“Happy International Women’s Day! Women’s fight for equality is still ongoing throughout the world, but I’m proud to say that in the US, this country has “got with the times” and is more equal with women’s equality than it has ever been (as of 2019). There are quite a few things we should work on,…
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From Under the Sea to Onto the Stage
You may have seen a poster floating around with Flounder and Ariel requesting your help to collect certain recyclables. But what many are wondering is ‘What do they plan to do with thousands of plastic bags and fake holiday trees?’ Well, Flounder is here to answer all of your questions. This year the director of…
A New Year, A New Dance
If you ask any freshman or sophomore what they King of Hearts Dance was they probably won’t know what you’re talking about. If they do, they will probably say something about their older siblings attending. If you ask a senior what the King of Hearts Dance was, they might say something along the lines of…
Miller Family Rivalry to Fuel the Cornhole Fundraiser
This year the baseball team will be holding a fundraiser. It’s not your normal kind of fundraiser. It’s a Cornhole tournament. The tournament will raise money for the baseball team’s trip to Florida. The varsity team or group of 18 are being selected through tryouts leading up to the trip. Most games for the baseball…
New Avonworth-OLSH Boys Volleyball Team
Boys volleyball at Avonworth has been nonexistent for some time, but it will be making a slight return with the joint OLSH and Avonworth team. Many students at Avonworth are wondering how the idea of a boys volleyball team came about. Mr. Giel, Avonworth’s Athletic Director, explained it by saying, “We had a few…
Of Wigs and Chest Binders (Explaining the LGBTQ+ Acronym)
QUILTBAG: one of the several LGBTQ+ abbreviations. The original abbreviation, LGBT, stands for people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. This term began in the 90s and has blossomed since then. Now, there are several abbreviations for the LGBTQ+ community that add on letters to include others who are not directly expressed in…
Rap Dominates Football and Boys Basketball Playlist Creations
Every sports team has a way of hyping themselves up for the game ahead, and one of the most popular ways is through music. But how is the music chosen? A previous article on the Avonews discussed the general music taste of Avonworth High School. Looking back to the start of the football season…
9th Grade Students Hoping For MOD time, better connection with seniors
9th-grade students are finally discussing the changes that they want to be made in the Avonworth School District. In 9th grade seminar, students wrote down three changes they hoped to see. The most prominent change for the freshmen was for an open MOD. Unlike other high schoolers, the 9th-grade students do not have this opportunity. Many…
100 Mile Walk
“It is the greatest feeling when you finish the walk. To know how much the money we are raising is helping all of the families that are in the hospital. The walk over the past 50 years has raised 1.6 million dollars for the Free Care Fund and knowing that I have helped raise that…
Lil Swang, Avonworth’s Breakthrough Artist?
Freshman Neo Miller has been causing a lot of noise among Avonworth students ever since he released his first song as “Lil Swang” on SoundCloud. The song was called “Bankrupt” and caused a lot of controversy, leading to its removal from his account. His most statistically popular releases are “Luv the Hate” with 6,986 views…