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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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
