After three straight cancellations for the swim team, this past Thursday, January 21st was their first meet coming back. It was senior night and they brought all the intensity of a team that has competed at the state level for a few years now. Competing against North Catholic, it was a huge win for both…
Category: School Life
Balan Wonderworld Game Preview – Wild, Wonderful World Looks Fun
A new colorful game called Balan Wonderworld is scheduled to release on March 26, 2021. This action/ platform game is going on a lot of platforms such as ps4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox. This seems like a colorful, fun game, though I wonder what exactly the point of the game is. I also wonder if…
Return to School Includes Full Day Synchronous Classes on Regular Bell Schedule
For months, students at Avonworth have been fully virtual. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:15, hybrid students (except for chorus and band students) logged onto their classes and spent the day on Google Meets with their teachers. Wednesday is an asynchronous day. However, this system will change beginning on Monday, January 25th. …
Avonworth Students React to 8:00 AM Start Time as Transition to Hybrid is Announced
With the school board’s meeting on Monday January 11th, the district decided that we will be moving back to the hybrid schedule at the start of the second semester. The school will be going back to the groups A and B, with group A going to school on Mondays and Tuesdays, and group B going…
Students Weigh In: Return to Hybrid
On January 25th, Avonworth School District is returning to the hybrid model with 2 days in the classroom, 2 days virtual, and Wednesdays asynchronous. Students have varying opinions, especially surrounding Covid-19 concerns and the 8 AM start time. “I’m happy to return to the hybrid module,” said freshman Brayden Simmons. “I don’t feel like I’ve…
Winter Sports Starts Up Again in 2021
Winter Sports in the middle of the pandemic has been as much a story about stopping and starting the season as it is any one swim meet, wrestling or bowling match, or basketball game. Luckily, however, after a two month shutdown, sports have been able to get back to business, and in particular…
The NBA In 2021: What Can We Expect? Guest Article from Jay White
The 2020 season was a season full of changes, adversities, and triumphs for both the teams and the fans. From the infamous news conference with Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz in March, to the Lakers championship win inside the bubble, this last season was one to remember. With the 2020 season behind us, it…
New Pets!
During quarantine, I’ve gotten quite a few new additions to my family. It can be boring so getting new pets can add life to these hard times. A few weeks ago we got 2 more animals to add to the list. My mom had wanted parakeets for awhile but not just the ones you can…
Little Nightmares 2: Horror Game Will Hopefully Feature….
Little Nightmares 2 is an upcoming puzzle-platform horror game. Its initial release date was December 9, 2020, but got pushed back to February 11th, 2021. Nintendo Switch/PS4-5, Xbox, PC are some of the platforms it is coming out on to. I wonder if this game is going to be a prequel or a sequel to…
Washington D.C., January 6th: An Explainer
The January 6th events at the Capitol were a shocking finale to a national election campaign like none other in modern history. This is an attempt (just one student journalist here) to give context to the day’s events, a day that ended with four deaths as a result of the activities on the grounds of…