Wednesday, June 11 ended the school year for Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman in 2025. Here are a few photos capturing some of the moments that made up this last day, as well as the last few days of the school year. Guest Reporter Tessa Burens rounded up some quotes from others in the class…
Tag: 2024-2025
Your Thoughts Here – Senior Edition and Anything Else from Avonews 2024-2025
Copies of the Senior Edition were distributed during LEAD on Tuesday, June 10th by the new editorial staff for The Avonews. Caroline Boothby, co-editor in chief for 25-26, lead the way through the remaining LEAD sections across the school. Seniors graduated last Friday, and with the last summer of campus construction pushing the start of…
Gas Line Repair Issue During Construction Leads to Emergency Evacuation
A sudden fire alarm during Lunch 2 led to an unexpected all school evacuation on a slightly chilly but clear fall afternoon, Wednesday, November 13th. The incident, which some students expected to be a routine drill, quickly turned more serious as emergency services arrived on scene. One day prior, the district informed parents through an…
New Digital Hall Pass System for the 24/25 School Year
The beginning of the 2024-2025 school year brought a new hall pass system, myHomework Digital Hall pass, for Avonworth students and teachers. The system aims to keep track of students’ whereabouts and monitor how often they use a hall pass. There are many mixed emotions about the new system, some positive and some negative. For…
First Day of 24-25 at Avonworth High School: A Mosaic of Emotions, New Beginnings, and a Transformed Environment
The first day of the 2024-2025 school year at Avonworth High School in Pittsburgh, PA, was a day filled with mixed emotions, new experiences, and a completely transformed environment. After an extended summer break that stretched from June through August, students returned on September 3rd to a school that looked dramatically different from the one…
Schedules for 2024-2025 Distributed In LEAD
Thursday May 16th featured the usual mid-May events. Keystone tests, a field trip, class projects. But in 2024, it also included student schedules being distributed in LEAD, a bump about two weeks earlier then normal. Reactions ranged from excitement to frustration and confusion. The scheduling process in 2023-2024 worked on a different time-table, like many…