If I had to guess the leading cause of death in children and teens in our country, guns would not be at the top of my list. Childhood cancer, maybe, or car accidents, but certainly not firearms. Just in the year 2020, 4,368 minors were killed by guns. Living in a state with one of the lowest gun violence rates in the country, it came as a shock to me that guns posed such an enormous threat to people...

As of right now, girls and young women in Afghanistan are still being banned from school by the Taliban. Is there anything that the ARHS community can do to help them? Taliban authorities announced that female students, aged 12 to 19, would be allowed to attend school. However, on their first day of school, March 23, they were met with armed Taliban guards blocking them from entering the gates....

Despite an abrupt end to the season due to an opposing team forfeiting, the girls’ softball team finished their season on a high note with a win and a record of 5-15.  At the season-opening game, the team led a huge victory against North Middlesex with a final score of 14-13. “Our first game, we were down by seven runs and we ended up making a huge comeback and winning,” sophomore Tessa...

With a record of 0-4 as of the end of the season, according to senior co-captain Kareena Khurana, the girls’ rugby team stayed strong until the end.  What was your first impression of rugby when you started playing compared to now? “I had no knowledge in my freshman year when I started playing. There were definitely more upperclassmen. We lost 15 [graduates] last year, so this year the team...

Sophomore Sitan Zhan used his passion for badminton to achieve a sixth place nation-wide ranking. Prior to quarantine Zhan’s placement varied between sixth to tenth, with sixth being his personal best. Zhan plays in the National Badminton League under Boston Badminton in Westborough. When Zhan was an active player, he recalls the scoring being a result of his accumulated record. His impressive...