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It’s 8:45 a.m. and students are filing in the main doors at ARHS. But some stop traffic when they see an impossibly cute and uplifting sight: Winston, the Amherst Police Department’s comfort dog. On...
During the seemingly endless year-long stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which many worked or attended school from home, wore masks, and reduced contact with family and friends, many started to feel reopening was...
Following the emergence of COVID-19 last March, ARHS was closed to students for over a year. But this spring, as COVID-19 restrictions began to lift, life started to return to normal, and ARHS finally...
It’s a sunny day on the track. PE teacher Elizabeth Haygood is in her yellow official’s jacket corralling athletes into their heats and lanes. That’s her job. But she also goes above and beyond,...
The drums are roaring and the singers are belting out a traditional Puerto Rican call and response. Dancers in colorful flowing skirts and the occasional fedora prance down the floor in lines, and Tracy...
At the start of each English class, Mark Moriarty and his students stand and face the windows in his room, breathing quietly and practicing the opening structure of Tai Chi. “It’s about bringing everything...
Social Studies teacher Becca Leopold cannot believe she’s been teaching in the Amherst district for 24 years. While she both faces retirement and looks back on her career, she said she has many positive...
After 19 fantastic years working at ARHS, long time physics teacher Patty Blauner is ready to retire. Ms. Blauner attended high school just outside of Philadelphia. She then went on to do her undergraduate...
Anybody using Instagram this past summer during uprisings for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death probably knows what a social justice infographic looks like. If not, check out the site’s @soyouwanttotalkabout...
Every time I go to Big Y in Hadley, I am almost guaranteed to hear ARHS grad Miguel Cruz yelling my name to say hello from another part of the store, as he helps...
Seniors in high school all over the nation decided to apply to college in record-high numbers this fall and winter, thrilled by the potential return of in-person classes and the prospect of robust social...
When COVID-19 struck last spring, many found themselves isolated and trapped in their own homes. Like many of us in Western Mass, I felt fortunate to have access to the beautiful landscape of our...
The pandemic was a time for introspection and self-reflection. This caused many people to think about their image and consider new ways to express themselves. Others were searching for ways to regain confidence after...
At around 3:30 p.m. for the past few months, anyone passing by the lawn outside the cafeteria could hear the sounds of students singing. An hour later, in the back of the school behind...
Following a year of protest and racial unrest throughout the country, many searched for ways in which they could join the movement towards a less divided world. For Summit Academy clinician Erin Edinson, this...
Isabelle Bouvier took a leap this spring when she submitted materials for the UMass Young Artist award competition for the 11th and 12th-grade student voice category; Bouvier sang opera. She anxiously waited two weeks...
Greg Carvel, head hockey coach at UMass, has had an amazing year. Under his direction, a once-struggling team came back to win Nationals, and devoted UMass fans were thrilled to have him as their...
