Monday, May 17, 2021

Monday, May 17, 2021

  • ARHS Students! Do you like Chipotle? And even more importantly, do you like supporting your classmates and your school? Well now is the time to do something. Monday the 24th, the Class of 2022 is collaborating with the Chipotle at 334 Russell St in Hadley. From 4-8 pm, one third of the proceeds from your order will go to the Class of 2022! By showing them the flyer in person or by using the online order code of "962AXZ4". Please come out and show your support!
             



                                  
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Friday, May 14, 2021

  • Taylor Rapp is a free safety for NFL football team Los Angeles Rams. Rapp was born December 22, 1997 to a Chinese mother and white father. He grew up in Bellingham, Washington with his older brother and they played football, baseball, and ran track. As one of the only Asian-American students in a majority white environment, he was racially taunted and mocked for his Chinese ethnicity. He was frequently overlooked by recruiters and had coaches trained not to develop Rapp as a player. "It was hard to get recruited. I felt like I didn't look like a typical football player to college coaches, you don't see a lot of football players who are Asian." Nevertheless, Rapp was recruited for University of Washington and played three seasons there before being the fifth safety drafted in 2019 (61st overall). In the second round of the draft, the Rams selected him and he played 15 games and recorded 100 tackles his rookie season. Recently, with the increased violence and hate towards Asian-Americans, Rapp joined a growing group of Asian-American athletes who are supporting their community and standing up to anti-Asian hate. He started his NFT (non-fungible token) collection and will donate much of the proceedings to the #StopAsianHate Go Fund Me campaign. - Written by Ava Polak for the International Student Club AAPI Heritage Month celebration
  • For in-person students: Take out your phone right now and disconnect it from the school wifi.  Individual student phones are bogging down the school wifi and having an impact on the classes throughout the building.  Please do this every day just before A period.  
  • Everyone parking on campus should have a parking permit.
    Staff, please go to the main office for staff permits.
    Students, please go to the Deans Office, RM# 168 to submit a parking permit application to receive your permit. Student parking permits are free through the end of this semester.
    Staff parking areas include the first 4 rows denoted by the yellow lines in the main parking lot in the front of the school. Student parking are the rows behind staff parking denoted by the white lines. A Staff parking lot is also adjacent to the back gym. The parking spaces adjacent to the Maintenance Dept. are assigned to specific staff. Please do not park there unless you have been assigned a space. Please do not park in Visitor Parking.                                   
  • Between May 11th and May 21st, for any and all students new to ARHS, including 9th graders, or ANY student looking to mix it up and reach out to find new faces to have lunch with, come to the courtyard! Each day a counselor will be there to have a relaxing and fun lunch and connect with students. This is a great time and space to meet new people and or get to know them in new ways. Come join us! 
    Note: The courtyard is the outside area across from the cafeteria (not the side parking lot, the other side of the cafe).                              



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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Thursday, May 13, 2021

  • Yuji Ichioka was a Japanese American historian and civil rights activist born June 23, 1936, in San Francisco, California. Ichioka experienced racism against Asians in America starting from a very young age when he and his family were forced into an internment camp in Utah during World War II. After being released, his family returned to California, where Ichioka finished his education with a Bachelor’s degree in history at UCLA in 1962, and a Master’s in Asian Studies at UC Berkeley in 1968. Ichioka and his wife, Emma Gee, are credited with coining the term “Asian American,” and founding the Asian American Political Alliance to unite Asian Americans and push for social and political justice. In 1989, he won the U.S. History Book Award of the National Association for Asian American Studies with his book Issei: The World of the First Generation Japanese Immigrants, 1885-1924. Ichioka also worked to incorporate the culture, history and contributions of Asian Americans into the American education system, serving as the first course professor, associate director and later senior researcher of Asian American Studies at UCLA from 1969 until his passing in 2002. - Written by Alice Crawford-Muscat for the International Students Club AAPI Heritage Month celebration
  • For in-person students: Take out your phone right now and disconnect it from the school wifi.  Individual student phones are bogging down the school wifi and having an impact on the classes throughout the building.  Please do this every day just before A period.  
  • Everyone parking on campus should have a parking permit.
    Staff, please go to the main office for staff permits.
    Students, please go to the Deans Office, RM# 168 to submit a parking permit application to receive your permit. Student parking permits are free through the end of this semester.

