The Lady Lopes basketball team has gotten off to a great start this season! They are currently undefeated, their record being 2-0. After an intense game on Monday, December 17th, the girls beat Mohawk High School, the team they lost to in the second round of playoffs last year. Emma Ronk, a Junior on the…
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Best Avonworth Memories 2018
1) The Boys Soccer Team defeated Greensburg Central Catholic in the WPIAL championship on November 1st, making Avonworth history! They moved onto states and made it all the way to the championship. The game was at Hershey on November 16th, with 3 fan buses travelling the 4-hour ride to go support their team. The boys…
Top 10 Most Binge-Watched TV Shows on Netflix
1. On My Block On my block has the highest watch-time-per-viewer on Netflix because of the thrilling intensity of the first season. It is about a group of streetsmart teenagers living the rough inner-city of Los Angeles. They have to deal with danger and gang violence. 2. Making a Murderer: Part…
Top 5 LGBTQ+ Movies of 2018 That Will Render Your Wig Helpless
2018 was filled with a plethora of highly receptive LGBTQ+ movies. 2018 could not be complete without a list of these exquisite films. In this list I will be rating them based off of LGBTQ+ representation, cinematography, and the official ‘sad boi’ meter. 5) “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Teenage girl, Cameron Post, is…
Avonworth’s Winter Wardrobe
As winter approaches, students at Avonworth have switched their sandals for boots and short sleeves for sweaters. Here’s some of the top winter fashion trends taking Avonworth High School by storm: Ripped Jeans and Vans 2. Leggings and Boots 3. Puffer Vests 4. Oversized Sweaters 6. Moccasins 7. High-Top Converse and Fuzzy Socks
Venom: Despite Flaws, Still An Entertaining Movie
Marvel’s most recent movie Venom has been a hit or miss with fans. While not every movie will be perfect, I believe Venom accomplishes what any movie should do: entertain the audience. If you missed it in the theaters, here’s what to expect if you watch it at home. The movie itself is, admittedly, a…
Veterans Day 2018
At 8:05, Principal Dwuilt made the following announcement to the school. Good morning, Avonworth, this is Mrs. Dwulit and I just wanted to take a moment to recognize the significance of today. On November 11th our nation celebrates Veterans Day…it is not a somber day or one to hang our heads, it is a day…
Half at Hershey, Half At Home – AHS When Boys Soccer Plays For the WPIAL Championship
With over 100 students officially absent and close to 100 more attending the game at Hershey, the hallways and classrooms at the high school on Friday, November 16th were quite empty. Here’s a look at where students were and were not as the boys started playing around 1:30, including heavily deserted classrooms and hallways without…
Avonworth Test Scores are Above the Norm
Across the board, Avonworth students score much higher on standardized tests than students from across the state. The average scores for Avonworth students are higher than the state’s average as seen in the chart above. Curious as to why this might be, we spoke to Avonworth seniors about how Avonworth prepared them for the…
Politics into Projects
8th Grade is turning politics into projects. Earlier this year, the 8th grade class of 2023 worked hard on a project based around the election’s candidates. They created projects and heavily researched an opinion their candidate has on a subject. For example, some groups made a trivia game based on their candidate while others may…