The schedule for our school has been insane this year. Going from only having to attend school for two days a week, to going fully virtual, than shifting to hybrid for 4 days a week. Suddenly, out of nowhere, here we are spending a normal 5 days a week in school with people we all…
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Guest Editorial from Jordan Kolenda – In Person School Will Bring Back Student Voice in 2021-22
As the 2021 school year comes to an end, many questions arise about the possible changes in the upcoming school year. Will we still wear masks? Who will be the new superintendent? Will things finally go back to normal? Nothing could possibly be set in stone this early for 2021-22 policies about COVID restrictions, and…
Guest Editorial from Ciera Jimenez – A New Environment
As we approach the end of the 2020-2021 school year things have changed. Our superintendent has resigned recently. He will now be going to Pitt and focusing on his family. With this change means a new superintendent next year for my senior year. I believe everything has gone well and has been great this…
Return to 5 Day Schooling An Overall Positive – Guest Editorial by Killian Horigan
As the first week of May moves on, students now more than ever are interacting with teachers, performing experiments, and participating in group discussion in person, in class, every day. I personally am more excited than ever to be back in AP chem doing labs we did not get to when class was virtual. We…
What Would You Tell Your Pre-Pandemic Self?
Inspired by the VOX feature, Journalism 1 students reflected on their own experiences since March 13th, 2020. “ Prepare to come to terms with people wanting to leave you or leaving you in general. Over the next year people will constantly be leaving, either by choice or against their wishes. People will leave due to…
Return to AHS Beneficial But Not With In-Class Wednesdays – Guest Editorial by Jordan Kolenda
After a tiresome first three quarters of the school year, the district decided to send all grades back to school, five days a week. Though this can be risky because of all the people throughout the school, this will be the most beneficial quarter of the year in my opinion. Learning in-person is on a…
A Wild Year – Guest Editorial by Ciera Jimenez
As a sophomore when this pandemic hit I felt lucky since I got my first year of high school in and I have more time to hopefully get a normal school year again. With everyone coming back full-time or a majority of people my mindset has changed. I have gotten so used to the hybrid…
Original Lopes Lounge Staff Member Glad to Return To In-Person Schooling
Senior Alec Kreutzer started his return to the traditional 5 day in-person school week a few days early on Thursday, April 8th. He wrapped up his first full day of being back in the high school with his Journalism 2 class during Mod H and shared some of his thoughts about Monday, April 12th, when…
J1 and J2 Classes Join The Return of March Madness
After the COVID pandemic caused the cancellation of the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments in March 2020, the Journalism 1 and 2 classes joined an estimated 36 million others (according to CBS sports) across the US to fill out a March Madness bracket on Thursday, March 18th. For the members of Journalism 1,…
Co Editor Keyaira Cameron Leads Avonews Staff In COVID-Changed PSPA Competition
Best wishes to our co editor-in-chief Keyaira Cameron as she submits her best five photos to the PA School Press Association 2020-2021 Journalism competition. Normally held in November at Point Park, the COVID pandemic forced PSPA to ask schools to proctor write off prompts and collect portfolio work at their individual sites. Here at Avonworth,…