Whether you love him or hate him, it is impossible to deny that Playboi Carti is one of the most followed and influential artists in rap. His minimalistic style and focus on beats over lyrical quality make him a controversial figure, but it has created one of the most dedicated fanbases in music today. This…
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Song Review – “Ghost Town” by Benson Boone Is An Interesting Pop Cut
“Ghost Town” is the newest debut single from American Idol finalist Benson Boone, and more importantly, the song is one of the best sent to us by Universal’s promo team. Honestly, when I read Benson Boone’s description/bio I rolled my eyes and prepared for another boring pop song. When I inevitably listened to “Ghost Town”…
Fall Play Returns with Fully Sold-out Shows
Avonworth’s annual fall play is fully back in-person, and with a newer all-online ticket ordering process, all five showings sold out days ahead of opening night. Titled “You Can’t Take it With You”, the romantic comedy, originally premiered in 1936, opened on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. and runs through the 20th. While tickets…
Marshall’s Moxie Music Review – Friday by Jeris Johnson feat. Trippie Redd: Guest Feature Saves Otherwise All Around Cringe Track
TikTok hit maker Jeris Johnson has recently released a new song titled “Friday” featuring Trippie Redd. Johnson describes his sound as “future grunge”. This is another Moxie track sent to the Avonews by Universal Records. I’ll be honest. Jeris Johnson may be one of the more polarizing (not in the best way) artists I’ve received….
Marshall’s Moxie Music Review: Butterflies by MAX (feat. Ali Gatie) has a good heart and a bad sound
The Moxie Music in Schools program sends the Avonews singles and full albums of new music releases in hopes of coverage. As of recently we were sent something by New York’s colorful, poppy, and semi K-Pop(?), artist MAX, who returns with a new track after releasing the 2020 experimental pop album “Color Vision ”. “Color…
Galleries Mural Painted in 2021 Reflects Community
As the school year comes to a close, it is clear Avonworth has changed in many ways during our 180 days of time. One of the newest additions to the walls is the murals completed by Mrs. James’ Galleries Group. As part of one of the projects, I am excited to share a bit about…
Barbershop Quartet Stops By J2 End-Of-Year Cereal Party
On the last week for seniors in the 2020-2021 school year, Seniors Ben Nalavenko and Eli King joined juniors Killian Horigan and Peyton Bauer to sing “The Longest Time” by Billy Joel during the Journalism 2 class…which happened to be a end-of-year wacky cereal party, featuring Kellogg’s Peeps and Smorez cereals, joined by French Toast…
3 Different Games To Play During Summer
1# Super Smash Bros Ultimate: There are 84 characters to choose from. avonewsonline.org/2021/03/alecs-game-reviews-super-smash-bros/ 2# Minecraft: It is an old game that is still popular. avonewsonline.org/2021/02/alecs-game-reviews-minecraft-is-still-a-game-you-should-love/ 3# Marvel´s Spider-Man: There is no Spider-Man game better than avonewsonline.org/2021/02/alecs-game-reviews-marvels-spider-man/ Marvel´s Spider-Man.
2020-2021 AHS Art Show Moves Virtual
Every year, Avonworth hosts an art show featuring the work of students in the various middle and high school art classes. The art show was unique this year due to covid restrictions. It had to be held online instead of in the middle school gymnasium where it’s typically held. I briefly talked to Junior Elle…
Avonworth Portfolio Students Participate in High School Vans Custom Culture Contest
With efforts to “inspire and empower high school students to embrace their creativity through art and design”, the popular shoe manufacturing company Vans hosted their High School Custom Culture Contest which has run since 2010, though this is the first time AHS students participated. Four students from Avonworth High school competed including Junior Brayden Wisniewski,…