At around 3:30 p.m. for the past few months, anyone passing by the lawn outside the cafeteria could hear the sounds of students singing. An hour later, in the back of the school behind...

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...

Connor Plankey, class of 2021, is pioneering for a brand new club here at ARHS, called STAFF (Supporting Armed Forces and Families).  Plankey’s vision for this club is simple: to raise awareness of military...

After a big loss in the first round last year, ARHS’s As Schools Match Wits team came back strong this year, advancing to the quarter-finals and hoping to capture the crown once again, as...

The Science Olympiad Team came back from a year off and hopped right back into the swing of things, placing tenth at states. This team relies not on physical ability but instead on members’...

On Thursday, February 26, the class of 2021 Student Council organized a mock Family Feud event as a fundraiser. Team “Serenity Now,” won the event, captained by senior James Mills.  Other members of the...

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...

Have you ever wanted to join a writing club? Or work with a group of students who enjoy discussing literature?  Two clubs at Amherst Regional High School,  The Minks literary magazine and the Literary...

“I love getting folks outside for an adventure,” said Sara Dorsey, a science teacher at ARHS and new advisor to the Outing Club. “I believe that outdoor experiences can have an incredible, positive impact...

If you’ve ever paid attention to the morning announcements or stared at the wall on your way to class, you’ll have noticed that the ARHS theater department puts on multiple productions each year. These...

This has been a big year for the Senegambian Scholars club at ARHS. Last February, a group of ARHS students traveled to Senegal and The Gambia for three and a half weeks for a...

The ARHS yearbook, or as it’s more commonly known, “The Goldbug,” has been published for almost 100 years and has featured themes ranging from Pirates and Exploration to Science-Fiction and Space. While technology education...

On March 16, 2019, eight teams of ARHS students jumped into a one-day competition against each other on the new and budding topic of artificial intelligence relating to neuroscience. JETS (The Junior Engineering and...

On a Monday afternoon, about 10 students gathered in Mr. Despres’ English classroom for a meeting of the Literary Club. Co-leaders, Amina Mednicoff-Misra and Anu Sitaraman came prepared with snacks and materials for their...

As students entered the halls of ARHS on November 3, 2018 (the weekend before Massachusetts voters went to the polls to decide whether to preserve or dismantle a law protecting transgender people from discrimination...

After a one year hiatus, ARHS is returning to the Science Olympiad, a competition between students in a variety of different scientific fields. These competitions are held on state, regional, and national levels. Rudi...

The ARHS Game Club is a place where students gather to meet new people, play board games with each other, and have fun. Club advisor Kathleen Olson, an ARHS special education teacher and coordinator...

“We are feminists! We are working to create equal rights for women and men. That does not mean we think women are better,” said Maya Sessions, co-leader of the ARHS Women’s Rights Club, referring...

Since 2011, the ARHS Student Union has been working to achieve a positive school environment and “improve the general social atmosphere of the school.” Previously, they have worked on creating the language of the...

Every Tuesday in the ARHS English hallway, the Best Buddies club meets in the Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) room. Best Buddies is an international organization that aims to promote friendship and social opportunities...

The Buddhist mountainous region of Tibet has been governed by Communist China since 1959, after a failed uprising to gain its independence. Since then, many activists and dissidents have been arrested, tortured, or exiled...

POCU, or People Of Color United, is a club that has been at ARHS for decades. Interim Assistant Principal Mary Custard  and health and physical education teacher Elizabeth Haygood co-advise the club. This year’s...

Everyone needs food and water to survive, but very often, just the basic physical needs aren’t enough for people. Humans also crave love, attention, and company, and stray away from loneliness. However, groups of...

According to a 2010 ABC News and Washington Post poll, only 37 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of Islam, partly due to biased perceptions and misrepresentations of Muslims in politics, the media,...