After a little over 2 years of the Russian-Ukrainian war, it continues to escalate every day with new reports and news. Most recently, it’s been reported by the Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to use nuclear weapons if the nation is threatened. In his state speech, he spoke about how the…
Category: School Life
23/24 Ski Club Gets In Three Outings
This year’s Avonworth Ski Club included lots of memory-making, bonding with friends/teachers, and even a broken collarbone. The ski club was able to go on three successful trips this winter but was not able to pull off a fourth as the trip to Blue Knob was canceled due to not enough people signing up. In…
Winter Sports WrapUp: Cheer
The cheerleaders have been cheering for our sports teams all year. One of the cheerleaders, Lexi Mannion (’25) reflected on this season Are you in the playoffs? How’s it going? “We are currently cheering on our boys and girls basketball teams during their playoff run! It is going really well so far, playoffs are…
Mid Year Room Moves – Construction 2023/2024
The new wave of construction has brought with it many new room shifts for the high school. Rooms 307, 308, 309 and Mr. Pastore’s room were all closed down and teachers shifted into renovated classrooms in the H hallway, including English teacher Mr Pastore. who shared his feelings on the new rooms. He commented that…
Winter Sports Wrap Up: Varsity Swimming and Diving
Starting in November 29, the ongoing 2023-2024 winter season, has proved to be a prosperous one for Avonworth’s Varsity Swimming and Diving Team. After a successful rollout, a total of 19 members of the COED Varsity Swimming Team have qualified for the WPIAL championships. Categories include: 200m IM, 100m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 100…
Winter Sports 2024 Wrapup: Wrestling, Team and Individuals, Reaches WPIALS
The 2023-2024 Avonworth Varsity Wrestling season was a special team success. For the first time in a decade, the full team reached the first round of WPIAL playoffs while finishing with a record of 8-9 overall, 4-2 section play. The team brought back two WPIAL Northern Section Champs: Auston Kosanovic and Luke Hollywood along…
Winter Sports Wrapup: Bowling 2024
February 15th was a great day for the Avonworth Lady Lopes bowling team as they competed in the WPIBL bowling championships. The team consists of Captain Leah Kuban and students Ryan Neal, Maryn Ronk, Allie Nau, Emma Belotti, Alivia Lantzy, and Savannah Jimenez. They earned their spot and will be advancing to the regional competition…
Winter Sports 2024 – Bocce Wins Districts
On Wednesday, February 28th, Avonworth Bocce joined in on the playoff winning streak shared by almost every sport in the 2020’s. Luke Chrissis had the final roll. Here are what some of the coaches and players had to say leading up to the division playoff. Jack Salisbury-“I think it’s awesome and I’m excited about it,…
Winter Sports WrapUp: Boys Varsity Basketball
Heading into the 2nd round of playoffs, here’s a glimpse at another successful season for Boys Basketball. The team has surpassed expectations as the season ended. The Lopes started the year off to a hot start with a 9-3 record while currently sitting at 12-5. Junior Rowan Carmichael and Senior Anthony Arlia are currently the…
Winter Sports WrapUp 2024: Girls Basketball
The Girls Varsity Basketball has had an awe-inspiring season this year as they currently hold a record of 20-1, with a conference record of 10-0. In addition to being the highest-ranked team in the conference, the team is currently ranked 66 in the PA state rankings. Coming off of a 3A WPIAL win last season,…