On February 14th at Parkland high school, 17 students were tragically killed and a community was left in shambles. This event reignited the debate over school safety, firearm rights, and mental health. It also sparked the upcoming March 14th walkout, which is planned to occur at thousands of schools across the country including here at…
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6 Timeless and Surprising Avonews Quotes Back To 1925
||Chelsea Lee, Sam Guzzo – contributors|| To celebrate Read Across America on Friday, March 2nd, students in Mr. Tuffiash’s 11th grade English classes used a little-known fact about Dr. Seuss as a launching point into reading through 76 years of student newspaper writing. https://www.facebook.com/avonews.avonworth/posts/1480914545371502?pnref=story “We think of Dr. Seuss as a children’s book writer…
Words Without Walls Visits Avonworth
On Thursday, January 26th, co-founder Sarah Shotland spoke to a full Collaboration Center during 8th period about her experiences teaching creative writing to inmates in the Allegheny County Jail through the Words Without Walls program at Chatham College. After keeping the mixed audience of over 50 students quiet and engaged in the stories she shared, Shotland was…
College Fair 2k18
Friday, February 9th had most of the Junior class on a field trip to the annual NACAC National College Fairs tour at the David L Lawrence Convention Center. At the fair colleges and amazing universities from all over the country attended. There were over 400 schools there ranging from local community colleges to big-name schools…
School Pauses for Moment of Silence as Part of #IAM2018
At 1 PM on February 1st, Principal Keera Dwulit asked students and teachers to pause for a moment of silence to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the significance of the National Day of Silence. Students noticed the event with a range of reaction. Senior Naudia Ellis thought, “it was interesting because…
Freezing Temperatures Bring Debates About Two-Hour Delays
We are far into the heart of winter and with it comes bitter, freezing temperatures. A topic commonly debated when these frigid temperatures come around is two-hour delays. This year, the school has already had one two-hour delay and even a cancellation based on low temperatures. What some students may not be aware of is…
Avonworth Contributes to Stand Down Pittsburgh.
Homeless veterans often fight at wars or help out overseas, but some come back home and lose almost everything. Although they are the ones fighting for our freedoms and lives, they are the ones who tend to struggle afterward. This is the reason multiple causes, such as the Geofilter contest, are doing their best to…
Veterans Day 2017
In the days leading up to Friday, November 10th, Principal Keera Dwulit e-mailed all high schools about the following: Students, This Friday we will be honoring Veterans Day by carrying the American flag all day from 7:30am until 3:00pm. It will start with a short opening ceremony at the flag pole at 8:05 am and then students will…
Alumni Returns from Merchant Marine Academy To Address 9th Grade Seminar
Midshipman Nathaniel Walko, US Merchant Marine Academy, returned to his alma mater on Tuesday, November 1st to speak to the 9th Grade Seminar Class 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th in Mr. Pastore’s room before finishing the day in the collaboration center. Walko provided insight into what his life is like at the Academy…
iBoss Halloween Costume Slightly Triggers Students
As an Avonworth student, one experiences the struggle of the online iBoss blocking system on a daily basis. It can strike while innocently researching a project or watching Netflix on school grounds, and has become so iconic that it was English teacher Mr. Tuffiash’s Halloween costume this year, constructed from two poster boards and some…