With the HS Covid Case load at 4, the senior class worked with Mrs. Dwuilt to put together a Prom Court/Spring Sports Pep Rally the week of the Prom, May 13th. While the senior girls were willing to stay through MOD H, the entire group of boys on the court chose the “Senioritis” route and…
Edwin Drood Musical Features Special Set, Costuming Leading to Kelly Nomination
This year, Avonworth Drama returned to its first post-COVID show in two years: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened last weekend to a standing ovation all four nights and enthusiastic reviews. The performance features a Victorian Era Music Hall atmosphere, lots of audience participation, and a murder mystery solved by the audience each night….
Library to Classrooms Conversion Continues
Photos by Kelly Kashaba – copy by AvonewsOnline editors For students used to gathering in the library during LEAD, May 2022 is not the end-of-the-year as usual. Seating, shelving, and books have been taken down, removed, and are headed for the school district’s storage space. How the space looked on Prom day, Friday, May 13th…
Construction Update: Week of May 9th, 2022
Here’s a look at the library space, which will convert into multiple classrooms at the end of construction. The library shelving in the above photo will remain as part of the reconfigured library. The palates of library books in the background are packed for storage and eventual transfer to new destinations in the Middle…
Prom Week 2022 Includes Theme Days Leading Up to Friday
After a few years of disrupted lead-ups to Prom due to COVID restrictions, the senior class hoped to boost excitement by suggesting a few theme days leading up the Prom at PPG Zoo/Aquarium on Friday, May 13th. With the busyness of prom week and the ending of AP tests at the same time, participation was…
Student Schedules Distributed Monday May 9th
While juniors were getting excited about PROM just five days away, the 9th and 10th grade students also looked ahead to the future. But unless they plan to intern at the Pittsburgh Zoo, they were thinking about another place they will share with this year’s juniors – Avonworth High School. On Monday, May 9th, during…
Spring Musical 2022 Wraps Up Final Performances On The First Weekend In May
The Mystery of Edwin Drood finishes its run on Saturday, May 7th. This show features a unique concept unlike every other show in the past 25 years of Mrs. Frauenholz as director: the audience gets to vote on the ending. There are three opportunities for audience participation: the identity of Dick Datchery, a detective in…
Art Show Adds Buzz With Charity Tie-In to Pittsburgh BeeKeeping
The 2022 AHS art show offered something new alongside the works of art – a chance to help fund Pittsburgh Bee Keepers as they battle colony disorders that have rapidly destroyed the bee population in the city. “…bee themed artwork that the Galleries Project students made (all purchases will be donated to Burgh Bees to help…
Frequent Wet Weather Continues Through Spring of 2022
A Tornado Watch on Tuesday afternoon and evening started May off the same way April ended – unusually wet. In fact, April 2022 was both cold and wet for a large majority of the month, delaying and cancelling a number of spring sports games and practices. IMG_2458[1] Facebook0GooglePinterest0EmailPrintReddit0Tumblr0Twitter
Carlow Essay Competition Top 10 Dominated by Avonworth Students
Four Avonworth high school students ranked in the top ten of the Atkins Center for Ethics at Carlow University’s annual essay contest. The essay contest was open to students in 11th and 12th grade who were required to write 800-1200 thoroughly word essays following the topic “What Can We Post? Free Speech in a Digital…