Site-Wide Activity

Not only was Friday, March 13th already a superstitious day, but school also was cancelled for two weeks. That night, the cast and crew for this year’s musical Young Frankenstein gathered for the last time before […]

Monday, March 16, 2020, is the start of the two-week closure of our school due to the Coronavirus. Coronavirus is affecting countries all over the world, and everyone has to take either small or big precautions to […]

Without labs and formulas, many students have been intensely engaged in learning science during the past few days.  But instead of Mr Wolfe, Mr. Haskins or Mr. Tena, Mrs. Livesay or Mrs. Tracey as the teacher, it […]

Tuesday, March 17, 2020, is the second day of the two-week cancelation. Our school still is a little lost on how things are going to work. Teachers are working hard to prepare lessons for the students, while the […]

At the closing of school for two weeks, Avonworth students began to seek out activities in order to keep their immunity up and boredom down.

Over the past week, there was high activity at the Lezner Field, as […]

The Avonworth school district has gone through massive changes in the past week. With the recent outbreak of Covid-19, this virus has caused the school to temporarily (as of right now) close all of its buildings […]

Have you noticed more hand-sanitizer dispensers around the school? There are several new dispensers around the school– including the high school lobby, the auditorium entrance, the middle school entrance, and […]

Here the body of the e-mail sent on Monday evening to all community members in the Avonworth School District:

Avonworth School District
Update – Virtual […]

Originally scheduled for Monday, March 16th, the district complied with Gov. Wolf’s cancellation of all PA schooling for two weeks.

The content below is the original content for the student story filed during […]

With the recent emergence of the worldwide pandemic, it is hard not to think about how the new college students who graduated from Avonworth are impacted.

“Pitt doesn’t really seem to care about it so they’ve […]

With the days becoming more and more limited before the arrival of the Coronavirus in Allegheny County, the Avonworth School District has released a statement about what they will be doing next. With an extensive […]

Coronavirus is affecting many things, both big and small. With the virus being so widespread and worrying many, many schools are being forced to take more precautions or even having to close. With the school, a […]

Thursday, March 5 started with a whole school assembly during LEAD about handwashing. Why have an assembly about something so simple?

Four students, including senior Fabian Vasquez Ramos pictured in the […]

It is not uncommon for Avonworth students to experience a variety of changes throughout a short period of time. Although change is a consistent part of Avonworth life, changes within the cafeteria was a shock to […]

The Social Justice club was founded by Sophomores Jada Guiste, Hannah Palmar, and Macey Schriefer and first met on Tuesday, February 25th, in Dr. George’s library classroom during LEAD. The point of the club is to […]

The gloomiest weather would seem like rain. It’s wet, cold, and unwelcoming. A setting like that brings despair in many films. Weathering With You utilizes the rain not only to drive the story, but to bring a t […]

When you think of your favorite cookie I doubt Potato chips come to mind, but should it?  When brought to me today in class I thought that it was just a normal wedding style cookie. Until the maker of the cookies […]

The boys’ basketball teams’ 2019-2020 season had been successful enough to reach into the first round of playoffs. Unfortunately, they had also been taken out in the first round, leaving their record at 11-12.  […]

At the start of MOD H, students heard the overhead speaker tones signaling another announcement. Instead of the principal wishing athletes good luck or a general message about kindness or positivity,  this time […]

January of 2020 has been a whirlwind of a month. Between the Australian bushfires, the conflict in Iran, impeachment trials, the Coronavirus, and Kobe Bryant’s death, it seems like the world can’t go a day wit […]