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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

Senior Reflection: Exploring the arts can foster passion, act as safe haven during high school

Senior Reflection: Exploring the arts can foster passion, act as safe haven during high school

Maggie Andrews, Staff Writer May 28, 2019

Some people say high school is the greatest four years of their lives...I can’t say the same for my experience. As an anxious person by nature, seven classes a day and six and a half hours of straight...

Staff writer Riley Garand, a longtime boy scout, writes about his views on the recent sexual misconduct scandal.

Boy Scouts of America sexual assault scandal betrays values

Riley Garand, Staff Writer May 25, 2019

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has existed since 1910 and is based on the motto “Be Prepared.” This motto, along with slogans, oaths and laws as well as the organization’s history of constant humanitarian...

A&E editor Ava Aymie writes that new state laws that restrict access to abortion violate womens rights.

Womens’ bodies, womens’ choice

Ava Aymie, A&E Editor May 22, 2019

On Tuesday, May 14, a room of 25 out of 35 members of the Alabama State Senate voted to pass the most oppressive abortion bill in the country. There was not a single female amongst the 25 members that...

Staff writer Abby Keene breaks down the findings of the Mueller report and gives her analysis on the situation.

Mueller report finds Trump innocent, America must learn to respect this decision

Abby Keene, Staff Writer May 20, 2019

Background Nov. 4, 2016. Election Day in the United States. Millions of Americans are glued to their favorite news outlet following the election, waiting patiently for the results from each state to be...

This unsigned editorial argues that checking up on friends is essential because everyone is fighting their own unknown battles.

EDITORIAL: Look out for each other

May 13, 2019

Eight tests, two games, a club meeting, band. Extra help, work, youth group.  Endless things to do, and somehow, all of them need to be done by the end of the week. Now, multiply that by the 1,450...

A&E editor Macey Poitras-Cote argues that Christmas lights should be taken down soon after the holiday season is over.

Christmas lights season needs to be shortened

Macey Poitras-Cote, A&E Editor May 9, 2019

Driving through my neighborhood, I see light up candy canes lining the paths to front doors, twinkling snowflake lights hanging off of dirty gutters and brown withering wreaths on doors. Everything has...

Online Editor Liza Armstrong argues that when Victorias Secret crowned Barbara Palvin as plus-sized, they created an environment for self-hatred.

Crowning Palvin as ‘plus-size’ perpetuates major body image issues

Liza Armstrong, Online Editor May 5, 2019

Victoria’s Secret (VS) announced that Hungarian model Barbara Palvin would become the newest VS angel on March 14, 2019,.  Palvin, who was given the honor alongside English model Alexina Graham, was...

Assistant Online Editor Mariam Ibrahimi writes that supporting unethical fashion brands, we are supporting a damaging fashion industry.

Stop supporting unethical fashion

Mariam Ibrahimi, Assistant Online Editor May 4, 2019

Zara. H&M. Forever 21. Their show windows and racks are filled with stylish and surprisingly inexpensive clothing that make shopping feel almost like a steal. But when we swipe our cards at the register...

Photo editor Maria Tand feels stuck between the Gen Z or Millennial generation, wondering if shes more iPad or avocado toast.

Caught in the middle of two generations, current high schoolers find themselves in Lost Generation

Maria Tand, Photo Editor May 3, 2019

Having the internet increasingly at our fingertips as we grew up, technology switched from almost nonexistent to essential in a matter of years. Truthfully, being born in 2001 has given me and all the...

Assistant Online Editor Mariam Ibrahimi shares what she learned from completing the college process.

What I learned from the college process

Mariam Ibrahimi, Assistant Online Editor May 2, 2019

When you enter high school as a freshman, everybody tells you that junior year is the hardest year. But no one really prepares you for the six months of hell and torture that senior year brings. While...

Opinion Editor Aaliyah Yan writes that instead of flooding the internet with negative comments, people should think about how their words could effect the people they are directed towards.

Think before commenting on the internet

Aaliyah Yan, Opinion Editor May 1, 2019

It’s late at night, as I open up Instagram to scroll through my feed and I see a video of a young girl doing her makeup. Impressed, I think to myself ‘Wow I wish I could do that.’ But when I click...

Opinion Editor Katrina Liu explores the different ways the wage gap affects society.

Future generations must combat wage gap

Katrina Liu, Opinion Editor April 30, 2019

In 1963, John F Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. In short, this law states that no employer may discriminate and pay workers differently based on their sex. Men and women have to be paid the...

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