Junior Ava Guckian was hand-selected by Broadway actor and Tony Award winner Kristen Chenoweth to attend a boot camp alongside 60 talented youth actors this summer. Along with other teen actors from around the globe, Guckian participated in Chenoweth’s camp in Oklahoma for 10 days, where she was coached by Broadway professionals. While Chenoweth usually participates in coaching the camp, she wasn’t...

Senior Adrienne Li What are you currently working on? “Right now I am working on a life-sized portrait about what makes me who I am.” What are your goals for this year? “I hope to develop more techniques and explore new mediums. I want to see how other people create in the art world.” How long have you been creating art, and what has motivated you to continue such a high level of commitment? “I...

The recently formed Bible club, led by seniors Joshua Vandewater, Patrick Beshay and Erion Zaimi, works to help people find themselves and become more immersed in their faith through the Bible. Vandewater, Behsay and Zaimi held their first club meeting a week before Christmas, which is widely known as Jesus’s birthday, in 2023. Through multiple conversations, the seniors realized they wanted to...

New girls’ soccer coach and Physical Education teacher Chris Kirwan used his collegiate-level coaching experience to bring a new angle to the team.  Kirwan played soccer and served as a goalie coach at Becker College, and he coached the Worcester State women's soccer team for 13 seasons. He brought his former player Ashley Spellman to help him as his assistant coach at ARHS.  As a new coach,...

When “Little Shop of Horrors” hits the stage on Nov. 21, sophomore AJ Phaneuf is excited to take on the role of the male lead in the musical for his first time at ARHS. Since the first time Phaneuf acted in “Beauty and the Beast” in fourth grade, he has been a passionate actor, taking on various roles once or twice every year. Just last year, he played a Pilgrim Ancestor in the Algonquin...