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Following The Graphic’s breaking story about alleged transphobia by ARMS counselors and other district staff–and students–at ARMS, three guidance counselors and the assistant superintendent were placed on administrative leave, and the superintendent took a...
Seventeen-year-old senior Selma Keochakian is doing something most seniors have not: getting her “wings.” Over the last two years, she has taken flight lessons, studied, taken exams, and is now just moments away from...
How did ARHS grad (‘09) Martins Licis, named the World’s Strongest Man in 2019, become the strongman he is today? Licis was born on September 28, 1990, in Riga, Latvia but found his way...
K’s Nutrition, an exciting new addition to Amherst’s cafes, is owned and run by Bryant Keeney with the help of his family. The shop is best known for its delectable protein milkshakes, juice refreshers,...
What is joy? How do we find it? Joy is a mysterious concept, absent in some yet plentiful in others. But is that the end? If people aren’t joyful now, can they ever be? ...
Suzy sits at her desk, looking out the window, watching the birds flying high in the sky, she imagines herself soaring through the window and joining them up above to feel the cold air...
Donald Davis is the Head Custodian at ARHS, where he has worked for three decades. In addition to managing his custodial staff, he himself works tirelessly to keep ARHS clean and up and running....
Western Mass native Weston Halkyard, age 32, is a successful architect at Hutker Architects in Martha’s Vineyard. He is also an identical twin, and both brothers attended the same university–Syracuse, where they majored in...
Matthew and James Owen are identical twin seniors at Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts. In addition to being students, they also participate in multiple seasons of sports including soccer, alpine skiing, and...
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...
One thing that was greatly reduced during pandemic schooling was field trips for students. However, now that ARHS is entering the second year of in-person learning, many teachers across the building are bringing their...
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...
New ARHS Physical Education and Health Teacher Cedric Gonnet is a role model who leads by example. Gonnet embodies the roles of teacher, leader, coach, and trainer, but most of all he is seen...
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...
What do Amherst and Wakanda have in common? Nyanyika Banda, a local writer who was commissioned by Marvel to create a cookbook inspired by the fictional country in East Africa that is home to...
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...
