The Pittsburgh Penguins kick off their 2019-2020 hockey season tonight, Thursday, October 3rd. Avonworth students gave their thoughts on the new season ahead. Senior Rachel Shaffner was visibly exhilarated as she was prompted on her thoughts about the Penguins’ new season. “I hope they will do better. From what I saw in the preseason it…
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School in the Dark? Power Surge Cuts Electricity to the High School But Classes Continue
After a week of endless spirit and high energy activities, like newly decorated hallways and a glow-in-the-dark pep rally with an appearance from the Chick-Fil-A cow, Avonworth experiences yet another surprise. A power outage. Around 7:15 AM on Wednesday, October 2nd, there were multiple firework-like green explosions behind the baseball field. 9th Grade Honors…
Sunflowers, freckles, and memes, oh my! Painting Senior Parking Spots
On Sunday Sept. 22nd, 2019, seniors Meghan Osekowski, Meghan Kantenwein, Dominique Raught, Kaylee Madey, and Natalie Marshall painted their parking spots with the help of their friends. Ranging from brilliant sunflowers to jokes about freckles, the first round of students artistically demonstrated their personal interests, recovering from their academically-driven schedules. “The main goal is to…
State of the Steelers: Disarray, or a New Beginning?
With three straight losses and the season-ending injury of Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers head into week four looking to be in a state of complete disarray. Avonworth students gave their thoughts on whether the Steelers are in trouble long-term, or if the Steelers are in a period of growing pains, bound for future successes. Senior…
Fall Play Auditions Start Earlier With Two Weeks Between Callbacks
This year, Avonworth’s theater department decided to do the audition process a little differently. There is now a 1-2 week wait period in between auditions and callbacks, with the first auditions on September 10th and the callbacks Monday, Sept 30th. When asked of the new change, senior Liz Schrim commented: “Well last year’s auditions we…
Football Team Featured on WTAE’s Game of the Week
All week, Avonworth community members have been diligently voting for the band and football team to be featured in the game of the week tonight, September 20. And… success! Tonight,WTAE will have their high school football team coverage at Lenzer Field to cover parts of the game. Catch the coverage on WTAE.
Steelers Turmoil: Week One Woes, Big Ben Season-Ending Injury
Avonworth’s student body had some interesting thoughts on the Steelers week one performance vs. the Patriots, giving thoughts on what they believe it shows about the rest of the season. They also gave insight on what they believe the effects will be concerning the losses of key players, and how the current roster will compare…
Third Democratic Debate Leaves Students Frustrated
“I am Asian, so I know a lot of doctors.” , was a standout soundbite by Andrew Yang, one of ten candidates during last night’s third Democrat debate. Here are a few perspectives offered to Payton Bauer and me as we roamed the hallways during MOD H on a Friday seeking viewpoints: “I thought a…
Students With International Backgrounds Experience 9/11 Observances At AHS
Most of the young people who placed small American flags alongside Josephs Lane on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 were part of the first classes of AHS students not alive the day of the attacks on American soil during September 2001. Junior Sarah Fuller shared a viewpoint reflective of many throughout the school, “I feel very…
SKAM: The Teenage-Drama That Will Have You Head Over Heels
“Minute by Minute” might be the three best words to explain why you should be watching SKAM if you’re not already. These words are at the heart of a core, revolutionary, and romantic relationship between Isak and Even in this Norwegian show: SKAM (Norwegian for ‘Shame’). SKAM aired season one in September of 2015 on…