The Avonworth Lady Lopes volleyball team went 8-10 this year. Although not their best year, the season was very memorable for the players. They secured a spot into the playoffs by tying Hopewell for third place in the section. Their first playoff game on October 25th was against the Neshannock Lancers, who ultimately beat…
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Girls Soccer Reaches WPIALS
“…Once we found our rhythm we were pretty good,” said Junior Abby Dawley about the girls soccer season. On October 27, the fierce, ever-fighting team suffered a loss to South Park; however, the loss granted them a redemption game against Deer Lakes. “I know that the rest of the team and I just wanted this…
Undefeated: Boys Soccer Wins WPIAL Title
“I wasn’t worried at all. I knew I had the ability.” -Luke Wagner Had to do it to em #wpialchamps #wpialsoccer pic.twitter.com/La2TJJv2b8 — Luke Wagner (@lmwags02) November 2, 2018 After a disappointing end to the last year’s soccer season, the varsity team had high hopes for the 2018-2019 season. Last year, as the number 4…
Running in the Right Direction: Cross Country 2018
“…after we found out we won states we were crying and hugging each other and we were really happy. So, in the end, it was a really great experience,” said freshman Taea Schriefer about qualifying for states. The High School fall cross country season started in late August. Varsity runners have been working hard to…
Game Review: The Past Two Years for Spider-Man Has Been Big and the Streak Continues
With Spider-Man: Homecoming’s debut in July of 2017, Spider-Man was put back into the spotlight. Even those not too interested in the Marvel Universe can see how big Spider-Man has become. And Insomniac’s shot at creating a good game to capture the embodiment of Peter Parker as Spider-Man has only made the web-slinging hero’s popularity…
A School Without Water Fountains?
What if you had to get your water from a truck and you could only get a small amount once a day? As the Journalism 1 class worked with National Geographic’s Out of Eden Project, they learned a startling statistic about how many people are already living this way, and how they will be out…
Fall isn’t Fall Anymore
The weather in October 2018 has been quite unusual to the students of Avonworth. The beginning of October has been relatively warm, and many people don’t understand this weather. Temperatures have reached the high 70’s and low 80’s. In just a few days, the weather has changed drastically. On October 8, 2018, the temperature reached…
Netflix Sweeping Avonworth Off Its Feet
As the world’s leading internet entertainment service, it is no doubt that Netflix has taken Avonworth students by storm. Students find themselves or see others using the streaming service daily, whether in class or a free period. Since Netflix has an important role in school life, we wanted to find out what kinds of shows…
The Lifespan of a Meme
Memes: universal jokes spread via the internet. As you may have noticed, months ago, we started this year with a BANG in memes. If you don’t recall what they were, here is a refresher: These memes, one after another, eventually died. Tide pods, ‘somebody toucha my spaghet!’, and (of course) Logan Paul, were the highlight…
Spotify dominates student poll about music platforms
An avonews poll was sent out in late September and early October to all of the students grades 9-12 asking “What Platform You Use To Listen To Music”. The answers gave us a great push in the right direction. Here were the leaders: Spotify: 54.5% Youtube: 21.2% Apple Music: 9.1% As you can see, Spotify,…