The first 9 weeks of the 23-24 school year at AHS for me was pretty good. It has gone by very fast, and I have started off my sophomore year pretty well. I enjoyed going to football and soccer games supporting the team from our school. Some things that were not good were certain classes…

Girls and Boys Soccer Continue Lopes Sports Dominance in 2023
Both the boys and girls soccer teams at Avonworth have advanced to the quarterfinals in the WPIAL playoffs. The boys soccer team defeated Mcguffey 4-0 while the girls soccer team defeated Yough 11-0. These are very promising scores for both teams on further advancing in the WPIAL playoffs. They are both looking to win the…

Student Perspectives: 1st 9 weeks of 2023 Editorial by Eli Gardner
It was a very up-and-down first 9 weeks of the year for me in my sophomore year. My day 1 is very easy with an open mod and gym class. Although, my day 2 is very jampacked. I have honors world affairs and honors English, and those days feel like 24 hours. I have no…

Avonworth Volleyball Returns to Philipsburg For Playoffs
Standout seniors Nora Kate, Layne Shinsky, Victoria Huffymer, junior Sidney Shields, and the rest of the Lady Lopes once again start the state playoff run against undefeated Philipsburg-Oscecola. After a long run in WPIAL’s before losing to Freeport in the semi-finals, all of the players have worked exceptionally hard this season. The girls’ volleyball `team…

Avonworth Football Regular Season Ends Undefeated in 2023
Much like previous years, Avonworth Football has been unstoppable in Class 3A. In the past few years, the team has made it all the way to the WPIAL championship. However, the team hasn’t had the most fortunate endings. The team is hopeful that this year they can win a WPIAL championship and have a deep…

Avonworth Golf 2023 – Historic Accomplishments
Avonworth Golf had another fantastic season this year with a senior Kai Carlson striking again. He ended off the season with the best single round score in Antelope golf history. The Avonworth Golf team ended their season being 6th in the boys WPIAL in class 3A. This has been an historically high finish for the…

School Stops Classes Mods A-D For 1st Ever Computerized PSAT And Special Programming
This year’s schoolwide Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, more commonly known as the PSAT, was administered on Tuesday, October 17th between MODS A through D. Grades 10 and 11 were assigned new testing rooms while the Freshmen attended a “Future Ready” programming in the auditorium and throughout rooms in the new hallway, and the Seniors were…

Fall 2023 Photo Gallery
After a string of unseasonably warm 80+ degree days to start the month, October 2023 settled into more seasonable temperature and the remaining trees around campus started to show the more traditional reds, yellows, and oranges. Photos below taken (in order of appearance) by Pedro Moreira, Ella Piacenti, Nate Kline, and Brandon Cavanah during Journalism…

Double Alarms Disrupt Mod J
A scheduled nationwide FEMA alert and the year’s first fire drill both happened around 2:20 this afternoon. Here’s a look at the experience around the school. Mr. Pastore obliged our photographers with the photo at the top of the article, which he said was his “panic at the disco” pose. Facebook0GooglePinterest0EmailPrintReddit0Tumblr0Twitter

Homecoming 2023 – Crowded On and Above the Dance Floor
Avonworth’s Homecoming was held this past Saturday, September 30th. Usually, Homecoming is a fun time for students to have a nice night with their peers, but this year there was more negative feedback than positive. A second year in a row at the Convention Center for Homecoming also meant a return to frustrations about…