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…
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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.
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…