Category Archives: Parent News

Sept 23: Puerto Rican Heritage DaySept 26: Early releaseSept 27: Picture DaySept 29: Open HouseSept 30: Free/Reduced lunch application dueOct 5: No SchoolOct 10: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, No SchoolOct 11: Coffee with the Principal

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We are excited to be back to an in-person Open House this year; this is an opportunity. to meet your student’s teachers and learn about their classes this semester. Click here to see the Open House schedule.

College visits start next week! Juniors and Seniors each can attend 3 college visits and it will not count toward any class absences! Students can see the visit calendar and sign up in Naviance. Students must receive a pass from … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who filled out the interest survey last week; we will be in touch soon with everyone who offered to help out. If you did not yet fill out the (short) survey, there is still time–just click … Continue reading →

To mark Latino Heritage Month Athletics is highlighting a Latino Athlete each week.

Please remember to check Arbiter Live for live updates on games! 

Sept 23: Puerto Rican Heritage DaySept 26: Early releaseSept 29: Open House

The Town of Amherst, along with Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools present Puerto Rican Heritage Day on Saturday, September 23 at Amherst Town Hall, starting at 10 am. Click here for a flyer with more information.

The Amherst Community Land Trust is accepting applications for their First-time home buyers program $125,000 subsidy lottery.  Please click here for more information.

Join us on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 3 pm in the tent on the lawn of the Jones Library as we kick off Banned Books Week with a public reading event celebrating the freedom to read.  State Representative Mindy … Continue reading →

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We are excited to be back to an in-person Open House this year; this is an opportunity. to meet your student’s teachers and learn about their classes this semester. Click here to see the Open House schedule.

All parents and guardians of ARHS students are members of the PGO, and we look forward to meeting and working with many of you over the coming year. If you would like to get involved, there are many options to … Continue reading →

An item last week said students should visit their guidance counselor if they need a new Powerschool password, but that is incorrect. They should see Crystal Garrity, the counseling secretary, or the head librarian, Ella Stocker. Unsure about what Powerschool … Continue reading →

Powerschool is the way your students’ teachers record their grades for work submitted in class. Students and their families can log into Powerschool to check on whether or a not a student has submitted all the work that has been … Continue reading →

The online hurricane store closes next Wednesday! Store will close on 9/14/22 and orders will be fulfilled on 10/5/22.  Thanks for your support and go canes! 

To mark Latino Heritage Month, which starts 9/15, Athletics is highlighting a Latino Athlete each week.

Sept 5: Labor Day (no school)Sept 14: Last day to submit payment for PSATSept 14: Hurricanes store orders closeSept 26: Early releaseSept 29: Open House

Please remember to check Arbiter Live for live updates on games! 

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Hello Families & Friends of ARHS, I hope you all have been able to talk with your children about how school has started out for them. A quick recap in case they did not share a lot of details with … Continue reading →

PSAT’s will be administered on Saturday, October 15th at ARHS.  Here is the link to the payment form with additional information.  

The online hurricane store is now open! Store will close on 9/14/22 and orders will be fulfilled on 10/5/22.  Thanks for your support and go canes! 

Please remember to check Arbiter Live for live updates on games! 

Sept 5: Labor Day (no school)Sept 14: Last day to submit payment for PSATSept 14: Hurricanes store orders closeSept 26: Early releaseSept 29: Open House Home games:Sept 2: Varsity boys’ golf vs WareSept 2: Varsity football vs Smith VokeSept 6: … Continue reading →

Amherst Community Theater (formerly ALSCT) is creating a fabulous, large-scale musical, with lavish sets and costumes, a full live orchestra, and enthusiastic audiences to fill the 600-seat UMass Bowker Auditorium for nine performances in January.With great fanfare, we’re thrilled to finally be … Continue reading →

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If you are new to the district this year, welcome from the ARHS PGO! If this is the first time you’re receiving the newsletter, here is the introduction we posted in our first issue on August 12: This newsletter is … Continue reading →

ARHS adopted the current block schedule last year. We have heard some questions from families about how this schedule works, so here are the basics: There are 4 regular blocks each day: A, B, C and D. At the end … Continue reading →

We would like to use the “Do You Know” feature this year to help answer questions families have about ARHS and to introduce you to people and resources at the school. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover … Continue reading →

Sept 5: Labor Day (no school) Home games:Aug 26: Varsity boys’ soccer vs HolyokeSept 1: Varsity boys’ golf vs NorthamptonSept 1: Varsity boys’ soccer vs FrontierSept 2: Varsity boys’ golf vs WareSept 2: Varsity football vs Smith Voke(See latest game … Continue reading →

In multiple sites on the grounds of the Hitchcock Center in Amherst, the Rainbow Players (RPs)- as Animals from Habitats across the Earth will host the HOME Sweet HOME Climate Action Community Festival and Obstacle Course for All Ages. We will guide humans through … Continue reading →

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Good Afternoon, On behalf of our administrative team, we are excited that another school year is about to begin, and we’re looking forward to working with you and your child(ren).  As a reminder, the first day of school is August … Continue reading →

(From an email 8/17)Dear ARPS Families: I hope the summer months have provided time for reflection, enjoyment, and renewal. As much as many of us have enjoyed the pace of summer, I am also excited for the coming school year.  … Continue reading →

Information about sports programs and competitions can be found on the Athletics website: Practice scheduleGame scheduleFall sports registration

Aug 19: Football practice startsAug 22: All other Fall sports practices startAug 22: Open house for new ARHS studentsAug 22: Optional schedule pick-up for returning studentsAug 24; First Day celebration (Kendrick Park)Aug. 25: First day of school (half day)Sept 5: … Continue reading →

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This newsletter is sent out every Friday morning to all the email addresses listed for parents/guardians of current ARHS students. You can also see the archived posts at the PGO website. The newsletter also posts to our Facebook page; if … Continue reading →

The first day of school at ARHS is a half day on Thursday, August 25. (Note that pre-K and kindergarten start on Aug. 30). There is an open house for new and 9th grade students on August 22 from 9am-12pm. … Continue reading →

Celebrate the start of the school year the evening before classes start! Meet your principals, see old and new friends, and enjoy free ice cream. This event will be 5-6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 24 at Kendrick Park in downtown … Continue reading →

Fall sports practice begins on August 19 for football and on August 22 for all other sports. If your student is planning to do a fall sport but has not yet signed up, please click here for registration information. There … Continue reading →

Aug 18: Fall Sports NightAug 19: Football practice startsAug 22: All other Fall sports practices startAug 22: Open house for new ARHS studentsAug 22: Optional schedule pick-up for returning studentsAug. 25: First day of school (half day)Sept 5: Labor Day … Continue reading →

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Who We Are: Parents and Guardians supporting teachers and students, building community. This year we are Susan Bellak, Joy Ifill, Ellen Lindsey, Jennifer Moyston, and Kate Queeney. As Ellen “graduates” from the PGO, we are looking to grow our ranks … Continue reading →

The ARHS PGO Newsletter will be on hiatus until roughly mid-August, when we will return with start-of-school announcements. You can still follow our Facebook page for any additional announcements that come in over summer vacation. If your student(s) graduated from … Continue reading →

Congratulations to all the ARHS student-athletes on a fantastic year! Click here to see a slideshow of ARHS senior athletes who will be continuing their athletic careers after high school. Good luck to the two ARHS track sprint medley relays … Continue reading →

Everyone is invited to Amherst’s Juneteenth celebration on the Town Common from 12-7 pm on June 19. Click here to see a flyer for the event.