Amherst-Pelham Regional School District (ARPS) is a school district in Massachusetts which includes the towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury, though the elementary schools of the latter two towns are not part of the district. It includes four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.
Schools
Fort River Elementary School
Fort River Elementary School is located at 70 South East Street in Amherst. As of 2014, the current principal is Bobbie Finocchio.
Crocker Farm Elementary School
Crocker Farm Elementary School is located at 280 West Street in Amherst. As of 2010, the current principal is Derek Shea.
Pelham Elementary School
Pelham Elementary School is located at 45 Amherst Road in Pelham. As of 2010, the current principal is Lisa Desjarlais.
Wildwood Elementary School
Wildwood Elementary School is located at 71 Strong Street in Amherst. As of 2010, the current principal is Nick Yaffe.
Amherst Regional Middle School
Amherst Regional Middle School, located at 170 Chestnut Street in Amherst, includes students in grades 7 and 8 from all four towns in the district. The current principal is Marisa Mendonsa.
A middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) is a school for students older than elementary school, but not yet in high school. The ages covered varies between, and sometimes within, countries.
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, middle school consists of grades 6, 7 and 8.
Algeria
In Algeria, a middle school includes grades 6 through 10, consisting of students from ages 10 or 11 to 15.
As an alternate to the middle school model, some secondary schools divided their grades into "junior high school" (years 7 to 8) and "senior high school" (years 9, 10, 11, and 12.)
In 1996 and 1997, a national conference met to develop what became known as the National Middle Schooling Project, which aimed to develop a common Australian view of
In Nigeria, secondary school is for children from ages 10 to 15. Secondary education is divided into two parts: the junior and senior secondary education. The junior secondary education which takes in ages 10-12 is pre-vocational and academic in scope. Most courses are compulsory, except religious and language courses (electives). For students to continue into senior secondary school, they have to make passing grades in the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations. In senior secondary school which now consists of ages 13-15, students are allowed to choose which areas to concentrate on, be it science, arts, commerce, or technical studies. All students have to sit for a Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), of which there are two: the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council SSCE. Students must pass this before being admitted into any university.
Adam Pally as Mr. Teller, Rafe's favorite teacher.
Production
On August 4, 2015, it was announced that Steve Carr would next direct the film adaptation of the 2011 novel Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life written by James Patterson, and the script was written by Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer.Griffin Gluck would play the lead role as Rafe Khatchadorian, a student at Hills Village Middle School. Leopoldo Gout and Bill Robinson would produce the film along with CBS Films which would also handle the international sales, with Lionsgate handling the distribution. On November 12, 2015, more cast announced for the film, whose script was also written by Kara Holden, and it was announced that Patterson would co-finance the film through his James Patterson Entertainment along with Participant Media and CBS Films.
Rally outside Amherst Regional Middle School on Friday, July 28 in support of LGBTQ+ students
Protesters gather on Friday, July 28 to demonstrate outside of Amherst Regional Middle School for a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students. Video by Juliet Schulman-Hall.
published: 28 Jul 2023
Committee meeting discusses next steps for interim superintendent of Amherst Regional Public Schools
Several calls for change and transparency were made during an Amherst Regional Public School Committee meeting Tuesday evening, after several school staff were accused of transphobia and not reporting anti-LGBTQ+ bullying.
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published: 17 May 2023
Title IX investigation at Amherst school leads to 3 staff members placed on leave
There’s fallout from a Title IX investigation as three Amherst Regional Middle School staff members are placed on administrative leave after people spoke out.
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Parents complain about guest speaker scaring students
Parents of students at Amherst Regional Middle School are complaining about a speaker the school brought in.
published: 06 Oct 2014
Amherst middle school teacher raps to teach
Michael Lawrence-Riddell writes rap to help his seventh graders better understand the novels they read.
published: 25 May 2017
Amherst Pelham Regional School District continues superintendent search amid lawsuit
New developments out of Amherst as the Amherst Pelham Regional School District continues to struggle amid multiple allegations.
