Album: Because the Internet Childish Gambino’s new album Because the Internet is another knock out album that will see the top of the charts just like Childish Gambino’s first album Camp. Although the new album is not as hype and upbeat as the previous album, the album does express Childish Gambino’s talents. With a variety…
Avonworth Fashion Trends Day 1
There is a lot of fashion at Avonworth High School, especially this time of year, but most importantly it is the trends that people look for. For example the hallways are where you see everything, from jeans to sweats to heels to flats. But what stuck out the most were the colors of what people…
Avonworth Fashion Trends Day 2
Fashion at Avonworth increases daily so it is important to keep up on the latest and greatest trends seen throughout the hallways. The next trend is important and has always been popular within the high school. Scarves have been seen worn a lot lately especially in recent years. They are the go to accessory when…
The Galleries Beat: Jessica Keast
Recently, high school students at Avonworth were given the opportunity to participate in a unique collaborative experience – the Pittsburgh Galleries Project. The project was communicated over the announcements one morning when any interested high school students were welcomed to find out more about and participate in the artistic endeavor. In the past couple of…
An Unseen View: Andrew Cardone
Once the buses have left the school, you kind of just forget that people have lives outside of the classroom. Teachers don’t actually live at school, though it may seem like it. Students mainly come alive outside of the building too. You may know what your friends are doing. You may know who is going…
The Fad That Means Nothing
Why do people do behavioral fads? Do people do it to send a message? Do people do a behavior just to follow the crowd? ”Because it is new and exciting”, said Olivia London, a senior in Avonworth. Whatever the reason it is, behavior of students in Avonworth High School continues to change. In the 2012…
Nerd Command: Who are the Guardians of the Galaxy?
[photo credit: whatculture.com] A new Marvel film trailer just came out for a movie called Guardians of the Galaxy, a cult comic series that started in the 1970s. The original cast of heroes existed in a totally separate Marvel universe from the rest of their comic series: the 31st century. One of these characters is…
A Long Week
Right now, everything seems to be falling apart. The internet is down, so I am using it next door at the other living quarters. Our hot water broke, so we have to shower here too. An alarm keeps going off every second because of the water situation. I also lost my phone on a run,…
Redefining the Nerd
A Google search result (yes, on Wikipedia) for nerd defines it as “a descriptive term indicating that a person is overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy.” And a…
“Wicked” Review: Wicked Cool
Wicked, “the untold story of the witches of Oz,” has come to Pittsburgh and is sure to leave a “handprint on [the] heart” of its audience. As a first time spectator, the show itself is overwhelmingly impressive. It is now glaringly obvious why people travel miles and miles to behold such a spectacle. Before the…