THE ECHO

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  • Opinion: Here’s Why Our Teachers Had It Better Than Us 

    by Ella Staton In fifth grade I eagerly sat in the library with my classmates. We had been waiting for two years to receive our own laptops. We had gone through days of boring and detailed instructions. Our teacher called the first name, and the young boy stood up to collect his laptop. Being at Read more

  • Opinion: Canadian Geese are Karens

    by Zoe Smyth Almost every morning I walk into Avon High School with my best friend, my sister, and the hope that it will be a good day. That hope is quickly diminished when I spot the geese on the roof of Avon’s entrance staring me down with murder in their eyes. For as long Read more

  • Opinion: Why I Can’t Stand the TV My Brother Watches

    by Sunny Smyth As a kid, I watched a lot of television. My Little Pony, Barbie, Plum Landing, Wild Kratts, Sesame Street, and Odd Squad were all the shows a six-year-old in 2015 could want. I learned about environmental issues, math formulas, friendship issues, and how antelopes avoided being eaten. It was great! I loved Read more

  • Opinion: My Newspaper Adviser is in His Flop Era and Here’s Why

    by Eva Pearson Right off the bat when I stepped into freshmen year English 9 Honors, I knew I was in for a wild ride. The way that Mr. Caulton just sat there… menacingly. I knew he was plotting something, and recruiting me to his newspaper staff was exactly that. After being a part of Read more

  • Opinion: E Stairwell, or; The Life and Death of the Good Old Days

    by Drew Paradise There’s a sad kind of irony in the way that something as useful as a staircase can survive so far into its own obsolescence that it becomes something less than useless: an obstacle, a place one only reaches by accident. This has been the fate of E stairwell. There is no place Read more

  • Opinion: Ranking the Four Years that Shaped My Young Adult Life

    by Cara Meissner Rated from worst to best, on a scale of ‘what just happened??’ all the way to, “ah I miss it kind of…” 4. Sophomore Year If you knew me on August 1st, 2023, then you are well aware as to why I am ranking sophomore year at the lowest of low. Not Read more

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