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  • Freshman Marcus Mizelle is “The Karate Kid”

    By Tierra Harris // Reporter Men and women clad in foreign robes, engaging in what looked like wild dancing lit freshman Marcus Mizelle’s eyes up when he first stepped foot into a karate competition. The mats that lay on the ground were surrounded by referees and fighters that looked nothing like the ones he had… Read more

  • Senior Robby Buetow Creates Comedic SRT-Themed Instagram

    By Sydney Johnson // Reporter Student Resource Time. A time for homework, help, and… Instagram? Senior Robby Buetow creates hilarious weekly content on his account, @robbyinSRT, for students to look forward to. The Instagram account features photos of Buetow’s crazy antics and is known by students throughout AHS. “It started out as kind of a… Read more

  • Hearing-Impaired Student Excels at Singing, Makes It Through Third Round of Auditions on ‘The Voice’

    By Claire Rightley // Editor-in-Chief For junior Jadah Coursey, day-to-day life isn’t as easy as it is for most. Her hearing ability was affected by her lack of a small bone in the back of her skull. “I have moderate to severe hearing loss, so basically, I’m bad at hearing things,” Coursey said. However, Coursey… Read more

  • Junior Josh Echerd Saved a Life at Just 14 Years Old

    By Gabby Cress // Editor-in-Chief When junior Joshua Echerd grabbed the wheel of a car traveling on the highway at 60 mph while the driver was seizing, he had no other thought that to just steer away from oncoming traffic. The driver, Echerd’s then-Boy Scouts leader, was driving Echerd and two other boys back from… Read more

  • Spreading Out and Saving Otters: Junior Cory Slater-Pike Explains

    Fifty acres. That’s the size of the plot of land where junior Cory Slater-Pike’s house sits. “You can make as much noise as you want and it won’t disturb anybody,” Slater-Pike said. “You can shoot guns and ride dirt bikes… it is perfect for having huge bonfire parties and large family gatherings.” About five minutes… Read more

  • The Kidd with the Rhymes

    By Avon Echo Staff  “Check out my mixtape.” A lot of people say it. Senior Nick Newman, also known as “Nico The Kidd,” actually means it. He’s already put out one mixtape on SoundCloud, titled “Flu Game,” a nod to Michael Jordan’s famous flu-stricken performance in the 1997 NBA finals. Newman’s next mixtape, set to… Read more

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