The actual first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, but with the First Thanksgiving Project, AP United States’s History (APUSH) and AP English Language are bringing it to Avonworth in 2017 with a twist. This is the first year this feast will be happening, as it was just suggested by junior Isabel Thompson a few weeks…
Stand Down Pittsburgh District Fundraiser
//Additional reporting done by Bailey Tempest// As an English project for the freshman grade, fundraisers for the organization “Stand Down” have been spiraling the school. “Stand Down” is an organization to raise money for homeless veterans or veterans in need. The assignment was to come up with a fundraiser that could raise enough money…
Avonworth Contributes to Stand Down Pittsburgh.
Homeless veterans often fight at wars or help out overseas, but some come back home and lose almost everything. Although they are the ones fighting for our freedoms and lives, they are the ones who tend to struggle afterward. This is the reason multiple causes, such as the Geofilter contest, are doing their best to…
Top 5 Unique YouTube Recommendations
From 2015 on, sources like The Huffington Post have reported on YouTube crushing cable. Cord-cutters are rapidly expanding…so what should you watch on YouTube? The different varieties of YouTube channels of people like the subscribers help YouTube out a lot with ratings. YouTube has so many channels to pick from but here are my favorites….
Class Rings: a Thing of the Past?
Additional Reporting by Riley North and Meghan Osekowski On Friday of last week, the Avonworth sophomore class was introduced to the idea of a class ring. The Josten’s Company representative talked the entire grade with a presentation about the many options given when choosing class jewelry. With a detailed presentation, many sophomores left well informed,…
Global Scholars Cultural Field Trip
Students observe Pittsburgh’s bridges out the bus windows as they enter the city for the Rivers of Steel field trip on Thursday, November 16th. The S&D Polish Deli was the first stop, where samples of kielbasa, pierogies, and “head cheese” were offered. Junior Emily Tyler (and Senior Richard Danylo) enjoy the Strip District’s oddities. Lunch…
The Annual Powderpuff Football Game is Almost Here
///Additional Reporting Done by Haley Reilly//// Once a year, here at Avonworth, there is an opportunity for girls to play a competitive football game against each other. This year is no different as the annual powder puff football game is being held on November 30th and is being run by Mrs. Reilsono and her student…
Veterans Day 2017
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…
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…