//Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// As the weather gets colder and the snow starts to fall we know we are entering boys and girls basketball season! We asked students what they expect from this years season. Nicole Costa, a senior who is on the girls basketball team, says that she expects a great season….
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Stand Down Pittsburgh District Fundraiser
//Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// As an English project for the freshman grade, fundraisers for the organization “Stand Down” have been spiraling the school. “Stand Down” is an organization to raise money for homeless veterans or veterans in need. The assignment was to come up with a fundraiser that could raise enough money…
Avonworth Varsity Football Playoffs- ROUND 2
//Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// After the 21-12 win against Charleroi, Avonworth proudly makes it to the next round where they are confident in beating Riverside. A question circling the school is, “are we going to make it to the next round?” With the fan bus full and overflowing onto other buses, there…
Varsity Football Playoff Game
// Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// After October 21st’s win against South Allegheny, the Avonworth Football team made it into the playoffs! They played at 7:30 against Charleroi at their home field on November 3, 2017. Caitlyn Galloway, a junior and varsity cheerleader, said “I think if the boys don’t have enough confidence in…
How Athletes Feel About “What team did you root for the most?” question in Fall Survey
||| Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest ||| Mr. Tuffiash, the eleventh grade English teacher, gave 90 juniors, both boys and girls, an online survey for the end of the first nine weeks. One of the questions and its results stood out from all the rest which was, “What team did you root for the…
Cross Country Boys Finish Undefeated, Girls Strong Competition As Well
“People generally cheer on each other to the finish, tell them to keep going,” said 9th-grade boys cross country runner Jackson Southern about the positive chemistry within the boys and girls cross country team this fall. The The boys’ team, led by seniors Michael Sefick, Richard Danylo, and Brandan Wetherall, earned a section championship. Southern suggests…
Fundraisers for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Led By Two Seniors
“We saw the devastation in Florida and Texas and we wanted to help,” said Seniors Naudia Ellis and Kristen Jaecke, who decided to raise money for the thousands impacted by both hurricanes this September. Naudia and Kristen were selling bracelets and chocolate bars during the week of September 18th at high school lunches in…