With long-awaited renovations finally underway at the school, students are quick to form opinions and have been vocal about their support or opposition to any updates. But what do Avonworth graduates think of the upcoming changes? I talked to my older siblings, Tyler (class of 2017) and Chloe (class of 2019) for their input on…
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Edwin Drood Musical Features Special Set, Costuming Leading to Kelly Nomination
This year, Avonworth Drama returned to its first post-COVID show in two years: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened last weekend to a standing ovation all four nights and enthusiastic reviews. The performance features a Victorian Era Music Hall atmosphere, lots of audience participation, and a murder mystery solved by the audience each night….
Niomi’s Notes: It’s 2022, Disney World Style!
On March 13th-18th, I visited Disney World in Florida. Quite frankly, it was one of the best trips I have ever been on, and it seemed like a kick-start to a new travel life after 2020. With masks requirements being lifted all over the states, this trip had felt like any other normal traveling experience…
Latest Poll Reveals Avonworth Chooses Wheels Over Doors
Over the past week, a divisive argument has spread its roots through AHS: are there more wheels or more doors in the world? After a week of strong debates in the halls, however, the results seem to be in. On Thursday, March 10th, the Avonews Instagram account ran a poll on its story asking…
Niomi’s Notes: Goodbye Masks, You Won’t Be Missed
On Monday, March 9th, 2020, probably no student woke up thinking this will be the last week I go to Avonworth High School and not have to wear a mask. That Monday seemed normal, everyone just going about their mostly regular daily high school routines. By that Wednesday, students started to talk about the new…
Niomi’s Notes: Mask Down?
Over the past two years, we have gotten used to seeing our peers’ eyes only. In our day-to-day life, when interacting with people, the new norm had become judging an expression from how squinted their eyes were, or how their eyebrows moved. Yet, with this necessary change for the protection of our health, had come…
Niomi’s Notes: No More ‘Snow’ Days
The most core memory I have of a ‘snow day’ would be all the way back to 2011 when Pittsburgh was covered in nearly a foot of snow. The night before school, my mom got the phone call from the school that we would get the day off the following day. My sister and I…
Niomi’s Notes: Pep Makes a Return to the School
On January 21, all high school students flowed into the gymnasium for the first ‘normal’ pep rally since COVID. The stands cheered as students and faculty played tug of war, and the winter sports got their recognition. Are things finally going back to pre-pandemic times? I ask myself this as the tv in front of…
Niomi’s Notes: Short Shift To Virtual Is Ok, Just Not Longer
The first Monday back after winter break I expected to come back to classrooms full of exhausted students who all messed up their sleep schedules the past week. Instead, I came back to nearly a quarter of the students in my classes out of school due to being in quarantine – while the ones that…
Big Ben’s Final Home Game Appreciated By Wild Heinz Field Crowd
On Sunday, January 3rd 68,000 Steelers fans filled Heinz Field to watch a historic game against the Cleveland Browns. In 2004, the Steelers used their 11th overall pick in the NFL Draft on a highly touted quarterback from Miami University of Ohio. After 18 winning seasons, 2 Super Bowls, 6 Pro Bowls, an Offensive Rookie…