Today was Mrs. Hickman’s first day back in the library after being gone for six weeks on maternity leave. She was teaching a class when I was in the library during mod H, but the assistant librarians report that her newest family member, a little baby boy named Oliver, is happy and healthy. More from…
Year: 2019
Basketball Beat Day 1: Basketball During Open Mod?
This year we were entered into a new world at Avonworth. With a new block schedule format for classes kids got more opportunities while building their day. For instance some kids come in late or leave for the day early. Another thing kids have started to do is schedule open mods or something like a…
jk_elm Beat: Day 1
“Oh hit” the notorious Avonworth football player, Joshua Kendall Elm, says as he walks the halls. Today #54 is sporting a Princeton fit as he makes his normal routes through the halls. Josh estimates that about 90% of his wardrobe is made up of college clothing, much of which comes from recruiting gifts, so he…
Keeping Up With Calvin: Day 1
Calvin spends the last period of his day in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), at least that is what he thinks the name of the class is. He explains, “I have the memory of a goldfish. I forget everything. If my head was not attached to my body, I would lose it.” Calvin’s current project in…
The LEAD Beat: Day 1
With the school year coming to a close, many students are utilizing their LEAD time to study for upcoming finals. Consequently, the library, Lopes Lounge, and cafeterias are packed with students. With the recent Senior Project presentations going on last week, the library and the Lopes Lounge were closed many days, causing students to flood…
GOT Review – Underwhelming
Season 8 stuck to the 2010’s tradition of finding your favorite therapist to deal with things. Yet, the finale of Game of Thrones, “The Iron Throne”, was underwhelming and boring. I think this might be the worst episode of a show in a long time, maybe since season 5 for long time fans. I thought…
Music Review: Still In Betweenin’ with Austn
If you follow Mackenzie Ziegler or Annie LeBlanc on Instagram, you may have seen pop singer and songwriter Austin Brown, also known as Austn. He is 16 years old and has acquired a following of over 400,000 people on Instagram. He recently came out with an album entitled Chapter 1: In Betweenin’. It features one…
Annoying Airdrops and Stolen Situations – The Troubles of Phone Life in 2019 Across AHS
Phone tomfoolery is a very common thing among high schoolers today, and the students at Avonworth are no exception. Many students here experience this 2010’s aggravation of feeling like you need your cell phone, but sometimes wishing you didn’t have it, almost every day, if not multiple times a day. From annoying airdrops to the…
Avonews Survey Wins Students Free Drink at the Lopes Lounge and More
Congrats to junior Rachel Schaffner and sophomore Gillian Tokar for completing our survey and winning a free drink from the Lopes Lounge . Rachel chose a raspberry lemonade to start off her Friday morning. Gillian attends A.M. Beattie, so since the Lopes Lounge is closed in the afternoon, she instead can choose from The Avonews’…
Avengers: Endgame Review – Fulfilling but Serious Story of Sorrow and Sadness by Fabian Vasquez Ramos
SPOILERS BELOW “Batman Kills Thanos” For most of us, we have been following the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Robert Downey Jr improvised “I am Iron Man” in 2008, and it has been part of our childhood since then. Avengers: Endgame is one of the most anticipated finales within the Marvel Universe, and for…