Getting into the Holiday Spirit, the high school staff held an Ugly Christmas Sweater/Bling day on Friday, December 19th. Staff photographer Jared Pekich captured Mrs. Long’s winning combination of holiday garb. Other spotted participants around the halls included Mrs. Reagle, Mr. Pastore, Mr. Cario and Mr. Tena.Many faculty members were distracted by the two…
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Do The Vamps Have the Power to Make it World Wide?
Give it up to the United Kingdom for being the homeland of so many great music artists. Their newest big time upcomer is a foursome called The Vamps. Their first album Meet the Vamps reached number two on the UK albums chart and topped at number 40 in America. They have a very distinct pop…
Tyler Boyd Should Consider Transferring
The Pitt Panthers Football team had five head coaches between 1986 and 2010, and since then, they have had five more with former offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph being named interim head coach in the new addition to the sad trend after Paul Chryst recently resigned. It wasn’t a surprising move, as he can potentially take…
Same Old Gwen Stefani with New Single “Spark the Fire”
If you thought Gwen Stefani was on the road to making decent music after the release of “Baby Don’t Lie” think again. The new single from Stefani, “Spark the Fire,” sounds like the same old Stefani. A repetitive chorus that sounds eerily similar to, arguably, her most notable hit “Hollaback Girl,” and a rap-esque rhythm…
Addicted to Apps: Trivia Fad Takes Over AHS – story by Grace Eberhart, Kat Kosko and Liz Padalino
As the school day drew to a close, hours before their first midterm, people were tapping away at their phones, engrossed in Avonworth’s latest app fad, Trivia Crack. The purpose of this game is to beat strangers or your friends by answering questions. These questions come in categories and you spin a wheel to see…
Penguins Hockey Week 10: Not so “Mumpy” Road
The Penguins capped off the week with two wins and an overtime loss giving them a record of 20-6-4 bringing in 44 points. A single point ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Eastern Conference lead. The Pens are doing good with an injury riddled lineup, now taking both Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett…
Eric Garner, Cliven Bundy, and the Absurd Double Standard
Earlier this year, rightwingers and rightwing media vehemently defended Nevada cattlerancher Cliven Bundy’s display of antigovernment tax evasion. He owed the federal government over one million dollars in unpaid fees that included grazing as well as fines and penalties for allowing his cattle to roam free on land that the government had established as…
Change Challenge 2014 – story by Payton Wisniewski and Maggie Moore
As the Children’s Hospital Auction is now under a week away, Student Council nears the end of another fundraising source – the homeroom Change Challenge. After all homerooms were sorted into twelve brackets three weeks ago, six homerooms remain, a mix of grades and subjects. “Just keeping the charity visible and contributing any way is…
Use Freedom For Meaningful Speech, Not Protests Leading to Violence – Editorial by Jason Stubbs
The story of New Yorker Eric Garner has not ceased to make headway in the media since the events took place on July 17th, 2014. Garner, 43, was in the process of being arrested by several New York Police Department officers for selling untaxed cigarettes on the sidewalk. Video taken by a bystander shows an…
Pirates Offseason – Ready for a Playoff Return: Editorial by Jon Kelly
Coming off of the exceptional 2014 Pirates season where they achieved the playoffs for two years straight,they head into the offseason where rumors about trades and signings buzz around the MLB. The question is whether playoffs will happen for a third straight year. As the Winter Meetings from San Diego fades into memory and Piratefest…