The next time you’re in Market Square downtown, look for the Martin Delany historical marker. Along with Jackie Ormes, they are two great figures in a number of distinguished African -American journalists throughout Pittsburgh history. Delany was primarily a doctor, but also started his own newspaper, The Mystery, and welcomed contributions from a variety of…
Month: February 2021
Alec’s Game Reviews: Marvel’s Spider Man
Returning to the Spider Man Multiverse, if you enjoyed the Miles Morales game, you’ll probably like an earlier release for PS4 – Marvel’s Spider Man. Here are a few of my favorite moments. This is the beginning of the game, I like when he puts on his suit, other people might enjoy this moment…
Snow What? Record Levels of Snow Have No Impact on Classes in 2021
Over the past few weeks, Pittsburgh and cities across the country have experienced large amounts of snowfall and freezing rain. In fact, the most recent storm to hit Pittsburgh tied a 1982 record for most snowfall in a single day, with some areas seeing up to six inches of snow. Pittsburgh has gotten 48.4 inches…
College Acceptances in a COVID Era – An Editorial
The class of 2021 is preparing for our future. Some students are excited about the summer, trade school, or entering the workforce. The majority of seniors are eagerly awaiting college acceptances with a few already notifying Mrs. Levis for the traditional college acceptance board. With campuses closed and test-optional admittance, college has become an…
Alec’s Game Reviews: Minecraft Is Still A Game You Should Love
In the midst of pandemic life, an old favorite has come back to enchant the days and nights of AHS students again. Minecraft is on the flat screens and PC’s and in the hearts of many in 2021, whether dedicated gamers or just casual players. Game Reviewer Alec Kreutzer share a few screen shots of…
Cookies, Bingo, Candy and More: Fundraising Continues During COVID
“We wanted to do a social distancing fundraiser where anybody could send a cookie to a student”, said sophomore class officer Brayden Wisniewski. Just in time for Valentines Day, it was announced February 4-6th that the Sophomore class would be selling Good L’Oven Cookie Grams to be delivered to someone special. To order these cookies…
Avonworth/Northgate Swim Team Dominates Match Against Riverside
After a slow start to the season due to coronavirus, the Northgate/Avonworth swim team has finally started competing. On Saturday, February 6th, the team went to Riverside Highschool for a non-section swim meet. This was originally unscheduled, but after a vote among the swimmers about whether or not they wanted to swim on a Saturday,…
Facial Recognition, But For Bears? Noninvasive Technologies Identify and Monitor Bears To Keep Them Safe
Bears can be very frightening when you see one wandering around in your backyard or in a local park, but does giving a bear a name and face ID make it seem less intimidating and more cute, like this bear? Well… that’s not the purpose of this project. While using “Noninvasive technologies to identify and…
Potential New Computer-Brain Interface Technology: Students Weigh In
Last week, video game industry mainstay Gabe Newell spoke to New Zealand’s 1News at length about his company’s endeavors with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, and what he believes is their place in the future. Newell is the head of Valve, a major PC gaming company behind the digital distribution platform Steam, as well as…
Alec’s Game Reviews: Spider Man Miles Morales
A few looks at a favorite game of Alec’s – Spider Man Miles Morales The core of the game is built around “The Great Responsibility Suit”, which is an outfit that is a whole body suit. It is a dull red. It is very comfortable. Miles promises to protect the city because Peter is going…