May 14, 2019
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Dear Harbinger,
Everyday I hear my classmates complain about the hassle of signing in and out of the
office for senior privileges. Although it is important to keep track of students leaving and
returning to school...
May 12, 2019
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
Over the four years that I have been walking through the Algonquin hallways I have noticed a missed opportunity for the school to connect to its students. When I first saw the large flat screen TV...
May 11, 2019
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Dear school administration,
As I watch hundreds of disposable styrofoam lunch trays being thrown away daily, I can’t help but wonder why many people overlook the severity of this environmental disgrace. Styrofoam, or Expanded Po...
May 10, 2019
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
I strongly believe that parking permits are becoming a problem for our school. Algonquin is one of the only schools compared to our surrounding towns, that charge students to drive to school. For a ...
May 9, 2019
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
The increasing parent involvement in student’s grades is frustrating students (“Parental access to Canvas takes toll on students,” Opinion, Feb. 14). This is something I was not aware of; my mom regularly deletes grade-related emails. Communication about gr...
May 8, 2019
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Dear Harbinger,
I would like to bring to your attention the lack of availability and access for students to meet with their guidance counselors. It has become increasingly difficult for students to set up appointments with...
May 7, 2019
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
In the past when a student had to go to the bathroom, they had to sign out of their classroom, take a pass, and go. Recently, there has been a change in policy in which students have to sign out o...
May 6, 2019
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
Algonquin has been shoving the idea of college down our throats from our freshman year up until our senior year, but the school officials never talk about the military. (“School should emphasize m...
March 26, 2019
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Dearest Harbinger Editors,
Upon reading a recent quote of mine in the March 2019 edition of the Harbinger ("It happens here too: Community feels impact of sexual assault, strives for solutions"), I feel it is crucial that ...
November 25, 2018
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Dear Harbinger Editor,
In a recent Harbinger edition, the article "BYOD delayed until term two" was released on September 27, 2018. In this article, the Bring Your Own Device policy was introduced.
I take issue with this po...
November 24, 2018
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Dear Harbinger Editor,
I would like to call to attention the strictness of Algonquin’s senior privileges policy. Each day, fourth period, I sign out and leave during my study. Instead of starting senior year with our seni...
November 23, 2018
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Dear Harbinger Editors,
This school year, there have been signs posted at every door prohibiting kids from letting other people into the school if they are waiting outside an entrance. Now, I understand that during the d...
