Amherst Regional High School
21 Mattoon Street, Amherst MA 01002

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About Amherst Regional High School

Principal’s Journal

You are my 33nd graduating class. And, it’s true that, after all these years, I know what emotions to expect when graduation nears. The joy is a given. The promise and possibility you radiate keep people like me renewed. And I assume this is true for all career educators. We maintain our faith in the future as we annually watch young people like you replenish the planet.

But there is a flip side...an undercurrent of sadness that comes from the fact that, almost overnight, our paths will go from crossing daily to rarely, if ever again. You will head out and those of us back at school will, in your rear view mirrors, become smaller and ever smaller. Read more...

Latest News

From the District

  • See the latest episode of Voices from Our Schools on AmherstMedia featuring summer programs at ARHS.

  • Project Backpack 2013 is now actively underway and seeking donations from the community to reach our goal of 900 backpacks.  Find out how you can be a part of this initiative to help students start the school year with a new backpack filled with supplies.

  • The Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees invite input from the community for their annual evaluation of Superintendent Maria Geryk.  The superintendent is evaluated on four standards, and all feedback should be performance-based on those standards (available here).  Feedback should be emailed to Superintendent Evaluation Feedback and will be received by all members of the three School Committees. The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13th.

Important Phone Numbers

  • Main: (413) 362-1700
  • Fax: (413) 549-9704
  • School Cancellation Line: 362-1898
  • Athletic Events Cancellation Line: 362-1798
  • Absence Notification: 362-1718
  • ARHS classes meet from 7:45 am to 2:20 pm.

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