Voices from Our Schools

"Voices from Our Schools" is an Educational Round Table Discussion broadcast on Amherst Community Television (ACTV).  In each episode of the series, Superintendent Maria Geryk invites guests to talk about different facets of our school system.

We invite suggestions from parents, students, community members and faculty/staff for topics to be covered in the series. Ideas should be forwarded to Debbie Westmoreland at westmorelandd@arps.org.

Episode 40: Calvin Terrell

Date: 
May 8, 2013

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ARHS students Ramona East and Eric Gooden interview Calvin Terrell, warrior for peace and racial justice, during a recent visit to Amherst. Calvin Terrell will be the keynote speaker at the Minority Student Achievement Network national student conference in September 2013 hosted by the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools.

Episode 39: People of Color United at ARHS

Date: 
April 10, 2013

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ARHS student leaders Angela Ononibaku and Larenz Harris join host Kimberly Stender to discuss the mission and service initiatives of People of Color United (POCU) at Amherst Regional High School.

Episode 38: Latinos Unidos at ARHS

Date: 
March 19, 2013

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ARHS students Irma Marroquin and Karina Linares join host Kimberly Stender to discuss the Latinos Unidos group at ARHS.

Episode 37: Athletics at ARMS and ARHS

Date: 
February 27, 2013

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Guest Rich Ferro, Athletic Director, joins host Kimberly Stender to discuss the dynamic sports programs at ARHS and ARMS.

Episode 36: Amherst Lions Club and Leo Club

Date: 
February 13, 2013

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Guests Todd Cromack, Amherst Lions Club President, and Emma Jo Anderson, LEO Club President, join host Kimberly Stender to discuss programs and fundraisers which benefit the Amherst Public Schools and our community.

Episode 35: Student Services Office

Date: 
January 24, 2013

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Guest Dr. Faye Brady, Director of Student Services, discusses the many facets of her department with host Kimberly Stender.

Episode 34: Future Business Leaders of America

Date: 
January 9, 2013

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Missy Shea, ARHS Business Education Program Coordinator, and James Kirwan, Co-President of Future Business Leaders of America, join host Kimberly Stender in a highly informative conversation about business courses, internships and community outreach projects.

Episode 33: School Safety Special

Date: 
December 21, 2012

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In this special one hour episode, town safety officials John Musante, Scott Livingstone, and Tim Nelson join school administrators Maria Geryk, David Slovin, Faye Brady, Mike Morris and Mark Jackson to discuss school safety procedures.

Episode 32: Educator Evaluation Process

Date: 
December 19, 2012

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Guests Mike Morris, Director of Educator Evaluation and Data Analysis, and Doug Slaughter, Database Analyst, join host Kimberly Stender to discuss the district educator evaluation process.

Episode 31: Youth Action Coalition

Date: 
December 10, 2012

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Guests Stacey Lennart, Executive Director of Youth Action Coalition, and Katie Russavage, ARHS student and Board Member of Youth Action Coalition, join host Kimberly Stender to discuss how the dynamic Youth Action Coalition fuses student art with social justice in the greater Amherst community.