Serving the Amherst Regional High School community since 1914.
Social Studies teacher Gloria Davis is an ARHS legend, on the cusp of retiring after 29 years of teaching at ARHS. In addition to teaching U.S. History, Constitutional Law, Economics, Social Inequality and Injustice,...
When I heard Dean of Students Mary Custard was retiring after decades of service to ARHS, I was so happy for her; however, I was also sad for ARHS, knowing how massive her contribution...
After 23 years of working in the Amherst Regional Public School system, being the only Chinese teacher at the high school since 2003, Yiping Yan has decided to retire after the 2025-2026 school year....
After nearly 40 years of teaching, Richard Eckart, a well-known and beloved math teacher at ARHS, is retiring at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. “I was born in 1963, and I will...
Evan Mahnken, a chemistry and physics teacher who has taught at ARHS for seven years, has a whole big life outside of the classroom, where he lives phone-free, travels the world solo, and takes...
This fall, on October 26, 2025, the Yiddish Book Center at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., held an Open House, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event was held to celebrate the...
Marcus Humber has been a detective with the Amherst Police Department for over two decades. While he is currently the liaison to the court system for the APD and the liaison to the Center...
ARHS grad Zuleica Booth (2025) loved art in high school and knew she wanted to go to art school to pursue her love of painting and creating. We had a call to chat about...
Ava: Where did you grow up? Evelyn: Brookline, near Boston. Ava: Did you know you wanted to be a psychologist then? Evelyn: No. I mean, as a kid, that wasn’t my first choice. My...
This year, ARMS has seen improvement in its attendance rate, behavioral activity, and academic performance. While many factors are responsible, it’s possible that the Morning Movement program for middle school students has played a...
On October 2, 2024, with the support of the Healey-Driscoll administration, MassEducate began providing free community college to Massachusetts residents of any age and income without a bachelor’s degree, covering full tuition costs and...
Bad Bunny, also known as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is an ultra-famous Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, rapper, artist, actor, wrestler, fashion icon, and much more, who is slated to perform at this year’s Super Bowl...
Early in the morning on Sunday, December 7, 2025, a record-breaking 6,246 participants waited eagerly at the starting line to kick off Northampton’s 22nd annual Hot Chocolate Run. The run is an annual fundraiser...
In 1987, a new publishing company sprang up in Northampton, Interlink Publishing, founded by Michel Moushabeck, a writer, editor, publisher, and musician of Palestinian Arab descent who lives in Leverett, Massachusetts. Interlink Publishing is...
On Friday December 5, starting at 7:00 p.m. many gathered into the UMass Commonwealth Honors College, eagerly awaiting the start of The Massachusetts Review Winter Party, hosted by the Massachusetts Review and Interlink publisher...
Upon entering Masuda’s Cafe, a new spot at 17 Kellogg Avenue opened by Masuda Abdullah, visitors find a warm, inviting, bright space, with tall ceilings and comfy furniture. The staff are super friendly and...
On the evening of Friday, November 7, 2025, ARHS students walked into the school’s side entrance and were met with flashing lights, booming music, and a professional DJ at the forefront of it all....
ARHS music teacher Kara Kahgee Bear, 37, has been a teacher for 14 years in Amherst, and she works at both ARHS and ARMS. At ARHS, she teaches Symphony band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band,...
Dixon Bermudez is a paraeducator at ARHS who supports students and strives to create a welcoming environment for everyone. He begins his day at 8:45 a.m. in the AIMS (Academic Individualized Mainstream Support) room,...
Tik-Tok and Instagram are filled with get-ready-with-me videos (GRWM) where influencers, celebrities, fitness gurus, and college students share tips about how they get ready for their days. But we were interested in the get-ready-with-me...
Most ARHS students know Dar’Keith Lofton, who works in IT at ARHS, from the occasional emails he sends about Chromebook repairs or his visits to their classes to help teachers with technology. Very few,...
Thrifting is an expanding art form—an economically and environmentally friendly way to shop that is also fun. Social media played a large role in the popularization of thrifting among people of all generations, especially...
Although I’m not the best at keeping up with horror movies or watching them on my own at home, I love watching them in the theater. I recently saw both “The Black Phone 2”...
Tae Weiss, a 2023 alumn of ARHS—and also my sister—recently wrote, co-starred, and directed her first short film. This project has been brought to the screen with the help of Northampton High School and...
Aaron Buford graduated from ARHS (and the A Better Chance program) decades ago. After that, he went to college, had a family, eventually became a high school social studies teacher in Springfield, Mass., and...
Between 2021 and 2024, pickleball grew 223.5%, making it the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. But what is behind this rapid growth? Pickleball was created in 1965 in Washington state when Joel Pritchard and...
Carol Lollis, a Western Mass resident, has been a photographer at The Daily Hampshire Gazette since 1992 and a photo editor since 2008. Dedicating so much of her life to her career, Lollis believes...
Amanda Mittman (MS, RD, and LDN) is the founder of Happy Valley Nutrition, located at 25 Pray Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her business is dedicated to weight-inclusive nutrition care. If you visit her website,...
Local gym owner Kirik Jenness is no stranger to the thrill and excitement of cage fighting. Having co-founded New England Submission Fighting, the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym in Massachusetts, Jenness is a...
Mike Kurtz is not just the face and founder of the nationally renowned honey brand Mike’s Hot Honey, but he is also an ARHS grad (class of 2000!) who was born and raised in...