    Staff parking areas include the first 4 rows denoted by the yellow lines in the main parking lot in the front of the school. Student parking are the rows behind staff parking denoted by the white lines. A Staff parking lot is also adjacent to the back gym. The parking spaces adjacent to the Maintenance Dept. are assigned to specific staff. Please do not park there unless you have been assigned a space. Please do not park in Visitor Parking.      
  • Are you interested in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the return to “normalcy”? Do you want to learn more about equity, or inequity, in vaccine distribution around the world? This Friday, May 14, at 2:30pm the ARHS Schools For Africa Club will be hosting a short informational presentation and discussion on these topics and how they pertain to our club. Newcomers are welcome! Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/lookup/edmw2qd5f2?authuser=1&hs=179
    Contact club leader Sierra Triozzi for any questions.                                      
  • Between May 11th and May 21st, for any and all students new to ARHS, including 9th graders, or ANY student looking to mix it up and reach out to find new faces to have lunch with, come to the courtyard! Each day a counselor will be there to have a relaxing and fun lunch and connect with students. This is a great time and space to meet new people and or get to know them in new ways. Come join us! 
    Note: The courtyard is the outside area across from the cafeteria (not the side parking lot, the other side of the cafe).         



















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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

  • ChloĆ© Zhao is a Chinese-American film director. She is known for her independent films and recently won an Oscar for Best Director for her movie Nomadland. Zhao is the first woman of color (and the second woman ever) to receive this award. In the past few years she has gone from being obscure to one of the most sought after directors in Hollywood. Zhao was born in China and attended school in the UK and US. After seeing how romanticised America was on screen, Zhao initially studied political science at Mount Holyoke College. College ended up steering Zhao away from politics and more towards people’s stories. Zhao decided to go to NYU to pursue filmmaking. ChloĆ© Zhao uses knowledge of policy and passion for learning people’s stories to share underrepresented voices in her movies. She is finally receiving the recognition she deserves. - Written by Delia Clotfelter for the International Students’ Club celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
  • Everyone parking on campus should have a parking permit.
    Staff, please go to the main office for staff permits.
    Students, please go to the Deans Office, RM# 168 to submit a parking permit application to receive your permit. Student parking permits are free through the end of this semester.

    Staff parking areas include the first 4 rows denoted by the yellow lines in the main parking lot in the front of the school. Student parking are the rows behind staff parking denoted by the white lines. A Staff parking lot is also adjacent to the back gym. The parking spaces adjacent to the Maintenance Dept. are assigned to specific staff. Please do not park there unless you have been assigned a space. Please do not park in Visitor Parking.
  • Hello ARHS! Spikeball Tournament this Wednesday (5/12) @ 12:30 on the football field! $10 fee per team. Contact Tulsi Patel or Griffin Jones to sign up! See you there!
  • Mr. Moriarty's Tuesday afternoon Tai Chi class for faculty and staff only meets 3:45--4:45 in room 163. All faculty and staff are welcome.

  • What: Youth Leadership Opportunity (See attached flyer)


    Why: We would love to eventually co-create some way in which youth in the county can share resources, opportunities, training, workshops, and generally collaborate in order to strengthen youth power in the region.


    When: This first meeting will take place on either 5/25, 5/26, or 5/27 depending on the availability of those who want to attend.


    Where: A Zoom invitation will be sent by the end of this week. Please send this form to the young people you know so they can fill out their availability in order for us to schedule this meeting at a time that accommodates the schedules of both young people and adults.                                                                
  • Between May 11th and May 21st, for any and all students new to ARHS, including 9th graders, or ANY student looking to mix it up and reach out to find new faces to have lunch with, come to the courtyard! Each day a counselor will be there to have a relaxing and fun lunch and connect with students. This is a great time and space to meet new people and or get to know them in new ways. Come join us! 
    Note: The courtyard is the outside area across from the cafeteria (not the side parking lot, the other side of the cafe). 
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  • SAVE the DATE! Want to end off the week with a vintage movie? Come to the French Club movie night on Friday, May 21 at 7:00 pm! We will be showing a movie called "The Earrings of Madame De..." A film from 1954 that follows a pair of earrings as they change hands during a series of betrayals and romances. The movie is in French, but will have English subtitles. All are welcome!  And attendance is not limited to the ARHS community, feel free to tell friends and family about it!  Here is the meet link: 
    https://meet.google.com/lookup/efzliezbma

