Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time that you spend with your family, hanging out with your favorite cousins, but this year your plans have most likely changed. Due to the rapidly rising rate of COVID transmission in Allegheny County, as well as across the state and many parts of the nation, many families are…
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Close to 50/50 split in 2020 Presidental Poll Reflects Tensions Around Election Day
Expectations from the J1 class were that drama would be noticeable around campus on Tuesday, Nov 3rd. Maybe a few Trump supporters would be loud and proud with Trump Pence t-shirts or a MAGA hat? Maybe a few Biden supporters would be more subtle, no particular shirts and hats for Biden but instead “Black Lives…
COVID’s Effect on Teaching
As students in high school, it is often easy for us to become too focused on our own difficulties. When COVID came onto the scene and began infecting our own community, the transition was difficult. Seven months in, we have adapted to this new, strange routine. Whether we are learning virtually or in-person, there’s been…
5 Local Trails to Visit This Fall
Avonworth Community Park Marked by a sign bearing the name “Traily McTrailster,” the Avonworth Community Park loop is a hidden gem in our community. Located just behind the Mayernik Center, this is a great spot for anyone looking for a quick, pleasant hike not far from home. Vinegar Hollow Another spot in the heart of…
A Virtual Student’s School Day for Fall 2020: Yasmin Lima, 9th Grade
During my school day, I usually wake up around 7:30 to catch up on any work that I needed to do and plan for the day. I have live classes every day but there not always that same classes every day. Mondays and Fridays are the days that I only have 2 live classes and…
Fall Foliage Around AHS Campus
A few new spots of Avonworth property acquired this past Spring as part of an eventual expansion provide a different fall look along with the classic color tones on trees around the high school entrance. Here a few photos from editor Matthew Purcell and members of the Journalism 1 class. …
Protest In Pittsburgh During the Black Lives Matter Movement: An Interview with Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Keyaira Cameron
On Sunday, May 31st, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, my co-editor-in-chief Keyaira Cameron heard about the Pittsburgh protests and decided to attend as a photographer. Here is a transcript of a conversation we had about the experience of documenting the protest as a photographer and her thoughts about the protest in…
That was 2019-2020: All the Changes You Didn’t Expect in Your Lopes Life
Every school across the nation will have stories about the day in March when pandemic life shut down their regular routines for the rest of the year. For Avonworth, this was a very noticable change, but there a number of other ones too that are important parts of the story of 2019-2020. Here are a…
A day in the life- Quarantine Edition – Peyton Bauer, Sophomore
With the year coming to the end it is hard not to look at how this year has differed from others before. With the rise of Covid-19, school and other factors of daily life for a high school student have changed. So what does a normal day look like for a high school student look…
Day in the life of Keyaira: Quarantine Edition
Quarantine has served to be both a blessing and a curse for a variety of different variables. On one hand, I have become extremely more productive in working on video projects or finding more ways to exercise. On the other hand, my motivation for doing schoolwork or keeping myself busy has drastically lowered. I am…