Reporting by Jayla Jones, Willow Wright, Kayla Geouque Photography by Hannah Palmer The fan section returned to the Lenzer field bleachers for the first full Friday Night Lights experience since the run towards the 2019 States Championship. On Friday, August 27, 2021, eager students and football fans returned to Lenzer field to watch the Avonworth…
Lopes Lounge Fall Reopening
Reporting and photography by Clayton and Haley Dexter After two years of extended shutdowns due to COVID 19, the Lopes Lounge has finally reopened for students following the start of the 2021 school year. Running 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the varieties of coffee, tea, and lemonades that students came to…
Statewide Mask Mandate Starts Today
Reporting by Eleanor Boggess Today Governor Wolf had revealed his plans for the new mask mandate for schools, and daycares. Although this day of school might have been a regular day for the Avonworth district, the new mask mandate from Governor Wolf has affected many different schools and daycares. Order of the Acting…
Heavy Hurricane Season On The Way? Looking Ahead after Ida’s Impacts
Reporting by Jameson Cook, Marshall McCall, Jack Salsbury The hurricane-based forecast has had a large impact on Avonworth and our community over the past few weeks. Whether it was affecting sports or even everyday school life, people now feel relieved that the hurricane weather has since passed — or, at least, we hope so….
Cross Country Resets After Ida Rains On Early Season
After Hurricane Ida made landfall down south, her effects were definitely being felt here at Avonworth. Drenching rains led to many school sports cancellations as a result, including cross country. Tuesday’s meet at South Fayette was cancelled, and although practice still took take place on Wednesday, conditions were not ideal. “I mean, it was pretty…
Virtual School Day Due to Plumbing Problems At AHS
Around 3 PM on Wednesday, excessive amounts of water that had poured into the area created a plumbing nightmare. After the school suffered a sewage issue, in-person school was called off and turned all virtual for the high school campus. Students were not particularly excited about this, an anonymous freshman claims “…it is hard to…
9th Grade Class President Campaign Interview -Vice President Candidate Gbemi Odebode
The following is a transcript of an interview conduted through the Journalism 1 class by Kelly Kashaba and Maya Nusskern Q: Who is your campaign team? Gbemi Odebode: Our entire campaign team is obviously the person running for President, Airah Shafiq, me, running for Vice President, and our campaign manager, Kacey LaVelle. …
AHS Students Return to Normalcy in 2021? First Days Of School Year Includes Full Return to AHS Building during COVID Pandemic
The 2021-2022 school year reveals many new challenges, including what is the new normal for students at Avonworth High School? The past two years included months in a row of all virtual school as society adjusted to the threat of COVID-19. The Avonworth School board elected to bring all students back to start the school…
Galleries Mural Painted in 2021 Reflects Community
As the school year comes to a close, it is clear Avonworth has changed in many ways during our 180 days of time. One of the newest additions to the walls is the murals completed by Mrs. James’ Galleries Group. As part of one of the projects, I am excited to share a bit about…
Looking Forward to Summer 2021 – guest editorial by Cat Barie
I expect this summer to be more eventful than summer 2020. With everyone getting vaccinated I feel like a lot of mandates are going to be lifted. Already, as of May and early June, businesses are lifting their mask mandates, and earlier the CDC said that anyone who is fully vaccinated does not have to…