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Last December, senior Petua Mukimba received some amazing news. She had won a highly coveted full four-year scholarship to Columbia University through QuestBridge’s National College Match. QuestBridge is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping...
One year before the pandemic and a renewed national cry for racial justice, the ARHS English department had already embarked on a journey to center nearly all department time on anti-racist work. They read...
One thing is really different about college admissions this year. According to ivywise.com, 72% “of colleges and universities adopted test-optional policies this year, and now some schools that implemented a one-year test-optional policy are...
It has been just over one year since Amherst Regional High school began remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While ARHS plans to return full time to in-person classes starting May 3, 2021,...
COVID-19 shuttered many schools and reduced teens’ access to activities they loved. But during it all, many students worked part-time jobs, hoping that their masks and hand sanitizer would keep them safe. I interviewed...
After three and a half years, in March of 2021, Lucio Perez finally left sanctuary at Amherst’s First Congregational Church, without the threat of being deported, and returned home to his wife Dora and...
When I walked into the science classroom where I would serve as a teaching assistant on the first day of my junior year, I stopped in my tracks. Though my high school is predominantly...
Even though the Women’s Rights Club is meeting online, they are still making waves. They raised $8,000 for the Amherst Survival Center through an online fundraiser, taking it a step further than previous years...
Students who are members of POCU (People of Color United) at ARHS, participate in one of the school’s most popular clubs and have formed a tight bond with their classmates. Though during in-person schooling...
The Environmental Action Club may have seen reduced membership due to its virtual nature during the pandemic school year, but four core members are keeping their goal of “bringing environmental awareness” to our community...
When school closed last year on March 13, one of the last public gatherings was a one-night showing of Spring Awakening, the school musical, restricted to just one friend or teacher of each cast...
After capturing portraits of nearly 210 local families throughout the first year of quarantine, Isabella Dellolio is no stranger to the Pioneer Valley community. Dellolio, like many others, was faced with a lack of...
During the pandemic, students were forced to adjust to a lot of changes during virtual schooling, some for the better and some for the worse. But how did athletes fare? I reached out to...
On Friday, June 13, on the fountain steps of Sweetser Park, ARHS grad Tabor Bowman, 18, spoke to a gathered crowd of youth protesters. He read a poem that he had written just days...
Reader’s Note: In his junior year of high school, on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Owen Toal read an article in The Daily Hampshire Gazette about veteran Joseph F. Johns (also known by his...
Empty parking spaces and closed-down businesses stare back at me as I slowly drive through Amherst, Massachusetts. What used to be a popping and lively town full of students from the five colleges and...
Going into quarantine was quite the surprise for me. I missed the last week of school before March 13, so I was very out of the loop when it came to even discussing COVID-19....
March 28, 2020 I want to go back to school so badly. I never realized how much it means to me until now. I’m not ready to never walk back into my school again....
My initial reaction to finding out about the coronavirus outbreak was utter shock and disbelief. I remember the moment I knew this pandemic was a serious issue. It was during math class; Ms. Sulikowski...
Being locked in a house is sad. Not being able to see friends or explore the world. Only seeing spring bloom through the window. My life during the pandemic has been overwhelming, because of social...
Ever since the world was hit with the pandemic known as COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, followed by a worldwide quarantine, I’ve still managed to be pretty busy. Since I’ve been home, I’ve picked music...
For the past six weeks everyone in the entire world has been faced with the same challenge. This hiatus from normal life has certainly been a curveball for me, my family, and everyone I...
Due to the recent coronavirus pandemic, millions of teenagers are stuck at home. Like many of my peers in quarantine, I have spent a large percentage of my time playing video games. There’s not...
In the week leading up to Amherst High School’s three week closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Amherst College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke all announced that they’d be shutting down their respective...
Not only did the March 3 Super Tuesday election mark a critical point in the Democratic primaries, but also the first opportunity for some ARHS students to vote. Seniors old enough to voice their...
The new hands-free driving law in Massachusetts went into effect on February 23, 2020. This law “prohibits operators of motor vehicles from using any electronic device, including mobile telephones, unless the device is used...
New to ARHS in 2020 is the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy, an award given to high school graduates who show proficiency in both English and another language. Massachusetts is the 29th state to...
ARHS English teacher Kristen Iverson was awarded one of this year’s Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards, given by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation of Western Massachusetts. According to the foundation, the award honors “outstanding...
Career Day is a one day, annual event held at ARHS, offering various presentations from professionals throughout the community. This year, Career Day was held on March 5, during the sophomore and junior students’...
ARHS junior, Zachary Poulin, and ARHS grad Makenna Rodgers, 23, share a passion: producing music in their homemade music studios. For both of these young men, music has been a way to express themselves...
