Category: Clubs

Interim vice principal Ericka Alschuler called  the Senegambian Scholars exchange “a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience different African cultures and countries, meet new people and expand people’s worldview.” Ms. Alschuler is the...

Traveling to a different continent and learning about the culture of the people who live there can have life-changing impacts that few high school students get the opportunity to experience. The Sene-Gambian Scholars Exchange...

For many new members in the Model United Nations (MUN), the UMass MUN conference was their first experience with a formal conference. From Friday, March 10, to Sunday, March 12, “delegates” tested their skills...

After sponsoring a Transgender Awareness Week in March of 2015, ARHS’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance was ready for more. This year, they hosted an LBGTQ+ Awareness Week aimed at helping students in community feel...

ARHS student members of the Minority Student Achievement Network have the opportunity to travel to a great conference each year, and then, afterward, make an action plan based on what they learned there to...

Black Lives Matter is a very active club at ARHS, with about 10-12 core members. They meet after school on Mondays in Ms. Leopold’s room, 328. Anyone is free and welcome to join. Nia...

One month into the school year, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) was into full swing. Last year, SAGA put together a Transgender Awareness Week, where the club educated the school community about gender...

The Best Buddies club gained an amazing advisor this year with new teacher, Justin Hoffman, 37, who works in the Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) for students with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities. Mr. Hoffman is...

Kathy Wilkes, a paraprofessional and one of the advisors of the Sene-Gambian Scholars Exchange Club has been active with the group for 10 years. She and two retired ARHS teachers, special education teacher Momodou...

At the beginning of the 2015-2016 year, the Amherst Marching band was only three members strong, and few knew who they were.  Since then, their numbers swelled to nine, with the band now a...