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…
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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…
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Girls Soccer Continues Winning Ways
Reporting by Eleanor Boggess “It’s been a fun journey, ” said Athletic Director Andrea Patton about the girls soccer season, “and they are just looking to build each other up, like mentally through the season and I’m hoping that this is going to lead into the playoffs, for sure.” Including a 2-1 win against North…
Student Council Sponsor Hopes Return To School Brings More Members
After a year-and-a-half long unexpected hiatus, the Student Council will be returning in full force this year. “I hope to continue to foster a sense of school pride and community through our organization led and driven by students” says Mrs. Studt, the student council’s sponsor. She also hopes to find more ways for students to…
Boys Soccer Season Starts After Soggy Scrimmages
Reporting by Jacob Hanny, Ben Barnes, and Tyler Woodfill With no Hurricane currently threatening rainouts in Pittsburgh, we asked soccer players how hurricane Ida has affected the practices and prep for the season. Even though the season has not officially started the storm has still affected the soccer players. “” It has definitely made the…
Fans and Fun Return for 2021 Lopes Football
Reporting by Jayla Jones, Willow Wright, Kayla Geouque Photography by Hannah Palmer The fan section returned to the Lenzer field bleachers for the first full Friday Night Lights experience since the run towards the 2019 States Championship. On Friday, August 27, 2021, eager students and football fans returned to Lenzer field to watch the Avonworth…
Lopes Lounge Fall Reopening
Reporting and photography by Clayton and Haley Dexter After two years of extended shutdowns due to COVID 19, the Lopes Lounge has finally reopened for students following the start of the 2021 school year. Running 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the varieties of coffee, tea, and lemonades that students came to…
Statewide Mask Mandate Starts Today
Reporting by Eleanor Boggess Today Governor Wolf had revealed his plans for the new mask mandate for schools, and daycares. Although this day of school might have been a regular day for the Avonworth district, the new mask mandate from Governor Wolf has affected many different schools and daycares. Order of the Acting…