AHS students found themselves at home to end April and start May in 2025. Not virtual days, not a pandemic – completely closed. An intense storm brought wind damage, downing trees, disrupting power for over 140,000 at one point after Tuesday afternoon’s storm. Here are a few reflections from students, in summaries and in direct…
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2025 Rain Rally Raises Over $700 for Special Olympics
On February 28th, the Avonworth students joined the Polar Plunge spirit for Special Olympics. With a temperature around 40 degrees, students experienced a different type of winter water challenge, though. Freshman Melody Zheng and Rory Dinkfelt were supported by Miss Wickert and Mrs. White for organizing, promoting, and running the first ever Rain Rally at…
Interview with Abby Yeh
Abby Yeh is a 10th grade student best known for being a part of the Cross Country team. I interviewed them on their personal interests and we discussed favorite pieces of media, life experiences, and plans for after high school – here are a few highlights from our conversation. Where do see your yourself in…
New Digital Hall Pass System for the 24/25 School Year
The beginning of the 2024-2025 school year brought a new hall pass system, myHomework Digital Hall pass, for Avonworth students and teachers. The system aims to keep track of students’ whereabouts and monitor how often they use a hall pass. There are many mixed emotions about the new system, some positive and some negative. For…
Homecoming: All You Need to Know
With Avonworth entering October, Homecoming is on the minds of many. However, with an increase in budget, a few changes are being made to this year’s dance. This year’s Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, October 12th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 7 pm-10 pm. Tickets will be sold starting Monday,…
Club Fair Highlight: Student Council 2024
Student Council is a peer-led organization that gives a voice to the student body; the Club Fair was an excellent opportunity to ask representatives some questions about how the club operates, why getting involved in Avonworth’s decisions is important, and how students can participate. Sienna Schwartz, a senior, operated the Student Council booth at the…
Construction 2024-2025: Water Line Break in Cafe
A water line break poured down during lunch in front of the new Lopes Lounge location in the cafe on Monday, September 16th. 9th and 10th grade students were moved into the MS gym for lunch as the break first occurred. Mr. Hall announced during Mod G that all students in 2nd lunch would need…
Schedules for 2024-2025 Distributed In LEAD
Thursday May 16th featured the usual mid-May events. Keystone tests, a field trip, class projects. But in 2024, it also included student schedules being distributed in LEAD, a bump about two weeks earlier then normal. Reactions ranged from excitement to frustration and confusion. The scheduling process in 2023-2024 worked on a different time-table, like many…
Spring Storms Impact Sports, Activities, Flooding Across Region
Avonworth and Western PA managed to stay clear of Tornados that hit across the Ohio border, but strong storms still impacted sports and activities in early April. AHS Drama was in the building at the time for set strike to end the run of Into the Woods. On Tuesday evening, April 2nd, Dr. Hadley sent…
Seniors Hoping Lacrosse Will Start At AHS In Near Future
The Avonworth Lacrosse Club held their first meeting on Thursday, November 2nd Many students at Avonworth have never played Lacrosse, and know very little about the sport, considering the school has never had a team. This could be a new and exciting time for students who have been wanting to play Lacrosse and have been…