    Please contact Milena Sedrakyan or Ms CissĆ© for any questions



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Monday, May 10, 2021

Monday, May 10, 2021

  • Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu is a Chinese-American physicist who is often regarded as the “First Lady of Physics” and the “Queen of Nuclear Research” for her work in the field of nuclear physics. She was born on May 31, 1912, in a small town near Shanghai, China. Although it was uncommon for many girls at the time, Wu attended a school started by her father, and in 1934, she graduated at the top of her class with a degree in physics from National Central University, in Nanjing, China. In 1936, she immigrated to the U.S. and received her Ph.D from UC Berkeley. She briefly taught at Smith College and Princeton University before she accepted a position at Columbia University and joined the Manhattan Project. Wu earned many accolades for her discoveries and contributions, such as confirming Enrico Fermi’s beta decay theory and disproving the law of conservation of parity for beta decay. Outside of her research, she advocated for gender equality in the science fields, and today, she remains an inspiration for young women and Asian-Americans. -Written by Elaine Wu for the International Students Club AAPI Heritage Month Celebration

  • B-Period Physics wishes Ahanu Youngblood a very happy 18th birthday!!! šŸŽ‰šŸ„³

  • SAVE the DATE! Want to end off the week with a vintage movie? Come to the French Club movie night on Friday, May 21 at 7:00 pm! We will be showing a movie called "The Earrings of Madame De..." A film from 1954 that follows a pair of earrings as they change hands during a series of betrayals and romances. The movie is in French, but will have English subtitles. All are welcome!  And attendance is not limited to the ARHS community, feel free to tell friends and family about it!  Here is the meet link: 
    https://meet.google.com/lookup/efzliezbma

    Please contact Milena Sedrakyan or Ms CissĆ© for any questions







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Friday, May 7, 2021

Friday, May 7, 2021

  • Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese-American activist who dedicated her life to social change and civil rights in the black, Latino, Native American and Asia-American communities. Kochiyama was born May 19, 1921, in a small town south of Los Angeles. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she and her family were forcibly relocated to internment camps along with tens of thousands of other Japanese-Americans. In the 1980s, she pushed for reparations and a formal government apology to Japanese-Americans through the Civil Liberties Act. In addition to advocating for compensation for Japanese American incarceration, she was also involved in anti-imperialist and anti-Vietnam War protests, labor organizing, and supported the development of Ethnic Studies programs. - Written by Allison Houn for the International Students Club AAPI Heritage Month Celebration

  • The Environmental Action Club’s tree planting event has finally been wrapped up.  Thank you to the people who volunteered and bought trees for the Tree-Plenish planting event!  It would not have been possible without all your work!  At the end of the event, we sold 216 trees.  Again, thank you for participating and/or buying trees for this event!

  • Miss Garrity is seeking reliable, hardworking students to do a Community Service ALP for the Yearbook next year!

    ALP students would be responsible for:

    • Photographing the community with a focus on trying to get candid shots of every person in the school

    • Learning how to edit photos in Photoshop

    • Learning how to use the Picaboo software

    • Creating backgrounds and collage layouts

    • Homework would include attending and photographing events, performances, etc.

    To express interest, please email Miss Garrity at garrityc@arps.org with your reason for wanting to take this course and a brief recommendation from a guidance counselor or a teacher with whom you have taken a class in photography, graphic design, journalism, or other related course. The nature of this ALP requires students to work independently, be quiet and respectful when photographing classes, and be non-discriminatory in the process of taking photos.


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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

  • Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor who has starred in many Bollywood films from the 1990s until now. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, and beginning a master’s degree in mass communications, he dropped out of school to pursue a career in acting. In 2005 Khan was presented the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards. By 2012 he had won 15 Filmfare Awards in various capacities, mainly for best actor. Shah Rukh Khan quickly grew to fame in India and later around the world. He is an icon for Indian people all around the world and has used his fame to become a philanthropist. - Written by Mira Setty-Charity for the International Student Club's Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) celebration. Next up: Chloe Zhao.

  • It's Wellness Wednesday.. on Thursday?!!

    Today's tip is: Be Compassionate towards yourself!

