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…
Is The Viral “iPhone Pinky Dent” A Real Thing?
As a Journalism 1 student, I interviewed people about the infamous “iPhone Pinky Dent” whether or not they have it or have heard about it. Most students at Avonworth have a social media platform where they can post, read, or watch what is happening now or about anything. Most of the time, their social media…
Spirit Week Mardi Gras Style 2024: Photo Gallery
A Mardi Gras theme for Homecoming partied over into spirit week for 2024. Traditional themes like PJ day on Monday and Twin Day on Tuesday were followed by more recent trends, Country v Country Club on Wed and White Lie Day on Thursday. Friday was the first Color War day of the school year, setting…
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…
Club Fair 2024 Returns With Full Gym Setup
Wednesday, September 25th during LEAD marked the return of the Club Fair in the full gymnasium. Last year, due to construction, part of the gym was set for a temporary hallway, and administration set the club fair within the temporary borders. This year, the setup returned to a large U shape and representatives for over…
Avonews Regional Journalism Competition Includes High Profile Media Speaker
Point Park shifted their Fall Media Day into Newsapalooza, a gathering of local and regional professional journalists, while also hosting the 10th annual PSPA Regional Journalism Competition. Avonews staff and advisor Mr. Tuffiash attended keynote sessions before competing. See KDKA coverage of the event, and skip to :40-:42 to see the staff pictured upper right…
Club Fair Highlight: Key Club 2024
The Avonworth Key Club ran a table at the Club Fair on Wednesday, September 25, and provided students with information about the club and a Google classroom code. Key Club is open to all High School grade levels and provides students with a wide variety of optional community service opportunities. Students may use these volunteer…
Homecoming 2024: Sisters At The Family Dress Shop
With about 2 weeks left until Avonworth’s homecoming on October 12th, students are scrambling to figure out who to go with, where to eat, and most importantly what to wear. One step of that stress can be solved at Monroeville Mall and two sisters at AHS can help. The Dress Shop, which is owned by…
September 2024 Photo Gallery
Students finished out the first month of the 2024-2025 school year with a campus noticeably into year two of construction. See below for glimpses of hallways, decor, and a look around AHS. Photos from social media editor Caroline Boothby and members of Journalism 1, including Paxon Masters who contributed the feature image. Facebook0GooglePinterest0EmailPrintReddit0Tumblr0Twitter