Sunday, November 22 2015 was the selected night of the infamous American Music Awards, better known as the AMAs. Aside from the show, a very anticipated aspect of the night is the red carpet dress reveal. The AMAs attracts a wide variety of celebrities who come in displays of the most recent and elaborate fashion. Several…
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Fall Play Guest Reviews: Carrie Haney, Abigail Busse, Riley Galvis Praise Performances from The Crucible
Carrie Haney’s Guest Review: Last Friday, I viewed Avonworth’s fall production of The Crucible. This play was written by playwright Arthur Miller and is about the infamous Salem witch trials during the late 1600s. A cohort of girls led by Abigail Williams (played by senior Angelica Tozzi) are accused of witchcraft after her cousin, Betty…
AP Tour Review Continued
Want more of the review Zac McDowell wrote about the AP Tour? On October 24th, 2015, 4 bands traveled to Stage AE in downtown Pittsburgh on the AP Tour, presented by Alternative Press magazine and Hot Topic. This show featured the pop punk groups As It Is, This Wild Life, Real Friends, and the famous…
PowderPuff Photos
Photos taken by Welcome Tjelmeland for the game held on Thursday, November 12th at Lenzer Field. The two teams, 12th and 10th vs 11th and 9th, competed with over twelve girls on each team, coached by a mix of Varsity Boys football players. In the end, 11th and 9th shut out 12th and 10th on…
“Flawlessly Showing Emotion”: Fall Play Review of The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller in 1953, The Crucible is a tale of persecution in the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. Rumors of witchcraft fill Salem when a young girl falls in a coma-like state. With no explanation from the doctor and the knowledge that some young girls had been seen dancing…
Winter Sports 2015
“When I first came here, having a winning season seemed to be the expectation.” said Athletic Director Tim Geil about the upcoming Winter Sports season, “Now the expectation is we are going to challenge for a section championship… in all of our sports” While there are many talented athletes going out for their chosen sports,…
Comments and Corrections for Fall ’15 Issue
Corrections for sports coverage: Junior Spencer Haver offered the following corrections about the soccer program: “The boys played Sewickley Academy in the semi-finals, not quarter-finals, and won 2-1, not 1-0. Bishop Canevin was a quarter-final game, not semi-final. The girls team did not go to Highmark Stadium for a playoff game.” Further correction for Thai…
A Tale of Two Homecomings Continued
In light of the news that homecoming would be held in the high school gym, the class officers thought of trying to make the unfortunate situation better by making the homecoming dance a “rave”. The “AvonRave” would include black lights, neon paint, strobe lights and techno music. While the idea of a rave would be…
Avonviews: More Opinions and Insights
“Should backpacks be allowed in classrooms despite it being against school policy?” Out of the 49 students interviewed, every student answered yes to this question. Marley Jenkins (11th) – “Yes, backpacks should be allowed in classrooms because if people are tripping over them, they shouldn’t be running around in the classroom, and it is not hard…
Ray Goren Quick Review: Surprising for his age but just not engaging enough
The Journalism 1 class had a first listen to Ray Goren’s EP Songs For You: Here are their quick reaction to the first track, Those Days. Michela: Sounds like it would be in a commercial for swiffer. Really common – didn’t do anything for me. Reminded me of the feel and music from the cartoon…