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The official student news site of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA

THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

The official student news site of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA

THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Because of the coronavirus, the Chinese Exchange program was cancelled.

Chinese exchange program cancelled due to coronavirus

Aaliyah Yan, Opinion Editor February 5, 2020

The recent coronavirus outbreak in China has led to the cancellation of the Chinese exchange program that was set to take place on Feb. 2 and 3.  The exchange program had approximately 25 Chinese students...

When the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System came to Algonquin in November, students became concerned that the app is not truly anonymous. However, both Northborough Police and guidance have said that its almost impossible for them to figure out who submitted a tip if the tipster didnt identify themselves.

Administration emphasizes anonymity of Say Something

Ben Schanzer, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

After hearing student concerns, the administration has reassured students the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System is anonymous. Say Something is a reporting system whose mission is to give students...

DECA Life-Skills and DECA will be hosting a murder mystery dinner this Friday with all proceeds going to DECA Life-Skills.

DECA Life-Skills to host murder mystery dinner

Kayla Albers, Staff Writer February 3, 2020

Want to see a fairy tale play with a murder mystery twist all while eating dinner and being immersed in the action? DECA Life-Skills is hosting an exciting fundraiser in the Algonquin cafeteria on Friday,...

Assistant News Editors Melissa Dai and Claire Bai organize some of the major issues of each of the six biggest contenders for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

Where do the candidates stand?

Melissa Dai and Claire Bai February 1, 2020

This year’s field of Democratic presidential candidates currently consists of 11 candidates running for the party nomination and hoping to remove President Trump from office. The primary elections begin...

After receiving her lunch on one of the cafeteria’s new paper trays, junior Sarah Saeed enjoys her chicken nuggets.

Plastic, Styrofoam ban implemented in cafeteria

Sharada Vishwanath, Assistant Online Editor January 31, 2020

As of Jan. 1, plastic bags and Styrofoam have been banned in Northborough, prompting the cafeteria to switch from Styrofoam to paper trays.  The push to ban plastic bags and Styrofoam was led by junior...

Collaborative student Nate laughs with one of his teachers, Yvonne Belcher.

Assabet Valley Collaborative embraces individual learning for students with disabilities

Haley Michel, Staff Writer January 29, 2020

While Algonquin prides itself on its inclusivity, there is one classroom that is often overlooked by students: room A113, where the Assabet Valley Collaborative (AVC) hosts REACH III, a program for...

[From left to right] juniors Josh Gauthier, Robert Scharpf, Rhea Sathnur, senior Meredith Lapidas and sophomore Rama Balagurunath were the top five finishers for the Entrepreneurship Individual Series and all moved onto States. Overall Algonquin had 91 people move onto States.

DECA places high at annual district competition

Aaron Hafiani, Staff Writer January 27, 2020

Algonquin DECA dominated the district competition at the DCU Center in Worcester on Jan. 10, with 52 students placing in the top three of their category and 91 qualifying for the state competition. DECA...

Cadets in training prepare for their careers in the army after graduation. With recent news of raising tension with Iran, Algonquin students reflect on if military service is right for them.

Recent international tensions lead to student reflection on possible military service

Matt Smith, Staff Writer January 26, 2020

Recent retaliatory attacks by Iran have sparked fears of war, leading to debate among students about whether or not they should join the military.  After a Jan. 2 U.S. missile strike killed Iranian...

National Honor Society President and senior Zach Lin gives his introductory remarks to start the induction. This year, NHS took in 106 new members.

National Honor Society holds annual induction for new members

Abby Araujo and Allison Tobin January 25, 2020

The National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 106 new members on Jan. 9 to recognize their achievements in and out of school.  NHS is based on four pillars: service, scholarship, character and leadership....

This graph shows the percentage of students that will require one or multiple screenings though a new program that will be implemented for sophomores.

SBIRT screening discusses drug use with sophomores

Melissa Dai, Assistant News Editor January 21, 2020

The Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol, a discussion involving drug use, is going into effect for all sophomores this year. In this state-mandated protocol, a specially-trained...

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