“Avonworth is one of the best, if not the best, high schools in America”, said 2006 graduate Joe Hyde, presenting the Ryan Ballou Citizenship award during the 2015 High School Awards Assembly on Thursday, June 4th. Hyde flew in from California to present Ballou’s award, won by Denise Nicole Stone, before he shared anecdotes while…
Author: Megan Williams
Ed Sheeran Rocks Consol
At Consol Energy Center on May 12th, thousands of fans flocked to the downtown hot-spot to see British musician and star Ed Sheeran. His rise to stardom began with smash-hit “The A Team,” circa 2011, and his star has only begun rising. From his first album, “+”, both “The A Team” and “Lego House” were…
Seussical Closes With A Sold Out Show: Review
In recent years, you would be hard pressed to find a musical not sold out completely. However, Seussical only sold out the Saturday of the final show, much slower than some of the past shows. Perhaps the slow sell out and ticket sale, compared to that of past shows, reflects the entire musical this year….
Vanishing Participation Challenges Student Council
Student Council’s typically buzzing Wednesday meetings have depleted to a few still passionate, participants. At the beginning of the year, Miss Fox’s classroom was packed with people excited to aid with the annual auction, Homecoming and eventually, King of Hearts. However, as the year winds down, fewer and fewer people seem excited to participate. Miss…
Digital Learning Day….One of 365?
On Friday, March 13th, Avonworth High School participated in the district’s Digital Learning Day, where classes featured digital instruction and interaction without a single handout or worksheet. This is shocking news to those of us who have been digital all of high school. Even teachers who incorporate technology everyday were baffled by the seemingly random and…
Avonworth Makes A Splash at WPIALS
In the negative degrees, with ice frosting the grass, the Avonworth swim team was left without a bus, and without a way home. Luckily, Brentwood, another school competing in WPIALS let the frozen swimmers get warm on their bus while waiting for another. This unfortunate mishap on Friday afternoon did not stop the team, however,…
Death Is Inevitable: A Final Reflection on the “I’m So Done” Beat
During my week of beat reporting, I came to realize several harsh truths. Firstly, no one actually wants to be on record bitching about their problems. Secondly, everyone typically bitches about the same thing after while. Thirdly, you will often end up the butt of your joke! Lastly, death, my friends, is inevitable. People will complain until…
How Done Are You? Today’s Feature: Anna Joyce, Cookie Dough Fanatic and Klutz
“I am 100% done. Also, 100% concussed, though it’s not official,” says sophomore Anna Joyce. The varsity basketball player, sixteen, has had a long, arduous week. Her basketball career, though going well, seems to be very perilous to her health. Joyce is prone to being in harm’s way; she’s had many injuries over the years,…
SAD about School?
I trudge home, uphill, with my face buried in my winter jacket and always end up getting hair in my mouth from the bitter wind. I throw my backpack on the steps and drag myself upstairs, still shivering; I go to sleep until my mother wakes me up to eat dinner, when the Pittsburgh grey…
Back in Time, Forward in Art
The Avonworth lobby is about to become a little slice of culture, thanks to an ambitious art installation conceived by the Pittsburgh Galleries Project. The Mattress Factory group, who aim to pay tribute to the creative and unconventional artistry of the North Side staple, intend to create an old-fashioned telephone booth with one purpose:…