Editors Note: Originally published on the now-defunct my.hsj.org/avonews website, this article is 5 years old. Republished as the 2022 Journalism 2 class begins the same interview project. Senior Jackson Horigan didn’t start his interview project expecting to talk to two British teens in a metal band, but the end result was enjoyable for not…
Author: Isabella Salerno
A Day in My Life As a Senior: Quarantine Edition – May 20th
I expected a lot of things out of my senior year. To say I expected a global pandemic that would completely shut everything down and to never return to high school again after March 16th? That was not one of them. Needless to say, in the past few months, I have had to make some…
So we are now all home schoolers. But how is quarantine school different from true homeschooling?
There are many challenges surrounding us during this pandemic. Social distancing, lock-downs, and lack of human interaction are just three. But the issue that has become one of most important to students is the new state of our learning experience. As we are now all officially “homeschoolers” for the time being, it presents the question…
Health and Wellness: How Avonworth Students are Handling Quarantine and Staying Healthy
At the closing of school for two weeks, Avonworth students began to seek out activities in order to keep their immunity up and boredom down. Over the past week, there was high activity at the Lezner Field, as many student-athletes started coordinating workouts and hangouts in order to keep fit. Many Snapchat stories of students…
Avonworth Prepares for COVID-19
With the days becoming more and more limited before the arrival of the Coronavirus in Allegheny County, the Avonworth School District has released a statement about what they will be doing next. With an extensive email sent out to the district, describing safety and cleanliness precautions being taken within all three schools, they also added…
Corona Virus, Australia, and Iran. What happened to 2020?
January of 2020 has been a whirlwind of a month. Between the Australian bushfires, the conflict in Iran, impeachment trials, the Coronavirus, and Kobe Bryant’s death, it seems like the world can’t go a day without receiving more bad news. Most people went into this year with a fresh mindset and thoughts of renewal, only…