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. …
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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…
Field Trip To Vanka Murals Emphasizes Long Battle With European Fascism, Recent Warfare in Ukraine
About 30 students joined Mrs. Long on a field trip to visit the Maxo Vanka murals at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale. These paintings took on new and increased meaning as at the time they were painted, Maxo Vanka had fled eastern Europe in the hopes of escaping growing fascism and violence. At…
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…
Avonworth Attacks Winter Sports WPIALS With 5 Teams
Here’s a list of WPIAL events, live-stream options, and links for tickets for swimming, boys basketball, and wrestling. Bocce and bowling will also have championship matches. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jR8UtW3TWQLWm0shScduW9knPsfF_3_Oi1Bzyt4-FmA/edit?usp=sharing Thanks for Athletics Secretary Alice Cahill and the Avonworth Baseball Boosters for organizing this information and passing it along to The Avonews.
FID Day Challenges from Winter Storm Landon
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…
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…