The beginning of the 2024-2025 school year brought a new hall pass system, myHomework Digital Hall pass, for Avonworth students and teachers. The system aims to keep track of students’ whereabouts and monitor how often they use a hall pass. There are many mixed emotions about the new system, some positive and some negative. For…
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Is The Viral “iPhone Pinky Dent” A Real Thing?
As a Journalism 1 student, I interviewed people about the infamous “iPhone Pinky Dent” whether or not they have it or have heard about it. Most students at Avonworth have a social media platform where they can post, read, or watch what is happening now or about anything. Most of the time, their social media…
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…
Avonews Regional Journalism Competition Includes High Profile Media Speaker
Point Park shifted their Fall Media Day into Newsapalooza, a gathering of local and regional professional journalists, while also hosting the 10th annual PSPA Regional Journalism Competition. Avonews staff and advisor Mr. Tuffiash attended keynote sessions before competing. See KDKA coverage of the event, and skip to :40-:42 to see the staff pictured upper right…
Homecoming 2024: Sisters At The Family Dress Shop
With about 2 weeks left until Avonworth’s homecoming on October 12th, students are scrambling to figure out who to go with, where to eat, and most importantly what to wear. One step of that stress can be solved at Monroeville Mall and two sisters at AHS can help. The Dress Shop, which is owned by…
Ben Avon Fall Festival 2024 Preview
On September 28, Ben Avon is welcoming the community to a fall festival for an autumnal afternoon filled to the brim with games, coffee, and excitement for the upcoming season. From 10 am to 3 pm, booths will be along Church Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Hilands Avenue with 50+ vendors ranging from arts & crafts,…
First Week of 2024-2025 School Year Brings Transformation and Transition As Construction Continues
Tuesday, September 3rd, the first day back after a lengthy summer break, saw students returning to a dramatically renovated school from the one they left on the last Friday in May. The view to the left of the new front entrance in late May 2024 Same location, September 2024 Building front in late April,…
First Day of 24-25 at Avonworth High School: A Mosaic of Emotions, New Beginnings, and a Transformed Environment
The first day of the 2024-2025 school year at Avonworth High School in Pittsburgh, PA, was a day filled with mixed emotions, new experiences, and a completely transformed environment. After an extended summer break that stretched from June through August, students returned on September 3rd to a school that looked dramatically different from the one…
Steelers OTAs Standouts/Big Year 2 Incoming For Joey Porter jr.?
There are a lot of expectations for the Steelers this coming season, and we got the chance to see a sneak peek of what is ahead for next season. With OTAs getting started last week, many fans were excited to see many new faces in uniform for the first time. Players such as Patrick Queen,…
Climate/Rio Grande do Sul – Day 5
As a means to conclude the Beat reporting series, I’ve decided to share information and links for donations to assist the population and wildlife of Rio Grande do Sul. The resources provided below are directed towards organizations, groups, or individuals who utilize the raised funds to distribute necessary items for dignified subsistence within shelters in…