Site-Wide Activity

Concert experiences are guaranteed to differ based on a lot of different variables. There is the band’s energy, the band’s actual talent, but most importantly I believe a concert goer’s attitude as well a […]

The New England Patriots. A name that in Pittsburgh is met with criticism, disgust, and maybe even jealousy. After all the Patriots, along with the Carolina Panthers, are undefeated in the 2015 NFL season. There […]

The rest of the season for the Steelers is looking good if you are an optimist. Saying goodbye to Bell, with only 6 games left there are one or two challenges that lie ahead. Pittsburgh would be looking good […]

Sunday, November 22 2015 was the selected night of the infamous American Music Awards, better known as the AMAs.  Aside from the show, a very anticipated aspect of the night is the red carpet dress reveal.  The A […]

Carrie Haney’s Guest Review:

Last Friday, I viewed Avonworth’s fall production of The Crucible. This play was written by playwright Arthur Miller and is about the infamous Salem witch trials during the late 1 […]

Want more of the review Zac McDowell wrote about the AP Tour?

On October 24th, 2015, 4 bands traveled to Stage AE in downtown Pittsburgh on the AP Tour, presented by Alternative Press magazine and Hot Topic. […]

Photos taken by Welcome Tjelmeland for the game held on Thursday, November 12th at Lenzer Field.  The two teams, 12th and 10th vs 11th and 9th, competed with over twelve girls on each team, coached by a mix of […]

Written by Arthur Miller in 1953, The Crucible is a tale of persecution in the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. Rumors of witchcraft fill Salem when a young girl falls in a coma-like […]

“When I first came here, having a winning season seemed to be the expectation.” said Athletic Director Tim Geil about the upcoming Winter Sports season, “Now the expectation is we are going to challenge for a sec […]

Corrections for sports coverage:
Junior Spencer Haver offered the following corrections about the soccer program: “The boys played Sewickley Academy in the semi-finals, not quarter-finals, and won 2-1, not 1-0. […]

In light of the news that homecoming would be held in the high school gym, the class officers thought of trying to make the unfortunate situation better by making the homecoming dance a “rave”. The “AvonRave” […]

“Should backpacks be allowed in classrooms despite it being against school policy?” Out of the 49 students interviewed, every student answered yes to this question.

Marley Jenkins (11th) – “Yes, backpacks sh […]

The Journalism 1 class had a first listen to Ray Goren’s EP Songs For You:

Here are their quick reaction to the first track, Those Days.

Michela: Sounds like it would be in a commercial for swiffer. Really […]

Bonus points – how many should be given out, should they be offered at all, how fairly are they given, and can they be abused? Every student knows that more than once they have needed a bonus point here or there. […]

Maintenance staff member William Bauer was kind enough to visit Mr. Tuffiash’s journalism 1 class on Thursday, November 5, 2015 to share his stories as a veteran. His visit sparked the realization that many y […]

‘Yikes’ is what all Steelers fans should be thinking right about now. Either that or just ‘oh well.’ As soon as we get Big Ben in the lineup he gets injured yet again. This time with a sprain in the foot which h […]

“We are taking the bikes and trying to put as much weight on them as possibly to try and mimic the North Vietnamese soldiers that rode bikes down the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War.  They would put am […]

It’s Thursday afternoon, and Steelers Nation should be excited about tonight’s anticipated game against the Baltimore Ravens. This game is going to let the fans see what the rest of the season is going to look l […]

Most students view the blood drive as an opportunity to get out of class. Whether it’s that AP Calc test or notes you don’t want to sit through, the blood drive will help you get out of class…if that is your goa […]

Walking through the Stage AE gates, Lauren and I prepared ourselves for the connotative stigma attached to Mac Miller that we would experience in the next couple of hours. Rap concerts, in general, have a […]