With Avonworth entering October, Homecoming is on the minds of many. However, with an increase in budget, a few changes are being made to this year’s dance. This year’s Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, October 12th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 7 pm-10 pm. Tickets will be sold starting Monday,…
Club Fair Highlight: Student Council 2024
Student Council is a peer-led organization that gives a voice to the student body; the Club Fair was an excellent opportunity to ask representatives some questions about how the club operates, why getting involved in Avonworth’s decisions is important, and how students can participate. Sienna Schwartz, a senior, operated the Student Council booth at the…
Club Fair 2024 Returns With Full Gym Setup
Wednesday, September 25th during LEAD marked the return of the Club Fair in the full gymnasium. Last year, due to construction, part of the gym was set for a temporary hallway, and administration set the club fair within the temporary borders. This year, the setup returned to a large U shape and representatives for over…
Avonews Regional Journalism Competition Includes High Profile Media Speaker
Point Park shifted their Fall Media Day into Newsapalooza, a gathering of local and regional professional journalists, while also hosting the 10th annual PSPA Regional Journalism Competition. Avonews staff and advisor Mr. Tuffiash attended keynote sessions before competing. See KDKA coverage of the event, and skip to :40-:42 to see the staff pictured upper right…
Club Fair Highlight: Key Club 2024
The Avonworth Key Club ran a table at the Club Fair on Wednesday, September 25, and provided students with information about the club and a Google classroom code. Key Club is open to all High School grade levels and provides students with a wide variety of optional community service opportunities. Students may use these volunteer…
Homecoming 2024: Sisters At The Family Dress Shop
With about 2 weeks left until Avonworth’s homecoming on October 12th, students are scrambling to figure out who to go with, where to eat, and most importantly what to wear. One step of that stress can be solved at Monroeville Mall and two sisters at AHS can help. The Dress Shop, which is owned by…
September 2024 Photo Gallery
Students finished out the first month of the 2024-2025 school year with a campus noticeably into year two of construction. See below for glimpses of hallways, decor, and a look around AHS. Photos from social media editor Caroline Boothby and members of Journalism 1, including Paxon Masters who contributed the feature image. Facebook0GooglePinterest0EmailPrintReddit0Tumblr0Twitter
Camp Guyasuta 2024 Reflections
Camp Guyasuta is a non-profit organization in O’Hara Township. “Camp Guyastuta is legitly my favorite day of the year every year,” said English teacher Mr.Wells Camp Guyasuta offers kids and adults active lessons to learn the value of teamwork as they go through different activities that require teamwork to succeed. Students were challenged to…
Ben Avon Fall Festival 2024 Preview
On September 28, Ben Avon is welcoming the community to a fall festival for an autumnal afternoon filled to the brim with games, coffee, and excitement for the upcoming season. From 10 am to 3 pm, booths will be along Church Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Hilands Avenue with 50+ vendors ranging from arts & crafts,…
Construction 2024-2025: Water Line Break in Cafe
A water line break poured down during lunch in front of the new Lopes Lounge location in the cafe on Monday, September 16th. 9th and 10th grade students were moved into the MS gym for lunch as the break first occurred. Mr. Hall announced during Mod G that all students in 2nd lunch would need…