On a raining Sunday evening in November 2018 over two thousand people gathered together in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland, more than a thousand others flooded out of the doors into the rain to make known that “The tree of life will never be uprooted by hate.” On Saturday, October 27th…
Category: School Life
Challenged by Change?
Throughout the Avonworth School District, more specifically the high school, a mass tradition is the Change Challenge. What does it entail? Over the course of two weeks, LEAD classes compete to raise the most money — specifically change, as the name states — for the Free Care Fund in hopes of a free breakfast sponsored…
Avonworth Sports Teams Traditions in 2018
Every team has its traditions when it comes to game time. Either it’s pep talks, dressing a certain way, or many years of the same practices. Going into Avonworth winter sports, swimming and basketball, each team has their own “rituals”. We sat down with several team members from the winter sports teams as the season…
Avonworth’s Fall Play: “Clue: On Stage” opens rehearsal after ticket sell-out
As a great detective, and a butler named Wadsworth once said, “The game’s afoot!” Avonworth High School’s 2018 Fall Play is Clue. It is a play filled to the brim with comedy and suspense! It is a show I personally recommend everyone go and check out. From the costumes, to the props, it is a…
‘Swerp’: Taking Over the School
“Swerp”: you’ve heard it all around school, but what does it mean? Whether you are walking down the hallways, in class, or in the cafeteria, you probably have heard someone use “swerp” this school year. Junior Garren Hoffman comments, “I’ve heard a lot of people say it in place of ‘swear’.” This holds true for…
2018 Football Season Wrap Up
As all of the fall sports came to an end, Avonworth looked to make a big push in the 2018 WPIAL playoffs but unfortunately came up three points short against Freedom in the first round; however, this doesn’t diminish a strong regular season record of 7-4. Led by a high powered passing offense with…
Vol 77 Issue Is Out – Share Your Thoughts
What’s good, what’s ok, what needs to go, what needs to be included in the winter issue? Post your thoughts.
2018 Volleyball Season Wrap Up
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…
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…