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….
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Library to Classrooms Conversion Continues
Photos by Kelly Kashaba – copy by AvonewsOnline editors For students used to gathering in the library during LEAD, May 2022 is not the end-of-the-year as usual. Seating, shelving, and books have been taken down, removed, and are headed for the school district’s storage space. How the space looked on Prom day, Friday, May 13th…
Spring Musical 2022 Wraps Up Final Performances On The First Weekend In May
The Mystery of Edwin Drood finishes its run on Saturday, May 7th. This show features a unique concept unlike every other show in the past 25 years of Mrs. Frauenholz as director: the audience gets to vote on the ending. There are three opportunities for audience participation: the identity of Dick Datchery, a detective in…
Art Show Adds Buzz With Charity Tie-In to Pittsburgh BeeKeeping
The 2022 AHS art show offered something new alongside the works of art – a chance to help fund Pittsburgh Bee Keepers as they battle colony disorders that have rapidly destroyed the bee population in the city. “…bee themed artwork that the Galleries Project students made (all purchases will be donated to Burgh Bees to help…
Frequent Wet Weather Continues Through Spring of 2022
A Tornado Watch on Tuesday afternoon and evening started May off the same way April ended – unusually wet. In fact, April 2022 was both cold and wet for a large majority of the month, delaying and cancelling a number of spring sports games and practices. IMG_2458[1]
3 Avonews Staff Reach PSPA State Journalism Finals As It Returns to Penn State Main Campus
3 Juniors qualified for the 2022 PSPA State Journalism finals at Penn State Main Campus on Wednesday, March 30th. Matthew Purcell finished tied for fourth place in Editorial Writing, Laurel Purcell finished tied for 4th in Literary Magazine – Poetry, and Catrina Raich finished 3rd for Editorial Cartooning. Here are a few photos from the…
Record Snow and Cold Temperatures End March 2022
Friday, April 1st, 2022 had mother nature playing a cruel joke on AHS students ready for warmer weather. Rain, hail, and cold temperatures hung around, just as they dominated March 2022. See the video below for one of a number of snow bursts on campus, as well as more extensive coverage of the snow records…
Mural Project Showcases Interests And Talents To Support Scholarship
For their graduation project, Izabella Johnson, Elle Theobald, and Alexa Nelson worked with administrators to find a place for and paint a mural. Struggling with the renovation plans and finding a permanent place for their project, the mural ultimately ended up being in front of the Foods Room, just right of room 117. …
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…
J2 Class Stumbles With Long Shot Bracket for March Madness 2022
President Joe Biden and the Journalism 2 class shared a common love for the Delaware Blue Hens, a 16 seed in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball. After the first weekend of March Madness, the class’s bracket is at 2%, the bottom of the 7 Avonews brackets for this year. Delaware, a heavy underdog, lost. Since…