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Most high school students feel stressed at some point each day, and often find their school work challenging. Now, just imagine having an identified learning disability, too. Most learning disabilities are “invisible” and you...
Hundreds of Amherst Regional High school students flooded out of the building on March 14 at 10 a.m., protesting gun violence in solidarity with thousands of their peers nationwide. Facilitators wearing orange bandanas began...
Frustrated after years of managing a sports program that practices and competes on poorly maintained athletic fields that have become dangerous, Athletic Director Rich Ferro is thrilled that a plan is in place to...
In the midst of another successful theater season, the ARHS Theater Company will be acclaimed for its successes beyond the school community. On April 26, 2018, at 6 p.m., the Amherst Regional High School...
The 2016-2017 school year began the phasing in of a new social studies curriculum, in which ninth graders take Global History One rather than World Civilizations. The 2018-2019 school year will be the first...
Hurricane Maria made contact with Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Maria is thought to have been the most devastating recorded natural disaster to hit the island, with wind speeds up to 175 mph...
Over the course of the 12 weeks that college classes were in session during the fall 2017 semester, one group of college-going ARHS students calculated that they spent a total of over $50 on...
The Disney-Marvel hit superhero movie Black Panther was released Friday, February 16, and made a historic, estimated $387 million in its opening week, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time by a black director,...
On Tuesday, March 27, Amherst residents voted 59 to 41 percent to replace Town Meeting with a new form of government. In August 2015, a group of Amherst citizens collected 3,500 signatures on a...
According to a 2010 ABC News and Washington Post poll, only 37 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of Islam, partly due to biased perceptions and misrepresentations of Muslims in politics, the media,...
Most years, the ARHS music department takes a day trip to New York City to see a Broadway show. This year, however, students travelled to Washington D.C. for four days of bonding, music education,...
After three weeks of travel to Senegal and The Gambia, ARHS students felt like they not only experienced the culture, but learned a great deal. “For me, it filled a gap of knowledge that...
Tristan Whalen’s love of philosophy is no secret to those who know him best. In the past two years alone he has completed courses at Hampshire College in Plato’s Moral and Political Philosophy and...
The 2018 boys’ recreational basketball championship took place on March 11, 2018 at 4:05 p.m. in the high school gym. This year was the battle between the Bulls and the Celtics. The bleachers were...
ARHS, is face to face with his opponent before a wrestling match. Sweat gathers on his palms, his heart racing fast, but his mind is calm. Although his opponent is significantly larger than him,...
After a thrilling season, the boys’ basketball team lost in the semi-finals to Putnam 55-57, finishing the season 13-9. Senior captain Tate Rietkerk said he began the season ready to work hard after a...
Reaching playoffs for first time in six years, the girls’ basketball team is excited to see where the future leads their team. They finished the regular season 8-12, improving on last season’s record 3-17...
One of the many distinctive qualities we are exposed to by living in a town like Amherst is its international population. And at ARHS, we have the International Students Club to bring their energy...
With the indoor track season wrapped up, Amherst runners are looking forward to a strenuous and ambitious outdoor track season. The indoor season was a mixture of success and setback, but with a season...
A change is coming for both the baseball and softball teams at ARHS this season as the respective teams will each gain a new head coach. These changes occur after both of the previous...
Despite finishing the 2017-18 season with a 4-8-5 record, the ARHS hockey team still has hopes for its future. The team has made their division’s playoffs in each of the last three years, but...
The Amherst Swimming and Diving team capped off an exciting season in February that had been filled both with great successes and fraught with disappointment. “This season was challenging with a young team, where...
Willy Wright led Amherst’s Nordic ski team in the 2018 season by placing third in Western Mass. Coaches Nathaniel Woodruff and Steve Bruner and captains Piper Lacy, Luke Sedor-Protti, Stella Wenczel, and Willy Wright...
At ARHS, there are many sports teams which compete in statewide and national competitions. Many are very focused on winning; our team versus theirs. But Alpine skiing stands out from the rest. “Skiing is...
Consent Week has been a staple of ARHS’s social awareness campaigns since its debut in 2015. Now, in its fourth year, the week, which will take place between Monday, April 9 and Friday, April...
Holding a power pose for two minutes has been scientifically proven to improve your ability to accomplish an important task, big event, or busy day. Holding a power pose increases your ability to accomplish...
One constant issue in the United States is the primary way in which the US government gets money: taxes. Many people believe that the current way that taxes work is less than ideal, but...
Car mechanics are a cornerstone of society, whether most people realize it or not. They affect over 1 billion people around the world and keep all of these people moving through their daily lives....
Technology: How could we live without it? Furthermore, how could we teach without it? Over past the two decades, technology has gradually become an essential aspect of education. In 1996, when grades were still...
November 2012 was a great time for immigrant students and workers. DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was implemented under the Obama administration. DACA provides individuals with a safety net from deportation and...
