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  • Why Some Students Sit for the Pledge of Allegiance

    Why Some Students Sit for the Pledge of Allegiance

    by Zoey Jeffries Every morning, announcements ring through the classrooms of Avon High School to invite students to stand as the Pledge of Allegiance is recited. However, a number of students hold off in joining. In the past, the Pledge has been used to show loyalty to the United States, but in the average high Read more

  • Axel Johnson’s Fashion Exclamation

    by Drew Paradise The first time I saw freshman Axel Johnson in the hallway, he was wearing a coonskin cap, rhinestone sunglasses, a band t-shirt, and basketball shorts. I thought to myself, “there is the most fashionable 14-year-old I have ever seen.” And while that might not be everyone’s first thought at the sight of Read more

  • Block Blast: The App That Has Gen Z in a Frenzy

    by Sophia Waggoner In between classes, on the bus, at home, and everywhere else, students have their heads bent down, captivated by what they see on their phones. The reason for all this? Block Blast! For some people, they play as a replacement for other addictive apps like social media, whether it’s before classes or Read more

  • Accents and Attraction to Host Upcoming Avon Vocal Invitational This Friday and Saturday

    Accents and Attraction to Host Upcoming Avon Vocal Invitational This Friday and Saturday

    by Simone Bender This Friday, Mar. 7, will mark the beginning of Avon High School’s weekend-long concert and show choir invitational, known to competitors as AVI. The competition, which will span over multiple days, hosts over 10 schools from across the region, with many bringing more than one choir to perform for judges of the Read more

  • Lightning on the Track: Peytan Denagall Shatters Records and Defies Limits

    Lightning on the Track: Peytan Denagall Shatters Records and Defies Limits

    by Ella Staton Peytan Denagall sat with her upperclassman teammates at their pre-state dinner, shaking with nerves. The pressure of being one of the only freshmen competing at this meet was putting a new type of pressure on the young athlete’s shoulders.  Denagall, now a sophomore, is preparing for her second high school track season. Read more

  • Behind the Scenes of a High School Swim Meet: A Meet-Day Routine

    by Ella Staton Annabelle Miller, a freshman on the girls’ swim team, gives a detailed look at her routine leading up to and during a swim meet.   Miller’s meet prep begins the night before. After school ends at 3:30 p.m., she will go to swim practice and occasionally, club volleyball practice.   “I have Read more

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