Grace Bechtold is a student at Avonworth in the class of 2025 and is best known for being a nice Avonettes captain before she attends Pitt next fall. We discussed the future, food, and more – here are a few highlights from our conversation. Avonews: Can water get more wet? Grace Bechtold: Yes because water…
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Pitt Fans: Pitt Gymnastics Is Also A National Presence
Pitt Gymnastics currently holds the NCAA ranking at 45th out of 84 positions, this has the potential to increase as a new coaching position is occupied with new ideas and new corrections for athletes. Pitt Gymnastics has gained a new member of their family, as Lexi Funk steps into the role of assistant coach. Joining…
ACC OVERVIEW 2023: Weeks 1 and 2
CHANGES AND UPSETS The Atlantic Coast Conference has gone through some drastic changes, and a couple of surprising upsets since the beginning of college football. The ACC announced on September 1 that three teams will join the conference. Those teams include SMU, Stanford, and California. Stanford and California leave from the PAC-12 making Oregon State…
2023 March Madness: PSU Upsets #21 Maryland Before Big 10 Tourney
Any Penn State fan that is in high school right now has not had a chance to watch PSU in the NCAA tournament ever, since the team last appeared in 2011. With a record of 19-12, the Nittany Lions hopes for the NCAA tournament have increased tremendously, after picking up two straight wins against ranked…
Chinese Club Students Celebrate At Pitt and Feast at Hokkaido To Start Year Of The Rabbit
Over 60 students enrolled in Chinese classes at Avonworth visited Pitt’s Hillman Library and nearby Hokkaido Buffet to celebrate Chinese New Year on Thursday, January 19th. Chinese Teacher Ms. Li sent the following information to staff on Friday, January 20th: This Sunday, 1/22, will be the Chinese New Year. Based on Chinese culture, the year…
Pitt Men’s Basketball Starts Off 22-23 Strong With Upsets
Prior to the start of the season, Pitt was ranked 14 out of 15 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Jeff Capel/ACC years have been a struggle. 11-19 last season, and consistent bottom third finishes since 2018. No Pitt player received a single vote for the preseason Player of the Year or preseason Rookie of…
Staff, Students Show Loyalties to Pitt, WVU As Backyard Brawl Returns
Pitt and WVU gear were spotted around the high school as alumni and fans anticipated the first football match between the schools in over a decade. After Mod B, the Pitt fight song played over the loudspeaker as well. Pitt enters the season as ACC champ and ranked in the top 20th nationally. ESPN’s FPI…
Close to 50 Seniors and Juniors attend Penn State University College Visit On Campus
Most adults today think that millennials are all about tech, but when it comes to their future after high school, they want to find out more about it face to face. “I think it is better to hear directly from someone that’s from that college and knows about it” said Dakota Fritts, one of almost…