Each year, the sophomores and the juniors get called down to the auditorium to be informed about the offer to buy Josten Class Rings. These rings are customizable and are made to be special to the students who order them. However, the sophomores had quite an opinion on the prices of these rings. Alexis Schmigel…
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New York, Norwin, or A Midwinter Night’s Dream?
As a very exciting weekend for Avonworth approaches, some find it to be conflicting. With the fall play running through the weekend, the WPIAL Championship game for football on Saturday at Norwin high school at 12:00 noon, and the annual New York trip for everyone in the high school leaving Friday night, some students had…
Grief Awareness Brings Hope to Avonworth
On Thursday, November 21, the school is celebrating Grief Awareness Day. There are numerous activities that will be happening on this day, from sales of Good L’oven Cookies and Blue Raspberry Lemonade in the Lopes Lounge, and students wearing blue. All of the money raised gets donated to the Caring Place! Children’s Grief Awareness Day…
Who Has the Spirit? Fall Play Spirit Week Concludes
Fall Play Spirit Week Participants! Day 1- Winter Hats, scarves, gloves, and boots Day 2- Flannels! Wednesday- Blue and white day
“Ok, boomer”: an epidemic among our society’s youth
“Ok, boomer”: a mocking clap-back directed towards the stereotype surrounding Baby Boomers The “Ok, boomer” epidemic as infected younger generations as it appears innocent enough. It’s just a meme, right? It is just a Tik Tok challenge, right? Although “Ok, boomer,” seems innocent enough due to its presence in social media, this statement is more…
Pitt Women’s College Volleyball Ranked Second in Nation, Highest in Program History
The Pitt Women’s Volleyball team has roared to their most successful season in program history. They have earned an astounding 25-1 record and are ranked second in the entire nation. Senior Jessie Mellon (pictured above), a volleyball enthusiast, exclaimed, “They [Pitt Women’s Volleyball] are ranked number two in the Division I college rankings. They are…
Fall Play Update- What Will Avonworth’s Winter Hold?
As fall quickly descends, winter has rapidly hit the Avonworth School District. From blankets and hoodies crammed into cluttered lockers to empty tissue boxes lining trash bins, we have felt the hit. Wintertime at Avonworth also holds great excitement. The Fall Play! (with an everpresent winter twist) This year’s fall play is “A Midwinter Night’s…
From sharp B to clash of clan theme – Students Change The Bell Sound
In the middle of Julia Marn’s senior project where she turned the library literally into a zoo, that is when the bell suddenly changed to a clash of clans theme song. According to students in the library, Mrs. Dwuilt went and asked the boys who were sitting at one table in the library about the…
Mike Tomlin’s Turnaround: Will it Continue?
Le’Veon Bell gone, Antonio Brown traded, Big Ben’s season over, and a 1-4 start, all placing Mike Tomlin on the coaching hot seat. The outlook of the Steeler’s 2019-2020 season could not have looked worse. Despite the noise, Mike Tomlin has pulled his team together, winning 4 straight games and leading the charge to a…
Service Learning Class Encourages Neighbors
The bulletin board in the orange and yellow hallway always has something on it that interests kids slowly getting to class, roaming for friends, or pacing the halls to avoid whatever they are supposed to do in class. Recently, post-it-notes have appeared on the board. Most of these notes have quotes on them from Mr….