The statement that walkouts will help accomplish the goal to ¨demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship¨ is partially true. These national walkouts across the country´s high schools are very important and are only the beginning of…
Month: March 2018
Guest Editorial by Andrew Ott: Educate Ourselves in Facts to Support Our Emotions About School Safety
“Since mankind’s dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We’ve seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.” – Alan Moore, V For Vendetta. In…
March 14th Walkout Reflects Mix of Student Views
Students participating in the March 14th walkout found themselves considering a few points of view. Connor Pappas, joined by senior Rocco Gullippe, displayed a “Don’t Tread On Me” flag while wearing NRA t-shirts to voice their view that tighter gun control is not the answer to the problem of school shootings. “I’m doing this…
Spring Begins With Winter Storm, Cancellation, Students Keep Monday Off
Softball and track practice were canceled as a winter snowstorm blanketed the skies on the first day of spring, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The next morning, the district followed over one hundred other local districts and first delayed before canceling school due to this winter storm. With just three school days left until Spring Break, students…
District Supports March 14th Walkout While Sending Edline Message About Safety
Following last month’s shooting in Parkland, Florida, a renewed sense of caution is present in the district. On February 27, Dr. Ralston sent a message to parents restating Avonworth’s commitment to safety. Within the message, he also addressed the district’s position on the March 14th walkout. Ralston stated “it is important that we recognize that…
Avonews Online Staff Survives March Madness
“Everybody’s brackets busted,” said avonewsonline staff member Sam Guzzo. One bracket not totally busted is one of three Sam made with the rest of the avonewsonline staff during a class activity before the tournament began. “March Madness is one of the few moments, like the Super Bowl, where journalism intersects with sports beyond…
Pi Day Around AHS
March 14th, 2018 was a day of a community-organized school walkout to support gun control legislation on top of a scheduled two-hour delay. In the same mix was also a national celebration of the day’s date, 3/14, but in math terms. Today was Pi Day. Around AHS, students did not have any particular celebrations or…
Initial Reaction to March 14th Walk Out A Mix of Opinions
On February 14th at Parkland high school, 17 students were tragically killed and a community was left in shambles. This event reignited the debate over school safety, firearm rights, and mental health. It also sparked the upcoming March 14th walkout, which is planned to occur at thousands of schools across the country including here at…
February 2018 – Record Rainfall Has Small Impact on Campus
February 2018 was a month of extreme weather. It was the rainiest month in Pittsburgh’s history but also had one record-breaking warmest day ever. February usually is a month of winter weather, but there were only one cancellation and two-two hour delays. Construction continued on the LGI room with some challenges from the rain. Below…
6 Timeless and Surprising Avonews Quotes Back To 1925
||Chelsea Lee, Sam Guzzo – contributors|| To celebrate Read Across America on Friday, March 2nd, students in Mr. Tuffiash’s 11th grade English classes used a little-known fact about Dr. Seuss as a launching point into reading through 76 years of student newspaper writing. https://www.facebook.com/avonews.avonworth/posts/1480914545371502?pnref=story “We think of Dr. Seuss as a children’s book writer…