“I could buy two Jeffree Star palettes for that price!” exclaimed junior Toni Keller in response to hearing that a ticket to prom is $70 for anyone who is not a senior. She is not the only one who is outraged. Many people, especially juniors, are wondering why the tickets are so expensive, especially in…
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Girls and Boys Basketball Season Recap
Overall both the girls and boys basketball teams had yet another positive season which allowed both teams to the WPIAL playoffs yet again. The girls’ overall record was 18-8 while their conference record was an impressive 11-3 which landed them into the number two spot of their 3A section. The boys also had a remarkable…
Avonworth Alumni Brant McAdams on Ashland University Fornite Esports Team
Brant McAdams, Avonworth alumni class of 2018, is currently a Freshman at Ashland University where he is a member of the Fornite Esports team. Ashland University is the first in the nation to offer scholarships for the popular video game Fortnite. They made many headlines in spring of 2018 when they first came out…
A New Year, A New Dance
If you ask any freshman or sophomore what they King of Hearts Dance was they probably won’t know what you’re talking about. If they do, they will probably say something about their older siblings attending. If you ask a senior what the King of Hearts Dance was, they might say something along the lines of…
9th Grade Students Hoping For MOD time, better connection with seniors
9th-grade students are finally discussing the changes that they want to be made in the Avonworth School District. In 9th grade seminar, students wrote down three changes they hoped to see. The most prominent change for the freshmen was for an open MOD. Unlike other high schoolers, the 9th-grade students do not have this opportunity. Many…
100 Mile Walk
“It is the greatest feeling when you finish the walk. To know how much the money we are raising is helping all of the families that are in the hospital. The walk over the past 50 years has raised 1.6 million dollars for the Free Care Fund and knowing that I have helped raise that…
Lil Swang, Avonworth’s Breakthrough Artist?
Freshman Neo Miller has been causing a lot of noise among Avonworth students ever since he released his first song as “Lil Swang” on SoundCloud. The song was called “Bankrupt” and caused a lot of controversy, leading to its removal from his account. His most statistically popular releases are “Luv the Hate” with 6,986 views…
Gaming Community Finds Voice
“Gaming is a way of joining communities together under one thing” Or so says Fabian Vazquez, a junior, who recently moved to Avonworth from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He is endeavoring to create an after-school gaming club for the students here. When asked “why gaming?” he replied with the above quote, elaborating that gaming is…
Netflix: A Year in Review
To All The Boy’s I’ve Loved Before, 13 Reasons Why, Stranger Things and more. Netflix originals are one of the popular forms of content from 2018. Netflix has surged in popularity this year with the number of subscriptions passing Wall Street analysts predictions by over 1 million in just the first quarter. Netflix has and will continue…
Best Avonworth Memories 2018
1) The Boys Soccer Team defeated Greensburg Central Catholic in the WPIAL championship on November 1st, making Avonworth history! They moved onto states and made it all the way to the championship. The game was at Hershey on November 16th, with 3 fan buses travelling the 4-hour ride to go support their team. The boys…