It’s prom time!

The ARHS senior prom is an annual event that takes place in May or June, but it does not happen without a lot of planning and hard work from the senior class advisor Wilnelia...

Students react to new school policies

On March 21, 2022, a fight broke out at ARHS and one student landed in the hospital. A letter Principal Talib Sadiq sent home to parents was republished in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, in...

Hair cast bounces back after COVID shutdown

This year’s musical, Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, featured many lively ensemble numbers in which nearly the entire cast was on stage, singing and dancing together while dressed in beautifully colored hippie clothing....

Russian Club raising funds to support Ukraine

Since Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched a violent attack on Ukraine, more than 4 million Ukrainians have fled the country, with a further 6.5 million displaced from their homes but unable to escape the...

Students and staff weigh in on lifting the mask mandate

On February 9, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that he would lift the school mask mandate, effective February 28. Massachusetts commissioner of education Jeffrey Riley said, “While masking is no longer a statewide requirement,...

Busted track slated for renovation

After over ten years of discussions about replacing the track at ARHS, the Amherst School Committee voted to finally approve it, but pushed off funding the project until at least January 15, 2023, while...

Senior wins coveted Coca-Cola scholarship

This winter, senior Rebekah Hong, got some really good news: she won a coveted $20,000 Coca-Cola scholarship, an achievement-based award given to graduating high school seniors. She competed with 68,000 seniors from across the...

Pandemic Voices

For their final project in a senior Journalistic Writing class at ARHS, students decided to reach out to people to hear about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their goals were simple: not only...

Pandemic losses and lessons

While adults often look back on their high school and recall major historical moments that coincided with their education, who knew our moment would be a years-long, front seat to a global pandemic that...