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Roving Reporter: Algonquin checks in about second semester

Roving Reporter: Algonquin checks in about second semester
Junior Mia Murphy
Junior Mia Murphy
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“Prom and Carnival: the milestones.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Making it through term 3.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“Not procrastinating and getting projects done a bit at a time.”

Junior Aditya Tripathi
Junior Aditya Tripathi
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“Excited to wrap up the end of the school year.” 

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Doing well in all my classes.” 

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“Be better at balancing inside and outside of school activities.”

Junior Alex Abdullin
Junior Alex Abdullin
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

I’m looking forward to prom and having less school work with summer coming up.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

My AP Bio grade, I got an A.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

My math grade, I barely have a B right now.”

Junior Giovanna Santos
Junior Giovanna Santos
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“Prom.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Getting good grades.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“School activities.”

Senior Gavin Lui
Senior Gavin Lui
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“Finish strong, looking forward to graduation.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Did pretty well in calculus, better than what I expected.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“Getting most of my work on time, participating in discussions.”

Senior James Trask
Senior James Trask
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“I’m looking forward to Carnival and all the end of year senior events.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Having good grades and keeping my grades up in all my classes.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“Staying more engaged in class.”

Cafeteria worker Andrea Campbell
Cafeteria worker Andrea Campbell
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“My daughter [Catherine ‘Catie’ Campbell] is graduating from high school. She’ll be going to the post grad Community Access Program.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Being able to support the robotics team by providing weekly team dinners on Friday and during each of their competitions.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“Supporting unified track and field at their home and away track meets. Both my daughter and my son [John Campbell] are on unified track.”

English teacher John Frederick
English teacher John Frederick
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“I always look forward to the senior edition of the Harbinger. One of the real pleasures of teaching is seeing how students move forward with life. It’s a good time to be a part of the school.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Saying hello to Izzie Gaskamp on a daily basis, it’s one of the things that has made me very happy.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“I’m hoping to shave more regularly. I’ve been carrying around too much facial hair, I need to shave more regularly.” 

Senior Ben Khan
Senior Ben Khan
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year? 

“Going to college and graduation.”

What was the biggest success in term 3 ?

“Getting into college.” 

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4 ?

“Care more about school because we usually tend not to care in senior year.” 

English teacher Sara Stein
English teacher Sara Stein
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“Seeing my students’ growth.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“Grading all the book reviews.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“My time management.”

Sophomore Lilly Woodward
Sophomore Lilly Woodward
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“I’m looking forward to the senior graduation.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“I joined new electives.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“My grades.”

Sophomore Julia D’Aprile
Sophomore Julia D’Aprile
What is something you’re looking forward to in the last term of the year?

“I am looking forward to the half days after I take my exams and the summery activities at the end of the year.”

What was your biggest success in term 3?

“My biggest success in term 3 was bringing my AP US History grade up to a high B.”

What are you looking to improve upon in term 4?

“My math grade.”

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