It’s a sunny day on the track. PE teacher Elizabeth Haygood is in her yellow official’s jacket corralling athletes into their heats and lanes. That’s her job. But she also goes above and beyond,...

The drums are roaring and the singers are belting out a traditional Puerto Rican call and response.  Dancers in colorful flowing skirts and the occasional fedora prance down the floor in lines, and Tracy...

At the start of each English class, Mark Moriarty and his students stand and face the windows in his room, breathing quietly and practicing the opening structure of Tai Chi. “It’s about bringing everything...

Social Studies teacher Becca Leopold cannot believe she’s been teaching in the Amherst district for 24 years. While she both faces retirement and looks back on her career, she said she has many positive...

After 19 fantastic years working at ARHS, long time physics teacher Patty Blauner is ready to retire. Ms. Blauner attended high school just outside of Philadelphia. She then went on to do her undergraduate...

Anybody using Instagram this past summer during uprisings for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death probably knows what a social justice infographic looks like.  If not, check out the site’s @soyouwanttotalkabout...

Every time I go to Big Y in Hadley, I am almost guaranteed to hear ARHS grad Miguel Cruz yelling my name to say hello from another part of the store, as he helps...

Seniors in high school all over the nation decided to apply to college in record-high numbers this fall and winter, thrilled by the potential return of in-person classes and the prospect of robust social...

When COVID-19 struck last spring, many found themselves isolated and trapped in their own homes. Like many of us in Western Mass, I felt fortunate to have access to the beautiful landscape of our...

The pandemic was a time for introspection and self-reflection. This caused many people to think about their image and consider new ways to express themselves. Others were searching for ways to regain confidence after...

Following a year of protest and racial unrest throughout the country, many searched for ways in which they could join the movement towards a less divided world. For Summit Academy clinician Erin Edinson, this...

Isabelle Bouvier took a leap this spring when she submitted materials for the UMass Young Artist award competition for the 11th and 12th-grade student voice category; Bouvier sang opera. She anxiously waited two weeks...

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...

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...

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...

Sophomore Nakos Maroudas believes the “best form of rebellion is music.” That is why he started the thrash metal band Defcon: Dead. You may have heard his call for band members via the morning...

The Memory Project Art Exchange is a global art exchange program that connects students and children from all over the world by sharing “handmade, heartfelt” artwork with kids that live in countries that differ...

It’s 2:20 on a Wednesday, and the school bell has just rung, dismissing over a thousand ARMS and ARHS students. While some students head home for the day, and others go to their sports...

Over the February school vacation, a group of seven ARHS students participated in a study about social media and its influence on teenagers, then turned their knowledge into a savvy film project.  The final...

Leslie Dougherty, a fourth grade teacher and special education teacher loves teaching math. “In the past two years, I have taught using math stations,” she said. “This allows me to work with small groups...

We’ve all heard it: “that’s basic,” a phrase that’s plagued with stigma, judging a  person who lacks individuality and is only interested in things popular and trending. Now, the term “VSCO girl” has surfaced...

In October 2018, a meme page was created on Instagram that took the ARHS community by storm. A storm of laughter, of course.  (For those who still don’t know what a meme is, the...

When TikTok first came out, I barely knew anything about it, except that it’s a short form video app used exclusively by middle schoolers. I had the idea that TikTok was Fortnite dancing and...

Social media is a platform that allows us to share our thoughts and feelings and also to document everything in our daily lives, from our outfits to our accomplishments, in photos.  In return, we...

AirPods are the ubiquitous white bluetooth earbuds that rest in users’ ears when they’re not nestled in a white charging case resembling a floss container.  They were first released to the public on December...

On November 12, 2019, over 10 million people went on their devices to download Disney’s new streaming application. Twenty two days later, the family of English Department Head Sara Barber-Just subscribed. Her twin sons...