Today, April 23rd, 2021 marks GLSEN’s Day of Silence. This is a day in which LGBTQIA+ people and allies attempt to stay silent as a way of protesting bullying against their community. To mark this occasion I decided to make a guide to many of the pride flags and what community they each represent. The…
Category: School Life
Seniors Staying Virtual To Graduate Are Content With Their Choice
The Avonworth School Board sent two options to its students for the 2020-2021 school year back in August, fully virtual/asynchronous and hybrid/synchronous learning. Few seniors took the initial virtual route, yet more have chosen to enter the virtual setting as the year progresses. Virtual senior Will Lucas made the decision back in the fall for…
A Quiet Earth Day 2021 For Avonworth
Today is April 22 and today the world is celebrating Earth Day! Normally on previous Earth Days people, communities, and schools would all do something to help the environment. But today at Avonworth, it’s a different story. As we wandered the empty halls during lunch period 1 looking for signs of Earth Day spirit, we…
Day-to-day On Earth – How Much Do AHS Students Pay Attention To The Planet?
For earth day I wanted to see if the students of Avonworth do anything on a day-to-day basis to preserve or take care of the earth. I presented that question to a variety of different grade levels to see what the overall consensus was in the community. Most responses were that they did not do…
Social Media is Being Quiet About Earth Day
Scrolling through social media there really wasn’t much about Earth Day. I looked at Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. While I was looking at the most used social media platforms had found a few ads on TikTok about Earth Day and Earth Month, there is also a trending hashtag that has 3.8B views. While…
Student Have Mixed Thoughts on Earth Day 2021
While walking through the school, we tried to gather the student’s outlook on Earth Day. We began asking the general questions, “Do you do anything for Earth Day” and “What are your thoughts on Earth Day”. As we predicted, we received a varied response from students. Some, like sophomore Sophie Guest and freshman Aidan Tinker,…
Winter Weather In Late April Brings Climate Change Questions
Yesterday, April 22nd, 2021, it snowed. This weather is extremely out of the ordinary for the middle of April and can likely be attributed to climate change. I asked four Avonworth students about their views on climate change and how they think it might impact their lives. This is a picture taken Wednesday morning ,April…
Impacting the Environment – Do AHS Student Need To Do More?
Earth Day 2021 brings our focus to what the state of our environment is in. With Global warming, a global pandemic, and many other conflicts in our daily lives, Earth Day has to be the last thought on your mind. Some people may participate in Earth day, but it shouldn’t just be today. The environment…
Earth Day 2021 Editorial – Easiest Fix Is To Just Stop Littering
I have been attending school virtually since March 13th 2020. It has given me time to sit back and contemplate some things many other kids most likely had not even been giving a second thought to. When going on daily walks or jogs, there has been one thing in particular that I had seen repeatedly…
Return to AHS Beneficial But Not With In-Class Wednesdays – Guest Editorial by Jordan Kolenda
After a tiresome first three quarters of the school year, the district decided to send all grades back to school, five days a week. Though this can be risky because of all the people throughout the school, this will be the most beneficial quarter of the year in my opinion. Learning in-person is on a…