Biking beneficial for mental and physical health
As I bike into the center of Amherst on May 20, I plan to make an unusual pit stop. This morning is the last day of the Bay State Bike Week, an annual campaign...
Goodbye Columbus Day; hello Indigenous Peoples Day
In October of 2015, a group of students from Amherst Regional Middle School first got the idea to rally to change Columbus Day to “Indigenous Peoples Day.” The 22 students included Kelly Brown, Aarti...
Sasha Yakub featured on From The Top
In addition to placing first in a national Chinese competition and winning awards at Classics Day for Latin, Alexander “Sasha” Yakub is recognized as one of the most advanced young musicians in the country....
Record-breaking Red Cross Blood Drive
Launched in 2006, the ARHS Community Service Club hosts an annual Red Cross Blood Drive that has gained tremendous popularity and broken records this year. In April, a total of 74 students and 10...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist visits ARHS to discuss groundbreaking new book
On April 15, science journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Amy Ellis Nutt paid Amherst Regional High School a visit. She spoke to two of English teacher Sara Barber-Just’s classes, LGBTQ Literature and Journalistic Writing. Students...
Faculty Talent Show small but memorable
The annual Faculty Talent show was held in the high school auditorium Friday April 8, with proceeds going to the graduating class of 2016. Nathaniel Gabor was the emcee of the event. Gabor said...
Wildwood students write letter to Obama about racial state of emergency
“Find a problem in the world and explore its possible solutions.” It was this prompt that inspired Wildwood Elementary sixth graders Bryson, Phoenix, Zayn, and Keidy to act. Those four sixth grade boys ultimately...
Battle against Whitsons leaves Jazz Club with limited funding
A clash between an ARHS club that sells food and the school’s food service provider emerged just a week before the second trimester began. The question was whether students could sell food and drinks...
Students and staff take educational poll
In March, all ARHS students and their teachers took a survey created by the University of Chicago consortium of schools called “The 5essentials.” The questionnaire was designed to help schools improve their performance. The...
A harmonious fundraiser
On Saturday, April 2, ARHS hosted the annual Local Vocal Chord Bowl, an acapella contest featuring three high school, three college, and three adult groups. The nine competitors gifted the audience with an eclectic...
Elizabeth Haygood wins MIAA service award
On Februrary 12, Elizabeth Haygood, a physical education and health teacher at ARHS, was awarded the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award. She was honored at the Celebration of National Girls and Women...
Extra, extra, read all about it—online!
On Febuary 9, 2016, ARHS’s student newspaper, The Graphic, left the dark ages and entered the 21st century. Since 1914, the paper has been exclusively issued in print. One hundred and two years later,...
Tragic loss of cafeteria staff member
A couple of weeks ago, Amherst High School lost a new but beloved member of its community, cafeteria staffer Brittany Wheeler. Ms. Wheeler only started on January 4, 2016, but made some strong connections...
PGO supermarket fund raises big dollars
The PGO (Parent Guardian Organization) at ARHS puts consistent effort into earning money for the high school. The organization, which operates yearly, works closely with Stop & Shop supermarkets to earn rewards for ARHS....
Africa exchange uplifting and challenging
At the end of February, 11 students returned from a three week trip to Senegal and the Gambia. The participants had prepared long in advance for the experience, some studying and fundraising for three...
Touching story behind big check
Approximately one year ago, the ARHS library received a very special and surprising letter from a court in Douglas County, Kansas. The letter reported that Ann Louise Hyde left 2% of her estate for...
New school will be built
The Wildwood School Building Committee has approved the construction of a new elementary school near Wildwood. The school will hold approximately 750 second through sixth grade students. In surveys of students, families, and staff,...
Field trip to HCC
On February 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 30 ARHS students took a field trip to Holyoke Community College. The event was free to the students. The group rode a school bus to...
Lending a hand: advisory groups serve community
Though ARHS has always used advisory time to talk about important issues and bring the student body together as one, many advisories have taken the next step and have begun organizing community service projects....
Don’t worry, be happy! Guidance program will help students to de-stress
“Stress Less” is the newest creation out of guidance, a stress-relief group for students that meets during a different period once a week in room 166. It is slated to run for six to...
Undoing Racism Organizing Collective hosts racial equity meeting at Jones
On Saturday December 19, a meeting “for racial equity” was held by the Amherst chapter of the Undoing Racism Organizing Collective. The group met in the Amherst Room at the Jones library, with about...
Fame: “Baby, remember my name”
Who wouldn’t want to be famous? Student actors at Amherst Regional High School have this chance, as they plan to perform the musical Fame to an excited audience in the first week of March....
American Chemical Society Task Force handpicks ARHS teacher Sharon Palmer
Chemistry teacher Sharon Palmer was recently selected for a prestigious honor; the American Chemical Society 2015-2017 Task Force asked her to join its ranks. The group dedicates itself to providing a handbook for middle...
