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…
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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) …
Library Is Back But More Questions Remain
The construction was first announced in 2021 and was meant to start 5/23/2022. However, due to massive price increases, the widescale plans for additions and renovations were fully paused. During the time in between they removed students’ lockers and took the bookshelves out of the library. They removed lockers to allow students to walk in…
Construction Editorial: Boothby Family Reflections and Hopes
With long-awaited renovations finally underway at the school, students are quick to form opinions and have been vocal about their support or opposition to any updates. But what do Avonworth graduates think of the upcoming changes? I talked to my older siblings, Tyler (class of 2017) and Chloe (class of 2019) for their input on…
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…