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 official student news site of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA

THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER
Altea Mehillaj

Altea Mehillaj, News Editor

Altea took journalism during her freshman year and is the News Editor. She started writing for her middle school newspaper and fell in love with writing articles, so when she went to high school she knew she had to join the Harbinger. Outside of school, Altea loves to read, play tennis and spend time with friends and family (especially her dog).

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New Youth Wellness Coach Geena Ciambelli is beginning two programs: iDecide and Project AMP.

New Programs offered from the new Youth Wellness position

Altea Mehillaj, News Editor
June 7, 2024
New Youth Wellness Coach Geena Ciambelli is beginning two programs: iDecide and Project AMP.

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In the past four years, attitudes towards racism have shifted at Algonquin, marked by collaborative efforts that tackle discrimination, foster inclusivity and promote equity through student-led initiatives and district-wide changes.

Embracing Race

Altea Mehillaj, News Editor
June 4, 2024
The phlebotomist from Massachusetts General Hostpital prepares the blood sample tubes during the blood drive hosted by HOSA, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Blood-on-wheels: Inside the Bloodmobile

Ava "Cam" Arcona, Adrian Mathew, and Altea Mehillaj
April 26, 2024
On Wednesday April 10, Harbinger interviewed students and faculty to gain insight on Algonquins new Wellness Days.

Roving Reporter: Students share thoughts on Wellness Days

Altea Mehillaj and Adrian Mathew
April 12, 2024
Yaliana Jimenez

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Scarlett Lawerence

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Mackenzie Cryan

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Gwenevere Fazio

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Charlotte Fokema

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Autumn Stewart

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The Harbinger reports on student and faculty opinions on the ongoing March Madness tournaments on April 1, 2024.

Roving Reporter: What does ARHS predict for March Madness?

Altea Mehillaj, Ava "Cam" Arcona, and Adrian Mathew
April 1, 2024
Fifteen journalists from the Indo-Pacific, as part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, formed a panel to discuss disinformation on social media with Algonquin students alongside media responsibility.

Indo-Pacific journalists discuss disinformation in the age of social media

Arielle Chin, Altea Mehillaj, and Ava "Cam" Arcona
March 26, 2024
Senior Cass Melo is the president of the Student Advisory Committee, a recently reestablished elected commitee of students who want to make a difference at Algonquin.

Student Advisory Committee amplifies student voices

Altea Mehillaj, Assistant News Editor
March 25, 2024
Algonquins World Language Week was held last week, March 4 through March 8.

Celebrating World Language Week: Hear the voices, read the stories

Ava "Cam" Arcona, Calla Torres, Jax Jackson, Mia Nicosia, and Altea Mehillaj
March 12, 2024
New courses offered for 2024-2025 school year

New courses offered for 2024-2025 school year

Altea Mehillaj, Adrian Mathew, Ava "Cam" Arcona, Zara Shaikh, and Amelia Sinclair
March 4, 2024
Harbinger reporters interviewed Algonquin students and staff about Valentines Day for Feb. 14, 2024.

Roving Reporter: Algonquin celebrates Valentine’s Day

Altea Mehillaj, Ava "Cam" Arcona, and Adrian Mathew
February 14, 2024
Oyola eager to help multilingual learners across district

Oyola eager to help multilingual learners across district

Altea Mehillaj, Assistant News Editor
February 1, 2024
Roving Reporter: Algonquin prepares for the second semester of the school year

Roving Reporter: Algonquin prepares for the second semester of the school year

Altea Mehillaj, Ava "Cam" Arcona, Jay Edwards, and Adrian Mathew
January 26, 2024
The Northborough Food Pantry has extended its food distribution efforts to the newly arrived refugee families from South America and the Caribbean.

Northborough Residents step up to assist new refugee arrivals

Altea Mehillaj and Calla Torres
November 9, 2023
Community members have donated contributions to the Northborough Food Pantry for refugee families.

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Top 5 Halloween candies

Top 5 Halloween candies

Altea Mehillaj, Assistant News Editor
October 30, 2023
Roving Reporter: What are underclassmen wearing on the first day of school?

Roving Reporter: What are underclassmen wearing on the first day of school?

Katherine Wu, Grace Bouzan, CJ Bourbeau, Emily Harmon, Madeline Peoples, Priya Maraliga, Altea Mehillaj, Arielle Chin, Calla Torres, Mia Nicosia, Cass Melo, Ananya Pandit, Ava Arcona, Amelia Sinclair, and Sophie Hjerpe
September 8, 2023
Roving Reporter: What are seniors wearing on the first day of school?

Roving Reporter: What are seniors wearing on the first day of school?

Riya Mahanta, Katherine Wu, Ellie O’Connor, Marygrace Sarrasin, CJ Bourbeau, Joceline Giron, Hanne Brabander, Altea Mehillaj, Ananya Pandit, Jeffrey Dratch, and Ava Arcona
September 5, 2023
The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a suspenseful and mysterious read, writes Staff Writer Altea Mehillaj.

REVIEW: ‘The Inheritance Games’ series captures audience with fast paced plot, mystery twist

Altea Mehillaj, Staff Writer
June 21, 2023
Students throughout ARHS have began using AI to complete school work, according to a Harbinger survey of 141 respondents, conducted through Google Forms from May 14-18.

Artificially Intelligent

Mia Nicosia and Altea Mehillaj
June 15, 2023
Top 5 Breakfast Cereals

Top 5 Breakfast Cereals

Altea Mehillaj, Staff Writer
May 26, 2023
Senior Audrey Richardson poses with a dog next to Santa. Richardson started a pet sitting business to pursue her passion for taking care of animals.

Richardson builds business based on passion for pets

Altea Mehillaj, Staff Writer
April 27, 2023
Roving Reporter: March Madness

Roving Reporter: March Madness

Grace Ammon, Alice Galvao, Sarah Coldwell, Jason Wong, Owen Cacciatore, Jack Stiles, Ava Wilde, Aiden Johnson, Maria Paradise, Zara Shaikh, CJ Bourbeau, Katie Jennings, Madeline Peoples, Altea Mehillaj, Mia Nicosia, Sania Hasan, Arnav Thube, Katie Cullen, Yusuf Ali, Ayan Niyogi, and Calla Torres
March 17, 2023
Roving Reporter: What do students, teachers think about Gonkplex?

Roving Reporter: What do students, teachers think about Gonkplex?

Jack Stiles, Altea Mehillaj, Alice Galvao, Owen Cacciatore, Katie Jennings, Yusuf Ali, Maria Paradise, Sarah Coldwell, Calla Torres, Zara Shaikh, Jason Wong, Grace Ammon, Aiden Johnson, Arnav Thube, Katie Cullen, Sania Hasan, Mia Nicosia, Ava Wilde, CJ Bourbeau, Ayan Niyogi, and Madeline Peoples
March 2, 2023
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