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The AMSA Voice

Obligated to Truth

The AMSA Voice

Obligated to Truth

The AMSA Voice

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How worried should AMSA be about a fall in the rankings?

December 11, 2025

AMSA, which was No. 4 in the U.S. News and World Report’s Massachusetts Best High Schools rankings...

‘Shadow day’ allows teachers and administrators to see things from ‘the other side’

April 27, 2025

In February, AMSA teachers and administrators participated in "shadow day," during which they followed...

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It’s time to embrace the digital textbook revolution
Searching for the spirit in spirit week

Searching for the spirit in spirit week

February 2, 2025

Keira Manning: Happy New Year, Hailey! I know this is kind of old news, but after participating in our winter spirit week, it...

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State of the Union

“If the pandemic is transitory, inflation should also be transitory. [But] what ended up happening is that the pandemic has become persistent. And what we’ve seen is that inflation has been more persistent than we thought it would be.”

— Leo Feler, UCLA economist
On this day …
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Eagles win a thriller
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Quarterback Drake Maye has led the Patriots to the best record in the NFL.
The rest of the country needs to brace itself, because the Patriots seem to be back
By Emma O'Malley, Staff writer • December 11, 2025

The New England Patriots, at 11-2, currently share the best record in the NFL and would be the No. 2 seed in the AFC if the playoffs started today, an eye-popping difference from last season, when they finished 4-13. This type of quick turnaround is almost unheard of in the NFL, so what...

Pete Jones has served as AMSA's athletic director for the past nine years.
Athletic director Pete Jones leaves some big shoes to fill
By Hailey Rogers, Staff writer • June 14, 2025

AMSA Athletic Director Pete Jones is leaving AMSA after more than nine years to take the same role at Marlborough High School. Mr. Jones will...

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One government shutdown ended, another one looms, but what does it all mean?
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Taylor Swift's new album is a big misfire.
Listening to Taylor Swift’s new album is like staring at a beige wall
By Nick Lee, Photo editor • December 11, 2025

Pop icon Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in October. This marks the third album in a disappointing trilogy of albums she has released in the past three years. Inconsistent...

The bright lights of Broadway are shining mostly on the privileged few.
Broadway has priced out the average person, making it the domain of the wealthy
By Corina Ursache, Co-editor • June 14, 2025

The rising ticket prices of Broadway productions are quickly shutting out most of the public. Live theater has become more of a luxury commodity...

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With Stephen Balcher, senior

Five off-beat questions and answers with administrators, faculty, and students.

1. What would you try to cure if you invented a medicine for any ailment?
The flu that’s going around the United States, so nobody would need to take sick days off from school or work.

2. If you were a fruit or vegetable, what would you be and why?
Cauliflower at the grocery store. Nobody eats cauliflower, so I would have no fear of being eaten.

3. You and your best friend are being chased by a bear. How does the situation play out?
I let my best friend get attacked and run to safety and find help. I know how to escape in that type of situation from skills I learned being a Boy Scout. Plus, I run much faster than my best friend.

4. What is your favorite card in a standard deck?
Ace of spades, it rules the deck most games you play. To me, it looks like a shield, a symbol of strength.

5. You are a tree with the option on where to be planted. Where in the world would make you most happy to be placed?
In the White Mountains, because that’s where people like to hike. I’d be about halfway up the mountain, hopefully to see humans enjoying their time or overcoming the hard climb.

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