On April 4th, the unveiling of Avonworth’s production of Man of a La Mancha took place. A variety of grades ranging from seventh to twelfth took the stage in an attempt to make the auditorium transform from a low-lighted theater into the magical land of La Mancha. The orchestra beings the show with a fantastic…
Author: Mallory Manz
Welcome to the Arena | Arena Scheduling 2014
This past week all of the freshman, sophomores, and juniors made their schedules for the upcoming 2014-15 school year. The students had experienced different conflicts, frustrations, and excitement. Usually each grade is split up into different groups and called down throughout the day from the loudspeakers that typically give announcements. However, this year was different…
Avonworth Fashion Trends Day 1
There is a lot of fashion at Avonworth High School, especially this time of year, but most importantly it is the trends that people look for. For example the hallways are where you see everything, from jeans to sweats to heels to flats. But what stuck out the most were the colors of what people…
Avonworth Fashion Trends Day 2
Fashion at Avonworth increases daily so it is important to keep up on the latest and greatest trends seen throughout the hallways. The next trend is important and has always been popular within the high school. Scarves have been seen worn a lot lately especially in recent years. They are the go to accessory when…
Target Security Breach: Calm down America
Photo taken by Mallory Manz at a SuperTarget in Florida. Target is the ultimate destination for just about anything, and millions upon millions of people shop there daily. But around Christmas time, the earthquake of destruction struck the Target Corporation. If any of you shopped at Target between November 27, 2013 to December 15,…
The Truth Behind Weather Cancellations and Delays
Avonworth gets a fair amount of delays and cancellations during the school year, but every now and then we are always the school to have a delay but a school nearby will have a cancellation. What is the reasoning behind this? Well, Superintendent Ralston follows the Allegheny Health Department guidelines which includes “If the temperature…
Annual Powderpuff game is a major success!
On November 13, 2013 the annual Powder puff game began under the lights at Lenzner Field. With high winds and temperatures below freezing, the girls never gave up and still kept going on to the final minute. Each team played their best efforts but, unfortunately there can only be one winner. While the score remained…
New Phrases are just as harmful as old ones
In the hallways at Avonworth, you’ve probably heard students saying “that’s gay” to insult someone or something. Or the inverse: a girl might say to another girl, “no homo”, before telling them they like her clothing or haircut. It is among one of the most common sayings at Avonworth and a phrase that’s shown up…
Rubber Ducky you were the one!
A little less than a month ago, Pittsburgh received quite a surprise. Starting out in Hong Kong and traveling its way around the world brought a giant yellow rubber duck. Not just any duck but, an inflatable forty foot by thirty foot duck. The idea came from the Pittsburgh Cultural trust, and hosted the arrival…