On Sunday Sept. 22nd, 2019, seniors Meghan Osekowski, Meghan Kantenwein, Dominique Raught, Kaylee Madey, and Natalie Marshall painted their parking spots with the help of their friends. Ranging from brilliant sunflowers to jokes about freckles, the first round of students artistically demonstrated their personal interests, recovering from their academically-driven schedules. “The main goal is to…
Category: Arts
Fall Play Auditions Start Earlier With Two Weeks Between Callbacks
This year, Avonworth’s theater department decided to do the audition process a little differently. There is now a 1-2 week wait period in between auditions and callbacks, with the first auditions on September 10th and the callbacks Monday, Sept 30th. When asked of the new change, senior Liz Schrim commented: “Well last year’s auditions we…
Band Carries on Superior Rating in 2019 Adjudication
Last year the Avonworth High School Concert Band went to their first-ever adjudication where they were judged on two of their pieces for the year and one sight read song. They came home at the end of the day with a “Superior” rating from all four of the judges. This year they did it again….
From Under the Sea to Onto the Stage
You may have seen a poster floating around with Flounder and Ariel requesting your help to collect certain recyclables. But what many are wondering is ‘What do they plan to do with thousands of plastic bags and fake holiday trees?’ Well, Flounder is here to answer all of your questions. This year the director of…
Avonworth’s Fall Play: “Clue: On Stage” opens rehearsal after ticket sell-out
As a great detective, and a butler named Wadsworth once said, “The game’s afoot!” Avonworth High School’s 2018 Fall Play is Clue. It is a play filled to the brim with comedy and suspense! It is a show I personally recommend everyone go and check out. From the costumes, to the props, it is a…
Spotify dominates student poll about music platforms
An avonews poll was sent out in late September and early October to all of the students grades 9-12 asking “What Platform You Use To Listen To Music”. The answers gave us a great push in the right direction. Here were the leaders: Spotify: 54.5% Youtube: 21.2% Apple Music: 9.1% As you can see, Spotify,…
Start With Daredevil If You Want to Watch Marvel’s Netflix Shows
2018 has been a massive year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the biggest star being Avengers: Infinity War. Infinity War gathered the MCU’s most popular characters, but the only crossover characters were the heroes with the most widely known stories. Netflix has become a much larger contender to the big and small screen, but some…
Blue Slide Park Tribute for Mac Miller
Mac Miller, a well-known rapper with Pittsburgh roots, was reported dead on September 7th, 2018 after an apparent drug overdose. His death affected some students and faculty at Avonworth, especially rap fans. Ryan Paszkiewicz was quoted saying, “It makes me upset knowing another young, talented Pittsburgh rapper died.” The other Pittsburgh rapper that Paszkiewicz mentioned…
Full Text of Wiley Bozada’s Editorial about the success of Black Panther
According to IMDB, Black Panther has topped box office charts four weeks in a row. Amid its monetary success, Black Panther has received praise from viewers critics and the media for its civil rights victories. The use of a predominantly black cast, focus on Africa and strong black characters has many progressives and activists rejoicing…
Win $25 For Your Art Or Writing
Without doing a job or any extraneous work, students could win 25 dollars. This opportunity comes from a Literary Magazine sponsored contest running now in the high school. Contest details are advertised on the announcements, on the fragments billboard and Instagram account (@avonworthfragments), on mini posters on lockers, and via teachers in the English classrooms….