Living in Pittsburgh if you are interested in art has always been an interesting experience. Andy Warhol totally put Pittsburgh on the map if you are interested in physical art. And you would think with more recent singers like Christina Aguilera and rappers like Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, Pittsburgh would hold its own in…
Category: Arts
2024 Shakespeare Monologue Scene Contest Includes Avonworth Winners
On the 30th anniversary of the Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest, 5 Avonworth students have been recognized for outstanding performances. For the Middle School monologue competition, ranging from 4th to 7th grade, Kate Jeon has qualified as a finalist and won within the Lower Division category. The Avonworth student represented Helena, a character from Shakespeare’s…
Star Wars Phantom Menace Rereleased In Theatres for 25th Anniversary
25 years after starting what we now know as the Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on May 3rd, 2024. The Phantom Menace marked the return of the Star Wars saga after a 16-year break from the previous installment, Return of the Jedi in 1983. Audiences excitedly received…
Movie Previews: Looking Ahead To The Fall Guy
With April’s cinematic journey flying by and gradually coming to an end, the spotlight shifts towards May and what it will have to offer. I did not think there was anything special about any of the April 2024 movies so far, which is why I am especially excited about this next month. As we look…
2023 Spotify Wrapped Top Podcast Topics: Could Artificial Intelligence Destroy Humanity?
The 2023 Spotify Wrapped was released last week, and alongside it, a collection of data from Spotify’s users has become available on the internet. As part of the collected information, the most streamed podcasts and their respective most listened-to episodes become valuable instruments to track trends and notorious topics across the web. As pointed out…
Spotify Wrapped 2023: Taylor Swift Dominates
J1 students paused at the end of November to find out about what AHS students listened to, how they felt about it, and their thoughts about students Spotify Wrapped for 2023 and the Spotify Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift. Attitudes ranged from full fandom to not that interested and over to angry. “I…
2023 Spotify Wrapped Top Podcast Topics: Taylor Swift- The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift just wrapped up her first year on her International World Eras Tour. Breaking countless attendance records in stadiums across the globe, Swift has single-handedly made history by touring in 2023. She started her tour on March 17th, 2023 in Glendale Arizona. From even before her first show, Swift was attracting extreme amounts of…
Emma’s Book Reviews: Little Woman Is the Highlight of Junior Year In Books (So Far)
As my junior year has long since begun with a bang and most adults have suddenly decided that I should be able to give a concrete and definite answer as to where I want to go to college, reading for pleasure has taken quite a backseat, often to the dreaded American Pageant. Amidst the chaos, I…
“The Curious Savage” Fall 2023 Play Review
After seeing Avonworth High School’s “The Curious Savage” three separate times I can surely say that as a performer myself, I am extremely impressed with the hard work, dedication, and talent my peers have presented us with this year. At the start of the performance, we are introduced to a display of mentally ill, committed…
“Curious Savage” Runs Two Casts for 2023 Fall Play
As the 2023 AHS fall plays season ends with their upcoming show “The Curious Savage”, Frau has posted new information regarding this year’s potential musical. With Thanksgiving break in between, the posted audition date is December 1st and the expected call-back date is the following day, December 2nd. All that is needed to audition is…