    Yep. The Wednesday Wellness tip is coming to you today on Thursday because, well,  we forgot to get it in on time. Can you relate? Perhaps you've missed a deadline? Forgotten an important meeting or activity? Failed at something?  We've all done it or been there. How does that feel? What's it like for you?  It can be easy to get down on yourself and even start to feel negative and let that negativity start taking over. When that starts to happen, there are ways we can disrupt it. Compassion is one tool. 

    Finding ways to have compassion towards yourself is essential! What is compassion? Being kind, having empathy, being thoughtful,  patient. These are adjectives that come to mind as we define compassion. 
    How can you do this? It can be as simple as using self talk or a mantra to yourself like "I'm doing the best I can" or "well that wasn't so great and I can figure out my way through this" or taking a minute to do something that brings you joy, helps you laugh or helps you find patience or calm. Some people call a supportive or compassionate friend or do something nice for someone else. 

    What ways can you find compassion for yourself? Write them down, practice one today!

  • The Environmental Action Club’s tree planting event has finally been wrapped up.  Thank you to the people who volunteered and bought trees for the Tree-Plenish planting event!  It would not have been possible without all your work!  At the end of the event, we sold 216 trees.  Again, thank you for participating and/or buying trees for this event!

  • Miss Garrity is seeking reliable, hardworking students to do a Community Service ALP for the Yearbook next year!


    ALP students would be responsible for:

    • Photographing the community with a focus on trying to get candid shots of every person in the school

    • Learning how to edit photos in Photoshop

    • Learning how to use the Picaboo software

    • Creating backgrounds and collage layouts

    • Homework would include attending and photographing events, performances, etc.

    To express interest, please email Miss Garrity at garrityc@arps.org with your reason for wanting to take this course and a brief recommendation from a guidance counselor or a teacher with whom you have taken a class in photography, graphic design, journalism, or other related course. The nature of this ALP requires students to work independently, be quiet and respectful when photographing classes, and be non-discriminatory in the process of taking photos.

  • Juniors! Don't sleep. Schedule your Life After ARHS Meeting with Ms. Cuffee-Gray. This is where the fun starts...Here are the links - 
    Junior Life After ARHS - https://calendly.com/cuffee-grayd/junior-college-planning-meeting 
    First Gen Fridays - https://calendly.com/cuffee-grayd/first-gen-fridays-life-after-arhs-junior-meet
  • The Deadline for the Anti-Racist Art Project submission has been extended to Friday, May 7th. Please do not hesitate to contact Erin Edinson (edinsone1@arps.org) with any questions you may. We encourage any and all student engagement and want to remind that we are accepting both artwork and photography for this project! 







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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  • May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Each morning, the International Students Club will be highlighting a different Asian-American or Pacific Islander to celebrate the contributions AAPI people make every day to our country and world.

    Naomi Osaka is the first Asian tennis player to hold top ranking in singles and is the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title. She was born October 16, 1997, in Osaka City, Japan, to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother. When she was three, her family moved to the US and she began playing tennis. Her father was especially encouraging in her effort to become an elite player, coaching and helping her train every day. Naomi was only sixteen when she turned pro in 2013, and in 2016, she was selected as "Newcomer of the Year" by the Women's Tennis Association. Osaka then triumphed at the U.S. Open in September 2018, making her the first Japanese player to nab a Grand Slam title. Osaka scored her second grand slam title at the Australian Open in 2019 and became the first Asian across genders to briefly hold the No 1 spot.

    (Presented by Rebekah Hong from International Students Club for AAPI Heritage Month)
  • Students driving to school, please remember to register your car. There are no parking fees this year. You can pick up a registration form in the Dean's Office RM#168 or the Main Office.
  • ARHS Senior Athletes, 
     I’m hoping to publish a senior athletic showcase section in the newsletter at the end of this year. I am looking for student-athletes who plan to attend college next year and continue to participate in athletics. If you are one of them, can you please send me what school you are attending next year, along with your major and an action photo of you playing that sport that would be great. Please send information and photos to Ms. Stewart's email. Stewartv@arps.org 
  • The 36th Annual Student-Written Play Festival is here!

