At the closing of school for two weeks, Avonworth students began to seek out activities in order to keep their immunity up and boredom down. Over the past week, there was high activity at the Lezner Field, as many student-athletes started coordinating workouts and hangouts in order to keep fit. Many Snapchat stories of students…
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Spring Sports Fight To Have Their Seasons
The Avonworth school district has gone through massive changes in the past week. With the recent outbreak of Covid-19, this virus has caused the school to temporarily (as of right now) close all of its buildings in order to attempt to not have the virus spread throughout its communities. Not only has this closure of…
Dispensers, Posters, and Clorox– Oh My! How School Adjusted to Covid-19 Before The Closure
Have you noticed more hand-sanitizer dispensers around the school? There are several new dispensers around the school– including the high school lobby, the auditorium entrance, the middle school entrance, and many others. The district ordered 50 total and installed 15 in the high school. The school has also plastered many posters that show the proper…
Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19
Here the body of the e-mail sent on Monday evening to all community members in the Avonworth School District: Avonworth School District Update – Virtual Learning to Begin 3/19 Important Update Regarding COVID-19 and School Closure Virtual Instruction to Begin for Avonworth Students on March 19, 2020 Dear Avonworth Parents and Caregivers, As you…
FID Day for Monday March 16th Cancelled
Originally scheduled for Monday, March 16th, the district complied with Gov. Wolf’s cancellation of all PA schooling for two weeks. The content below is the original content for the student story filed during the day on Friday, March 13th, before the governor made his announcement: Be ready to log into your Chromebook on Monday morning….
Avonworth Grads Adjust to COVID-19 Closing Campus
With the recent emergence of the worldwide pandemic, it is hard not to think about how the new college students who graduated from Avonworth are impacted. “Pitt doesn’t really seem to care about it so they’ve barely changed anything,” says 2019 senior Lucas McDonald stated when asked about how the virus has impacted his college…
Avonworth Prepares for COVID-19
With the days becoming more and more limited before the arrival of the Coronavirus in Allegheny County, the Avonworth School District has released a statement about what they will be doing next. With an extensive email sent out to the district, describing safety and cleanliness precautions being taken within all three schools, they also added…
Sports Impacted by COVID-19 Virus
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…
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…