At the end of the morning announcements on a 2-hour delay day, and a student spirit PJ day as well, new HS secretary Mrs. Robinson read an announcement written by the SHOUT club to honor International Women’s Day. “Happy International Women’s Day! Today, SHOUT would like to celebrate the amazing women who inspire us to…
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Recent Shootings On High School and College Campuses Highlights Student Desire For More Gun Control
After school on Valentine’s Day, many students at Westinghouse high school ran, cried, screamed, and kept themselves safe instead of driving home or piling into the busses. Some of those same experiences extended out to Michigan State’s campus just 2 days earlier. These two stories of gun crimes had students throughout our school reflecting on…
Should Presidents Have to Take a Test?
Launching her bit for the presidency, Nikki Haley suggested candidates over the age of 75 should have to complete a mental competency test. Do students here think this is a good idea? Three 9th graders were willing to answer our questions about testing. Owen Dugan argued that a mentally incapable president will “make decisions in…
Would You Work More Hours If Child Labor Laws Changed? Students Share Perspectives After Other States Propose Changes
Several states—including neighboring Ohio, along with Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin—are currently considering adjusting their child labor laws. Although the bills differ from state to state, there are two main components. The bills seek to expand the number of hours that 14 and 15-year-olds are allowed to work. Some states are also considering allowing 16 and…
How Pele’s Death Affected Soccer
December 29th 2022 was a sad day for the soccer world. One of the biggest, and best soccer players of all time died. Pele is one of those people that people talk about when we try to figure out who is the best soccer player of all time, with names like Messi, Ronaldo, and Maradonna….
Damar Hamlin: A Tragedy
On the Monday night of January 2nd, AHS football fans were all just watching what seemed like a normal game of Monday Night Football for the NFL. Little did we know that this was going to be a horrible and extremely frightening night. The Bills and Bengals had the last matchup in week 17 of…
November 15th Snow Surprises Many
One week after Daylight Savings Time started, a few hours of afternoon snowflakes surprised students and staff throughout the high school. Journalism 1’s Stefan Lash captured these scenes around 2:30 during Mod H. These scenes might be the last to look exactly this way for the relative future, as the school board continues soliciting rebids…
Fall Play Offers Special Tickets for Rehearsal After Rapid Ticket Sellout
AHS Theatre sent this message to students and teachers on Friday, November 11th: Since the fall play performances of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe sold out in two days–even after we added another matinee–the Director has a special offer!! This Monday, at 4:00 PM, Avonworth faculty, staff, and students may purchase a…
AHS Students React To Queen Elizabeth’s Death
On September 8, 2022, news rapidly spread across the world that Queen Elizabeth II had died after being hospitalized a couple of days prior. As the oldest living British monarch and the longest-reigning British monarch (70 years and 214 days), the news was even more shocking. With King Charles already being 73, several are unsure…
Steelers Surprise Super Bowl Runner Up Bengals to Start 22-23 Season
With most of this new 22-23 season already underway, there was no special interest in the Steelers vs Bengals game. But that quickly changed after the opening kickoff and a powerful first drive of defense from the Steelers, which was led by reigning Defensive Player of the…