Cohorts. According to definition, it is a group of people with a shared characteristic, or divides people into groups with shared characteristics. Division. That's the way our Class of 2024 started high...

In life, you have to do what makes you happy. My goal in high school was to have no regrets. How did I come up with this goal you might ask?  From watching the 9/11 Boatlift video in Mrs. Salt’s...

Before high school, I always thought it was crazy that artist Lorde wrote her Grammy-nominated album “Pure Heroine” at the age of sixteen. She’s so young, there’s no way she could write an album,...

Like a balloon filled with easy As that can raise our spirits, grade inflation can feel good. I have all As. I'm smart. I'm accomplished. I'm going to get into the school of my dreams. But when reality...

My 10-year-old self had a very specific image of what high school would be like. I had heard of this fascinating and distant location from my older brothers, who moaned and groaned over their mountains...

I never thought the day would come. My time at Algonquin has been filled with endless amounts of memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life. From the countless volleyball and basketball games...

After years of looking forward to my senior reflection, the blank page in front of me suddenly seems daunting. How do I quantify the past four years of my life in just 500 words? A seemingly impossible...

I have been a member of The Harbinger since my freshman year, yet not even my experience as a journalist has prepared me to write my senior reflection. Brainstorming a topic has been nothing short of a...

When I was asked to sit down and write this reflection the first thought that came to my mind was―what in the world do I write about and how is it already time for me to graduate? So, sitting at my computer...

It's far too easy to view the past negatively. To recoil in embarrassment over something cringey you once said, to beat yourself up over a bad grade or to wish that you never wore that one outfit. In...

Every morning I open my closet door searching for the outfit that will suit my mood for the day. While initially looking at hanging clothes, my eyes make their way to the back of the door where my 4th...

From the rough nights staying up late cramming for an exam to dealing with the overwhelming amounts of stress from the pangs of high school drama, one thing that got me through my high school experience...