We have turned the corner of MCAS season. All sophomores took the “Next-Generation” MCAS testing, on Chromebooks, starting with the English Language Arts (ELA) portion, on March 26 and 28. This was the first...

ARHS French teacher Oumy Cisse and choral director Todd Fruth recently learned they had won the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award, given annually by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation of Western Massachusetts. According to...

Mental wellness is a topic that’s worthy of most teenagers’ attention. On Wednesday March 13, students in grades 9-12 were lucky enough to attend two assemblies that featured a panel of mental health professionals...

The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approved two new and exciting Advanced Placement (AP) classes that will be offered beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. The first new course, AP World History, will be taught...

All those hours of practicing sometimes do pay off. ARHS students Isabelle Bouvier, Amanda Dee, Celia Douville Beaudoin, Angela Oldham Barca, and Sarah VanHorn were honored on March 9 at the All-State Music Festival,...

When Amanda Lewis, who runs the ARHS Writing Center, and Ella Stocker, school librarian, noticed that students frequently come to them with the same sorts of questions, they decided to create a series of...

Taking action toward conservation and increasing environmental awareness is what the Environmental Action Club is all about. And this club practices the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Not only that, but according to...

If you asked any student at ARHS if they are stressed, almost everyone would say that some kind of pressure has weighed down on them in the last few months, be it academic or...

The ARHS yearbook, or as it’s more commonly known, “The Goldbug,” has been published for almost 100 years and has featured themes ranging from Pirates and Exploration to Science-Fiction and Space. While technology education...

On March 16, 2019, eight teams of ARHS students jumped into a one-day competition against each other on the new and budding topic of artificial intelligence relating to neuroscience. JETS (The Junior Engineering and...

When most people hear the word “ramen,” bright red and orange packages stacked in supermarket aisles appear in their mind. However, a new and authentic ramen restaurant recently opened up that takes those noodles...

This year’s musical was “Tuck Everlasting,” which was performed by the ARHS theater company. Close to 150 students from all over the school were involved in this year’s production. Four shows were held from...

On March 4, 2019, the dreams of many ARHS students and faculty came true: they finally got their first snow day. It was a perfect day; the light puffy snow was easy to clean...

Paraeducators are an integral part of the school community. Typically, they are assigned to specific students in need of additional academic or emotional support, but they often move beyond their stated role. There are...

Senior Sophia Jacobs-Townsley took third in the nation running the 5K, and Junior Pontes da Veiga, Isaiah Moyston, Ben Fang, and Kai Bailin were also on top of the world, after coming in fifth...

The Amherst co-ed ice hockey team had a record of 16 wins and 5 losses, in yet another great season. Though they lost in their playoff game for the Western Mass championship on Saturday...

For the majority of ARHS students, winter and its harsh temperatures are dreaded. But there was one group of students who looked forward to this season all year: the ARHS Nordic ski team. They...

The ARHS girls’ swim team has had a strong season, led by co-captains Vianka Acosta-McKenzie, Maggie Thibault, and Sophie Schilling. Acosta-McKenzie’s swim team is coached by Jen Albertine. Acosta-McKenzie said that her love for...

The Amherst girls’ varsity basketball team has had a fantastic season, ending the season with a record of 9-11, showing tremendous improvement since last year. Coach Dustin James has been with the team for...