In the midst of pandemic life, an old favorite has come back to enchant the days and nights of AHS students again. Minecraft is on the flat screens and PC’s and in the hearts of many in 2021, whether dedicated gamers or just casual players. Game Reviewer Alec Kreutzer share a few screen shots of…
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Cookies, Bingo, Candy and More: Fundraising Continues During COVID
“We wanted to do a social distancing fundraiser where anybody could send a cookie to a student”, said sophomore class officer Brayden Wisniewski. Just in time for Valentines Day, it was announced February 4-6th that the Sophomore class would be selling Good L’Oven Cookie Grams to be delivered to someone special. To order these cookies…
Avonworth/Northgate Swim Team Dominates Match Against Riverside
After a slow start to the season due to coronavirus, the Northgate/Avonworth swim team has finally started competing. On Saturday, February 6th, the team went to Riverside Highschool for a non-section swim meet. This was originally unscheduled, but after a vote among the swimmers about whether or not they wanted to swim on a Saturday,…
Facial Recognition, But For Bears? Noninvasive Technologies Identify and Monitor Bears To Keep Them Safe
Bears can be very frightening when you see one wandering around in your backyard or in a local park, but does giving a bear a name and face ID make it seem less intimidating and more cute, like this bear? Well… that’s not the purpose of this project. While using “Noninvasive technologies to identify and…
Potential New Computer-Brain Interface Technology: Students Weigh In
Last week, video game industry mainstay Gabe Newell spoke to New Zealand’s 1News at length about his company’s endeavors with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, and what he believes is their place in the future. Newell is the head of Valve, a major PC gaming company behind the digital distribution platform Steam, as well as…
Alec’s Game Reviews: Spider Man Miles Morales
A few looks at a favorite game of Alec’s – Spider Man Miles Morales The core of the game is built around “The Great Responsibility Suit”, which is an outfit that is a whole body suit. It is a dull red. It is very comfortable. Miles promises to protect the city because Peter is going…
Steelers Offseason Choices
Fans should be happy, 11-5 is by no means a bad season, just injuries and poor play calling cut the season shorter than most would have liked. Players like TJ Watt and Minkah reminded the league that they are elite, both named first team all pro, and players like Mike Hilton and Chase Claypool burst…
Swimming Resumes After Three Straight Cancellations
After three straight cancellations for the swim team, this past Thursday, January 21st was their first meet coming back. It was senior night and they brought all the intensity of a team that has competed at the state level for a few years now. Competing against North Catholic, it was a huge win for both…
Balan Wonderworld Game Preview – Wild, Wonderful World Looks Fun
A new colorful game called Balan Wonderworld is scheduled to release on March 26, 2021. This action/ platform game is going on a lot of platforms such as ps4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox. This seems like a colorful, fun game, though I wonder what exactly the point of the game is. I also wonder if…
Winter Sports Starts Up Again in 2021
Winter Sports in the middle of the pandemic has been as much a story about stopping and starting the season as it is any one swim meet, wrestling or bowling match, or basketball game. Luckily, however, after a two month shutdown, sports have been able to get back to business, and in particular…