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Upon entering the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., visitors descend three stories below ground to begin a deeply moving journey. According to ARHS Principal Mark Jackson, as soon...
From April 8 through April 22, a select group of ARHS students lived in Valence, France as part of the French Exchange. Accompanied by Spanish teacher Mari Vicente and ARMS teachers Patrick Hunter and...
A student’s recent suspension from a varsity basketball game has led to a broader conversation about when disciplinary consequences are meted out in the athletic arena rather than the academic one, and why. Junior...
“I love poetry. I think it’s a great way to convey emotion,” said sophomore Sophie Schweik. “Memorizing poems from eras you didn’t live through helps you understand what things were like in those times.”...
Citizen journalist Larry Kelley covered the more controversial issues in Amherst and let his own voice be heard through his well-traveled blog “Only in the Republic of Amherst.” His reports on college parties, drunk...
On Friday, March 3, 2017, ARHS hosted its very first Youth Legislative Forum, which was attended by nearly 50 students. The event, a joint effort of AmeriCorps and Dial Self, connected legislators such as...
During the first week of August 2016, a pipe burst in a bathroom outside of the gymnasium at Amherst Regional High School, causing an overflow of water to pour out into the hallway. The...
The Black Sheep, a long-standing cafe in downtown Amherst, bills itself as “a wonderful place to meet friends for coffee or lunch, eat dessert after a movie, or sit and work.” However, over the...
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the nation’s “longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12” and ARHS kids nabbed a number of them this year. The competition is...
About two years ago, a generous, retired librarian named Ann Louise Hyde gave a $65,000 legacy to the ARHS library, which was what sparked the idea of a renovation. Unfortunately there is not enough...
