Side by side comparisons within the building. First photo: 2023 Second photo: 2024. Hallway leading out of the old library/collaboration center, same viewpoint but from the end of the old library hallway with lockers:temporary front entrance for the school, lockers removed LGI in spring 2023, photos of converted LGI to three classrooms in August 2024…
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First Days of 2023-2024 Bring Construction and Changes
On the first day of any school year, freshman are trying to learn where everything is and sophomores, juniors, and seniors are meeting up their friends, excited about a new start, or mad about having to return. But in August 2023, almost all are confused by the physical changes around campus in this first of…
Seniors Last Day 2023
The graduating class of 2023 assembled in the HS lobby after a breakfast set up by sponsors Tara Wahl and Lucille Negron. Wahl and Negron, pictured to the right below, were also the Junior class sponsors this school year. The senior class moved through the school around 10 AM, parading through the outside of the…
Last Days of The Library/Collaboration Center
Friday, June 2nd finished not only the 2022-2023 school year, but an unexpected year of transitions, adjustments, and eventual downsizing for the high school library. Rededicated in memorial for former Social Studies teacher Jeffery Boggess in 2015, the Collaboration Center was scheduled to downsize and make room for four new classrooms. Due to increasing construction…
Student Schedules Released
Around 5 AM on Wed May 31st, Mr. Como sent an email to AHS students with information about student schedules. Here is the e-mail: Good morning! As another school year comes to a close, we reflect upon our experiences; what we have lost, what we have gained, and what we have learned. We wish our graduates…
Avonews Staff Earns First Place Awards For 22-23 Issues from American Scholastic Press Association
On the last day of school for the seniors on the 22-23 Avonews staff, the timing could not have been more special. Co editors Laurel and Matthew Purcell led their staff to a First Place with Special Merit award and Best High School Digital Newspaper [500-1000 students] award from the American Scholastic Press Association. Editorial…
J1 Eats: Unusual Flavors From Big Brands At Giant Eagle
On Friday, May 26th, 2023, students in the Journalism 1 elective sampled a variety of foods you might see, but probably not buy, at Giant Eagle just down Camp Horne Road. As the Avonews Online staff worked on captions for the Awards Assembly, they experienced the good, the bad, and the odd of unique Pop…
Update on AHS Construction – Galleries Projects Removed, Including Valedictorian Photos/Plaques
On the last day to buy Prom Tickets, walls were much more bare throughout the high school. Leftover installations from Galleries Project artwork, some dating back to 2015, were removed from hallways, cafe’s, and walls throughout the school. The BYOT booth, created in 2015 for a Galleries project, moved from the HS lobby to…
2023 March Madness: Journalism Classes Pick Brackets
Members of Journalism 1, pictured above and below, and Journalism 2 picked their NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament Brackets leading up to the start on Thursday, March 16th. Here’s the championship game and bottom two brackets, picked hastily by the class:
Guest Chefs Teach The Art Of Fresh Pasta Making
Tidy old-fashioned paper caps were a surprise fashion around AHS on Thursday, February 23rd. Why? Guest chefs from Pasta By Yvonne brought special homemade pasta equipment, their knowhow, and a little extra style with the paper caps as they shared techniques with about 30 Foods students during LEAD, Mod B and F/G. Here are a…