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…
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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.

Guest Movie Review by Jack Blaser: Spider Man: No Way Home Is an Upgrade on the Endgame Formula
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the latest installment of the MCU films and the third installment to the “Home” trilogy of Spiderman films. This movie not only exceeds the previous two Spiderman films in nearly every aspect, but also every MCU movie to date. A divisive opinion nonetheless, but this film delivers big time in…

Last Day of 2021 Also Last Day For Senior, Junior Parking Lots
Over the loud speaker, Assistant Principal Mrs. Remensky detailed a significant change in the daily routine of seniors, juniors, and sophomores who drive to school. Starting Monday, January 3rd, all student parking will now be exclusively in the new parking lot across from the front entrance of the high school. No more Juniors parking up…

2021 Ends With Student Council Hosting a Holiday Spirit Week
Holiday styles, flannel shirts, and PJ’s were the spirit day themes to end the 2021 calendar year at Avonworth High School. Student Council added a new experience, holiday movies screening in the auditorium, running from the start of LEAD at 8 AM until the end of Lunch 3 on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021. Fundraising…

Overlapping Playoff Games, Busy Schedules Lead To No Fan Bus To Hershey, No Day 0 For Lady Lopes Soccer State Championship
With two playoff games in different locations on Friday, November 19th as a key factor, the high school stopped a recent tradition of sending a fan bus to Hershey and adjusting the school schedule for a day 0 to focus on a school team competing for a state championship. A fan bus was offered to…

2021 Veterans Day: The First Day in 20 Years Where US Military States It Is Not At War
Thursday, November 11th, 2021 marked the first Veterans Day for every student at AHS where the US Military was not at war. For most students without family serving active duty, the day seemed routine. For student council members, they made poppies out of pipe cleaners for teachers with family who are or were enlisted. For…

Fall 2021 Avonews!
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