Avonworth’s spring musical production of Into the Woods swept the Gene Kelly Awards for High School Musical Theater on Saturday, May 25th at the Benedum Theatre, winning 6 awards. Photos are from an in-school assembly performance in the high school auditorium on March 18th, featuring selections from throughout the show. Best Musical IMG_5201 Best Vocal Ensemble…
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2024 Prom: Roaring Up I-79 to Cranberry
Journalism 2 students went out around the under-construction high school on Monday, May 6th to hear what was good, mediocre, and could have been better from the 2024 Prom, themed with the Roaring ’20’s. Most significant? A move from Promenade in the auditorium followed by dance in downtown Pittsburgh at the David L Lawrence Convention…
Junior Wins Multiple Essay Competitions
Junior Emma Noss added onto her writing accomplishments at Avonworth by finishing in first place for the 2024 PA Scholar Ben Franklin Essay Competition and the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Essay Competition. Emma earned $6000 from the PA Society for her 750 word essay on a quotation from Ben Franklin. She was recognized for…
Avonews Artists Finish in Top Ten at Penn State for PSPA State Journalism Finals
Junior Airah Shafiq finished tied for 3rd and senior Bree Brown placed 3rd outright at the state final competition for PA School Press’s Journalism competition on Wed, April 3rd at Penn State’s Main Campus. Both competed in artwork categories, a first for the Avonews since PSPA restarted the competition in 2014. Competition focused on taking…
Giant Eagle Prices Going Up. What’s Going On?
Within 2 ½ years of working at a grocery store, I’ve seen prices for certain items rise and fall. I started working in a time where there were still freakouts about what was going to happen about COVID, so I can remember some things being much more expensive than they are now, such as eggs,…
A Bill that could Ban TikTok Continues Its Path: What It Means for You
On March 13th, 2024, the US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, one of the world’s most popular social media apps. While it hasn’t passed through the Senate yet, many people online are concerned and outraged by the bill being passed in the House….
Student Finance Team Wins States, Heads to Nationals in May
As they were leaving the building, Personal Finance teacher Mr. Lincoln heard his student’s ambitions loud and clear: “Next year, we’re going to win.” One year later, seniors Brayden Simmons, Ryan Hetcko, and Stuart McAdams reached their goal, winning the state competition in the PA Personal Finance Competition held by the Foundation for Economic Educaiton….
School Dismisses at 1:20 on Monday, April 8th for Solar Eclipse
A day before Spring Break, ASD communications sent parents and caregivers notice about an early dismissal at 1:20 due to the timing of the solar eclipse. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/ Journalism 2 interviewed students Friday, April 5th to hear about different plans from students. Senior John Nalavenko: “I’ll be watching…I don’t have the glasses, I am excited [since]…
Super Bowl 58: J2 Predicts…
As the Super Bowl hype reaches its crescendo, football fans everywhere are eager to make their predictions. We’ve gathered insights from a diverse group of students, each offering their unique perspective on the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Jacob Hanny, Senior KC or SF? KC Why? “KC is…
Journalism 1 Students Look Ahead to 2024…
Journalism 1 students finish the semester on January 10th, 2024 with a photo in front of the new high school entrance. They also answered the AvonViews question for the January 2024 issue: 2024 will be the year of… Abby Iachini: 2024 is the year of getting dat bag because I will soon be old enough…