The Do Something club has begun their annual Teens for Jeans drive. The jeans will be given to homeless teens and children who need something to wear. In the U.S. there are over one million homeless people under the age of 18. This drive hopes to destigmatize homeless youth by making them feel better about…
Bethany Adamiak Makes It To Regional Choir
For the second year in a row, Bethany Adamiak auditioned and was accepted into Regionals for chorus with PMEA, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. She auditioned during her time practicing for District Chorus on Wednesday of last week. This performance includes the best of the best student singers from District 1 Pennsylvania, which is our…
WATER We Doing W/ This New Fountain?
A product that has been advertised for the past few weeks and shown across several posters spread among the school, the new water bottle fountain has recently been installed on January 17th, 2017. “I went to a sustainability workshop and started teaching my class about it,” says Elaine Tierney, the school staff member who lead the…
Winter Blood Drive On Wednesday Jan 18th
This Wednesday, January 18th, 2017, there is going to be a school wide blood drive. The drive itself will be run by the Central Blood Bank and Avonworth High School will be hosting it in the nurse’s office. For those who are donating, there are a few items necessary for donating blood, depending on however…
Winter Ticket Sales in Office Need Student Support
From the morning announcements to posting signs in the hallway, Mrs. Cahill does a great job of publicizing the sales of the sports tickets throughout the year. Many students may not know that pre-sale tickets not only save a few dollars for the purchaser, but also help all the teams in the school. Pre-sale tickets divert But it…
The Steelers Next Step
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten their revenge on the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday with a convincing 3o-12 victory they now set their sights on the Kansas City Chiefs. This time around the Chiefs look for their own revenge as in Week 4 the Steelers romped them by the score 43-14. The difference…
Don’t Open, Reviews Inside #4: terminator robocop 404 Title not found
Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human is easily the worst comic I have ever read, and if you have ever seen me, you know I read a lot of comics. I literally live in my parents basement, so take my word for it. Published by Dynamite entertainment, publishers of excessive TV to comic adaptations (and basically nothing anyone…
Avonworth Girls Battle 100% Against Bishop Canoven
On January 3, the Avonworth Girls basketball team took on the Bishop Canoven Cavaliers at home. The girls knew coming in that, as their coach said, this game would be a battle. Despite being down during a good portion of the game, no one gave up. While the team lost by 13, they returned to…
Don’t Open, Reviews Inside #3: Marvel 1602 review
Marvel Comics is known for relatively few things when you think about it. The movies in recent years, the awful movies from not so recent years, and the same few characters we see movies about. Spiderman, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Dr. Strange, The X-Men, and a few more. Knowing their writing staff needed some…
2016 Children’s Hospital Auction Adds New Participants and Destinations Around The School
The 2016 Avonworth High School Auction was defined by new visitors, returning alumni, and additional destinations all working together to support Student Council’s 29th auction at the high school. With showcase appearances by Pittsburgh Dad and the Nakama food truck, the auction remained a vital way to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital Free Care…