“Everybody’s brackets busted,” said avonewsonline staff member Sam Guzzo. One bracket not totally busted is one of three Sam made with the rest of the avonewsonline staff during a class activity before the tournament began. “March Madness is one of the few moments, like the Super Bowl, where journalism intersects with sports beyond…
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Pi Day Around AHS
March 14th, 2018 was a day of a community-organized school walkout to support gun control legislation on top of a scheduled two-hour delay. In the same mix was also a national celebration of the day’s date, 3/14, but in math terms. Today was Pi Day. Around AHS, students did not have any particular celebrations or…
Initial Reaction to March 14th Walk Out A Mix of Opinions
On February 14th at Parkland high school, 17 students were tragically killed and a community was left in shambles. This event reignited the debate over school safety, firearm rights, and mental health. It also sparked the upcoming March 14th walkout, which is planned to occur at thousands of schools across the country including here at…
February 2018 – Record Rainfall Has Small Impact on Campus
February 2018 was a month of extreme weather. It was the rainiest month in Pittsburgh’s history but also had one record-breaking warmest day ever. February usually is a month of winter weather, but there were only one cancellation and two-two hour delays. Construction continued on the LGI room with some challenges from the rain. Below…
6 Timeless and Surprising Avonews Quotes Back To 1925
||Chelsea Lee, Sam Guzzo – contributors|| To celebrate Read Across America on Friday, March 2nd, students in Mr. Tuffiash’s 11th grade English classes used a little-known fact about Dr. Seuss as a launching point into reading through 76 years of student newspaper writing. https://www.facebook.com/avonews.avonworth/posts/1480914545371502?pnref=story “We think of Dr. Seuss as a children’s book writer…
1st Home Match for Avonworth Bocce Brings Student Support
Co-sponsor Jen Wickert said , “1 -0″ won the first match last Friday at Moon in the tiebreaker frame, so they’re undefeated.” Photo by Alec Kreutzer Bocce competitions are based on the best of three matches, with today’s home match against Fox Chapel starting at 3:30. Three of the four athletes are returning from…
Words Without Walls Visits Avonworth
On Thursday, January 26th, co-founder Sarah Shotland spoke to a full Collaboration Center during 8th period about her experiences teaching creative writing to inmates in the Allegheny County Jail through the Words Without Walls program at Chatham College. After keeping the mixed audience of over 50 students quiet and engaged in the stories she shared, Shotland was…
Mattress Factory 2017-2018 Group Repaints “Purple Hallway”
As students returned from the President’s Day long-weekend, they found the formerly purple, black, and grey Divas/Andy Warhol decor had been replaced with a bold splash of bright colors. Many in the group, such as juniors Erin Zdrojowy and Andrew Ott, started on Friday evening and continued painting through the in-service day on Monday to…
1000 Points By Junior Year! Hayden Robinson Reflects on Her Basketball Success
Going into the girls’ basketball playoff game on Wednesday against South Allegheny at Fox Chapel, here is a brief pause to celebrate junior Hayden Robinson scoring 1,000 points. Hayden started playing in 7th grade, and despite not favoring the sport over track and field, she has had outstanding success. She credits teammates with good passing as…
Opinions on Ryan Shazier And Lev’eon Bell’s Future
Ryan Shazier went into a dangerous tackle headfirst and has since been hospitalized and partially paralyzed. This puts into question his future with the Steelers as well as the NFL. Similarly, Bell’s is in question due to his high pay and high injury threat. We asked students and faculty about what they thought of the…