The SHOUT club finished off their first full year outside of heavy pandemic restrictions by organizing a Avonworth version of Penn State’s THON to collect money for Feeding America. One featured activity before the full day events on the final day of school was a change challenge, which the 9th grade won by both adding…
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Top 7 Ways You Played Wordle In 2022
Launched by a Brooklyn based software engineer in October 2021, Wordle grew from 90 players in November 21 to 300,000 in January of 22, before reaching millions in the winter and spring of 2022, according to an article on TechCrunch. Here at Avonworth, you could find devoted students not only playing the classic, but a…
Last Day 1 for 21-22: A Photo College
Around the school, seniors said goodbye, juniors soaked in that soon enough they’ll be the ones who graduate, and sophomores and freshman absorbed a far less pandemic changed end of the school year. Here’s a few moments: Junior Zoe Trexel adds onto her pub lab mural, The Lopes Lounge closes down for the summer, the…
Construction Editorial: Boothby Family Reflections and Hopes
With long-awaited renovations finally underway at the school, students are quick to form opinions and have been vocal about their support or opposition to any updates. But what do Avonworth graduates think of the upcoming changes? I talked to my older siblings, Tyler (class of 2017) and Chloe (class of 2019) for their input on…
2022 Prom @ PPG Aquarium
Students enjoyed the 2022 Prom at PPG Aquarium on Friday, March 13th. Tickets were above $65. 6 years after the last AHS prom at this location, attendees enjoyed sophomore Zayla Zimmerly joining for a while as DJ for the music of the night. A Mac and Cheese bar, salad, Chinese noodles/pastas were available and labeled…
Frequent Wet Weather Continues Through Spring of 2022
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 cancelling a number of spring sports games and practices. IMG_2458[1]
3 Avonews Staff Reach PSPA State Journalism Finals As It Returns to Penn State Main Campus
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 for 4th in Literary Magazine – Poetry, and Catrina Raich finished 3rd for Editorial Cartooning. Here are a few photos from the…
3rd Issue of Avonews Out Now
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J2 Class Stumbles With Long Shot Bracket for March Madness 2022
President Joe Biden and the Journalism 2 class shared a common love for the Delaware Blue Hens, a 16 seed in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball. After the first weekend of March Madness, the class’s bracket is at 2%, the bottom of the 7 Avonews brackets for this year. Delaware, a heavy underdog, lost. Since…
Avonworth Attacks Winter Sports WPIALS With 5 Teams
Here’s a list of WPIAL events, live-stream options, and links for tickets for swimming, boys basketball, and wrestling. Bocce and bowling will also have championship matches. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jR8UtW3TWQLWm0shScduW9knPsfF_3_Oi1Bzyt4-FmA/edit?usp=sharing Thanks for Athletics Secretary Alice Cahill and the Avonworth Baseball Boosters for organizing this information and passing it along to The Avonews.