Additional reporting from Eliza Rapp and Brayden Simmons On Wednesday evening, October 21st, Superintendent Ralston notified students and parents that due to COVID guidelines and regulations, the high school would be closed for Thursday and Friday, October 22nd and 23rd. Within the communication, a few key points emphasized the reasons behind the closure and what…
Category: School Life
Covid VS Candidates: What The PA Presidental Candidates Plan To Do To Stop COVID
This year has been chaotic and soon it will be time to vote, but who should we all vote for? Well, everyone is going to have different opinions, but there’s no doubt that we all want this pandemic to be over as fast as possible. Each candidate on the PA ballot for President has their…
5 Local Trails to Visit This Fall
Avonworth Community Park Marked by a sign bearing the name “Traily McTrailster,” the Avonworth Community Park loop is a hidden gem in our community. Located just behind the Mayernik Center, this is a great spot for anyone looking for a quick, pleasant hike not far from home. Vinegar Hollow Another spot in the heart of…
A Virtual Student’s School Day for Fall 2020: Yasmin Lima, 9th Grade
During my school day, I usually wake up around 7:30 to catch up on any work that I needed to do and plan for the day. I have live classes every day but there not always that same classes every day. Mondays and Fridays are the days that I only have 2 live classes and…
Fall Foliage Around AHS Campus
A few new spots of Avonworth property acquired this past Spring as part of an eventual expansion provide a different fall look along with the classic color tones on trees around the high school entrance. Here a few photos from editor Matthew Purcell and members of the Journalism 1 class. …
9/11 Anniversary Differs for Virtual and Hybrid Students
A moment of silence spread through the school at 10:15 this morning in honor of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. Beyond that, the high school, already quiet from the reduced amount of students in 2020’s hybrid model of schooling, was generally going about the most normal routine of a very abnormal year. …
First Days Back After COVID Bring Many Changes
Your first day back to school can be one of the most nerve-wracking days in your childhood. What if you had four of them, all in a row? Because of PA Department of Education guidelines during the COVID pandemic, Tuesday, September 1 to Friday, September 4 were all the first day of school. “I…
Avonworth Celebrates Class of 2020 With In-Person Graduation
116 Avonworth High School seniors graduated Friday evening at Lenzner Field in an outdoor, socially-distanced ceremony for the class of 2020, a notable change from the traditional early June ceremony with community members filling up the bleachers, While “Pomp and Circumstance” played over the field’s speakers, 31 masked students entered the field single file, finding…
Allegheny County Restrictions Cause Prom at the Priory to Be Canceled
Avonworth’s Prom scheduled for July 9th at The Priory in downtown Pittsburgh has been canceled. The event, aimed to give the senior class a second chance at Prom, will not take place due to the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus, Mrs. Dwulit announced in an email the morning of Friday, July 3rd. The high…
Protest In Pittsburgh During the Black Lives Matter Movement: An Interview with Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Keyaira Cameron
On Sunday, May 31st, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, my co-editor-in-chief Keyaira Cameron heard about the Pittsburgh protests and decided to attend as a photographer. Here is a transcript of a conversation we had about the experience of documenting the protest as a photographer and her thoughts about the protest in…