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The 2016 presidential election was as historical for this country as it was shocking and, as many would say, disappointing. Republican President Donald Trump has been widely criticized and mocked for his bold words,...
Over the past few years, eyebrows have experienced a complete transformation. Ranging from pencil thin in the early 2000s, bushy and wild in 2013, and full but manicured in 2016, brow trends have been...
Two students returned to the locker room after PE to find that their wallets had been stolen. The first student had $60 of cash in his wallet and the other one just had a...
It is 30 minutes before game time and ARHS senior Egeria Koehn is sitting in the dugout eating a packet of skittles, throwing the green ones on the ground. She has headphones in and...
Looking up into the rearview mirror and seeing the red and blue lights is a position nobody wants to be in. Getting into an accident, possibly getting injured, or injuring someone else, is arguably...
There are many books written about LGBTQ issues in education, but how many have a leading chapter about the LGBTQ Literature class taught by English teachers Sara Barber-Just and Kristen Iverson? Bard College professor...
On September 8, 2016, water tests were run at 58 faucets and bubblers at the high school. Upon testing the samples without flushing them out, four bubblers and three sinks had high amounts of...
Juggling, capture the flag, Ultimate, and soccer were just a few of the activities that were offered on Community Kick-Off Day at ARHS on September 22, 2016. Similar to “Dialogue Day” the annual event...
Black Lives Matter is a very active club at ARHS, with about 10-12 core members. They meet after school on Mondays in Ms. Leopold’s room, 328. Anyone is free and welcome to join. Nia...
Being in high school is a demanding job. Students are in school for seven hours, five days a week, and often face hours of homework when they get home. Factor in daily sports practices...
Former ARHS Dean Earl S. McGraw Jr., 46, of Northfield, Mass., died on September 21st after a long battle with lung cancer. According to those who knew and loved him, he will live in...
On August 15, the Amherst community suffered the loss of a beloved friend and teammate, then-sophomore Charles Davis Read, who tragically passed away in his sleep. Read was first honored on Friday, August 19,...
Having already seen the girls’ volleyball team take the stage at ARMS for their home games, it seems that both boys’ and girls’ ARHS basketball teams will have a change in home location as...
“We had a rocky start, but we’re feeling it now,” said varsity boys’ soccer captain Tim Felton, a senior. After losing their first game to West Springfield, the ‘Canes got their season back on...
The town of Amherst has been under a voluntary water ban since July 25, 2016 and it became mandatory on August 19, 2016. A lack of rain caused the reservoirs that Amherst draws from...
The Amherst girls’ varsity soccer team started strong this fall with a 7-2-4 record. Girls’ varsity has been incorporating some new freshman players into their team, which is made up of half upperclassmen and...
One month into the school year, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) was into full swing. Last year, SAGA put together a Transgender Awareness Week, where the club educated the school community about gender...
This year’s election, in particular, has sparked interesting thoughts and opinions throughout the country and here at ARHS. As November 8 approaches, the seniors who are 18 are preparing themselves to vote. This historic...
ARHS home soccer games used to see the track packed with fans and students. This was forever changed after the events of an Amherst versus Holyoke girls’ soccer game in which ARHS fans were...
The Best Buddies club gained an amazing advisor this year with new teacher, Justin Hoffman, 37, who works in the Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) for students with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities. Mr. Hoffman is...
Kathy Wilkes, a paraprofessional and one of the advisors of the Sene-Gambian Scholars Exchange Club has been active with the group for 10 years. She and two retired ARHS teachers, special education teacher Momodou...
“My dream was to teach Spanish,” said new world language teacher Santiago García-Troche, who currently teaches Spanish level 3 at ARHS. Before coming to Amherst, Mr. García worked at many schools, teaching several different...
Alex Lariviere is a newly hired math teacher, who began work at ARHS last year as a full time substitute for Steve Saxenian during his medical leave. Mr. Lariviere teaches pre-calculus honors and the...
This year, there are several new teachers at ARHS. One of them is Todd Fruth, the new Chorale teacher. He leads the three choirs: Chorale, Hurricanes, and Concert Choir. In addition he teaches Music...
Social Studies teacher Eugene Young IV, 29, was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He went to the Shawnee public schools for elementary, middle, and high school. The languages offered...
Lisa Sulikowski, a new math teacher at ARHS, pursued her career because of her belief that teaching means changing the entire idea of math. “It’s what I’m meant to do. I just feel really...
In connection with the Amherst Poetry Festival on Friday, September 16, three sophomore English classes at ARHS participated in poetry workshops sponsored by the Emily Dickinson Museum. Brooke Steinhauser, the educational coordinator at the...
Due to students taking more academic classes at once in the new schedule, Principal Mark Jackson introduced a homework policy; it suggests that individual classes keep regular homework assignments to a 30 minute timeframe,...
ARHS newcomer Ashleigh Daher, a teacher of English Language Learners, is struck by the passion and drive of the students and staff in this school. Ms. Daher graduated from ARHS 15 years ago. Her...
ARHS students often complain about having to get purple passes signed by two teachers to do schoolwork during lunch. The rule was put into effect midway through last year. Some students believe that they...
