International journalists engage with students about media literacy
Katrina Liu, Opinion Editor
November 13, 2018
Filed under News
Eighteen international journalists observed and interacted with U.S. History I and Computer Essentials students as they participated in activities while learning about the First Amendment on October 26. The visit concluded with a panel discussion where the journalists thoughtfully answered student...
Veterans Day assembly moves audience, explains significance of holiday
Liza Armstong, Sports Editor
November 12, 2018
“Veterans come from all walks of life, all classes, all races from all across the country,” senior and Operation Tomahawk president Allan Bramhill said. “These men and women have been deployed across the world for months or even years at a time fighting our nation’s wars and keeping our country safe….Every American’s life has been touched by the years a veteran has given to us.”...
Computer-based MCAS testing rolls out this spring
Gabriela Paz-Soldan, Online Editor
November 11, 2018
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Students will take MCAS on computers as part of a statewide initiative starting in 2019 for sophomores and 2020 for freshmen, allowing new question types and other features to be incorporated into the test. The ELA and math MCAS will make the transition this March and May while the biology MCAS wil...
Midterm elections are just around the corner: find out what you need to know
Gabriela Paz-Soldan, Online Editor
November 5, 2018
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Best buddy pairs share what they are excited for this year
Aaliyah Yan, Emily Kress, and Maggie Del Re
November 3, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, News, Showcase
MCAS scores released, majority of Algonquin students earn Advanced
Asma Ali, Assistant Online Editor
October 9, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, News
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Garden gives opportunity to grow
Gabriela Paz-Soldan, Online Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under News
The school garden, with its entrance tucked away in the D100 hallway, has much to offer students and faculty, including a unique, versatile learning environment and hands-on nutritional education, but only a few students and teachers are taking advantage of it. With fifteen vegetable beds, perennial flowe...
ACP category aims to make integrated classes more mobile
Catherine Hayden, Assistant News Editor
September 27, 2018
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The Integrated Math program is no longer being taught with blended concept learning and is categorized as College Prep (CP) courses, and the courses formerly categorized as CP are now labeled as Advanced College Prep (ACP). In previous years Integrated Math courses were taught using blended conce...
BYOD delayed until end of term one
Natalie Sadek, Online Editor
September 27, 2018
The Bring Your Own Device [BYOD] program is tentatively scheduled to begin at the end of term one after being pushed back from its intended start time at the beginning of 2018-2019 school year. According to Instructional Technology Specialist Brian Calnan, the decision was made by the district to ...
Beekeeping Club tends courtyard hive for honey, to end ‘bee stigma’
Mariam Ibrahimi, Assistant Online Editor
September 15, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, News, Showcase
Buzzing bees swarm in and out of a little opening in the beehive. A girl in a white suit covered from head to toe puffs a metal smoker filled with wood chips. The long white gloves and the net on the hat covers her hands and face from being stung. The smoker calms the bees as they softly buzz around...
Cafeteria changes for a purpose
Maggie Del Re, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2018
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Cafeteria staff are working to maintain student happiness while staying within government regulations and financial restrictions. To achieve these goals, this year the price of a school lunch has increased, iced coffee is no longer being served in the mornings, the milk is coming from a different manu...
Not so new rules: hallway signs reinforce old policies
Catherine Hayden and Maggie Del Re
September 13, 2018
As of last week, signs have appeared around the school that restrict students from being in the hallways after 2:00 pm without an adult or written permission in order to enforce a pre-existing rule. “[The after school hallway rules] are not really a new practice; it’s just something that we st...
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