Monday, September 11th, 2017 marked the 16th anniversary of the attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., as well as the fatal crash of Flight 93 in rural Western PA. In the morning, students first caught glimpse of flags flying at half – staff. Seniors discussed and read about the events in Social Studies…
“The Eyes of Avonworth” Fight Song Makes Its Debut: Welcome Back Assembly 2017
The Welcome Back Assembly on Friday, August 25th, 2017 remained relatively unaltered from years past, despite noticeable changes at the high school such as the 8 AM start time, Chromebooks for every student, and two lunch periods instead of three. The band enthusiastically played its latest marching program, featuring Michael Jackson songs like “Beat It”,…
Footprints of Excellence: 2017 AHS Awards Ceremony
This years awards ceremony was similar to many that AHS students have experienced before but with one inspirational twist. Our new High School principal, Keira Dwulit, made a speech with a message that shone throughout the auditorium. “Be proud of all you’ve accomplished,” she said, which was certainly a theme throughout the entire assembly. Here…
Senior Class Surprised by Personalized Graduation Signs
On May 31, 2017, the Seniors had a pleasant surprise in store for them when they came back from the 2nd ever Senior Walk on the Elementary School campus. The Senior Class Officers and parents of the Class of 2017 helped raise money through the High School to pay for personalized graduation signs for every Senior. “It…
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Auditorium Beat #4 – A Photo Gallery
Here I have shared with you some of the pictures I have taken along the journey. Life truly is fraught with such perils. If it is fine with you we may never meet again. Remember to eat food and drink water. As with journeys like these, there are things you can never go back to….
Ska: “The Genre That Our Generation Needs”
It would seem as if much of modern America´s youth are listening to one of two things regarding their music interest: either what can be found on today’s popular radio, or specifically selected stations on apps like Pandora or Spotify. With the exception of some straggler groups interested in other genres, our generation is relatively…
A Question of Survival #2
Christian Guzzo, Avonworth senior, when asked about the Question of Survival, sides with Ove and would go for the doorknobs. “I agree with Ders. I’d climb the bleachers and throw them at the zombies. Maybe a better strategy would be to flail the sack around and make my way towards the doors in an attempt…
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Shriver Beat 5/23
Mr. Shriver has been privileged to go on four trips with select students throughout his more recent years teaching at the high school, traveling to Puerto Rico twice, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands. He will add Iceland in the coming weeks, but this wasn’t a trip he had in mind for a while. “I hadn’t planned…