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There have been many health trends or popular diets over the past few years including keto, low fodmap, and intermittent fasting, just to name a few. However, a more recent health trend has gained widespread...
During the COVID-19 quarantine of 2020, ARHS senior Shire Thompson, like most people socially distancing around the world, was extremely bored. In response to his boredom, Thompson wanted to begin to invest in his...
If you walk through the halls of any college or high school campus, you’ll see hundreds of students, and many teachers, donning their secondhand thrift finds. On a weekend you’ll find flocks of young...
Most teenagers across the world use the social media app TikTok, a “short-form, video-sharing app” that allows millions of users to make and share 15-second to 3 minute videos on any topic. TikTok became...
The Northeast Classic is a DIII college ultimate Frisbee tournament held in Saratoga Springs, New York. This year, the Classic took place on April 2 and 3, less than two weeks after the ARHS...
Since Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched a violent attack on Ukraine, more than 4 million Ukrainians have fled the country, with a further 6.5 million displaced from their homes but unable to escape the...
On February 9, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that he would lift the school mask mandate, effective February 28. Massachusetts commissioner of education Jeffrey Riley said, “While masking is no longer a statewide requirement,...
Next fall, ARHS will feature a new quarter-long Disability Justice English course, created by English teacher and department head Sara Barber-Just and tested out in an 18 week ALPS with 11th grade student Walter...
The Sene-Gambian Scholars Club trip to Senegal and The Gambia this February was a long time coming, since it had been postponed many times during the pandemic, and the club members and their advisors...
After over ten years of discussions about replacing the track at ARHS, the Amherst School Committee voted to finally approve it, but pushed off funding the project until at least January 15, 2023, while...
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation of Western Massachusetts awards over 100 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards each year, and among this year’s winners are science teacher Sara Dorsey, English teacher Kate Kuhn, and Chinese...
Gas prices have been on the rise for the last few months, the spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has stirred fears about oil and natural gas availability, according...
This winter, senior Rebekah Hong, got some really good news: she won a coveted $20,000 Coca-Cola scholarship, an achievement-based award given to graduating high school seniors. She competed with 68,000 seniors from across the...
When the 2021-2022 school year began, sophomore Zach Mitrowski hadn’t seen his friends from school since the eighth grade. “My first thought was, ‘Will my friends remember me?’ My next was ‘Would they want...
Though students at ARHS have been interested in poetry for years, this year they finally have the chance to join a vibrant club devoted to nurturing their love of spoken word. The group formed...
ARHS students are preparing for the 37th annual Student Written Play Festival that will debut on May 19 to May 21, 2022. Former English teacher and Theater Company Director John Warthen founded the student-written...
This winter, when people showed up to cheer on the ARHS boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, they got to also show their support for the all-new dance team, who performed before games in the...
This year, the ARHS girls’ swimming team won the state championship for the first time in school history. The historic moment was due to many individuals’ hard work. Some standout performances came from seniors...
The boys’ baseball team has been at their sport for a long time. Senior captain Evan Dooley has been playing baseball for 10 years and has been on the team since ninth grade. “Freshman...
The boys’ basketball team, coached by Jamahl Jackson, had a great season this year, racking up 15 wins and 6 losses and having a lot of fun along the way. “One of the highlights...
Jasmina Ibrahimi, a licensed mental health counselor at Valley Medical Group in Amherst and Greenfield, has been a therapist for individuals, families, and couples since 2010. “My expertise is working with adolescents and adults,...
Before the pandemic hit, Global Cuts was a bustling barber shop, where seats lined the walls of people awaiting their appointments. Conversations reached from the front to the back of the shop. Global Cuts...
It’s a busy Saturday night. The restaurant is filled with the loud chatter of families enjoying their weekends and friends at the bar getting a couple drinks to wrap up their week. The mumble...
Rabbi Benjamin Weiner has led the Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA) since 2010. He is also a scholar of Yiddish and Irish literature and a writer. During March 2020, the JCA moved to entirely...
As we approach the anniversary of the day Amherst Regional Public Schools closed two years ago, we continue to be reminded of the fact we are living amidst a pandemic. Since the vaccine became...
In addition to being a mom of a sophomore ARHS student and a writer, podcaster, and college professor, T. Susan Chang, who goes by Susie, has also been a Certified Professional Tarot Reader since...
Samantha Marsh is a fourth grade teacher at Swift River Elementary in Wendell, MA. She is also a home baker who specializes in pie. You might find her on any given Friday, what she...
Eli Janney has been immersed in music for most of his life, working both in the studio and playing in bands since the 1980’s. He started in the D.Cc punk scene and eventually landed...
Ron Lashway is the funeral director at Douglass Funeral Service in Amherst, Massachusetts. His day-to-day life involves coordinating funeral services, securing venues and musicians for funerals, completing legal paperwork, collaborating with doctors and families,...
According to her website, new at-large Amherst council member Ellisha Walker is an “advocate for racial justice, community engagement, and equitable opportunities for all Amherst residents, including BIPOC and other marginalized groups.” Walker graduated...
