ARHS Preschool cut mourned
Due to a 1.1 million dollar budget to the district, a much-loved Preschool Program will be cut. “It was not an easy call,” Principal Mark Jackson said of the decision. “People love the Preschool,...
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Summit Academy relocates to high school
Summit Academy is an Amherst-Pelham Regional “public day school” located on South East Street in Amherst, Mass., that provides a different path for students than that offered at the larger, more conventional main campus...
PGO grant funds months-long mindfulness program for faculty, staff
Once a month, at the end of the school day, 30 teachers file into room 175 to meditate and learn about mindfulness. Teachers learn how to deal with the stresses of their jobs...
.5 reduction in MS language study felt at HS
After almost three years of middle school scheduling changes, students taking classes with curriculum that extends from middle school into high school will be completing their first year at ARHS. As a result, ARHS...
Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners
Twelve ARHS students were recently awarded honorable mentions and Gold and Silver Key awards in the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Kasey Bumgardner, Sophie Foulkes, Leija Helling, Amaya Lopez, Patricia Sittauer, Grace Spalding-Fecher,...
A dangerous reality: community reactions to living in an era of mass shootings
On February 14 in Parkland, FL, an average school day was disrupted when a former student, Nikolas Cruz, walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, shooting and killing 17 people and injuring another 14....
Marching for their lives: students walk out of school, rally in D.C. against gun violence
Hundreds of Amherst Regional High school students flooded out of the building on March 14 at 10 a.m., protesting gun violence in solidarity with thousands of their peers nationwide. Facilitators wearing orange bandanas began...
Design firm, AD collaborate to fix ‘torched’ fields
Frustrated after years of managing a sports program that practices and competes on poorly maintained athletic fields that have become dangerous, Athletic Director Rich Ferro is thrilled that a plan is in place to...
Theater dept wins Sammy
In the midst of another successful theater season, the ARHS Theater Company will be acclaimed for its successes beyond the school community. On April 26, 2018, at 6 p.m., the Amherst Regional High School...
Social studies elective shift
The 2016-2017 school year began the phasing in of a new social studies curriculum, in which ninth graders take Global History One rather than World Civilizations. The 2018-2019 school year will be the first...
