As you could imagine, there is not much of anything to do during these odd times of quarantine. I haven’t been doing much of anything myself as a sophomore, however I have been trying to keep myself productive so I dont become anymore of a couch potato that I already am. This morning I had…
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A Day of Procrastination, Video Games, & Depression Quesadillas (a Senior’s Quarantine)
Ever since Avonworth shut down and I no longer need to go to school, time just doesn’t make sense. Days meld into weeks, weeks meld into months, and here I am… graduating? It feels surreal. I honestly don’t remember when quarantine began. It feels like yesterday I was grabbing books from my locker, hoping that those…
A Day in My Life As a Senior: Quarantine Edition – May 20th
I expected a lot of things out of my senior year. To say I expected a global pandemic that would completely shut everything down and to never return to high school again after March 16th? That was not one of them. Needless to say, in the past few months, I have had to make some…
A Day In The Life: Quarantine Edition- Liz Johnson, Sophomore
Today, as we all know, we are working and doing school from home, so my day has changed a lot. I used to start school at 8:00 am. Now I get up at 8:30 am or 9:00 and get coffee or hot tea. I drink it more than normal now that I am at home…
A Day in the Life of an Avonworth Senior: Quarantine Edition
My alarm clock rings at 9:30 AM, sometimes I’m awake before that, other times I’m not. I call my boyfriend to wake up, right after my alarm goes off. It gives us some time to talk, since we haven’t been able to see each other due to COVID-19. After I call him, I set off…
So we are now all home schoolers. But how is quarantine school different from true homeschooling?
There are many challenges surrounding us during this pandemic. Social distancing, lock-downs, and lack of human interaction are just three. But the issue that has become one of most important to students is the new state of our learning experience. As we are now all officially “homeschoolers” for the time being, it presents the question…
Camping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On the first weekend of May, Pennsylvania legally allowed citizens to get out and go camping. After a full six weeks of shelter-in-place orders, private campgrounds were now an acceptable destination, one of only a few places people can go. I went camping with my dad, little sister, uncle, and younger cousin, a destination that…
Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19
Here the body of the e-mail sent on Monday evening to all community members in the Avonworth School District: Avonworth School District Update – Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19 Important Update Regarding COVID-19 and School Closure Virtual Instruction to Begin for Avonworth Students on March 19, 2020 Dear Avonworth Parents and Caregivers, As you…
FID Day for Monday March 16th Cancelled
Originally scheduled for Monday, March 16th, the district complied with Gov. Wolf’s cancellation of all PA schooling for two weeks. The content below is the original content for the student story filed during the day on Friday, March 13th, before the governor made his announcement: Be ready to log into your Chromebook on Monday morning….
Avonworth Grads Adjust to COVID-19 Closing Campus
With the recent emergence of the worldwide pandemic, it is hard not to think about how the new college students who graduated from Avonworth are impacted. “Pitt doesn’t really seem to care about it so they’ve barely changed anything,” says 2019 senior Lucas McDonald stated when asked about how the virus has impacted his college…