High school is a time of tumultuous changes for everyone, from shifting friend groups to the college application process. It is completely normal to want to fit in with the crowd. After all, it can be...

Walking around the activities extravaganza taking place every September, there are rows of tables filled with Algonquin’s many clubs, and sign up sheets at each table gain a laundry list of new members....

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if your right to knowledge was banned? That’s the dangerous effect of book bans on our education and access to information.  From contemporary children's...

The United States is in the midst of a teaching crisis. Due to low wages and long hours, teachers are joining the workforce at a rate lower than ever before, and for understandable reasons. With teachers...

There’s a stranger waiting at the H200 door. Are they a threat to school safety? Possibly. Has another student broken the rules and got a Doordash delivery because they’re desperate for burritos or...

I think there’s three reasons you are reading this: it’s 2023 and the new Harbinger edition came out, it’s past 2023 and you recognized my name and wanted to see what I had to say, or you saw this...

I quite literally stumbled into high school. No, not from a lack of academic preparedness; Mr. Brady’s English class at Trottier ensured that. Instead, I physically limped my way through the halls during...

I remember entering my freshman year of high school ready to channel my inner Rory Gilmore. I wanted to not just work hard, but achieve perfection. But the problem with chasing after something unattainable...

For me, high school was a great overall experience; I met my life-long friends and made some of my favorite memories. However, looking back on my experience completing my college applications, here is...

When I was asked to write a reflection, my first instinct was that I had nothing of note to say—nothing anyone would care to hear. When I shared that with my dad on a long drive, he was shocked. He reminded...

My time at Algonquin has been characterized by a non-stop, ‘must do everything’ attitude. My first priority was always academic success. Immediately after that came extracurriculars. During the height...

High schoolers LOVE to complain about going to school. They complain about tests, homework, teachers and students. I have watched the senior class do this, I have watched my friends do this and I have...