Site-Wide Activity

This year, Avonworth Drama returned to its first post-COVID show in two years: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened last weekend to a standing ovation all four nights and enthusiastic reviews.

 The […]

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For students used to gathering in the library during LEAD, May 2022 is not the end-of-the-year as usual. Seating, shelving, and books have been taken […]

Here’s a look at the library space, which will convert into multiple classrooms at the end of construction.

The library shelving in the above photo will remain as part of the reconfigured […]

After a few years of disrupted lead-ups to Prom due to COVID restrictions, the senior class hoped to boost excitement by suggesting a few theme days leading up the Prom at PPG Zoo/Aquarium on Friday, May […]

While juniors were getting excited about PROM just five days away, the 9th and 10th grade students also looked ahead to the future. But unless they plan to intern at the Pittsburgh Zoo, they were thinking about […]

The Mystery of Edwin Drood finishes its run on Saturday, May 7th. This show features a unique concept unlike every other show in the past 25 years of Mrs. Frauenholz as director: the audience gets to vote on […]

The 2022 AHS art show offered something new alongside the works of art – a chance to help fund Pittsburgh Bee Keepers as they battle colony disorders that have rapidly destroyed the bee population in the […]

A Tornado Watch on Tuesday afternoon and evening started May off the same way April ended – unusually wet.

In fact, April 2022 was both cold and wet for a large majority of the month, delaying and […]

Four Avonworth high school students ranked in the top ten of the Atkins Center for Ethics at Carlow University’s annual essay contest. 
The essay contest was open to students in 11th and 12th grade who were […]

During LEAD on April 8th, senior Sage Hardiman lead a walkout protest on hundred of homophobic laws that have been enacted across the country by lawmakers in the past year.

 
Notably, there has been […]

Senior projects gone sweet? Let’s take a dive into the senior class, competition, and Peace, Love, and Little Donuts.

Two fundraisers led by the senior class involved boxes all over classrooms and hallways […]

3 Juniors qualified for the 2022 PSPA State Journalism finals at Penn State Main Campus on Wednesday, March 30th. Matthew Purcell finished tied for fourth place in Editorial Writing, Laurel Purcell finished tied […]

9th grade English and Integrated teacher Mr. Wells is going to have a big transformation to his beard style. In a fundraiser for the freshman class, Mr. Wells is going to shave his beard on Friday, April […]

A 9-3 season matched expectations of a return to playoffs after a COVID-impacted absence from WPIAL’s in 2020-2021.

To playoffs, after finishing the regular season 8-2, the boys earned a first round bye. They […]

Friday, April 1st, 2022 had mother nature playing a cruel joke on AHS students ready for warmer weather. Rain, hail, and cold temperatures hung around, just as they dominated March 2022.  See the video below for […]

Support for Ukraine on the Avonworth campus has remained subtle but everpresent.

Statewide, support for the victims of the conflict has been strong. According to the PA State website, “Pennsylvania is home to […]

For their graduation project, Izabella Johnson, Elle Theobald, and Alexa Nelson worked with administrators to find a place for and paint a mural. Struggling with the renovation plans and finding a permanent place […]

If you wanted a donut on Friday, March 18th, there were 18 dozen ready for you during LEAD, courtesy of the SHOUT club.   IMG_2309[1]IMG_2309[1]After clearing over 600 dollars in profits from their Black […]

On March 13th-18th, I visited Disney World in Florida. Quite frankly, it was one of the best trips I have ever been on, and it seemed like a kick-start to a new travel life after 2020. With masks requirements […]