Serving the Amherst Regional High School community since 1914.
In the fall of 2023, Eric Swanson, an ARHS (‘78) and UMass (‘82) alum and innovator reached out to the ARHS administration and proposed a whopping $25,000 donation to the ARHS engineering department, to...
This year, the 2025 Western Massachusetts Counselors Association’s (WMCA) School Counselor of the Year hails from ARHS, Kelly Larcheveque. Principal Talib Sadiq said he was impressed by her winning the award. In a letter...
The ARHS Cheer and Dance Team is, above all, a safe and supportive place. “We work on uplifting each other to succeed as a team,” said Rutiene Varela Vaz, one of the co-captains. “[We’re...
Around early November, posters and donation boxes began popping up around ARHS, urging students to donate boxes of pads and tampons. This is part of the annual Women’s Rights Club Pad and Tampon Drive;...
If you’ve ever wanted to play pool but struggled to knock billiard balls across the table with a cue, Pitchnut, known as Canadian pool, played with one’s fingers, may be the sport for you....
There were special guests at the tenth annual Safe and Healthy School Summit hosted at Greenfield Community College this fall–members of ARHS’s MSAN (Multicultural Student Achievement Network) club. Dean of Students and club adviser...
On Monday, November 25, 2024, everyone was excited for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, which began that Wednesday. In the after-school Mental Health Club, six students sat together watching a moving film called “Inside Out.”...
Every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon during flex block, in room 119, you can find the ARHS Upcycling Club. Walking into the room, which normally serves as the Fiber Arts classroom, you are immediately met...
“The Curious Case of The Watson Intelligence,” written by acclaimed writer and ARHS grad Madeleine George, had its theatrical release on November 15, 2013, as an Off-Broadway show at Playwrights Horizons. Little did anyone...
ARHS senior Ada Paessel and the Amherst Young Feminist Party are constructing a mural in the Mill District located in North Amherst that highlights the four waves of feminism and women’s history from the...
Adam Milaszewski can often be found at his desk in room 135 of the Academic Individualized Mainstream Support room (AIMS), while the other AIMS teacher, Kathy Olson, is right next door in 133. Each...
Nathaniel Woodruff wears a lot of hats: not only is he a science teacher at ARHS, but he is the Engineering Department Head and the Nordic skiing coach, on top of being a busy...
Visitors to any high school, upon walking through its main doors, are greeted by the sounds of normal high school life: loudly ringing bells, announcements, and hallway chatter. But visitors to ARHS may also...
On November 16, 2024, high school musicians from many Massachusetts towns gathered at Westfield State University for the MMEA Western District Senior Music Festival Auditions. The MMEA Western District Senior Music Festival Auditions is...
A stunning recent event for ARHS’s Chorale–a mixed-gender singing group containing tenors, basses, sopranos, and altos–was a pre-Thanksgiving concert at Wesley United Methodist Church on Tuesday, November 26. The concert was a combination of...
ARHS varsity football Head Coach Vinnie Guiel calls football “the ultimate team game.” “These kids work their tails off. It’s not always pretty,” said Guiel. “There are ups and downs, and a lot of...
The ARHS girls’ cross country team finished yet another spectacular season. They went undefeated in the regular season, winning all of their conference meets. The team had an impressive trophy cabinet for the 2024...
The boys’ cross country program may have had the smallest team that ARHS has seen since 1996, but it still took great strides this season to cement Amherst’s place among the top teams in...
This year’s Nordic ski team is off to a great start, coached by Engineering Department Head Nat Woodruff and led by captains River Wolaver, Zoey Candito, and Addie Mager. The large team, historically having...
The Emily Dickinson Museum brought a contemporary poet to ARHS on Friday, September 27, in conjunction with an annual festival in which poets from across the nation celebrate Emily Dickinson’s legacy. The museum has...
When Librarian Ella Stocker and Social Studies Department Head Simon Leutz, advisers to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Club (ASAP), heard about a group called Women of Vision that was traveling to New England to talk...
On September 17, students in AP History and Holocaust classes at ARHS attended a powerful event in the library where they heard from Rosette Sebasoni, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This event...
Thousands of Amherst residents flock downtown every third Thursday of September for the annual Amherst Block Party This is a special night where the people of Amherst can showcase their community, diversity, and best...
William Chapman, known as Mr. Will, was a beloved figure to many at ARHS. He worked as a hall monitor, founded the ARHS Wrestling Club, and helped start the Boxing Club. When Chapman, 45,...
Xiomara Herman, referred to as Dr. Xi (pronounced Zee) began her term as the new superintendent of the ARPS district on July 1, 2024. Dr. Xi believes there are different definitions of being a superintendent,...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we lived in a world of isolation. Gathering together as a community was difficult, and public events were completely shut down. For Performing Arts Department Head John Bechtold, this meant...
With the block schedule at ARHS, students have the option to take many more electives in their schedule, so most people end up taking not one, but many art classes by the time they...
Art Department Head Jeff Stauder may pour lots of hours into his job at ARHS, but he also has a thriving art career all of his own. Before becoming a teacher, Stauder went to...
Benjamin Sears is not just a beloved teacher at ARHS; he is also a professional artist in his own right. His work is currently being featured at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro, Vermont,...
There is a new Dean at ARHS, but she’s not new to the district. Lamicko Magee, who can be found in room 168 was a long-time special education teacher at ARMS, but now she...
