The Avonworth Softball team took to the 2025 PIAA Softball Championship against the Bald Eagle Area Eagles, resulting in an 8-2 defeat. The final game was on Monday, 6/2, and marked the Eagles’ first state title since 2019. The Eagles will be playing St. Mary’s on Thursday, 6/5 to continue moving up in the championship….
Author: Sally Nalevanko
J2 Eats: 7-11 Cherry Slurpee Almonds
Celebrating the Seniors’ last day at school, Journalism 2 students paid homage to the Core News Values with unusual Blue Diamond 7-Eleven debut Cherry Slurpee Almonds. Is this a nonsense crossover or surprisingly good? Exclusively sold from 7 to 11, the limited-time slushie-flavored almonds caused some reactions among Journalism 2 students. Luckily, they fit into…
Maddox Batson Music Review: Gen Alpha’s Justin Bieber?
As a teenager, if you’ve ever thought about writing a song and are unsure where to start, see Maddox Batson. At only 15 years old, he’s covering, writing, and singing his way into fame, having signed a record deal with big-time Universal Records and released country-pop songs “Girl in Green,” “X’s,” and “I Don’t Like…
Bocce Makes Playoff With Overtime Win Over North Hills
The Senior Night atmosphere was energetic, including a chain of kindness made by 9-12 students during their Wednesday LEAD session. Cheerleaders added energy, along with Ms. Cav and Mrs. Maisner announcing the game. Pine Richland, Shaler, and Hampton awaited the Lopes Bocce team for their divisional playoff round on Monday, February 24th. The Lopes qualified…
Interview with Sara Stoeckle, Aspiring Student Writer
Sara Stoeckle, a tenth-grade student at Avonworth High School, is in the process of writing a novel. To students interested in pursuing language arts or writing, here’s some advice for starting from page one. How do you motivate yourself to continue this hefty project amidst the busy life of a high school student? And what…
Best Music of 2024: Gracie, Lizzy, Delaney, Aiden, Taylor
Since 2024 has been such an influential year for music, these are my top five albums of the year. The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams is the new artist’s most recent album. She spiked in popularity this year because of her top charting songs from The Secret of Us like “us” featuring Taylor Swift…
2024 Trends: Categorizing Styles – Sporty, Coastal Grandmother, Clean Girl, and More
In 2024, the categorization of styles has been a consistent theme in fashion. There are specific categories and subcategories of styles, which can go as broad as “sporty” to as niche as “coastal grandmother.” Sometimes, these categories can overflow into different parts of people’s lives, for example, following a “clean girl morning routine” or having…
Homecoming: All You Need to Know
With Avonworth entering October, Homecoming is on the minds of many. However, with an increase in budget, a few changes are being made to this year’s dance. This year’s Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, October 12th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 7 pm-10 pm. Tickets will be sold starting Monday,…
Club Fair Highlight: Student Council 2024
Student Council is a peer-led organization that gives a voice to the student body; the Club Fair was an excellent opportunity to ask representatives some questions about how the club operates, why getting involved in Avonworth’s decisions is important, and how students can participate. Sienna Schwartz, a senior, operated the Student Council booth at the…
Club Fair Highlight: Key Club 2024
The Avonworth Key Club ran a table at the Club Fair on Wednesday, September 25, and provided students with information about the club and a Google classroom code. Key Club is open to all High School grade levels and provides students with a wide variety of optional community service opportunities. Students may use these volunteer…