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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

CFO of General Electric Healthcare Services Renika Sehgal discuses her career path. Seventeen professionals, including Sehgal, came to Algonquin on Nov. 13 to participate in DECAs annual Networking Night.

Networking Night allows students to connect with professionals

Gabriela Paz-Soldan, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2019

DECA held its fourth annual Networking Night to give students an opportunity to meet with local professionals on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the library. Seventeen professionals from a variety of fields,...

Jakub Link Lenczowski, Communications Officer for the Polish Aviation Museum, spoke to students as a part of a panelist of international journalist and communications experts. The topic of the discussion was media literacy in the digital age.

European journalists visit for discussion on misinformation in the digital age

Liza Armstrong, Online Editor November 11, 2019

On Nov. 1, journalists from multiple European nations and students engaged in a discussion on misinformation in the media with a focus on social media and politicians.  This is the third time...

Students will be introduced to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System during double third period on November 7. The app allows students to anonymously report concerns to a national crisis center.

District plans to introduce Say Something Anonymous Reporting System

Laura Anderson, News Editor November 6, 2019

The district will be launching the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System through the non-profit group Sandy Hook Promise before Thursday, Nov. 7 as a way to provide students with an app to anonymously...

French exchange student Charlotte Da Ponte.

MIXED MEDIA: Exchange students share perceptions, reality of America

German Exchange Student Katharina Kutzim [left]  French Exchange Student Benedicte Domingos French Exchange Student Charlotte Da Ponte  French Exchange Student Lynn Rivier

Junior Marley [right] parks pictured with a friend from the Alzar school in Chile.  Parks spent her second semester of her sophomore year at the Alzar school in both Idaho and Chile where she got a more hands-on learning experience than what is seen at Algonquin.

Parks goes to unique school for hands on learning in Idaho, Chile

Ben Schanzer, Staff Writer November 3, 2019

Junior Marley Parks, who loves to travel, spent the second semester of her sophomore year at an experiential school in Idaho, which included a two month trip to Chile to continue the hands-on learning...

Senior Sam Slovin helps load food at the end of the October food drive. This year, student council led a fall food drive because there was no food at the Northborough Food Pantry.

Empty shelves lead to early food drive

Laura Anderson, News Editor November 1, 2019

This year, Student Council, along with the Community Access Program (CAP), is hosting one of their annual food drives early since the Northborough Food Pantry is almost empty. CAP regularly visits the...

Junior Chloe Truong in an interactive art museum in San Francisco, California. 
 Troung did her sophomore year online in order to travel the world with her dad.

Junior takes a year away to travel the world

Amanda Ferris, Staff Writer October 24, 2019

Junior Chloe Truong took time off from school last year to experience many new aspects of the world involving similarities between countries while traveling the last school year. Truong traveled to...

Science teacher Aimee Selby adjusts breakfast bars in one of the fully stocked cabinets of the new Algonquin Breakfast Club. Students that cant eat a nourishing breakfast at home are able to go in and sign out food in the morning before school.

Algonquin Breakfast Club provides healthy food for those in need

Claire Bai, Assistant News Editor October 23, 2019

Teachers started the Algonquin Breakfast Club this year to give food to kids without the means for a nourishing breakfast. The idea for the club originated with teachers Aimee Selby and Gina Johnston,...

With his eyes focused on the ball, sophomore Aiden Goss looks to win the point for his team.

Spikeball club attracts athletes after school

Karthik Yalala, Assistant Sports Editor October 17, 2019

The new Spikeball club provides a laid back time for students staying after school for sports or other activities. Seniors Riley Greenwald, Ben Macaulay and Ben Zschokke started the club this school year. Spikeball...

Social Studies teacher Brian Kellett discusses the amount of 2020 Democratic nominees with students for the June 3, 2019 episode of the Algonquin Politics Podcast. Kellett and Social Studies teacher John Barry started the Algonquin Politics Podcast to get students to talk about politics in an informal fashion.

Algonquin Politics Podcast promotes political discourse

Laura Anderson, News Editor October 15, 2019

With the goal of encouraging students to informatively speak about important political topics, social studies teachers Brian Kellett and John Barry founded the Algonquin Politics Podcast in May 2019. Last...

Freshman Amy Lei at the World Youth Chess Championship in Mumbai, India where is she currently competing.

Lei makes moves towards victory

Haley Michel, Staff Writer October 4, 2019

Nationally ranked chess player freshman Amy Lei competed in the World Youth Chess Championship in Mumbai, India, from Oct. 1-13. After coming in second at the Massachusetts girls’ invitational and...

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