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'Algonquin Regional High School' is a public high school in Northborough, Massachusetts. The school serves the students of the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District (NSRSD) comprising both Northborough or neighboring Southborough. The acting NSRSD superintendent is Charles E. Gobron, Ed.D. Gobron has served since the April 7, 2007 death of Superintendent Rosemary Joseph.
Algonquin's newspaper, ''The Algonquin Harbinger'', is one of the strongest school newspapers in New England, winning an Honorable Mention each of the last four years at the annual conference of the New England Scholastic Press Association Scholastic Press. It also has an art/literary magazine, ''Sachem'', and recently a one page student newsletter called "The Reg."

Contents

Algonquin Harbinger

Athletics

Notable Alumni

Renovation

External links

Algonquin Harbinger

''The Algonquin Harbinger'' is the school's award winning student newspaper. According to the ARHS Guide to Extracurricular Activities, ''The Harbinger'' "functions as a forum for the free exchange of ideas in the Algonquin community."[1]
The adviser is English teacher Sean Bevan. The paper is staffed by a group of students, a mix of all grade levels. The editorial board consists of writers and artists.
''The Harbinger'' includes Opinions and Editorials, Sports, and Arts and Entertainment sections. It is usually published 8-10 times per year.

Athletics

The boys' varsity soccer team won two straight Division I State Championships in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, the boys soccer team returned to the state finals but lost 4-1 to Saint John's Prep with Kevin Grieco scoring their only goal. In addition, the Algonquin Boys' Baseball Team won the MIAA Division I title in 2006; the team advanced to the state final again in 2007, losing to Lincoln-Sudbury High School 3-2.
Algonquin has a football rivalry with neighboring Westborough High School, and participates in an annual Thanksgiving Day game against Westborough. Algonquin won this year's annual Thanksgiving Day football game 18-6.

Notable Alumni

★ Mike Sherman, former head coach of the Green Bay Packers.

★ Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, former MLB pitcher.

Renovation

Renovation and expansion of the school was proposed in the mid 1990's in order to modernize the school facilities and better prepare for the projected increase in enrollment as the population of the district increased. Renovation plans were held up for years as political issues inside and between both towns in the school district were resolved. Some proposed splitting the district and building separate schools, others proposed building an entirely new regional high school, and still others maintained the current school was sufficient.
A $60 million renovation and expansion plan was finally approved by the district and renovations began in 2003. The project has been plagued by delays, political turmoil, legal battles, and an $8,000 fine for allowing erosion and sediment to flow into adjacent wetlands. As of June 2006, the
erosion problem has been solved (see
★ Mass DEP Enforcement Actions 2005, action dated 12/22/2005 for details.) In 2005 the district fired the contractor on the project after mismanagement resulted in missing the March 2005 completion target and to date has not hired a replacement. The renovations are continuing (Nov 2006) and are expected to be completed during the 2007-2008 school year.

External links

★ Algonquin Regional High School website

★ Northborough-Southborough Regional School District

★ Tomahawk Professors