Celebrating another successful round of 100%’s on Core News Values, students in Journalism 1 held their Core News Values Party on Thursday, September 28th. This edition featured a variety of drinks and even an international dessert. See below for comments and reviews from some of the Avonews Online staff in the class. What the Fanta…
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Club Fair Fits Into Temporary Gym Hallway in 23-24
As class sizes reached into the 150s and 160s, the club fair shifted into the gym during LEAD. For the 23-24 school year, due to construction, the regular space is now also the temporary hallway for the first semester until January’s expected opening date for the regular main entrance. Take a look at the photos…
One Month Into 23-24 at AHS: A Photo Gallery
Below are different scenes from a variety of events and moments through the first month of this year of construction, new bell schedule, LEAD setup, and new classrooms. A number of the photos below will be temporary locations for half a semester or through the year. In the temporary office, which used to be Ms….
Football Reaches 2-0 After “Lopesided” win at Sto Rox
On Friday September 8th, Avonworth Football crushed Sto Rox on the road at Sto Rox High School. Avonworth walked into this game confident that they could get another win, coming off of their close win against Central Valley. Sophomore Carson Bellinger threw a dime to senior Andrew Kuban, pictured below from his Hudl highlight page,…
Construction Changes Photo Gallery- August and September 2023
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…
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…