Senior Luke Chrissis stopped by Journalism 1 at the start of December to share some background on a new LEAD opportunity for students looking to get out some of their stored up energy. Chrissis’s senior project consists of a handful of teams built up with JV football players, and coached by seniors who also double…
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ESL Club Welcomes Students By Blending Cuisines Into Thanksgiving Traditions
For a second year, the ESL club worked with Foods teachers to provide a unique and welcoming Thanksgiving experience featuring dishes as traditional as turkey to a special West African cuisine. Club sponsor Mrs. Arnold sent the following e-mail earlier in November to explain the event: The English as a second language (ESL) Club was…
Lopes Light Up Night 2024: Adding More For Community Members
This Thursday, November 21st, the Avonworth Key Club will be hosting the Lopes Light Up For Hope event in honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day. From 6:00 to 7:30 PM on Thursday, Lenzner Field will be open to the Avonworth community to come out and support each other. Seniors Julianne Knable and Myla Azen chose…
Gas Line Repair Issue During Construction Leads to Emergency Evacuation
A sudden fire alarm during Lunch 2 led to an unexpected all school evacuation on a slightly chilly but clear fall afternoon, Wednesday, November 13th. The incident, which some students expected to be a routine drill, quickly turned more serious as emergency services arrived on scene. One day prior, the district informed parents through an…
New Digital Hall Pass System for the 24/25 School Year
The beginning of the 2024-2025 school year brought a new hall pass system, myHomework Digital Hall pass, for Avonworth students and teachers. The system aims to keep track of students’ whereabouts and monitor how often they use a hall pass. There are many mixed emotions about the new system, some positive and some negative. For…
Is The Viral “iPhone Pinky Dent” A Real Thing?
As a Journalism 1 student, I interviewed people about the infamous “iPhone Pinky Dent” whether or not they have it or have heard about it. Most students at Avonworth have a social media platform where they can post, read, or watch what is happening now or about anything. Most of the time, their social media…
Avonews Regional Journalism Competition Includes High Profile Media Speaker
Point Park shifted their Fall Media Day into Newsapalooza, a gathering of local and regional professional journalists, while also hosting the 10th annual PSPA Regional Journalism Competition. Avonews staff and advisor Mr. Tuffiash attended keynote sessions before competing. See KDKA coverage of the event, and skip to :40-:42 to see the staff pictured upper right…
Homecoming 2024: Sisters At The Family Dress Shop
With about 2 weeks left until Avonworth’s homecoming on October 12th, students are scrambling to figure out who to go with, where to eat, and most importantly what to wear. One step of that stress can be solved at Monroeville Mall and two sisters at AHS can help. The Dress Shop, which is owned by…
First Week of 2024-2025 School Year Brings Transformation and Transition As Construction Continues
Tuesday, September 3rd, the first day back after a lengthy summer break, saw students returning to a dramatically renovated school from the one they left on the last Friday in May. The view to the left of the new front entrance in late May 2024 Same location, September 2024 Building front in late April,…
2024 Senior Edition Out Now
Physical Copies distributed to the graduates in the class of 2024 during graduation rehearsal, held indoors due to rain on Wednesday, May 29th! To read an online PDF, click here Additional coverage on Instagram. Thanks to Editor-In-Chief Zion Schenk, pictured bottom left with oncoming editor-in-chief Emma Noss, for many many unexpected hours of layout and…