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…
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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…
The Year in Pittsburgh Pro Sports 2021 – Pirates Plunge, Penguins Persist, Steelers Succeed and Struggle
Pirates reporting from Jacob Hanny, Penguins Reporting by Tyler Woodfill, additional reporting on Steelers by both writers The Pirates have always been the most disappointing team to watch in Pittsburgh and, truthfully, the most difficult team to follow. The Pirates have had such little success over the past decade, where they have lost so many…
2021-22 Winter Sports Catch-Up
Things are looking up for Avonworth winter sports. Despite this, some new conflict has been rising alongside the spike in COVID cases due to the contagious Omicron variant. Girls Basketball is one of a few sports impacted by COVID. They had a regular season matchup cancelled due to too many players out with COVID. As…
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…
Raising Canes Food Review – You Should Try It…Even If It’s An Hour Away
If you have lived in Pittsburgh for your entire life,Then you are missing out on a phonomenal food experience.For example,Raising Canes. Canes is a restaurant that is in only 23 states and new multiple food locations under construction.I have lived in Kentucky my whole life until may and moved to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and found out…
Niomi’s Notes: Take It into 2022 or Leave It in 2021
Below are a few things I would like to take with me into the New Year or leave in 2021! Also, check out our TikTok @Official_Avonews for a video where I discussed these topics. Leave behind in 2021: The amount of unnecessary pressure we put on ourselves as high school students Procrastinating: This is thankfully…
Guest Movie Review by Jack Blaser: Spider Man: No Way Home Is an Upgrade on the Endgame Formula
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the latest installment of the MCU films and the third installment to the “Home” trilogy of Spiderman films. This movie not only exceeds the previous two Spiderman films in nearly every aspect, but also every MCU movie to date. A divisive opinion nonetheless, but this film delivers big time in…
The Year in Spotify, 2021 – Still Popular But With Some Competition For Best Way To Stream Music
Spotify is one of the top music streaming services of 2021. From playlists made just for you to Spotify Wrapped 2021, Spotify goes above and beyond to create each user’s homepage specific to their music tastes. The majority of Avonworth High School students agree, including freshmen Cassidy Johncour, saying she likes Spotify “better than other…