Coronavirus is affecting many things, both big and small. With the virus being so widespread and worrying many, many schools are being forced to take more precautions or even having to close. With the school, a threat of being closed, many school sports are now put into danger. An example present within our school, followed…
Category: School Life
School Assembly Highlights Proper Handwashing To Fight Germs and Anxiety about Coronavirus
Thursday, March 5 started with a whole school assembly during LEAD about handwashing. Why have an assembly about something so simple? Four students, including senior Fabian Vasquez Ramos pictured in the featured image of this story, volunteered to wash their hands and have them checked under special lighting to see if there were germs left….
Students Hoping for Shorter Lines and More Microwaves at Lunch
It is not uncommon for Avonworth students to experience a variety of changes throughout a short period of time. Although change is a consistent part of Avonworth life, changes within the cafeteria was a shock to many students. The cafeterias, throughout all the Avonworth school buildings, has experienced a sudden downturn of employees and new…
Social Justice Club Holds First Meeting: Learning about Social Justice and How to Maintain it
The Social Justice club was founded by Sophomores Jada Guiste, Hannah Palmar, and Macey Schriefer and first met on Tuesday, February 25th, in Dr. George’s library classroom during LEAD. The point of the club is to spread awareness about both what is happening in the school, and in the world, in general, involving social justice…
Natalya’s Anime Reviews: Weathering With You
The gloomiest weather would seem like rain. It’s wet, cold, and unwelcoming. A setting like that brings despair in many films. Weathering With You utilizes the rain not only to drive the story, but to bring a tense atmosphere that the audience can only notice once the sun comes out. Weathering With You follows an…
Peyton Tried it: Lays Potato chips wedding cookie
When you think of your favorite cookie I doubt Potato chips come to mind, but should it? When brought to me today in class I thought that it was just a normal wedding style cookie. Until the maker of the cookies told me that the secret ingredient was the classic Lays potato chips. Which would…
Boys Basketball 2019-2020 Season Wrap-up
The boys’ basketball teams’ 2019-2020 season had been successful enough to reach into the first round of playoffs. Unfortunately, they had also been taken out in the first round, leaving their record at 11-12. Overall, the season was filled with higher scoring games, including a few thrilling buzzer-beater wins. The boys won 51-49 against…
Two Years Later, AHS Students Reflect on Parkland School Shootings on Valentines Day
At the start of MOD H, students heard the overhead speaker tones signaling another announcement. Instead of the principal wishing athletes good luck or a general message about kindness or positivity, this time it was Junior Sadie Stetser. Sadie was one of a number of high school students both enjoying the fun and candy of…
Corona Virus, Australia, and Iran. What happened to 2020?
January of 2020 has been a whirlwind of a month. Between the Australian bushfires, the conflict in Iran, impeachment trials, the Coronavirus, and Kobe Bryant’s death, it seems like the world can’t go a day without receiving more bad news. Most people went into this year with a fresh mindset and thoughts of renewal, only…
Grammys Gain Clout from BTS for the Second Time
For the second year in a row, BTS went to the Grammys as the only Asian, more specific Korean, artists. Since they debuted in 2013, the American branch of the BTS Army (their fanbase name), which is around a billion fans, have wanted them to be up for some of the biggest music awards in…