Things are looking up for Avonworth winter sports. Despite this, some new conflict has been rising alongside the spike in COVID cases due to the contagious Omicron variant. Girls Basketball is one of a few sports impacted by COVID. They had a regular season matchup cancelled due to too many players out with COVID. As…
Author: Christian Cooper
Starting To Drive? Rethink The Common Assumption On How Long Cars Last
In recent years, the phrase “Climate Crisis’” seems to have infiltrated itself into our day-to-day lives. In addition, it’s been used by nearly every industry to promote their “sustainable” products. Some of these products are sustainable or significantly better for the environment than their predecessors- take paper cups instead of plastic ones, or better yet…
Girls’ Volleyball Team Ends 2021 Season With Playoff Wins, Key Experiences
After wrapping up a 16 win regular season and a deep run in WPIAL playoffs, it’s safe to say that Avonworth’s girls volleyball team not only had an excellent season, but some may call it historic. First Team: Maggie Colenbrander Avonworth 3 5-9 Sr. OH Sophie Culley Avonworth 11 6-0 Jr. MH Abbi…
Football Returns To Playoffs in 2021
A 9-3 season matched expectations of a return to playoffs after a COVID-impacted absence from WPIAL’s in 2020-2021. To playoffs, after finishing the regular season 8-2, the boys earned a first round bye. They faced Mt. Pleasant in the 2nd round,and won 49-7. Ian Syam had the half of the century rushing for 244 yards…
A Day in the life of a COVID infected student
On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, I tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling sick for a couple days. Here’s my experience with living with the virus for a week. My house layout is somewhat strange (welcome to Pittsburgh!), so the 3rd floor is roughly the size of a large bedroom, however it is separated into two…