As the Pirates 2016 season is winding down, finishing over .500 isn’t likely, which for me at least is a disappointment. Even though they made the playoffs and had strong regular season records the past 3 years, they went into this season with another legitimate shot to make the playoffs. With the pitching rotation and batting…
Math League Pokemon Search Gets Kids Going Through The Halls
Students like Seniors Riley Galvis and Junior Propser Tjelmeland are chasing down DoDuo or Pikachu, but not at any digital poke stops. Instead, new Math League sponsor Mr. Cario has these boys and other potential members looking up and around the halls for 9 printed Pokemon that have a special code, and one lucky student who solves…
Senior Lockers Move Further Down the Road
The Avonworth High School is becoming overpopulated! The hallway for senior lockers have gone from just being between Mr. Aguiar’s room and the boy’s bathrooms to being between Mr. Aguiar’s room, past Mrs. Maisner’s room and growing towards Mr. Tuffiash’s room. This growth reflects the overall size of the high school, with not only…
Summer Stays Around On Campus
While fall officially began around the end of 4th period today, it didn’t look like leaves were turning and hoodies were going over top t-shirts around campus today if students were headed outside. The US National Weather service in Pittsburgh reported “unseasonably warm temperatures will continue through Friday”, with today’s weather “like a summer day…
Close to 50 Seniors and Juniors attend Penn State University College Visit On Campus
Most adults today think that millennials are all about tech, but when it comes to their future after high school, they want to find out more about it face to face. “I think it is better to hear directly from someone that’s from that college and knows about it” said Dakota Fritts, one of almost…
Hands-On Practice For Environmental Studies Class On Campus
Photos and Reporting by Caitlin Bellotti and Olivia Lejonthun As the summer months go by, not a single student walks through, stares at, or spends any time with the courtyard in the high school. So how does it go from overgrown to tidy at the start of the school year? The upgrades come through Mr….
5 New Staff Members Introduced at Welcome Back Assembly for 16-17
The flurry of new staff, hampered slightly from a lack of working tech, and their formal introduction to the school highlighted the 2016-17 Welcome Back Assembly held in the auditorium on Friday, August 26th. As the band played “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with cheerleaders alongside, about 400 students met up in place of 8th period for this…
Comments and Corrections – 4th Issue of Avonews
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2016 Awards Assembly Coverage – By Anna Wagner, Isabel Thompson, and Jessica Peters
A noticeable theme throughout this year’s awards assembly was the success students in the high school are having while the school grows in size. At key times through the two hour long assembly, guest presenters commented about the challenges in selecting award winners because of the depth of qualified applicants. Below is a list of…
Getting Beyond Dabbing and Vining – A Senior Editorial by Alexey Stern
Being part of this school community since Kindergarten, I have passed through each grade and I have come to multiple understandings about this school. Firstly, due to how small and homogeneous the student body is, we have an established caste system for all students. No matter what growth or changes you undergo, you’re stuck with…