Organized by Coach Johncour with assistance by Mrs. White, 64 teams met at the start of February during LEAD to review rules, brackets, and how to run their own matches. Participants could join a Google Classroom to see rules, brackets , and updates: Senior Brandon Sapolsky demonstrated gameplay while fellow senior Matt Ferrah headed down…
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January Warmup 2024: 50 degree difference from Monday to Friday
In one week, students went from stomping through snow and sliding on ice to walking in spring style wind gusts. Photos from near the baseball field and in Cobblestone on Monday Photos from the new front entrance on Friday morning, January 26th.
What AHS Looks Like – January 2024 During Construction
Construction continued through January 2024 with noticeable changes for students and teachers. The temporary entrance on the side of the building finished on Tuesday the 16th, with the opening of the new building entrance pictured below. New administration offices are set but not furnished, but most of the admin have moved from the temporary offices…
Journalism 1 Students Look Ahead to 2024…
Journalism 1 students finish the semester on January 10th, 2024 with a photo in front of the new high school entrance. They also answered the AvonViews question for the January 2024 issue: 2024 will be the year of… Abby Iachini: 2024 is the year of getting dat bag because I will soon be old enough…
The 11% – Gbemi Odebode: How Do You Love Thy Neighbor?
Editor’s Note: This post is the first publication for a new blog within Avonews Online, currently titled “The 11%”. Current Avonews staff falling within the district’s statistics for minority population are invited to add perspectives, reflections, and commentary in a platform centered within a minority viewpoint. Gbemi Odebode, class of 2025: How we love our fellow…
The 11% – Gbemi Odebode: Who Should Be Man’s Best Friend?
Editor’s Note: This post is the first publication for a new blog within Avonews Online, currently titled “The 11%”. Current Avonews staff falling within the district’s statistics for minority population are invited to add perspectives, reflections, and commentary in a platform centered within a minority viewpoint. Gbemi Odebode, class of 2025: In the tale almost as…
The 11% – Gbemi Odebode: Do You Hate Your Grandparents? How the Elderly are Too Often Represented in Western Media
Editor’s Note: This post is the first publication for a new blog within Avonews Online, currently titled “The 11%”. Current Avonews staff falling within the district’s statistics for minority population are invited to add perspectives, reflections, and commentary in a platform centered within a minority viewpoint. Gbemi Odebode, class of 2025: I recently had the…
Fall 2023 Photo Gallery – October through early November
October 2023 saw the new front entrance start to rise, the return to playoffs for fall sports, the lead up to the fall play, and the end of the 1st 9 weeks for students. Here are a few glimpses of social media posts and photos by Avonews staff for various views and events throughout the…
Guest Editorial by Abby Brooks: Remember Matthew Perry for his Humor and Honesty
I’ve watched Friends for years, watching it every night with my mom in the living room. I picked up the book Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Things, written by Matthew Perry, because I was interested in another point of view that occurred during the long filming of the show. It showed some hardships like addiction,…
School Stops Classes Mods A-D For 1st Ever Computerized PSAT And Special Programming
This year’s schoolwide Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, more commonly known as the PSAT, was administered on Tuesday, October 17th between MODS A through D. Grades 10 and 11 were assigned new testing rooms while the Freshmen attended a “Future Ready” programming in the auditorium and throughout rooms in the new hallway, and the Seniors were…