What if you had to get your water from a truck and you could only get a small amount once a day? As the Journalism 1 class worked with National Geographic’s Out of Eden Project, they learned a startling statistic about how many people are already living this way, and how they will be out…
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What’s New in the Lopes Lounge?
The Lopes Lounge has officially opened for the 2018-19 school year. Many students are excited for the lounge this year and are anticipating the new drinks to come. The fall drink for this year in the Lopes Lounge is the Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino. When Junior Dominique Raught was asked what she thought about the new…
Avonworth is Painted Yellow For Childhood Cancer Awareness
On Thursday, September 27th, students and staff alike donned their yellow t-shirts and gold ribbon pins to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer. The first Student Council fundraiser of the year started off successfully. By the end of the day, $244.87 was raised by teachers, administrators, and students by donating and buying ribbons to show their…
Open MODS Bring More Time And More Procrastination
Gone are the study halls held in the cafeteria with eighty some students monitored by a teacher. Instead, among the many changes this school year, high school students now have open MODS. Open mods are a personal learning time that upperclassmen have during their day. During an open mod, students are free to go to any…
Band Pride @ Football Games
Instead of rushing out of the fan section to buy stereotypical fatty football game food, you’ll find senior Mason Herzig standing on the bleachers in the student section, watching the Avonworth Marching Band’s 80’s themed halftime show. In addition to enjoying the music selection and props, Herzig says, “I have many friends that participate in…
2018 Guyasuta Field Trip LEADs to Fun
On September 12th, the 9th Grade Academy embarked on a journey to experience LEAD and team building exercises and thrilling adventures at Camp Guyasuta, an annual field trip. Students split into smaller groups to learn how to communicate better with their peers. They did activities such as trust falls, guiding each other across obstacles, and…
School Honors 9/11 With U.S. Flags On Campus
On Tuesday, September 11th, Army veteran and Principal Keera Dwulit said the following announcements: 8:00am: Today, on a beautiful day 17 years ago…the world changed as we knew it. Students – I realize most of you do not have memories of this event nor did you live this day vividly. But you can learn from…
Digging Into The 2018-2019 School Year
On Monday, August 27th, students dug into a new school year at Avonworth High School with varying attitudes. From excitedly to begrudgingly, students filed in to the cafeteria to await the first bell– which led to L.E.A.D. time, a new concept for staff and students alike. The majority opinion seemed to favor the changes brought…
2018 High School Awards Assembly
Below is a list of award winners from the assembly held on Thursday morning, May 31st, in the high school auditorium: Photos by Chloe Boothby: ARMY ROTC Scholarship: Andy Chrvala AWBCC Salutatorian: Cameron Galloway AWBCC Recognition: Paige Adams, Malachi Bynum, Rocco Gallippi, Eleanor Hardiman, Dan Harris, Jonah King, Kat Kosko, Jenna Kreutzer Avonworth Fund for Educational Excellence…
THe DEus BEat: Wrap Up
Today, I will not be traveling to Mr. Mancini’s eighth period study hall, in order to report on the events and experiences of Amadeus and the aptly named Hoopsters. Over the last five days that I have spent with Amadeus Stern I have learned a great deal and tried to report on the information as…