On Thursday, February 3, Avonworth high school went forward with an FID day due to winter story conditions. The winter storm, unofficially named winter storm Landon by the Weather Channel, has spread across the United States, bringing snow, sleet, and ice to a large chunk of the country. This potentially brings ice over the already…
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FID Day Usage Raises Questions
For myself, and many other students, our first two official Flexible-Instruction-Days (FID) weren’t very different from a normal day in school. All of my classes were able to continue with what we had already been doing in-person earlier this week — taking notes, working on problem sets, etc. — and didn’t have to change much…
“Pick up any instrument you can and thrash about”: Jackson Horigan Interviews Black Leaves of Envy for Journalism Project
Editors Note: Originally published on the now-defunct my.hsj.org/avonews website, this article is 5 years old. Republished as the 2022 Journalism 2 class begins the same interview project. Senior Jackson Horigan didn’t start his interview project expecting to talk to two British teens in a metal band, but the end result was enjoyable for not…
Two Straight Two Hour Delay Days Close Out Wintery January 2022
January ended with 2 consecutive 2 hour delays for Avonworth High School. Students were generally happy with the delays, but some were mad that it wasn’t called off earlier. Thursday, January 27th, was the first 2 hour delay because of freezing temperatures. Many students would have to stand outside to wait for the bus, but…
2021- A Year Across Major League Sports
Additional Reporting from Garrett Dzubiek As the new year is right around the corner, 2021 will be remembered for many things, but its historic occurrences in sports might be the one thing that sets these past 12 months apart from the rest. From shattered records to the underdogs prevailing in nearly all major sports leagues,…
Girls Varsity Basketball 2021-22: Long Win Streaks An Early Season Story
With limited numbers entering the season, a question was raised to see if the Lady Lopes could even field a Junior Varsity team. This question has been completely thrown out the window, as the 15-girl squad is on a six-game winning streak, as they improve to 6-1. The girls opened the season against Seton…
Avonworth Esports in 2022: 2nd Year Continues Early Success
With the end of 2021 also came the end of the Avonworth Rocket League team’s inaugural competition. In their first-ever competition, they entered the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports Association’s (PIEA) winter rocket league tournament and ended up making it all the way to the in-person semifinals at Harrisburg University. A significant achievement in its own right,…
Pitt and Penn State’s 2021-2022 College Football Seasons
With a conclusion to both Pitt and Penn State’s seasons, both College Football teams have a disappointing end for their fans. In the 2021-2022 season, Pitt had a final record of 11-3, the best in a while. Up and coming QB Kenny Pickett had an amazing season, with 42 touchdowns in the 2021-2022 season, 4th…
2021 Food Trends
Whether it has been COVID, the raid on the capital, or weird food trends, this year has sure been unique. The food trends of 2021 had mostly aired on TikTok. From cereal with no milk to vegetables as substitutes for meat, Tiktok users had quite a year with interesting recipes. Nature’s Cereal is…
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…