A hopscotch board appeared out of the blue in the language hallway this spring, something many students enjoyed, yet others didn’t even know existed. It was funded by the school nurse using her wellness grant, which is very much appreciated by the students of Avonworth! ” I chose that hallway because it is well traversed…
Category: School Life

Red Cross Club Brings Hands Free CPR Training To Students
On Monday, April 24th, the newly formed Red Cross Club offered hands-only CPR training to its members. Participants stayed in the LGI after school until 4 pm to learn. Hands-only CPR is a type of CPR that is just chest compressions without rescue breaths. According to the American Heart Association, hands-only CPR is just as…

Editorial: Snap AI Rolls Out Fun Features
The Snap-chat AI is a feature in which a bot just talks to you and responds to your questions. So what can take away from this innovation? Is it bad that AIs can now act and talk like humans? Is this leading somewhere good or bad? People like to play tricks on it, play…

2023 Track: Butler Invitational Includes Personal Record Times
“The track meet was a ton of fun,” said senior Laurel Purcell about the Butler Invitational on Friday, April 21st. “It was a very long day, but a lot of people on the team had some great PRs! Everyone ran very well and it was a great opportunity to be able to compete against some…

HUGE Signing Extension For Bryan Reynolds for 8 years $106.75MM, Why now?
Earlier this afternoon, the Pirates made a blockbuster extension for 26-year-old star Bryan Reynolds. The official deal is 8 years, $106.75MM guaranteed which is by far the largest in franchise history. Many fans are thrilled with this signing, considering the owner is not a fan of spending money. With this being the best start of…

Root Root For Our Home Team: The Pirates Are In First!
The 2023 MLB season kicked off a few weeks ago, and our Pittsburgh Pirates have been playing like champions so far, and we hope they keep it up. For the first time in quite a while, the Pirates are in first place in the NL Central, and hopefully, they will remain in first place for…

April 24th, 2023: The day US 21st century media changed – an editorial
Ever since I was a kid, Fox News was always on the TV around my house. A night wouldn’t go by where my parents weren’t watching Fox News, so I always grew up around it. So it is a shocker that Fox parted ways with their famous host, Tucker Carlson. They “parted ways” due to…

Steelers 2023 NFL Draft Predictions Rounds 1, 2 and 3
The 2023 NFL draft is just two weeks away and will be taking place in Kansas City. With the Pittsburgh Steelers having 4 picks inside the first 80, the fans are speculating that the team could have the best draft that they’ve had in over a decade. Pittsburgh was able to clear up some holes…

Spring Break Book Reviews
With the lack of schoolwork over spring break, I was finally able to read again! I finished 7 books in the course of the week. I was a little disappointed in some of them, so I only ended up with one 5-star review, but I still enjoyed myself nonetheless. Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson…

Update on AHS Construction – Galleries Projects Removed, Including Valedictorian Photos/Plaques
On the last day to buy Prom Tickets, walls were much more bare throughout the high school. Leftover installations from Galleries Project artwork, some dating back to 2015, were removed from hallways, cafe’s, and walls throughout the school. The BYOT booth, created in 2015 for a Galleries project, moved from the HS lobby to…