‘Man buns’ a unique, swaggy, low-maintenance hairstyle
As the sun beats down on the soccer field, 22 high school soccer playing boys run around the field in all directions. Sauntering around the field with his blonde “man bun” swaying behind him,...
The more you play, the better you are: Fun Run, a gaming craze
At 2:45 p.m., the hallways are quiet, the building recuperating from another busy day. Suddenly, a burst of yelling erupts. A group of previously peaceful students is shouting and jumping around the atrium. The...
Dodging fear: phobias
I remember the tiny hand of my four year old self reaching into the middle of the table during dinner, and rotating a flower pot 90 degrees, so that the price tag would face...
Morning Foods classes provide biscuits and scones galore
When you walk through the halls of ARHS during passing periods, you might see students holding little brown paper bags of freshly baked food and wonder where the food came from. Culinary Arts and...
French exchange hosting “like having a baby”
On March 24, 21 French students were herded off a bus and placed under the watch of their ARHS hosts. The student hosts ranged from sophomores to seniors, some having gone to France on...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder: when siblings head off to college, how do those left behind hold down the fort?
When my sister Nicole left for Wesleyan University two years ago, my first reaction was excitement for her and all the great things she would experience at college. However, soon afterward, I realized I...
In Our Shoes: a student-produced intersectional feminist blog
Sophomore Olive Osten had been thinking about starting a platform for young people to share their thoughts on feminist issues for a while. She discussed the idea of a blog with a few ARHS...
Beautiful?
When we meet someone new, our first impression is often about looks; only later do things such as personality, brains, and character start to take on meaning. Why is it that prettiness or attractiveness...
Morning beverages provide energy
Every morning at ARHS, students and faculty pour through the front doors and into the hallways, many of them with a beverage in their hands,whether it be in a mason jar, travel mug, Dunkin’...
Upping relaxation quotient the key
After science teacher Dr. James Fownes leaves ARHS for the day and goes home, he finishes his work, has dinner, and relaxes. For him, relaxation means practicing for his band, The Light Reactions, which...
The shadow of a 4.0: growing up with an overachiever
Every day when I wake up, I walk down the stairs, staring straight at a beautiful painting. I turn into the kitchen to get breakfast and pass a photograph and a drawing. Then I...
Routes and commutes
Getting to work in the morning can be hard enough for people who clock in at 9 a.m. But for students and teachers who need to be at ARHS by 7 or 7:30 a.m,...
Transgender and non-binary students speak out
For students at ARHS who identify as transgender, gender-nonconforming, or gender-queer, navigating the often binary world of gender can be challenging. I spoke with a handful of these students about what their experiences were...
An office run with love and laughter
Pat Keenan and Jane Fitzgerald are two Irish women running the ARHS main office, with a goal of making every person who passes their way smile and laugh a little. Ms. Keenan’s favorite thing...
Democrats and Republicans back their political picks
The U.S. is on fire with political fervor, as the country marches closer and closer to November’s U.S. presidential contest. Though politics are often a subject left to those 18 and older who can...
A bucket of excitement
Everyone has a bucket list, but more often than not, these wishes and wonders on paper get thrown down deep into a messy file cabinet, never to be seen again. The pressures of society...
Teachers go gourmet
David Jean, the culinary arts teacher at ARHS, has been making lunches for school staff and teachers for nine years now. The lunches are offered every month or so by Mr. Jean’s C period...
