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On September 28, 2017, the documentary Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad, was screened at ARHS. The film highlights the mass-scale murder and human rights violations being committed by the Assad regime in Syria....
Challenge Success is an organization that has been focused on improving the lives of high-performing high school students they describe as “overloaded and underprepared,” for the past 15 years. The Amherst Regional school district...
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a category 5 storm that brutalized the Virgin Islands, made landfall on Puerto Rico, devastating the landscape and initially leaving 100 percent of residents without power. Since then,...
“I’m surprised at how nice it is,” said senior basketball player Tate Rietkerk about the renovated ARHS gym. On the first day of school, this year, students and teachers were all in awe of...
Justin Xiong, a sophomore at ARHS, passed away on the morning of August 10 at Baystate Medical Center. In the time since, his loving family has been celebrating the passion and purpose he brought...
As technology progresses, employers in all types of fields are demanding more workers who have tech skills and experience. “It’s really expanding; it’s growing,” said senior Neosha Narayanan. “They’re going to be adding thousands...
Peter Treyz recently sat down with Principal Mark Jackson to ask him about his beliefs, regrets, fears, and motivations, as part of Peter’s contribution to a group project–a final magazine called Desire, for Journalistic...
On the last day before April break at Amherst Regional High School, hours after most of the students and teachers had left, 60 people sat in the ARHS library to listen to the stories...
On May 11, ARHS held a Dialogue Day, designed to increase understanding, address problems, and question popular thoughts or actions. The goal was to make changes in the community through discussion. The organizers provided...
The teachers in elementary school told us not to lay on the carpet because we could get sick. We used to wait in line for the two bathroom stalls that actually had locks. The...
