The US Men’s Soccer team was eliminated from World cup contention and will not participate in the competition for the first time since 1986. The World Cup is the biggest soccer event in the world held in a different country every four years. The best 32 teams from around the world compete for one of…
Club Meetings Start and Sort Out Times
Many clubs like MUN (Model United Nations) club and the Global Scholars program have been meeting this week. They all have noticeably scheduled their meetings after school on Wednesday, October 11. Model United Nations club is sponsored and ran by Mrs. Wahl and Mrs. Long. In this club, there are six to seven committees…
Homecoming Football Game 2017
||Additional reporting by Sadie Stetser|| I asked a couple of the Avonworth football players these two questions: Is the homecoming game different from any other Friday night game? Do you play any differently for the homecoming game? Jake Harper responded with, “No because the focus is to just win and play well.” He also…
2017’s “It” Out-Horrors the 90’s Original
Originally a novel by famous horror writer Stephen King, IT has been scaring people since its debut in 1986. The story takes place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine in the 1980’s where a group of outcasts called the “Loser’s Club”, battles Pennywise the clown which resembles every member of the clubs fears. Now if…
Golf Team Updates (to be continued…)
Avonworth’s co-ed golf team, led by senior Katie Carlson’s WPIAL Championship qualification, has had a relatively successful season thus far with a respectable record of 6-3. When asked what he liked about golf, Michael Donovan said, “I like how it is you against the course. You can’t blame anyone but yourself.” A quote that emphasizes the…
Sports Pro/Con: Soccer is Better than Football
Soccer is 110% the superior sport to football. These two sports do not even compare soccer is so much better. People think the atmosphere in an NFL stadium is exciting it is nothing compared to the soccer stadiums in Germany England, and Spain. There are flares burning flags flying catchy and funny chants all the…
Volleyball Update
Additional Reporting by Keyaira Cameron, Haley Reilly, Abby Kline, and Jackson Southern. The Avonworth Girls Volleyball season has been off to a great start with a current record of 5-2. Their most recent game was on Monday, October 2nd, at Montour High School. They fell to Montour 3-0. One match that was noticeably challenging…
Girls Soccer Team Update
|||Additional reporting by Abby Dawley and Riley North||| So far this season, the girl’s soccer team has a section record of 6-3, with an impressive overall record of 8-3. Last year, the girls finished the season with an overall record of 11-6-3. This year the girls have played Brentworth, Charleroi, North Hills, Freedom (twice), Steel…
Quick Glimpse at Changes Outside the High School Office
One more change in this year of many changes at AHS are the signs and seating in the lobby. Below are a few glimpses at the black work tables which replaced two couches and the relocated “70’s” tables, moved from inside the hallways. During the two lunches and after school, students frequently use the new…
Cross Country Boys Finish Undefeated, Girls Strong Competition As Well
“People generally cheer on each other to the finish, tell them to keep going,” said 9th-grade boys cross country runner Jackson Southern about the positive chemistry within the boys and girls cross country team this fall. The The boys’ team, led by seniors Michael Sefick, Richard Danylo, and Brandan Wetherall, earned a section championship. Southern suggests…