- Amherst Regional High School
- 21 Mattoon Street
- Amherst, MA 01002
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(413) 362-1700
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Principal: Mark Jackson
Clubs and Activities
Student Activities Director: Stacy Foulis
See current club announcements.
ANIME CLUB
- Advisor: Ben Sasson
AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS
- Advisor: Ms. Foulis, Room 217
BEST BUDDIES
- Enhance the lives of others through one-to-one friendships: bike-riding, camping, movies and more! Commitment: One year
- Meetings:Room 146
- Advisor: Mr. Sarr, 146
CABARET
- Advisor: Ms. Cooper
CHINESE CLUB
- Meetings:Room 151
- Advisor: Ms. Yan
CLASS OF 2013
- Plan class fundraisers and events!
- Advisor: Annie Paradis
CLASS OF 2014
- Plan class fundraisers and events!
- Advisors: Marcia Zutautas; Mareatha Wallace-Phillips
CLASS OF 2015
- Plan activities and fundraisers for your class!
- Advisors: Christine Sonnhalter; Mary Catherine Mukimba
CLASS OF 2016
- Plan class fundraisers and events!
- Advisor:
COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB
- Come and join this group if you are interested in working with projects to support the local communities.
- Advisor: Ms. Iverson
DANCE THEATER ENSEMBLE
- Empower and honor your authentic voice by creating historic, mind-expanding presentations.
- Meetings:Every DayLGI
- Advisor: Ms. Vernon
DEBATE TEAM
- Advisor: Ms. Browne
DRAWING CLUB
- Advisor: Mr. Sears
ENGINEERING CLUB
- Advisor: Mr. Olson
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CLUB
- Have fun protecting rainforest, cleaning rivers, selling mudpies and influencing government.
- Website:www.arps.org/hs/clubs/EnvironmentalActionClub/home.html
- Advisor: Mr. Fownes
FRENCH CLUB
- Advisor: Ms. Cisse, Room 147
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
- Use art, computers, communications, math and leadership in real-world situations and conferences!
- Meetings:Room 143
- Events: ARHS Store, Leadership Conference, Service
- Website:www.arps.org/hs/Clubs/FBLA/
- Advisor: Ms. Shea, Room 143
GSA (GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE)
- We are a group for any straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning student who wants to make ARHS a safe, fun environment for all.
- Meetings:Monday at 3:00pmRoom 175
- Advisor: Ms. Barber-Just
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLUB
- Get to know each other in a relaxed setting: listen and dance to music, cook, hike--U.S. students join too!
- Meetings:Thursday at 3:00pmRoom 321
- Events: Thanksgiving celebration, field trips
- Website:www.arps.org/hs/Clubs/InternationalStudents/index.html
- Advisor: Ms. Snowdon
JETS TESTS OF ENGINEERING APTITUDE, MATH AND SCIENCE
- Participate as a group in engineering problem competitions, applying math, physics, chemistry and biology to real-world problems.
- Website:www.arps.org/users/hs/blaunerp/JETS.html
- Advisor: Ms. Blauner, Room 218
LATINOS UNIDOS
- Advisors: Mr. Alvarez, Room 215; Ms. Abbott
LITERARY MAGAZINE
- To produce a vital literary magazine that represents all of the students in the high school.
- Meetings:Room 169
- Advisor: Ms. Reich
MATH TEAM
- Have fun with mathematics! As a group, tackle difficult problems, develop useful skills and compete at meets.
- Advisor:
MODEL UN
- A club to introduce students to international issues and decision-making using UN protocol.
- Meetings:Room 217
- Advisor: Ms. Foulis, Room 217
MUSICAL
- Present a full-scale music theater production involving about 150 actors, dancers, singers, musicians, costume-makers and set-builders.
- Meetings:Every Day during January, February, MarchAuditorium
- Advisor: Mr. Bechtold, Room 167
MUSICAL-SET CREW
- Design, build and paint sets.
- Meetings: during January,February,MarchAuditorium
- Advisor: Mr. Thomas
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
- Advisor: Ms. Kathy McCarthy
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES
- Advisor: Oumy Cisse
OUTING CLUB
- Have fun in the great outdoors: climb, hike, cave, bike, canoe, snowshoe. where the wind takes you!
- Meetings:Room 225
- Events: 4-day canoe trip: Lake George
- Website:www.arps.org/users/hs/kropfa/OCSLWebsite/
- Advisor: Mr. Kropf
P.O.C.U.: PEOPLE OF COLOR UNITED
- People Of Color United engages in and promotes community service, leadership development, education, empowerment, social justice, and respect and appreciation for cultural diversity in our school and global community.
- Meetings:Room 117
- Events: Kwanzaa, Black History Month, MLK Breakfast
- Advisors: Ms. Haygood; Ms. Custard
PRISM
- Meetings:M, Tu, W, ThRooms 133 and 135
- Website:www.arps.org/hs/Clubs/PRISM/
- Advisor: Ms. Candito, Room 201b
SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA
- Advisor: Mr. Sarr, Room 146
SCIENCE CLUB
- Struggling with your science homework? Ever wanted to learn how to turn pennies gold? Come to the Science Club to satisfy all your science-related curiosities! We’ve got experiments, demonstrations, videos, and plenty of nerdy jokes.
- Meetings:Friday at 3 pm
- Advisor: Dr. Palmer
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM
- Advisor: Kathy McCarthy
STAND
- Students taking action now against Darfur is a group of students meeting weekly to raise money and awareness of the crisis facing Darfur.
- Meetings:Friday
- Advisor: Ms. Cisse
STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET
- Website:www.arps.org/hs/Clubs/Tibetan/index.htm
- Advisor: Mr. O’Connor
SURVIVAL LIVING
- Survival Living class meets after school in room 225 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting 1/5/10. Campouts will be held on February 5-6, April 9-11, and May 28-31. Admission to the class is by application, see Mr. Kropf for details, or visit the class
- Advisor: Mr. Kropf, Room 225
THE GRAPHIC
- Get involved in all aspects of producing the school newspaper: articles, layout, ads and distribution.
- Meetings:Room 171
- Advisor: Mr. Herland, Room 167
THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS CLUB
- Meetings:Room 164
- Advisor: Mr. Levy
THEATER COMPANY
- Build, light, and perform in plays directed by Mr. Bechtold. Productions include short, full-length and student-written plays.
- Advisor: Mr. Bechtold, Room 167
VIDEO GAME CLUB
- Meetings:Thursday
- Advisor: Ms. Peterson