In the days leading up to Friday, November 10th, Principal Keera Dwulit e-mailed all high schools about the following: Students, This Friday we will be honoring Veterans Day by carrying the American flag all day from 7:30am until 3:00pm. It will start with a short opening ceremony at the flag pole at 8:05 am and then students will…
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Avonworth Varsity Football Playoffs- ROUND 2
//Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// After the 21-12 win against Charleroi, Avonworth proudly makes it to the next round where they are confident in beating Riverside. A question circling the school is, “are we going to make it to the next round?” With the fan bus full and overflowing onto other buses, there…
The Announcement of the 2017 Spring Musical Has Piqued the Interest of Both Students and Faculty
|| Additional reporting by Katelyn Eng, Maya Berardi, and Carolyn Abramowich || 1776, more than just a year, is the award-winning Broadway musical that has been thrust to the center of attention after the announcement that it will be this year’s spring musical. 1776 takes the audience back to the past, as the musical itself…
“Know your role and shut your hole” – Students and Faculty Disagree About Playing Time for Steelers Wide Reciever
As the Steelers approach the start to the second half of the season, we asked a variety of teachers and students if Pittsburgh Steelers WR Martavis Bryant should be a starter once again. The responses we received were very different depending on the age of the person we were pooling. We pooled Junior Owen North…
Students Favorites From the First Ever Lopes Lounge Drink Menu
Avonworth High School officially has a coffee shop starting this November: the Lopes Lounge. Students can order hot drinks or cold drinks Monday and Friday from 1st through 3’rd period. My reporting partner Marissa Manz joined me as we interviewed students around the school about their favorite drinks off the menu. The top five seem to…
Students React To Fugitive’s Arrest Within The District
On Thursday, October 26, 2017, the Avonworth community received the following e-mail through Edline: Dear Parents and Guardians, The Avonworth School District is aware of a report of a wanted suspect from the state of Ohio potentially in the area recently. The Ohio Township Police Department, working with other law enforcement assistance, are following up…
Alumni Returns from Merchant Marine Academy To Address 9th Grade Seminar
Midshipman Nathaniel Walko, US Merchant Marine Academy, returned to his alma mater on Tuesday, November 1st to speak to the 9th Grade Seminar Class 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th in Mr. Pastore’s room before finishing the day in the collaboration center. Walko provided insight into what his life is like at the Academy…
UFC 217 Review: Georges St-Pierre Completes His Comeback
Since the Mayweather vs McGregor fight, I’ve taken a serious interest in UFC and other combat sports. It is the most action-packed and entertaining sport today and is quickly growing. UFC 217 on November 4th was my first pay per view event for UFC, and it certainly impressed me and made me even more of…
Fragments Fundraising To Print More Copies
Avonworth High School’s literary magazine, fragments, will have a purchasing price for the first time this year. Historically, the magazine of art and writing has been free for students, staff, and Avonoworth families. However, this 2017-2018 school year, it will cost $5. All money generated will be used to support the club. The change was…
Why You Should Start Watching “Gossip Girl”
Gossip Girl was an iconic, classic American teen show. Started in 2007, the show follows the lives of teenagers living in New York City. The teens, which include Serena Van Der Woodsen, Dan Humphrey, Nate Archibald, Chuck Bass, and Blair Waldorf, are constantly having their lives put on blast by an anonymous blogger that goes…