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Opinion: Am I Lazy or Is It Just Junior Year?
by Malak Marzak The weight of junior year is crushing me, and I no longer care. I make my way through the familiar halls of Avon High School, wary of the deep bags under my eyes. As I walk, I force my body to keep moving despite the weak and exhausting sensations that have colonized Read more
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Opinion: Honors Classes are a Race to Nowhere
by Sean Keenan As someone who’s always chasing good grades and a high GPA, you’d think I’d be a huge fan of honors classes. In theory, they sound great: smart classmates, more engaging material, and a chance to impress colleges. I’ll admit, honors classes often provide a better environment for learning. But after taking plenty Read more
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Opinion: How I Learned Divorce Wasn’t the End of the World
by Zoey Jeffries I’m glad my parents got divorced. When my parents first told my sister and I that they weren’t staying together, we were devastated. And yet years later, it’s one of the best things that has happened to me. I had known that there was unrest in our household, but when my parents Read more
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Opinion: Junior Year is the Worst Year
by Cayce Hansel One of my clearest memories before I entered high school was being told by a random woman in a nail salon the summer after eighth grade, “Just you wait until junior year.” Even as a freshman and especially my sophomore year, all my upperclassmen friends expressed the fact that junior year was Read more
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Opinion: Wigs, Crashes, and a Pair of Goodwill Underwear
by Holly Edwards From a young age, I thought that high school was supposed to be just like a movie. From High School Musical to Mean Girls, I expected high school to be a glamorous experience, and I was wrong. It was almost Super Bad-Esque. As I prepare to walk across the stage on May Read more
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Opinion: A Reflection On My Time At Avon, In The Key Of E Major
by Edward Crowe It’s been a wonderful four years here at Avon High School. As I leave for the future, I wanted to reflect on the time that I had here in a way that might get you to bop your head. Freshman Year – Mean by Taylor Swift Mean is a song from Taylor Read more