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.
Category: School Life

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…

Can You Guess What These Are?
Each picture is of something you might see every day at Avonworth…let us know in the comments

A Modern Day Disconnect – Play Review of Lord of the Flies at CMU
On Friday, December 4th, students of both AP English and the Drama class attended Carnegie Mellon University’s production of Lord of the Flies. The show featured some of CMU’s drama students, the producer Caden Manson, and their production of Nigel Williams adaptation of the novel. The show consisted of very intricate use of video cameras…

2011 Grad Shares Success Story About Writing for David Letterman and Ice-T
Caroline Schaper, 2011 Avonworth Graduate and former avonews editor-in-chief, visited Monday, November 30th, during 4th period to share how she not only landed a job as a writing intern for David Letterman on The Late Show but also ended up writing two jokes that were delivered by Tiny Fey and Bill Murray on the show’s final…

Cassadee Pope’s “I am Invincible”: Shows Talent But Too Repetitive
Cassadee Pope, the season 3 winner of The Voice, is making quite a name for herself. Her new single, “I am Invincible”, clearly shows her capabilities as a rising female signer and, at the same time, creates immense suspense for fans who are waiting for more music to come. A clear banjo playing in the background…

From the Pit: Concert Reviews by Michela Stasa – AP Tour
Concert experiences are guaranteed to differ based on a lot of different variables. There is the band’s energy, the band’s actual talent, but most importantly I believe a concert goer’s attitude as well as the crowd’s energy can really change an entire experience. An experience in the pit is generally more energetic and cannot…
What’s Wrong With Rooting For the Best?
The New England Patriots. A name that in Pittsburgh is met with criticism, disgust, and maybe even jealousy. After all the Patriots, along with the Carolina Panthers, are undefeated in the 2015 NFL season. There is nothing wrong with cheering for the best. When I was young and was just getting into football that’s exactly…
Could the Steelers win the division?
The rest of the season for the Steelers is looking good if you are an optimist. Saying goodbye to Bell, with only 6 games left there are one or two challenges that lie ahead. Pittsburgh would be looking good if they came out of week 12 victorious, as the Steelers will travel to Seattle to…