Part-time jobs a ‘worthwhile experience’
For some high school students, the last thing they want to do after getting home from a long day of school is go right back out and devote a few more hours to work....
Fantasy football fans obsessed with ‘the win’
Philly Brainin coasted through the first round of the fantasy football playoffs, and is now in the championship game, competing for the title of League Champ. “It gives me the chance to compete with...
Laramie lessons: ‘connection vital to restoring relationships and unlearning bigotry’
A biker, slightly shaken from falling off his bike in rural Wyoming, notices what he thinks is a scarecrow on a fence up ahead. As the biker draws closer, he realizes it is a...
Dakin adoptions: new furry friends bring joy
Rosco was born on the streets. His mother was dumped there when her owner found out she was pregnant, and he has had to fend for himself, emaciated and skinny, getting by off of...
Far-flung family and friends: students who move to US experience homesickness
ARHS is home to students from all over the world, many of whom have parents or other relatives who sacrificed a great deal to bring them to Massachusetts for their schooling. And while these...
Stan Lee’s life story inspires fans and increases diversity in Marvel universe
Stan Lee changed my life. I was seven years old when I watched my first Marvel movie, the first “Iron Man.” Since that defining night, I have watched that same movie close to 10...
Street wear: the ‘hype culture’ at ARHS
Streetwear has been a huge influence for the past four decades. If it’s your first time hearing brands such as Gucci, Supreme, and Burberry, and you would like to get into the hype culture...
Basketball team goals: ‘competing in every game’ and ‘getting to playoffs’
“ERRRRNTT!” Putnam 57. ARHS 55. It was the last 15 seconds of the game. Both teams had defeated each other once in the regular season and knew that the winner of this third match-up...
Solomon Goldstein-Rose reflects on time as Mass. representative
Most state representatives who have already served a term at age 24 may not have time for extensive work with their constituents, especially high schoolers who can not vote. This has not been the...
Young UMass hockey team rides historic start into the new year
The chilly Mullins Center felt a little bit warmer on the night of December 8, 2018, as a sellout crowd of 8,412 packed the arena to see the UMass Minutemen take on the Quinnipiac...
Search for principal now “on”
When Mark Jackson,suddenly announced his retirement from ARHS on October 18, staff and students alike began to wonder what this meant for both the short and long-term future of the high school. How would...
Students and staff praise retiring principal
On Thursday, October 18, long-time principal Mark Jackson announced his sudden retirement. He used remaining vacation days to fill the gap between that day and November 1, his official retirement date. Mr. Jackson dedicated...
Voting, take one
One of the major functions of a democracy is the ability to elect people and effect change through free and fair elections. At age 18, Americans can finally vote. But how much do 18-year-olds...
Kavanaugh confirmation hearings elicit powerful reactions
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the nation was engrossed in live streams everywhere, watching heated Senate hearings determining whether Brett Kavanaugh, a Republican lawyer, would be confirmed as a justice on the Supreme Court....
Leaky roof, missing tiles plague English classroom
English teacher Mark Moriarty is in a new classroom this year, and it wasn’t by choice. After teaching in room 162, which has a leaky roof, for years, he finally requested a move, and...
New athletic complex on horizon
He’s running down the field, eyes on the ball. He sticks out a leg to win the ball, and snap! The entire track goes silent, and the only sound is his cries of pain....
Senegambian Scholars’ Demolition Derby bus vandalized
On Saturday, September 1, at the Three County Fair Demolition Derby, an ARHS Senegambian Scholars’ bus that had been painted with messages and art promoting Africa was painted over by fairground employees in an...
Chromebooks for almost all
The money which would have been used to replace laptop carts at ARHS has gone instead to a one-to-one initiative in which every student in grades nine, 10, and 11 has an opportunity to...
Girls’ Leadership Forum a success
The last decades of the twentieth century have produced inspiring examples of women’s leadership, from Malala Yousafzai, who advocates for women’s education in Pakistan, to Emma Gonzalez, a teenage girl from Parkland, Florida, who...
How effective is the new firewall?
Approximately two years ago, Amherst Regional High School implemented a new firewall that made it harder to access previously unblocked websites and apps. Amherst District IT Manager Jerry Champagne says that the new firewall...
Municipal broadband networks the wave of the future
“High speed Internet is no longer a luxury in America; it’s a necessity, just like water or gas,” said Lee Feldsher. “We get news, apply for college, work, and communicate with each other. To...
IMP survey reveals pluses and minuses, future plans
In January of 2018, a survey was done regarding the Interactive Math Program at Amherst Regional High School along with answers to parents’ questions concerning the curriculum. “The survey was not intended as a...
Focus on the future: college visits in the guidance office
During arguably the most stressful time of year, seniors try to figure out what their future might look like. In the search for the perfect place for their higher education, students are able to...
New librarian Ella Stocker self-described as ‘professionally curious’
New librarian Ella Stocker clearly remembers using the ARHS library often when she attended ARHS, to do copious amounts of research for her social studies classes. She also remembers being distracted while working...
Crystal Garrity: learning the ropes of the guidance office and loving it
There’s a new face in guidance! After 23 years of hard work, we said goodbye to Connie Capelli, our now retired guidance secretary. Lucky for us, Crystal Garrity was brave enough to take on...
Alyssa Ranker runs AAC on positive momentum
Alyssa Ranker was hired as the new lead teacher in the Academic Achievement Center at ARHS, after Sarah Bourbeau, who ran the center last year, assumed a full-time social studies position. Ms. Ranker was...
New secretaries ‘project a positive image’ and ‘answer all the questions’
“The best way to describe my job in the main office is busy. There’s always people coming in and out, and lots of things to do,” said Jammie Bruni, one of the two new...
Talib Sadiq moves up to the high school, is eager to ‘interact with students’
Former Middle school counselor Talib Sadiq is one of our newest additions to our school, filling the position of Assistant Principal. Born and raised in Amherst, Mr. Sadiq worked at the middle school for...
Welcome, Sean Duram
New math teacher Sean Duram, is happy to be living and teaching in the Pioneer Valley. He grew up in the suburbs of Beverly, Mass. and attended Beverly High School. After that, he moved...
Kendall Farkas brings Latin to life
It looks like Latin isn’t dead after all. Kendall Farkas is a newly hired Latin teacher at ARHS and the only Latin teacher at ARMS. A recent UMass graduate, Ms. Farkas is ready to...
