QUILTBAG: one of the several LGBTQ+ abbreviations. The original abbreviation, LGBT, stands for people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. This term began in the 90s and has blossomed since then. Now, there are several abbreviations for the LGBTQ+ community that add on letters to include others who are not directly expressed in…
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Rap Dominates Football and Boys Basketball Playlist Creations
Every sports team has a way of hyping themselves up for the game ahead, and one of the most popular ways is through music. But how is the music chosen? A previous article on the Avonews discussed the general music taste of Avonworth High School. Looking back to the start of the football season…
9th Grade Students Hoping For MOD time, better connection with seniors
9th-grade students are finally discussing the changes that they want to be made in the Avonworth School District. In 9th grade seminar, students wrote down three changes they hoped to see. The most prominent change for the freshmen was for an open MOD. Unlike other high schoolers, the 9th-grade students do not have this opportunity. Many…
100 Mile Walk
“It is the greatest feeling when you finish the walk. To know how much the money we are raising is helping all of the families that are in the hospital. The walk over the past 50 years has raised 1.6 million dollars for the Free Care Fund and knowing that I have helped raise that…
Lil Swang, Avonworth’s Breakthrough Artist?
Freshman Neo Miller has been causing a lot of noise among Avonworth students ever since he released his first song as “Lil Swang” on SoundCloud. The song was called “Bankrupt” and caused a lot of controversy, leading to its removal from his account. His most statistically popular releases are “Luv the Hate” with 6,986 views…
Gaming Community Finds Voice
“Gaming is a way of joining communities together under one thing” Or so says Fabian Vazquez, a junior, who recently moved to Avonworth from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He is endeavoring to create an after-school gaming club for the students here. When asked “why gaming?” he replied with the above quote, elaborating that gaming is…
Best Story Time Animators of 2018
YouTube is easily one of the most influential video platforms on the internet. It’s used for tutorials, entertainment, and a source of income for many people. One category I enjoy are storytime animators. Despite a bad rap among other users of the platform, there are five that I personally see as great entertainment and the…
Into the Spider-Verse is a New Take on Superhero Origin Stories in the Greatest Way Possible
No movie will ever be perfect, but Into the Spider-Verse accomplishes a lot of what an animated movie should strive towards. I could try to say that, like any movie should be, the movie was entertaining, but that would not do the movie justice. What makes this movie different from the rest is hard to…
Best YouTubers of 2018
There are many new YouTubers that are rising in the entertainment industry. YouTube has become a very popular platform for people who want to express themselves. As such, there are many extremely interesting up and coming YouTubers. We chose 5 YouTubers that we thought were the most inspirational in 2018. Liza Koshy: Everyone knows her…
Avonworth/Northgate Swim Team Faces New Challenges
As the seasons change, winter sports are beginning at Avonworth. The combined Avonworth and Northgate swim team have been busy practicing since September and are preparing for their upcoming meets. Junior Luke Wagner has been on the swim team since his freshman year. As the team is getting into meet season, Luke said, “We’ve had…