In another noticeable change from tradition due to COVID restrictions, the homecoming pep rally normally held in the auditorium was instead limited to seniors in person on Friday, October 8th, at Lenzner Field. 9th through 11th grade instead headed to their regular mod H classes and had the option to watch a live stream operated…
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9/11 Anniversary Differs for Virtual and Hybrid Students
A moment of silence spread through the school at 10:15 this morning in honor of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. Beyond that, the high school, already quiet from the reduced amount of students in 2020’s hybrid model of schooling, was generally going about the most normal routine of a very abnormal year. …
First Days Back After COVID Bring Many Changes
Your first day back to school can be one of the most nerve-wracking days in your childhood. What if you had four of them, all in a row? Because of PA Department of Education guidelines during the COVID pandemic, Tuesday, September 1 to Friday, September 4 were all the first day of school. “I…
That was 2019-2020: All the Changes You Didn’t Expect in Your Lopes Life
Every school across the nation will have stories about the day in March when pandemic life shut down their regular routines for the rest of the year. For Avonworth, this was a very noticable change, but there a number of other ones too that are important parts of the story of 2019-2020. Here are a…
Game Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake Worth Your Stay-At-Home Time – Guest Review from Rachel Schaffner
What makes FFVII Remake a great Remake? And is it a game to play? For starters, Final Fantasy VII Remake is exclusively for PlayStation 4 players for one year before it’s supposed release to PC players. So unfortunately to people who only have a Nintendo Switch or Xbox, they are unable to play the Remake,…
Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19
Here the body of the e-mail sent on Monday evening to all community members in the Avonworth School District: Avonworth School District Update – Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19 Important Update Regarding COVID-19 and School Closure Virtual Instruction to Begin for Avonworth Students on March 19, 2020 Dear Avonworth Parents and Caregivers, As you…
FID Day for Monday March 16th Cancelled
Originally scheduled for Monday, March 16th, the district complied with Gov. Wolf’s cancellation of all PA schooling for two weeks. The content below is the original content for the student story filed during the day on Friday, March 13th, before the governor made his announcement: Be ready to log into your Chromebook on Monday morning….
7 AHS Changes You Didn’t Expect in 2019
Sometimes the rapid pace of change at AHS feels like a visual of Miley Cyrus’s wrecking-ball era meltdown. Here’s a few of the changes from January 2019 until today. #7 – Last Day of School, June 2019– the busses don’t show up on time, so students that actually came to school on the last day…
Students Sound Off About New Bells
With changes to the bell schedule, open mods, start time, adding a coffee shop, LGI additions, and more over the past four years at Avonworth, you would not expect the most outrage to come from “BEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeEEP.” On Tuesday, November 12th, 2019, students at the high school were surprised to hear a new bell tone to…
Halloween 2019 – Open Mod Wanderings and More…
For the 2019 Teacher Halloween Costume, “Mr. Tuffiash won the contest by a landslide”, according to faculty sponsor Mrs. Studt. Tuffiash’s costume was an exaggerated version of “Open MOD”. “It’s basically a kid in sweats on his phone wandering around the school, probably some mix of tired and stressed. Definitely add in some procrastination, too,…