As an Avonworth student, one experiences the struggle of the online iBoss blocking system on a daily basis. It can strike while innocently researching a project or watching Netflix on school grounds, and has become so iconic that it was English teacher Mr. Tuffiash’s Halloween costume this year, constructed from two poster boards and some…
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How Athletes Feel About “What team did you root for the most?” question in Fall Survey
||| Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest ||| Mr. Tuffiash, the eleventh grade English teacher, gave 90 juniors, both boys and girls, an online survey for the end of the first nine weeks. One of the questions and its results stood out from all the rest which was, “What team did you root for the…
Girls Soccer Team Completes Impressive Season
|||Additional reporting done by Katelyn Eng, Maya Berardi, and Carolyn Abramowich||| With Avonworth’s girls soccer team finishing second in their section and winning their first playoff game, they are further confirming the general consensus that this has been an amazingly successful season. On paper, the girls season is impressive. They have a record of 13-5-0,…
Student Fantasy Football Teams and Strategies
We asked multiple students about what players have been stars, breakout players, and busts this season. Also, we asked different students what their different strategies are managing their teams week to week. The first student we asked about their team is Junior Wiley Bozada. Wiley has a record of 4-3 this season and the best…
Sweet, Sweet Riverdale – Thoughts and Reactions from fans of the show
Oh Riverdale, with its twists, turns, and unexpected events in every episode. This is a CW show, and it has taken the World by storm. It is one of the most talked about shows by teens right now. The last season aired on January 26, 2017. Riverdale is based on old comics called Archie Comics. It is set in…
Stranger Things Recap & Predictions
The time that so many students awaited has finally come. The lust for this show, as well as the extreme anticipation, is over. Stranger Things, now a year later, came out today and students throughout the school are enjoying season 2. Stranger Things is a Netflix original TV show that revolves around a group of…
Nintendo Switch: A Threat In The Console War
When the Nintendo Switch launched in March of this year, it was a hit with critics and gamers alike. By being able to play it as a full console at home, but also as a handheld on the go, it can be played whenever, wherever. In addition, it’s supported by a plethora of games at…
Throwback Movie Reviews: Favorite Horror Movies of 2004
In 2004 there were many top movies but these caught my eye the most – the ones that I remember in my senior year of high school, 13 years later. Scary movies have a tendency of sticking to the brain longer because of the thrill they can give a person. 2004 was a little bit ago…
US Men’s Soccer Team Misses World Cup Qualification
The US Men’s Soccer team was eliminated from World cup contention and will not participate in the competition for the first time since 1986. The World Cup is the biggest soccer event in the world held in a different country every four years. The best 32 teams from around the world compete for one of…
Homecoming Football Game 2017
||Additional reporting by Sadie Stetser|| I asked a couple of the Avonworth football players these two questions: Is the homecoming game different from any other Friday night game? Do you play any differently for the homecoming game? Jake Harper responded with, “No because the focus is to just win and play well.” He also…