After being rescheduled a few times throughout the Spring, the Junior Class Carnival ran in the senior class parking lot on Thursday, May 26th. And despite a bit of drizzling rain, the community turnout was impressive — at its peak, nearly the entire section of the parking lot was stocked with people playing games, buying…
Author: Matthew Purcell
Spring Sports Recap – 2022 Continues Playoff Runs
From Softball through ESports, spring sports followed the high standards of fall and winter ‘Lopes with playoffs for every team. Here’s a small recap for all the teams. SOFTBALL After a first-round bye earned from a 10-0 regular season, Avonworth won their second-round game 5-3 on May 19th. Mrs. Cahill, attendance and athletics secretary (who…
1st Ever LIGHT Week Starts with Cuban Political Refugee as Guest Speaker
“We need to fight for a better world,” said Jorge Olivera Castillo, a Cuban poet, journalist, musician, and guest speaker to start the first-ever Avonworth Week of LIGHT. Castillo shared his captivating story to an audience full of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders on Monday morning, telling the auditorium about his struggles in Cuban jail…
Latest Poll Reveals Avonworth Chooses Wheels Over Doors
Over the past week, a divisive argument has spread its roots through AHS: are there more wheels or more doors in the world? After a week of strong debates in the halls, however, the results seem to be in. On Thursday, March 10th, the Avonews Instagram account ran a poll on its story asking…
FID Day Usage Raises Questions
For myself, and many other students, our first two official Flexible-Instruction-Days (FID) weren’t very different from a normal day in school. All of my classes were able to continue with what we had already been doing in-person earlier this week — taking notes, working on problem sets, etc. — and didn’t have to change much…
Fall Foliage Around AHS Campus
A few new spots of Avonworth property acquired this past Spring as part of an eventual expansion provide a different fall look along with the classic color tones on trees around the high school entrance. Here a few photos from editor Matthew Purcell and members of the Journalism 1 class. …