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I expect this summer to be more eventful than summer 2020. With everyone getting vaccinated I feel like a lot of mandates are going to be lifted. Already, as of May and early June, businesses are lifting their […]

Tuesday, June 8th, was the last Day 1 for the 2020-2021 school year — a year that featured four different schooling formats between August and June.

The 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students of Journalism 1 […]

On the last week for seniors in the 2020-2021 school year, Seniors Ben Nalavenko and Eli King joined juniors Killian Horigan and Peyton Bauer to sing “The Longest Time” by Billy Joel during the Journalism 2 […]

Playing a sport in the years 2020-2021 has been the weirdest experience, and I think I can speak for any sports player on this. There have been so many changes to the traditions that people have been doing for as […]

The class of 2021 gathered at Lenzer Field starting around 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 2nd, returning a tradition for seniors that was interrupted by the all virtual format  during the spring of 2020.

Seniors […]

I would tell my pre-pandemic self many things. I would first tell myself to start working on the things I love so much, sooner. I would tell myself to start working out, if I had been going to the gym for over a […]

 I hope for next school year that most things stay the same. I quite enjoy the current school environment, hallways aren’t too crowded, teachers have been very kind and are doing a great job of teaching ma […]

The end of the 2020-2021 school year is approaching and we will soon have to say goodbye to the seniors and our superintendent. To Dr. Ralston and the 2021 seniors, I wish you all luck beginning a new chapter in […]

I would tell my pre-pandemic self to prepare for the worst. The pandemic hit out of nowhere and showed no mercy. I remember sitting in STEM chemistry and my mother texted me saying that all schools in Allegheny […]

Congrats to the graduating class of 2021!

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One more major change due to the COVID 19 pandemic was new teachers just jumping right into Meets, the Virtual Academy, and synchronous instruction without students getting a chance to know them better.  For Ms. […]

The semi-finals on Tuesday, May 25th, will include Avonworth High School for the first time in many seasons. Junior Jordan Kolenda, who has contributed a few guest editorials for The Avonews recently, wrote a […]

The schedule for our school has been insane this year. Going from only having to attend school for two days a week, to going fully virtual, than shifting to hybrid for 4 days a week. Suddenly, out of nowhere, […]

As the 2021 school year comes to an end, many questions arise about the possible changes in the upcoming school year. Will we still wear masks? Who will be the new superintendent? Will things finally go back to […]

As we approach the end of the 2020-2021 school year things have changed. Our superintendent has resigned recently. He will now be going to Pitt and focusing on his family. With this change means a new […]

As the first week of May moves on, students now more than ever are interacting with teachers, performing experiments, and participating in group discussion in person, in class, every day. I personally am more […]

Inspired by the VOX feature, Journalism 1 students reflected on their own experiences since March 13th, 2020.

“ Prepare to come to terms with people wanting to leave you or leaving you in general. Over the n […]

After a tiresome first three quarters of the school year, the district decided to send all grades back to school, five days a week. Though this can be risky because of all the people throughout the school, this […]

As a sophomore when this pandemic hit I felt lucky since I got my first year of high school in and I have more time to hopefully get a normal school year again. With everyone coming back full-time or a majority of […]

Senior Alec Kreutzer started his return to the traditional 5 day in-person school week a few days early on Thursday, April 8th. He wrapped up his first full day of being back in the high school with his […]