A group of junior girls walked away from the register with pretzels. A senior boy bought a bag of Doritos, ice cream and water. I bought a blue pack of Welch’s Fruit Snacks and a chocolate chip cookie....
Since the start of COVID-19, masks have been required indoors during school. However, it shouldn’t always have to be this way, and the time to remove masks is now.
Algonquin far surpasses the state’s...
Whether or not teachers give midterms should be their decision, especially with the added stress of COVID-19 spreading around the school.
There is already enough academic stress on students this...
Jeffrey Dratch, Assistant Opinion Editor
• January 4, 2022
Over the past almost two years, Algonquin has been far from normal.
We have seen mask requirements, one-way hallways and countless other COVID-related restrictions. While all of these have made for...
Seven months have passed since the Regional School Committee (RSC) voted to retire the Tomahawk—a final, irreversible decision. Yet to this day, some community members still cling on to the Tomahawk,...
Katherine Wu, Assistant A&E Editor
• December 7, 2021
If I had a dollar for every time someone complained to me about school-related stress, I’d probably be rich enough to drop out and live stress-free for the rest of my life.
With the start of normal...
When Julius Jones was 19, he was convicted of a murder he claims he did not commit. Sentenced to death in 1999, Jones has suffered the consequences of his supposed actions, banished to solitary confinement...
When the bell rings to end last period every day, I feel a sense of relief. However, this feeling soon wears off as I realize just how much work I have to do after the already-stressful school day ends.
While...
So you've finished the SATs. You’ve mustered up enough courage to ask teachers for recommendations (RIP quiet kids). Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly get more numb from the process, you...
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