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Cold weather and exercise are two things I hate. But the senior team captains of ARHS’s Nordic skiing team, Nor Young and Zora Dallman, count them among their favorite activities. Young and Dallman organize...
ARHS senior Shane Robles, a first year starter and captain on the boys’ varsity basketball team, said that coming into the season, the team had set goals to make playoffs, and beat their school...
This year’s hockey season did not disappoint once again, as the Hurricanes made it back to the Western Mass semi-finals and finished with a record of 13-4-3. Head Coach Micheal Rousseau has had a...
Led by Jen Albertine’s experienced coaching, both the boys and girls swim teams were able to achieve an undefeated record in their league, and senior swimmer Noah Labich broke three school records: the 200im,...
At ARHS, the alpine ski team is full of hard working, talented athletes. They stand out from other teams, because though they enjoy winning, they focus more on having fun and cultivating a positive...
When I visited the all-new Adaptive Physical Education class this past November, I walked into a game of scooter hockey, laughter, and funny competitive banter. The participants quickly confirmed that the upbeat atmosphere was...
About 19.9 million US students are currently attending a college or university according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those students 30% are the first in their family to pursue a degree,...
Leslie Dougherty, a fourth grade teacher and special education teacher loves teaching math. “In the past two years, I have taught using math stations,” she said. “This allows me to work with small groups...
We’ve all heard it: “that’s basic,” a phrase that’s plagued with stigma, judging a person who lacks individuality and is only interested in things popular and trending. Now, the term “VSCO girl” has surfaced...
In October 2018, a meme page was created on Instagram that took the ARHS community by storm. A storm of laughter, of course. (For those who still don’t know what a meme is, the...
When TikTok first came out, I barely knew anything about it, except that it’s a short form video app used exclusively by middle schoolers. I had the idea that TikTok was Fortnite dancing and...
Social media is a platform that allows us to share our thoughts and feelings and also to document everything in our daily lives, from our outfits to our accomplishments, in photos. In return, we...
AirPods are the ubiquitous white bluetooth earbuds that rest in users’ ears when they’re not nestled in a white charging case resembling a floss container. They were first released to the public on December...
On November 12, 2019, over 10 million people went on their devices to download Disney’s new streaming application. Twenty two days later, the family of English Department Head Sara Barber-Just subscribed. Her twin sons...
For months, boys at ARHS have lodged complaints about the state of their bathrooms. First, vaping (or e-cigarette use) in boys’ bathrooms is common, meaning students often enter a restroom to find a crowd...
When Atkins Farms decided to expand into North Amherst in late 2015, it was seen as a local necessity for surrounding communities who previously had to travel unnecessary distances for food and necessities. Before...
At 11:03 p.m. on Friday, November 1, firefighters received a 911 call from an Amherst resident who saw smoke coming out of Hampshire Athletic Club, located at 90 Gatehouse Road in Amherst. Nine firefighters...
You enter the store and the first thing you see is a small box television and dozens of VHS tapes of classic movies that only someone born before 2004 would easily recognize. Take a...
Almost 80 percent of Americans in a Washington Post poll said they think that climate change is a real issue that must be dealt with. And climate change is ranked as one of the...
As the year 2020 is steadily approaching, it is hard to remember that we are ending a decade: the 2010s. ARHS students are ready to reminisce about the decade when we all “grew up.” ...
It’s 12:30 a.m. on a Saturday. You and your friends are craving something sugary, but have no energy to bake and few places are still open. Suddenly, Insomnia Cookies pops into your head. What...
By Benji Jang The Joker is not just an iconic comic book villain from the DC universe, and Batman’s biggest rival, he’s also a movie franchise. The white-faced clown with an oversized red smile...
This year’s ARHS spring musical, “Spring Awakening,” is sure to excite, delight, and challenge audiences. It is an “angsty rock musical adaption of the seminal play about the trials and tribulations of growing up”...
Are you passionate about video games and tabletop games? Do you want to have fun in a welcoming, relaxed environment? Would you like to learn how to play Super Smash Bros.? Then ARHS’s Game...
In the spring of 2019, ARHS senior Zora Dallmann was hiking in the woods near her house with her cousin when she came across a baby bear. Dallmann’s cousin is from Arizona so she...
Imagine this: you are playing your heart out on the athletic field, proud to represent your school and town and to show the skills and talents you have been honing for months. You run...
As the sun set on another football season at ARHS, players, coaches, and fans were jubilant. The team had a historic undefeated season (their first in 60 years), won the Western Mass title (their...
As a long-time female hockey player, on mostly male teams, I’ve had a lot of time to consider the topic of sexism in hockey. From my vantage point, men’s professional hockey teams are heavily...
Minute by minute, more results were coming in. None of them had beaten his score yet, but Evan Rutherford still had to anxiously wait for the rest of the competitors to finish. Rutherford was...
Vaping is a plague. It has successfully morphed itself into being a socially acceptable practice, even heightening one’s popularity levels if done in public. Being easily accessible and addictive, this vile practice has taken...
