Schools are supposed to be places of learning, so when my attempts to understand the Ideal Gas Law in AP Chemistry are interrupted by jackhammers, I cannot help but wonder who exactly thought that students could learn through such disruptions. Though the construction project has just begun, it has already proven itself to be lacking. …
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Fall 2023 Photo Gallery – October through early November
October 2023 saw the new front entrance start to rise, the return to playoffs for fall sports, the lead up to the fall play, and the end of the 1st 9 weeks for students. Here are a few glimpses of social media posts and photos by Avonews staff for various views and events throughout the…
Halloween 2023: Construction Edition
The spookiest day of the year is upon us and there is a seemingly very large lack of Halloween spirit in the halls of AHS. In comparison to past years, not many seniors, if any at all, dressed up in a scary or fun costume to celebrate Halloween. Also, in contrast to past years, there…
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…
September Heat Wave Sweeps Over Pittsburgh: Should Schools Have Switch To Virtual?
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, a heat wave brushed over the Pittsburgh area — making some very sweaty students even sweatier. For early September, the temperatures were in the 90’s! According to Accuweather, “Pittsburgh‘s streak of not reaching 90 degrees in September dates back to 2019. On Monday and Tuesday however, the city reached 91,…
Construction Changes Photo Gallery- August and September 2023
Side by side comparisons within the building. First photo: 2023 Second photo: 2024. Hallway leading out of the old library/collaboration center, same viewpoint but from the end of the old library hallway with lockers:temporary front entrance for the school, lockers removed LGI in spring 2023, photos of converted LGI to three classrooms in August 2024…
First Days of 2023-2024 Bring Construction and Changes
On the first day of any school year, freshman are trying to learn where everything is and sophomores, juniors, and seniors are meeting up their friends, excited about a new start, or mad about having to return. But in August 2023, almost all are confused by the physical changes around campus in this first of…
Last Days of The Library/Collaboration Center
Friday, June 2nd finished not only the 2022-2023 school year, but an unexpected year of transitions, adjustments, and eventual downsizing for the high school library. Rededicated in memorial for former Social Studies teacher Jeffery Boggess in 2015, the Collaboration Center was scheduled to downsize and make room for four new classrooms. Due to increasing construction…
Update on AHS Construction – Galleries Projects Removed, Including Valedictorian Photos/Plaques
On the last day to buy Prom Tickets, walls were much more bare throughout the high school. Leftover installations from Galleries Project artwork, some dating back to 2015, were removed from hallways, cafe’s, and walls throughout the school. The BYOT booth, created in 2015 for a Galleries project, moved from the HS lobby to…
The Ceiling Has Vanished
The school recently came back from spring break, but when we got back, we saw that almost the entire ceiling was gone, and that raised a couple questions and thoughts “It makes the ceiling look lower. It’s kind of scary. It looks like the guts of a Furby.” – Harmony Karwoski (25) …