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…
Category: Arts
“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…
Emma’s Book Reviews: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains” – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I have never witnessed so strange of a crossover between genres as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Really, it shouldn’t work. Combining the light and comical social comedy…
AHS Theatre Begins Fall Play Preparations for November performances
Many of Avonworth’s theatrical enthusiasts are painstakingly waiting for the start of Mrs. Frauenholtz’s 2023 Fall Play. Students and teachers alike are asking what production will take the stage this year. Frau held an information meeting this past Monday, September 11th in the auditorium going over potential audition dates that would work best for those…
Spring Musical Earns Six Nominations in 2023 Gene Kelly Awards
If you missed the announcements, you might not have seen Avonworth Drama’s high number of nominations for the major high school theatre arts competition in Western PA: The Gene Kelly Awards. The AHS spring musical production of Grand Hotel has earned six Gene Kelly Awards nominations. “Sweeney Todd,” Avonworth’s 2012 musical, was the last production…
Spring Break Book Reviews
With the lack of schoolwork over spring break, I was finally able to read again! I finished 7 books in the course of the week. I was a little disappointed in some of them, so I only ended up with one 5-star review, but I still enjoyed myself nonetheless. Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson…
Grand Hotel Musical Impresses Many During School Assembly
Students were treated to a medley of numbers from the 2023 spring musical, Grand Hotel, during Mod F on Monday, March 27th. Students had an overall appreciation of the skill and work it might take to practice and perform a musical, as our reporters noted students in the crowd talking about a variety…
Emma’s Book Reviews: The Bookish Results of Two Long Car Trips
When a long car trip calls, I respond by packing a backpack full of reading material. On the weekends of February 11th and March 4th, I made the trips to Chicago and Indianapolis respectively for climbing competitions, so I had ample time for bookish pursuits. I’ve elected to use a 5-star rating system for each…
Update: 2023 Book Releases I’m Looking Forward To
2022 was a big year for me and young adult fiction, marking many lovely book-to-screen adaptations and the release of several highly enjoyable books. And somehow, 2023 holds even more in store for my reading pleasure! Here are four of my most anticipated releases for the upcoming year, along with some updated thoughts since 2023…
2023: A Look in Film
2022 was a great year for movies, films like Top Gun: Maverick and Everything Everywhere All at Once set new standards for films. However, 2023 might be able to match it. With a stacked lineup of films releasing this year, here are 10 movies I think will be great. Beau is Afraid Beau is…