Last year the Avonworth High School Concert Band went to their first-ever adjudication where they were judged on two of their pieces for the year and one sight read song. They came home at the end of the day with a “Superior” rating from all four of the judges. This year they did it again….
Author: Hadley Holcomb
Behind the Library Counter (ish): 5/31/19
Today instead of being behind the counter of the library, I took up residence in Mrs. Arnold’s room. Mara and Fabian were in there as well as Mrs. Arnold for a while. Before she left Mrs. Arnold set us up with Kenny Rogers music after finding an article about how Kenny Rogers was hospitalized to…
Behind the Library Counter 5/29/19
Today I got to talk to Mrs. Hickman more during mod F/G. She reports that she is happy to be back and is considering herself something of a “harbinger of summer” because she is returning so close to the end of the school year. Although she is returning very late she says that she is…
Behind the Library Counter 5/28/19
Today was Mrs. Hickman’s first day back in the library after being gone for six weeks on maternity leave. She was teaching a class when I was in the library during mod H, but the assistant librarians report that her newest family member, a little baby boy named Oliver, is happy and healthy. More from…
The Voices You are Not Hearing
April 12th, 2019: The Day of Silence. This is something that happens internationally, but this year it came to Avonworth. The Day of Silence is a day in which many students remain silent. Students choose to remain silent throughout the day to bring attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people…
Heinz Field Location Brings Higher Prom Ticket Prices
“I could buy two Jeffree Star palettes for that price!” exclaimed junior Toni Keller in response to hearing that a ticket to prom is $70 for anyone who is not a senior. She is not the only one who is outraged. Many people, especially juniors, are wondering why the tickets are so expensive, especially in…
A New Year, A New Dance
If you ask any freshman or sophomore what they King of Hearts Dance was they probably won’t know what you’re talking about. If they do, they will probably say something about their older siblings attending. If you ask a senior what the King of Hearts Dance was, they might say something along the lines of…
Gaming Community Finds Voice
“Gaming is a way of joining communities together under one thing” Or so says Fabian Vazquez, a junior, who recently moved to Avonworth from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He is endeavoring to create an after-school gaming club for the students here. When asked “why gaming?” he replied with the above quote, elaborating that gaming is…
Thousands, Including Avonewsonline Staff Member, Attend Vigil for Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
On a raining Sunday evening in November 2018 over two thousand people gathered together in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland, more than a thousand others flooded out of the doors into the rain to make known that “The tree of life will never be uprooted by hate.” On Saturday, October 27th…
Spotify dominates student poll about music platforms
An avonews poll was sent out in late September and early October to all of the students grades 9-12 asking “What Platform You Use To Listen To Music”. The answers gave us a great push in the right direction. Here were the leaders: Spotify: 54.5% Youtube: 21.2% Apple Music: 9.1% As you can see, Spotify,…