Banning students from track unreasonable
ARHS home soccer games used to see the track packed with fans and students. This was forever changed after the events of an Amherst versus Holyoke girls’ soccer game in which ARHS fans were...
Category: Opinion
Mainstream politicians ignore occupation of Palestinian territory
In mid-April, recent University of California, Berkley graduate Simone Zimmerman landed a dream job when she was hired by the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign as its national Jewish outreach coordinator. But her celebration did...
Recess: it’s not just for little kids
As we grow from kids to adults, we are generally encouraged to learn autonomy and creativity. Why then, when students leave elementary school, does our school system take away a core part of our...
Bathroom hysteria taking us backward
Recently, both North Carolina and Mississippi governments have passed anti-LGBTQ laws, with North Carolina barring individual counties from offering protection to LGBTQ people. Simultaneously Mississippi worked swiftly to pass HB 1523, which allows businesses...
Lemonade a much-hyped, powerful, and artistic statement
In the most Beyoncé way possible, the 34-year old artist put out her sixth studio album, Lemonade with a bang. After announcing the visual album would be aired on HBO, the buzz began. A...
Lead-up to presidential elections bizarre and polarizing
Last October, I turned 18. But I can’t vote. As a non-citizen, I’ve been observing this election cycle from the outside with great interest, and sometimes with amusement or outright horror. In an incredibly...
Advisories in need of a boost
“That advisory was so boring.” I consistently hear this quote from at least three different people after every advisory period, complaining about how the last hour was a complete waste of their time. But...
Gearing up to vote in November
As a resident of Amherst MA, it’s relatively impossible to escape the frenzy surrounding the upcoming election. Even if Bernie’s not your guy, it’s likely that you’ve heard someone rant about Trump or read...
School lunches need local sourcing
Hungry students stare at the clock during the enterity of C period, waiting for lunch to begin. They are starved and tired. Differential and integral calculus does not seem as relevant as eating food....
ARHS pack heads to Cinemark for Star Wars mania
The brand new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released on December 18, 2015, has caused fans across the nation to go wild. ARHS students were among the crazed. Jack...