    This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00, come to the high school for a special all-outdoor pandemic edition of the Theater Company's longest-running tradition!  Featuring plays by over a dozen ARHS playwrights and a cast of nearly 30 actors, our show will be performed outside at ARHS in a special, intimate staging.  Tickets are first-come, first-served, so don't delay!  All ticket purchases must be made in advance so that we can plan for safe seating for all guests.  

    Get your tickets here: bit.ly/arhssw21tickets

    Got a question?  Check in with Sylvie Cove (coves@arps.org) or Mr. Bechtold for details (bechtolj@arps.org).
  • Schuman Scholarship applications open

    The Joan E. Schuman Scholarship Fund was established to provide one or more one-time scholarships each year to special education students (with an IEP) graduating from schools in Franklin or Hampshire County, and moving on to a two-year or four-year higher education institution.

    CES is seeking applicants for this year's Schuman Scholarship. The Scholarship is a one-time award of $500 toward educational costs or tuition at a 2 or 4-year higher education institution. Visit our website to learn more about the scholarship and application process.
    Applications must be postmarked, emailed or submitted online by May 17th, 2021. Recipient(s) of this year's award(s) will be notified in early June. 
  • The Deadline for the Anti-Racist Art Project submission has been extended to Friday, May 7th. Please do not hesitate to contact Erin Edinson (edinsone1@arps.org) with any questions you may. We encourage any and all student engagement and want to remind that we are accepting both artwork and photography for this project! 




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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  • ARHS Senior Athletes, 
     I’m hoping to publish a senior athletic showcase section in the newsletter at the end of this year. I am looking for student-athletes who plan to attend college next year and continue to participate in athletics. If you are one of them, can you please send me what school you are attending next year, along with your major and an action photo of you playing that sport that would be great. Please send information and photos to Ms. Stewart's email. Stewartv@arps.org 
  • The 36th Annual Student-Written Play Festival is here!

    This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00, come to the high school for a special all-outdoor pandemic edition of the Theater Company's longest-running tradition!  Featuring plays by over a dozen ARHS playwrights and a cast of nearly 30 actors, our show will be performed outside at ARHS in a special, intimate staging.  Tickets are first-come, first-served, so don't delay!  All ticket purchases must be made in advance so that we can plan for safe seating for all guests.  

    Get your tickets here: bit.ly/arhssw21tickets

    Got a question?  Check in with Sylvie Cove (coves@arps.org) or Mr. Bechtold for details (bechtolj@arps.org).
  • Schuman Scholarship applications open

    The Joan E. Schuman Scholarship Fund was established to provide one or more one-time scholarships each year to special education students (with an IEP) graduating from schools in Franklin or Hampshire County, and moving on to a two-year or four-year higher education institution.

    CES is seeking applicants for this year's Schuman Scholarship. The Scholarship is a one-time award of $500 toward educational costs or tuition at a 2 or 4-year higher education institution. Visit our website to learn more about the scholarship and application process.
    Applications must be postmarked, emailed or submitted online by May 17th, 2021. Recipient(s) of this year's award(s) will be notified in early June. 
  • India is currently facing a massive COVID crisis with a new strain that is killing many, with India logging global daily records of over 300,000 cases for the last five days. People are fighting to get ventilators and hospital beds and are forced to sell their belongings just to have a chance at surviving COVID. The International Students Club will be meeting this Tuesday at 3 pm to start working on fundraising projects to be able to donate money to groups that are helping in India. If you would like to learn more about this humanitarian crisis and/or would like to attend our meeting, please email Mira (setty-charityma@arps.org) or Rebekah (hongr@arps.org) to get the Google Meet link. We hope to see you there!
  • Women's Rights Club is collecting stories of sexual or verbal harassment that students at ARHS have experienced within our community. To emphasize the incredible importance of consent and anti-harassment education, and to show that Amherst is not exempt from issues of sexual harassment, we will use these stories in our Consent 101 video that will be shown in classes during late May.

    These stories will be completely anonymous (no emails collected), and can range from cat-calling and crude comments to detailed, personal experiences, as much as you're comfortable. Fill out the anonymous form here: https://forms.gle/SxKQhfi9EFbGnfSc9
  • The Deadline for the Anti-Racist Art Project submission has been extended to Friday, May 7th. Please do not hesitate to contact Erin Edinson (edinsone1@arps.org) with any questions you may. We encourage any and all student engagement and want to remind that we are accepting both artwork and photography for this project! 



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