As the Pirates begin their 2019 season, there is a noticeable lack of enthusiasm around school for the team. Here are a few responses from students who were around during MOD H when I looked for Pirates fans at the start of the season: Junior (and varsity baseball player) Park Penrod “I am looking forward…
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Billie Eilish Music Artist Review
Fans are hoping that Billie Eilish’s new album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, will lead to a tour where they can see this emerging artist in concert in Pittsburgh, or at least on the East Coast. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Eilish is headed for a summer tour, but…
Jocelyn Music Artist Review
Jocelyn, a 21-year old singer/songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, wants “to touch people’s hearts or make them think or feel something they haven’t felt before.” Taking inspiration from Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift to Beyonce and Kodaline, you’ll hear these influences in her new single “Speak Up”. This almost 3 minute track is best…
Girls and Boys Basketball Season Recap
Overall both the girls and boys basketball teams had yet another positive season which allowed both teams to the WPIAL playoffs yet again. The girls’ overall record was 18-8 while their conference record was an impressive 11-3 which landed them into the number two spot of their 3A section. The boys also had a remarkable…
Music in Our Ungrateful Student Body
The high school concert band has spent approximately two thousand eighty minutes (almost thirty-five hours) giving up our LEAD period in order to prepare for the entertainment we would provide on March 14, during get-out-of-class-free time for the rest of the student body and teachers. What thanks did we get for all of our intense…
Avonworth Alumni Brant McAdams on Ashland University Fornite Esports Team
Brant McAdams, Avonworth alumni class of 2018, is currently a Freshman at Ashland University where he is a member of the Fornite Esports team. Ashland University is the first in the nation to offer scholarships for the popular video game Fortnite. They made many headlines in spring of 2018 when they first came out…
Steelers Getting Advice From Pirates?
Steelers fans are upset and for very good reason. Yesterday there was a huge trade deal with the Browns, who sent draft picks and a quality player for the New York Giants in exchange for superstar receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Browns, who were 2 years ago 0-16, have made huge progress right at the…
Where to Go From Here
“Happy International Women’s Day! Women’s fight for equality is still ongoing throughout the world, but I’m proud to say that in the US, this country has “got with the times” and is more equal with women’s equality than it has ever been (as of 2019). There are quite a few things we should work on,…
From Under the Sea to Onto the Stage
You may have seen a poster floating around with Flounder and Ariel requesting your help to collect certain recyclables. But what many are wondering is ‘What do they plan to do with thousands of plastic bags and fake holiday trees?’ Well, Flounder is here to answer all of your questions. This year the director of…
A New Year, A New Dance
If you ask any freshman or sophomore what they King of Hearts Dance was they probably won’t know what you’re talking about. If they do, they will probably say something about their older siblings attending. If you ask a senior what the King of Hearts Dance was, they might say something along the lines of…