The Sophomore class has an annual fundraiser for valentines day. This year we decided to open the orders to parents and middle schoolers which ended up being a huge hit. The underclassmen and teachers were very into leaving silly little notes for their friends. This year they made over 800$, money is going towards the…
District Explains Next Steps in Mask Mandates
On Monday, March 7th, the Avonworth School Board will meet to discuss if masks will become optional for students and staff throughout the district. Below is a screenshot of the district communication through schoolmessenger.com on Monday afternoon, February 28th. Here are a few highlights of the Q + A: 1 – Why can’t we immediately…
Niomi’s Notes: Mask Down?
Over the past two years, we have gotten used to seeing our peers’ eyes only. In our day-to-day life, when interacting with people, the new norm had become judging an expression from how squinted their eyes were, or how their eyebrows moved. Yet, with this necessary change for the protection of our health, had come…
12 Grade Holds Senior Project Check-In While Rest of School Tests or Visits Beattie
Instead of completing or opting out of the ASVAB test like 10th or 11th grade, or visiting Beattie for the first time like 9th grade, seniors on Thursday, February 10th had a day focused on a tradition for seniors dating back to the early 2000’s. Students met with Mrs. Chester about their senior projects. …
ASVAB Administered To Entire 10th and 11th Grade Classes For First Time In School History
The announcement came on the loudspeaker at 10:53, normally the end of Mod C/D. “AP Calculus and AP Literature are holding class and {seniors} should report to class, 10th and 11th-grade students who opted out of testing should eat Lunch 1. “Thank you for your patience, we’re trying to make this work — I appreciate…
9th Grade Class Field Trip to Beattie Tech Returns After Pandemic Pause
AHS students and teachers welcomed back the 9th-grade A. W. Beattie field trip, making its first rerun since 2019. A. W. Beattie is a college and earlier career exploration program that serves the nine schools located in northern Allegheny County, including Avonworth. There, students receive hands-on career training and experience from one of the twenty…
FID Day Challenges from Winter Storm Landon
On Thursday, February 3, Avonworth high school went forward with an FID day due to winter story conditions. The winter storm, unofficially named winter storm Landon by the Weather Channel, has spread across the United States, bringing snow, sleet, and ice to a large chunk of the country. This potentially brings ice over the already…
FID Day Usage Raises Questions
For myself, and many other students, our first two official Flexible-Instruction-Days (FID) weren’t very different from a normal day in school. All of my classes were able to continue with what we had already been doing in-person earlier this week — taking notes, working on problem sets, etc. — and didn’t have to change much…
Niomi’s Notes: No More ‘Snow’ Days
The most core memory I have of a ‘snow day’ would be all the way back to 2011 when Pittsburgh was covered in nearly a foot of snow. The night before school, my mom got the phone call from the school that we would get the day off the following day. My sister and I…
“Pick up any instrument you can and thrash about”: Jackson Horigan Interviews Black Leaves of Envy for Journalism Project
Editors Note: Originally published on the now-defunct my.hsj.org/avonews website, this article is 5 years old. Republished as the 2022 Journalism 2 class begins the same interview project. Senior Jackson Horigan didn’t start his interview project expecting to talk to two British teens in a metal band, but the end result was enjoyable for not…