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  • Q&A with Senior Cellist James Butler

    Q&A with Senior Cellist James Butler

    By Sunny Smyth // Design Editor Why did you choose to play the cello? I chose to play the cello because I wanted to play a very beautiful instrument. One of the things that drew me to the cello was the complexity of right- and left-hand coordination. I also like the deep tones that the Read more

  • Q&A with Varsity Cross Country Runner Maxwell Hunter

    Q&A with Varsity Cross Country Runner Maxwell Hunter

    By Amelia Humphrey // Reporter Have you always been top of the group? If not, how long did it take you to climb? Middle school was when I really started running. I was very much not one of the fastest. Actually, for my seventh grade year, I was right on the cut-off of being varsity Read more

  • Q&A with Drum Major Katie Kasten

    Q&A with Drum Major Katie Kasten

    Meet junior Katie Kasten, one of the Avon Marching Black & Gold’s newest drum majors By Alaina Moon // Reporter How did you get started in the marching band? I got started when I was going into my freshman year.I was already in the band program. I played flute at North, and a lot of Read more

  • Opinion: My Master War Plan Against Senioritis

    by Henry Whittle This senior year has been four years in the making. From the moment I entered high school, I began elaborately planning my escape to be as smooth and painless as possible. It’s too late for incoming seniors, but for my soon-to-be junior and sophomore friends, I offer you my war plan for Read more

  • Opinion: Wrestling My Way into the World of Male-Dominated Sports

    by Sophia Waggoner I’m a girl who plays boys’ sports. Though sports don’t have an official boys’ or girls’ label, as a woman, I participate in very masculine sports: I play rugby, wrestle, and throw shotput and discus on the track and field team, all very masculine sports. I don’t get constant judgment or hate Read more

  • Opinion: What Am I Doing with My Life?

    by Jacob Vereb As I write this, graduation is less than a month away. It caught up to me faster than I thought it would. This time of the year would always excite me growing up. Two months of no school, free from any responsibility, free to do whatever I wanted before going back to Read more

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