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published: 26 Apr 2024
Amherst Regional School Committee: May 16, 2023
published: 17 May 2023
Newly appointed Amherst principal claims community works against people of color
An newly named principal for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District will be exploring legal options to clear her name after being accused of traumatizing a transgender student.
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published: 13 Jan 2024
Amherst Regional School Committee: April 25, 2023
published: 26 Apr 2023
Hate crime investigation at Amherst Regional H.S.
The principal of Amherst Regional High School says that police are considering an incident that happened at school on Thursday to be a hate crime.
Protesters gather on Friday, July 28 to demonstrate outside of Amherst Regional Middle School for a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students. Video by Juliet Schulma...
Protesters gather on Friday, July 28 to demonstrate outside of Amherst Regional Middle School for a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students. Video by Juliet Schulman-Hall.
Protesters gather on Friday, July 28 to demonstrate outside of Amherst Regional Middle School for a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students. Video by Juliet Schulman-Hall.
Several calls for change and transparency were made during an Amherst Regional Public School Committee meeting Tuesday evening, after several school staff were ...
Several calls for change and transparency were made during an Amherst Regional Public School Committee meeting Tuesday evening, after several school staff were accused of transphobia and not reporting anti-LGBTQ+ bullying.
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There’s fallout from a Title IX investigation as three Amherst Regional Middle School staff members are placed on administrative leave after people spoke out.
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There’s fallout from a Title IX investigation as three Amherst Regional Middle School staff members are placed on administrative leave after people spoke out.
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There’s fallout from a Title IX investigation as three Amherst Regional Middle School staff members are placed on administrative leave after people spoke out.
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New developments out of Amherst as the Amherst Pelham Regional School District continues to struggle amid multiple allegations.
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New developments out of Amherst as the Amherst Pelham Regional School District continues to struggle amid multiple allegations.
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An newly named principal for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District will be exploring legal options to clear her name after being accused of traumatizing a...
An newly named principal for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District will be exploring legal options to clear her name after being accused of traumatizing a transgender student.
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Protesters gather on Friday, July 28 to demonstrate outside of Amherst Regional Middle School for a rally in support of LGBTQ+ students. Video by Juliet Schulman-Hall.
Several calls for change and transparency were made during an Amherst Regional Public School Committee meeting Tuesday evening, after several school staff were accused of transphobia and not reporting anti-LGBTQ+ bullying.
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Amherst-Pelham Regional School District (ARPS) is a school district in Massachusetts which includes the towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury, though the elementary schools of the latter two towns are not part of the district. It includes four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.
Schools
Fort River Elementary School
Fort River Elementary School is located at 70 South East Street in Amherst. As of 2014, the current principal is Bobbie Finocchio.
Crocker Farm Elementary School
Crocker Farm Elementary School is located at 280 West Street in Amherst. As of 2010, the current principal is Derek Shea.
Pelham Elementary School
Pelham Elementary School is located at 45 Amherst Road in Pelham. As of 2010, the current principal is Lisa Desjarlais.
Wildwood Elementary School
Wildwood Elementary School is located at 71 Strong Street in Amherst. As of 2010, the current principal is Nick Yaffe.
Amherst Regional Middle School
Amherst Regional Middle School, located at 170 Chestnut Street in Amherst, includes students in grades 7 and 8 from all four towns in the district. The current principal is Marisa Mendonsa.
We wholeheartedly support Amherst-Pelham RegionalSchoolDistrict Superintendent Xiamara Herman’s proposal to close the middle school and have the district’s seventh and eighth graders taught in the high school building.We have it on excellent... .
AMHERST — The idea of moving seventh and eighth graders to AmherstRegionalHighSchool, potentially turning the Amherst Regional Middle School building into an innovation center, is being greeted with cautious optimism by members of the Regional... .
AmherstRegionalMiddleSchool has been accused of fostering a 'culture of fear and intimidation' amid the toxic identity politics war ... Amherst Regional Middle School has been plunged into chaos after ...
Ben Herrington, a former member of the school committee at AmherstRegionalMiddleSchool (ARMS) said of Amherst, "Amherst is a town that loves to bill itself as being a woketopia.