The American Big Three Bailout refers to the government subsidised loans provided to Ford, GM, and Chrysler in 2008. The bailout was successful in saving over three million American jobs and insuring the pensions for nearly one million others. These three companies were in a financial downfall during this time and were at risk of…
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Social Media Can Start Cyber Bullying and Hatred of Groups – Guest Editorial by Tony Grillo
Social media, a way that people can use to communicate without even being in the same room at the same time. While social media can be a way of talking with those far away, in the wrong hands can be as dangerous as a loaded gun. Most people in high school have a Facebook account…
How Illegal Immigrants Are Destroying Our Country – Guest Editorial by Coco Casey
Illegal is illegal. America is a place for everyone, no matter where you’re from. However, entry, status, length of stay, work visa, green card (and the list goes on) are all important. The Illegals are costing hard working Americans millions of dollars, not paying taxes, driving illegally uninsured vehicles, all without any consequences. If we…
Swim Team Parade Celebrates Successful Season by Sophia Brandt
The past two years have had their share of parades in the high school, celebrating WPIAL births for varsity football and track. Today, on a chilly March afternoon, the school celebrated an undefeated season for both boys and girls teams by having the band and Avonettes parade through the halls around 2 PM. For the second…
Lopes Basketball WPIAL playoffs
The Lady Lopes play Friday vs. Greensburg Central Catholic at 6:30 at Baldwin High School. The boys’ play Wednesday vs. Neshannock at 8 PM at CW North Catholic. Both teams return to the playoffs for the second straight year. The Lady Lopes completed a season including a 60 to 1 defeat of Northgate on Thursday,…
Boys’ Basketball Senior Night
Friday, February 5, the boys’ basketball team win against rivals Northgate. The boys and the cheerleaders also celebrated their Senior Night as the end of the season draws closer.
Ruth B Music Review: Perfect For Any Montage Soundtrack
Ruth B, a twenty-year old Canadian singer/songwriter, has been making waves on Vine. The Intro, her breakout EP, was released last November, and features her single “Lost Boy”. Each track on the EP is simply Ruth’s pretty vocals over her delicate piano playing, creating space for listener to fully absorb her voice. The only problem…
Boys Basketball Photos vs Quaker Valley
Photos by Alex Domencic from the Lopes close game against now 16-2 Quaker Valley, who won 62 to 55 on their home court Tuesday, Jan 26th. The first photo is from the JV game.
Swim Team Success: Team is the Theme
On Tuesday, January 26th, the Northgate/Avonworth swim team successfully faced off against North Catholic’s swim team. The final score was Northgate with 149 total points and North Catholic with 92 total points. Junior Carrie Haney says, “they had really good girls but we still came out on top”, while her younger sister, Freshman Marion Haney,…
One Last Steelers Blog from Luke? Wildcard Game Preview
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their way into the playoffs tonight in Ohio, with the wildcard game against the Bengals, who they had a close loss to and a strong win against. The Steelers are in trouble with the Bengals at this point because of one key injury. DeAngelo Williams is a veteran running…