Student Video on School Spirit Nabs 7,000 Views in 12 Hours

It took five months to make, and these three Algonquin students presented their video as part of a marketing research project.

Algonquin Regional High School seniors Nic Zanghi, Samuel Huddart and Giles Ober worked together for the past five months to create a video as part of a Marketing Research project.   The goal of the project, said Ober, was to promote school spirit and the schools rapport. Not only did it show the spirit, it created it; 12 hours after it was uploaded, it had more than 7,000 views.   "We filmed it over a course of two days," said Ober, "one in December (dedicated to clubs and exracurricular activities at Gonk) and one in January (dedicated to the sports teams). More than 950 students showed up for the filming. Next week, we will be taking our talents to the state DECA conference in Boston to present our project in hopes that it will qualify …

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Algonquin Hosts Technology Class for Seniors

The Community Action Program at Algonquin expands its reach to the Senior Center.

The Community Action Program at Algonquin Regional High School is one for "students who are looking for ways to become involved within the community," reports the Community Advocate. As part of this initiative, the students are branching out, and on Feb. 12 at the Northborough Senior Center, they host a technology class from 2:15-3:30 p.m. Under the direction of their guidance counselor, students from the CAP program will help seniors understand and use their cell phones, ereaders, iPads, and laptops.

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