing.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Fun.”

Sophomore Sarah Ahmed
Sophomore Sarah Ahmed
What have you been proudest of so far this year?

“Being a more confident person.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“I really like public speaking because it has helped me become a more confident person and benefited my school experience.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why?

“Math because it’s way different than algebra.”

What are you looking forward to this year?

“Having a better school experience than last year.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“You reap what you sow.”

Freshman Christian Colebourn
Freshman Christian Colebourn
What have you been proudest of so far this year? 

“My grade in biology.”

What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

“Business Fundamentals because the teacher is really nice and she lets us talk a lot in class.”

What has been your most challenging class this year? Why? 

“Math, it’s my lowest grade right now”

What are you looking forward to this year? 

“The basketball season, because I am at the YMCA a lot.”

What is one word or phrase that describes this year so far?

“Amazing.”

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