I reached out to Cameron Gray-Lee, one of the most interesting and well-rounded seniors I know, for an interview about his day-to-day life. Cameron’s light-hearted nature and kindness come to the forefront of any...

Though masking during the pandemic helped many of us avoid not just COVID-19 but also the flu and the common cold, all three (and more!) are back with a vengeance, now that the vast...

Most of us can call to mind a positive memory involving a tree we loved growing up–climbing it, sitting under it for shade, having a picnic by it.  But no one loves trees more...

ARHS offers a mountain of official clubs and sports but one evolving freestyling club, known as Amherst’s Secret Rap Club, is made up of a growing number of interesting people who have found a...

When people step into the main office at ARHS, they will find it decorated for whatever is the latest holiday, from Halloween to Thanksgiving to the winter holidays; filled with plants; and staffed by...

Special Education teacher Avery Abbitt is one of the newest additions to the teaching staff at ARHS. He is teaching two Academic Skills classes to ninth and tenth graders and two Topics in English...

New teacher Yasuaki Suzuki is both the middle school and high school orchestra director. He teaches Intro to Music and Orchestra at the middle school and Steel Drums Ensemble, String Orchestra, and Music Theory...

Elena Betke-Brunswick, one of the newest additions to the ARHS art department, believes that one of the best parts of being an art teacher is being able to help students connect and fall in...

Jace Chrzanowski is a newly hired French 4 teacher at ARHS whose mission it is to be knowledgeable, authentic, and inspiring.   Chrzanowski is a fourth-generation educator. His mom was a high school English teacher,...

William Chapman, also known as Mr. Will, is a new paraeducator hired at ARHS to work in tandem with the Dean of Students, Mary Custard—and hall monitors—to heighten safety in the halls, classrooms, lunch...

English Language Learner (ELL) students at ARHS hail from countries all over the world and speak many different languages. I visited ELL teacher Stefani Lopez’s Beginner ELL English class to hear from her students...

You may have seen the friendly face of Geraldo Zelaya, an ARHS building substitute, in one of your classes over the last year and a half. Zelaya said he loves working at ARHS and...

Many colleges have increased their reliance on early decision or early action applications, in order to increase the yield of students who will attend the school, with some admitting over 50% of their first...

One thing that doesn’t immediately come to mind when people think of TikTok is choosing a college, but there’s a clear link between the two. As social media platforms such as TikTok grow larger...

There have been many health trends or popular diets over the past few years including keto, low fodmap, and intermittent fasting, just to name a few. However, a more recent health trend has gained widespread...

During the COVID-19 quarantine of 2020, ARHS senior Shire Thompson, like most people socially distancing around the world, was extremely bored.  In response to his boredom, Thompson wanted to begin to invest in his...

If you walk through the halls of any college or high school campus, you’ll see hundreds  of students, and many teachers, donning their secondhand thrift finds. On a weekend you’ll find  flocks of young...

Most teenagers across the world use the social media app TikTok, a “short-form, video-sharing app” that allows millions of users to make and share 15-second to 3 minute videos on any topic. TikTok became...

Jasmina Ibrahimi, a licensed mental health counselor at Valley Medical Group in Amherst and Greenfield, has been a therapist for individuals, families, and couples since 2010. “My expertise is working with adolescents and adults,...

Before the pandemic hit, Global Cuts was a bustling barber shop, where seats lined the walls of people awaiting their appointments. Conversations reached from the front to the back of the shop. Global Cuts...

It’s a busy Saturday night. The restaurant is filled with the loud chatter of families enjoying their weekends and friends at the bar getting a couple drinks to wrap up their week. The mumble...

Rabbi Benjamin Weiner has led the Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA) since 2010. He is also a scholar of Yiddish and Irish literature and a writer. During March 2020, the JCA moved to entirely...

As we approach the anniversary of the day Amherst Regional Public Schools closed two years ago, we continue to be reminded of the fact we are living amidst a pandemic. Since the vaccine became...

In addition to being a mom of a sophomore ARHS student and a writer, podcaster, and college professor, T. Susan Chang, who goes by Susie, has also been a Certified Professional Tarot Reader since...

Samantha Marsh is a fourth grade teacher at Swift River Elementary in Wendell, MA. She is also a home baker who specializes in pie. You might find her on any given Friday, what she...

Eli Janney has been immersed in music for most of his life, working both in the studio and playing in bands since the 1980’s. He started in the D.Cc punk scene and eventually landed...

Ron Lashway is the funeral director at Douglass Funeral Service in Amherst, Massachusetts. His day-to-day life involves coordinating funeral services, securing venues and musicians for funerals, completing legal paperwork, collaborating with doctors and families,...