Serving the Amherst Regional High School community since 1914.
When I visited the all-new Adaptive Physical Education class this past November, I walked into a game of scooter hockey, laughter, and funny competitive banter. The participants quickly confirmed that the upbeat atmosphere was...
About 19.9 million US students are currently attending a college or university according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those students 30% are the first in their family to pursue a degree,...
For months, boys at ARHS have lodged complaints about the state of their bathrooms. First, vaping (or e-cigarette use) in boys’ bathrooms is common, meaning students often enter a restroom to find a crowd...
When Atkins Farms decided to expand into North Amherst in late 2015, it was seen as a local necessity for surrounding communities who previously had to travel unnecessary distances for food and necessities. Before...
At 11:03 p.m. on Friday, November 1, firefighters received a 911 call from an Amherst resident who saw smoke coming out of Hampshire Athletic Club, located at 90 Gatehouse Road in Amherst. Nine firefighters...
Almost 80 percent of Americans in a Washington Post poll said they think that climate change is a real issue that must be dealt with. And climate change is ranked as one of the...
New principal Gene Jones said that his first two months at the helm have been “very smooth” and that he’s excited about what the remainder of his first year will bring. “I am honored....
The week of September 23 to 28 was a flame of a Spirit Week for a usually much quieter ARHS. Students from every class arrived to school decked out in their school spirit, but...
The ever controversial Integrated Math Program (IMP) curriculum is gone from ARHS classrooms. It is replaced by College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM). The new curriculum is guided by similar principles as IMP but has many...
On Friday, September 20, starting in Australia and spreading from the Pacific islands all the way across Europe, and then to 800 U.S. cities, young people and their allies kicked off a Global Climate...
