Field hockey approach: ‘a marathon, not a sprint’
When Michelle Risch took over the reins of the ARHS field hockey program four years ago, she was given a small group of hard working players and a single senior who bought into her...
Author: The Graphic Administrator
Girls’ soccer looking to create a ‘new culture’ of improvement
“We weren’t going to go from losing every game to winning every game but my goal was to inspire a new culture surrounding girls soccer at the high school,” said Casey Flueckiger, one of...
Puul: what everyone is really doing in the bathroom
“Please, bro, just one hit.” This mantra has become standard in the bathrooms at ARHS. Every day, students cut class to feed their new habit. Teachers have reported concerns that some of their students...
Winners of the “six word horror stories” Halloween contest sponsored by the Literary Club
“Why are your eyes glowing?” -Anu Sitaraman “ARHS makes Jack a dull boy.” -Innis Gallagher “Seconds later, the barricades fell apart.” -Schuyler Mann “The floorboards creaked. I live alone.” -Katherine Leonard “The dead man winked at...
Ban The Box pledge helps the formerly incarcerated
Contracting with prisons is easy when inmates are behind bars, but are the same institutions willing to employ ex-prisoners upon their release? Many believe that employers need to begin to shift their thinking on...
Reupholstering behind bars: Massachusetts prisoners repair auditorium chairs at ARHS, ARMS
On March 21, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District and Massachusetts Correctional Industries (MassCor) inked a contract that set up prisoners at MCI-Norfolk to reupholster the 1,105 badly worn auditorium seats at Amherst Regional High...
Welcome, incoming Principal Gene Jones!
Incoming ARHS Principal Gene Jones has “always enjoyed working with kids.” Mr. Jones was born and raised in Virginia, in a “multi-generational house.” His close-knit family emphasized supporting each other. “My great grandmother, my...
Pedro Mendez, restoring justice
ARHS has a new face attached to its restorative justice program, Pedro Mendez, whom you might have seen greeting students at the door in the morning, along with Stephen Bechtold. Mr. Mendez was hired...
As measles outbreak scares nation, vaccines more important than ever
According to an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, by Greta Jochem, the 764 confirmed measles cases this year makes it the largest outbreak nationally since 1994. Measles is a highly contagious, infectious viral...
College counselor Myra Ross ready ‘to graduate’
Before working at ARHS, Myra Ross was an elected member of the School Committee and worked on capital planning for the rebuilding of the school. “My name is on the plaque out there in...
