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When Amanda Lewis, who runs the ARHS Writing Center, and Ella Stocker, school librarian, noticed that students frequently come to them with the same sorts of questions, they decided to create a series of...
If you asked any student at ARHS if they are stressed, almost everyone would say that some kind of pressure has weighed down on them in the last few months, be it academic or...
Interim Principal Miki Lee Gromacki makes being the leader of a school look easy, but do you really know what it takes to be a principal? Becoming a principal takes a lot of hard...
Over the summer, Summit Academy relocated from its South Amherst location to a corner of ARHS that formerly housed English classes, a Culinary Arts program, and a preschool. Although we now share a building,...
The legalization of marijuana is among of the great political debates of the 21st century. In the 1970s, authorities were more concerned about illegal possession of marijuana than that of cocaine. The war on...
This year’s French Dinner, hosted by the ARHS French Club and Madame Cisse’s classes, was one of the best attended ever. According to Jamie Simonson, the club’s president, planning for the event started in...
After Principal Mark Jackson’s unexpected departure in October of this year, former Dean Mary Custard jumped into the role of Interim Assistant Principal so that Miki Gromacki could take on the school principalship. In...
After the resignation of principal Mark Jackson, when Miki Gromacki moved up to the position of principal, Mary Custard moved up to assistant principal. So ARHS needed to hire a new staffer to fill...
When Mark Jackson,suddenly announced his retirement from ARHS on October 18, staff and students alike began to wonder what this meant for both the short and long-term future of the high school. How would...
On Thursday, October 18, long-time principal Mark Jackson announced his sudden retirement. He used remaining vacation days to fill the gap between that day and November 1, his official retirement date. Mr. Jackson dedicated...
