If you don’t want to read this (you should in my opinion), please join my robotics team! Information linked here: www.sarahheinzhouse.org/robotics Hi, my name is JD Engel. You might know me from my articles about Nintendo, video games, my more recent article about campaigning in video games, or my newest article about the…
Category: School Life
Jenna Raine Music Review: Someone To Grow With
Jenna Raine is a 21-year-old artist from Texas who has taken TikTok by storm. She has acquired a following of 1.8 million on the platform and has had many songs go viral, whether they were used for nostalgic edits or for fun dances. You may have even heard her songs like see you later (ten…
Senior J.D. Engel Published on National Student Journalism Website
If you’re visiting after reading the 2025 Senior Edition, here’s a link to JD Engel’s SUNN Post publication – https://www.sunnpost.com/a-history-of-political-campaigning-in-video-games/ If not, you’re looking at an Avonews staff member who published first here and then on Vanderbilt’s new initiative for student journalism.
Steelers Trade George Pickens To Dallas Cowboys For Draft Picks
After an offseason of speculation, the Pittsburgh Steelers are finalizing a deal to send star wide receiver George Pickens and a 2027 sixth round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. The thought of trading away George Pickens has been a possibility for the entire offseason, with…
Storm Damage Days – What Did You Do April 30 and May 1?
AHS students found themselves at home to end April and start May in 2025. Not virtual days, not a pandemic – completely closed. An intense storm brought wind damage, downing trees, disrupting power for over 140,000 at one point after Tuesday afternoon’s storm. Here are a few reflections from students, in summaries and in direct…
2025 NFL Draft: Steelers Earn B+ For Additions Without Annoyances – Guest Writer Luke Janicki
The 2025 draft saw one of the biggest draft slides I think we’ll see in our entire life with Shaddeaur Sanders dropping to #144 to the Cleveland Browns. It also saw improvement for many teams. One of those teams is the Steelers. Round 1 Pick 21 – Derrick Harmon, Defensive Tackle, OregonDraft Grade- A-Great pick…
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…
Seniors Recognized at Duquesne University for Award Winning Essays on AI
Seniors Brandon Smidl, Lucy Studebaker, Lexi Mannion, and Sydney Savatt (pictured below, left to right) enjoyed a special lunch, private tour, and small awards ceremony at Duquesne University on Friday, April 25th, to recognize their winning submissions in the inaugural Youth Ethicist Essay Competition. Sponsored by the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics at Duquesne,…
BossMan DLow Show…parking lot review
So this Wednesday, I had concert tickets to Bossman Dlow, and as any teenage boy would do, I recruited my friend to come with me. We made it all the way to the Roxian in McKees Rocks(about a 20-minute drive) for the concert, just to come to the stark and brutal realization: I didn’t actually…
Avonews Sends 5 To PSPA State Finals At Penn State
Editor in Chief Emma Noss returned to Penn State Main Campus to compete in the PSPA State Journalism Championship on Tuesday, April 1st, two years after she joined another Avonews EIC Zion Shenck at the same event. But in 2025, Emma brought the second largest field of Avonews staff along with her to aim for…