As the world’s leading internet entertainment service, it is no doubt that Netflix has taken Avonworth students by storm. Students find themselves or see others using the streaming service daily, whether in class or a free period. Since Netflix has an important role in school life, we wanted to find out what kinds of shows…
Year: 2018
The Lifespan of a Meme
Memes: universal jokes spread via the internet. As you may have noticed, months ago, we started this year with a BANG in memes. If you don’t recall what they were, here is a refresher: These memes, one after another, eventually died. Tide pods, ‘somebody toucha my spaghet!’, and (of course) Logan Paul, were the highlight…
Spotify dominates student poll about music platforms
An avonews poll was sent out in late September and early October to all of the students grades 9-12 asking “What Platform You Use To Listen To Music”. The answers gave us a great push in the right direction. Here were the leaders: Spotify: 54.5% Youtube: 21.2% Apple Music: 9.1% As you can see, Spotify,…
2018 Spirit Week Gallery
Student council awarded four students this year with a free Lopes Lounge drink as they showed off their PJ’s, College spirit, Disney fandom and Lopes Spirit. Here is the list of the winners: Pajama Day – Jackie Lamperski College Day – Miracle Bynum Disney Day – Kat Goetz Spirit Day – Adrianna Giusto Reporting done…
Homecoming Spirit Week: What to expect
It has come to the time of the year for the much anticipated Homecoming dance, and with this exciting event also welcomes Spirit Week! For Spirit Week this year, Student Council has four days of exciting themes: Monday there is no school, Tuesday is PJ Day, Wednesday is Collegiate Day, Thursday is Disney Day, Friday…
What’s New in the Lopes Lounge?
The Lopes Lounge has officially opened for the 2018-19 school year. Many students are excited for the lounge this year and are anticipating the new drinks to come. The fall drink for this year in the Lopes Lounge is the Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino. When Junior Dominique Raught was asked what she thought about the new…
Avonworth is Painted Yellow For Childhood Cancer Awareness
On Thursday, September 27th, students and staff alike donned their yellow t-shirts and gold ribbon pins to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer. The first Student Council fundraiser of the year started off successfully. By the end of the day, $244.87 was raised by teachers, administrators, and students by donating and buying ribbons to show their…
Start With Daredevil If You Want to Watch Marvel’s Netflix Shows
2018 has been a massive year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the biggest star being Avengers: Infinity War. Infinity War gathered the MCU’s most popular characters, but the only crossover characters were the heroes with the most widely known stories. Netflix has become a much larger contender to the big and small screen, but some…
First Female Football Player at Avonworth
Something new has happened at Avonworth this 2018-19 school year and it is not the schedules. For the first time in its history, the Avonworth football team has gained a female team member. Adrianna Giusto, number 60, a sophomore here in the high school has joined the boys to bring the Avonworth football team to…
Blue Slide Park Tribute for Mac Miller
Mac Miller, a well-known rapper with Pittsburgh roots, was reported dead on September 7th, 2018 after an apparent drug overdose. His death affected some students and faculty at Avonworth, especially rap fans. Ryan Paszkiewicz was quoted saying, “It makes me upset knowing another young, talented Pittsburgh rapper died.” The other Pittsburgh rapper that Paszkiewicz mentioned…