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In case you haven’t picked up all your Halloween supplies yet, here’s a nifty offer from the Algonquin Athletic Council: Through this Saturday (10/24), customers wearing Algonquin apparel or who present an Algonquin student ID will save 10% on their total purchase at the Halloween Outlet (540 West Boylston Street, Worcester).  A portion of these Read the full article → from Get a discount on Halloween merchandise and help Algonquin athletes

What’s for dinner tonight? How about some pizza? Papa Gino’s in Westborough is donating a portion of their profits tonight only to benefit The Sachem, Algonquin’s litrary magazine. You can learn more and download the flyer you’ll need here. Read the full article → from Reminder: Order pizza to benefit Algonquin literary mag tonight

The Sachem is Algonquin’s literary magazine. It features student writing, poetry, artwork, and photography. Last year, the magazine won a prestigious silver medal from the Columbia School of Journalism in NYC. It’s a great tradition at Algonquin — 59 issues have been printed to date — but it’s not free, and The Sachem needs help from the Read the full article → from Order pizza on 10/15 and help support Algonquin’s literary magazine

A number of classes at Algonquin this year are more crowded than they were last year. The Metrowest Daily News reports that at last week’s school committee meeting, Superintendent Charles Gobron said 28 classes have 25 or more students this year, as opposed to seven in 2008. Classes are bigger because state aid was reduced Read the full article → from Aid cuts mean bigger class sizes at Algonquin, but no layoffs

The Algonquin Parent Teacher Organization (APTO) passed along some important start-of-year dates. You can find more information on preparations for the school year — along with advice especially for freshmen and their parents — in the APTO August newsletter. 8/24 – Sports physicals, 8:00 am 8/24 – Football tryouts, 8:00 am 8/24-26 –  Band camp, 6:00 Read the full article → from Sports tryouts, band camp, freshmen orientation and more at Algonquin

The Metrowest Daily News has a story about a garden started by students and faculty at Algonquin. Some crops from the garden are being donated to the Northborough Food Pantry, while others are being frozen for use during nutrition classes next fall. In addition to fruits and vegetables, organizers have planned a serenity garden with Read the full article → from In the media: The Algonquin garden spot in Northborough

With the workforce the way it is today, perhaps it’s no surprise that a whopping 91% of this year’s Algonquin graduates plan to continue their schooling in the fall. According to unofficial numbers presented at last week’s regional school committee meeting, 83% of graduating seniors plan to attend a four-year college in the fall, while Read the full article → from Vast majority of Algonquin grads plan to continue their education