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THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

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

The Advanced Placement program, run by College Board, will have several major changed for the 2019-2020 school year.

AP classes change curricula to improve testing

Aaliyah Yan, Opinion Editor April 30, 2019

Starting next fall, there will be curriculum changes to some AP courses, including AP World History and AP Language and Composition. The changes are designed to make it easier for students to grasp the...

Senior Lauren Early prepares to get her target, senior Olivia Reilly.

Students scramble to win Senior Assassin

Larissa Andrade, Staff Writer April 29, 2019

The time for senior assassin is here. Grab your water gun, and drop all your plans. You now have a reasonable excuse to stay at home, and it can be backed up by the simple phrase, “I can’t go out,...

Juice boxes fill history teacher Nate Uttaros room.  Uttaro gave students an extension if they brought in 100 packs of juice.

Food drive incentives drive students to donate

Sharada Vishwanath and Laura Anderson April 28, 2019

Every spring social studies teacher John Barry organizes a food drive, through the use of incentives, to help spread a sense of community. Although the exact number is unknown, the drive collects too many...

Best buddies directors, ambassadors and special education teachers all worked together to create the Pre-Employment Training program for Best Buddies International.

Best Buddies chapter pioneers Pre-Employement Training

Laura Anderson, News Editor April 27, 2019

Out of over 2,000 school chapters nationwide, Algonquin was chosen by Best Buddies as the first school in the country to launch the new Pre-Employment Training program for Best Buddies International. The...

Senior Carlyn Schwingbeck, Ed Harrow of Pets and People, and special education teacher Beth Mintz play with Tucker the therapy dog. Mintz and Scwingbeck have worked with the Pets and People organization to bring therapy dogs into Algonquin to provide relief for students.

Furry friends help students smile

Carter Brannon, Staff Writer April 26, 2019

Algonquin has been welcoming some furry guests, but these dogs are not here to find drugs. Instead, they’re to make students happy and bring something different to the often monotonous school day. Senior...

Students and faculty react to college admissions scandal

Students and faculty react to college admissions scandal

Maria Tand and Mariam Ibrahimi April 25, 2019

In the midst of the college admissions scandal, the media has reported mostly on the fraud that has been allegedly committed, especially the involvement of parents who have been accused of this debauchery....

Green Earth Club works on helping to improve problems in the environment and meets every other Thursday in D210 after school.

Green Earth Club works to make environmental impact on community

Ava Aymie, Assistant A&E Editor April 24, 2019

Green Earth Club was created by sophomores Ben Westphal and Nick Haugen to focus on changing the way we deal with our trash at Algonquin and within the local community. “We have four main goals: participate...

Motivational speaker Cara Filler spoke to freshmen and juniors about how to get out of unsafe situations, offering practical tips to avoid trouble.

Filler fills auditorium for speech about avoiding dangerous situations

Jonny Ratner, Staff Writer April 5, 2019

“Close your eyes, and, for a moment, imagine the most important person in your life and all the things they do for you. Now imagine, if one day, that person was gone forever.” This is how youth...

Towards the end of the inclusion assembly on March 14, a panel of students and teachers shared why inclusion was important to them.

Inclusion assembly encourages students to branch out

Ava Aymie and Abby Keene April 3, 2019

Best Buddies hosted an assembly to promote inclusion in the auditorium on Friday, March 13. Best Buddies adviser and science teacher Kevin Hausmann and senior Lily Schaefer worked together to direct...

Google+ pages, profiles, data and posts will be deleted on April 2, according to Google’s January 30 notice.

Students offer mixed reactions to Google+ shut down

Carter Brannon, Staff Writer April 1, 2019

 Student users nostalgically or critically remember Google+, as Google shuts down its popularly ignored social media platform on April 2. Google+ pages, profiles, data and posts will be deleted on...

Senior Evan Scott was the first ever contestant on Algonquins Deal or No Deal. Scott hoped to win the grand prize of $250.

Deal or No Deal starts new tradition, sends senior home with $100

Jenny Lambert, Assistant Sports Editor March 23, 2019

Senior steering committee gave away three cash prizes, including $100, at Algonquin’s first Deal or No Deal show on Tuesday, March 19 in the Black Box. Hosted by senior class president Matt...

Special Education Administrator for Programs and Services Andrea Camerons old office now stands vacant as the interview process progresses.

Special education administrator leaves post

Gabriela Paz-Soldan and Catherine Hayden March 17, 2019

Special Education Administrator for Programs and Services Andrea Cameron left her position on March 8 after submitting her letter of resignation on February 25. Cameron, hired at the beginning of the...

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