Skip to Content
Categories:

Roving Reporter: Algonquin gears up for semester two, reflects on semester one

Students and staff look back at semester one and looking forward to semester two.
Students and staff look back at semester one and looking forward to semester two.
Graphic Jax Jackson
Freshman Chris Then
Freshman Chris Then
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Staying on top of work.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Good grades.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Interesting.”

Secretary Jackie Garvey
Secretary Jackie Garvey
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Coming back after being away and being able to jump back into the job with a short learning curve.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Reconnecting with the students.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Great.”

Sophomore Jed Dilai
Sophomore Jed Dilai
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Coming second overall in JV cross country leagues.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Bringing up my grades.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Amazing.”

Sophomore Keira Terry
Sophomore Keira Terry
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“I passed all my midterms.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“The winter play.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“A lot.”

Senior Kelly Huynh
Senior Kelly Huynh
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“I got a 100 on a test.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Leaving.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Really tiring.”

Sophomore Kush Gajjar
Sophomore Kush Gajjar
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Not maintain grades, but overall midterms were good.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Get good grades for AP classes.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Moderate.”

Senior Lindsey Brown
Senior Lindsey Brown
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Getting into college.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Carnival.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Bittersweet.”

Senior Maya Regan
Senior Maya Regan
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Keeping good grades and keeping on top of my work despite being busy with college applications.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Fun senior events like Senior Ball and the senior Red Sox game.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Busy.”

Chorus director Olivia Goliger
Chorus director Olivia Goliger
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Concert tonight with all the eighth graders so they can come join us.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Graduate recital.”

Sophomore Alex Campero
Sophomore Alex Campero
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Meeting new people.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Weight training class with my friends.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Chaotic.”

Junior Stephanie Davis
Junior Stephanie Davis
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Getting past midterms.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“I’m looking forward to all the events that are coming soon.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Exciting.”

Freshman Thomas Sinclair
Freshman Thomas Sinclair
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Getting a 100% on a math test.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Understanding more the work.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Successful.”

World Language teacher Pauliny Smith
World Language teacher Pauliny Smith

What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Tackling a new course. This year, I’m teaching Portuguese, and even though I know the language, I was a little bit overwhelmed at the beginning with putting together a course that would benefit my students.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Starting the second half of the year strong.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Roller coaster.”

Sophomore Wyatt Smith
Sophomore Wyatt Smith
What has been your biggest triumph so far this school year?

“Maintaining A’s in classes while balancing extracurriculars and sports.”

What is something you’re looking forward to this semester?

“Seeing my rugby teammates again.”

What’s one word or phrase to describe this school year so far?

“Challenging.”

Donate to THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER
$1675
$2000
Contributed
Our Goal

A donation of $40 or more includes a subscription to the 2025-26 print issues of The Harbinger. We will mail a copy of our fall, winter, spring and graduation issues to the recipient of your choice. Your donation supports the student journalists of Algonquin Regional High School and allows our extracurricular publication to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs.

More to Discover
About the Contributors
Lucas Campos
Lucas Campos, Staff Writer
Addie Tomaino
Addie Tomaino, Staff Writer
Max Eigen
Max Eigen, Staff Writer
Danica Bai
Danica Bai, Assistant News Editor
Danica is a sophomore and an Assistant News Editor. Aside from the Harbinger, she also figure skates and enjoys reading and writing poetry.
Brady Young
Brady Young, Assistant Sports Editor
Brady is a senior and this is his firsr year as an Assistant Sports Editor. He took journalism in his junior year and loved writing for the paper, and wanted to continue to do so. Outside of being part of the Harbinger, he plays football and is part of other clubs like DECA. 
David Carter
David Carter, Assistant Opinion Editor
David is a senior and currently serves as an Assistant Opinion Editor. He took Journalism in his junior year, and is also a barista at Starbucks.
Isabella Wu
Isabella Wu, Assistant Opinion Editor
Isabella is a sophomore, and after taking Journalism her freshman year, she became one of the Assistant Opinion Editors. Isabella loves playing school and club field hockey, and she also participates in the school’s track and field team.
Jeremy Moyer
Jeremy Moyer, Senior Staff Writer
Nicky Furtado
Nicky Furtado, Staff Writer
Donate to THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER
$1675
$2000
Contributed
Our Goal