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  • 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

  • Tales from the Stall: The Wild World of School Bathrooms

    Tales from the Stall: The Wild World of School Bathrooms

    by Holly Edwards From full-on TikTok dance sessions to missing toilet paper, Avon High School bathrooms are more than just hand dryers and questionable graffiti. Whether it’s a broken stall lock, students loitering, or the occasional mysterious noise, there are plenty of stories about the most unusual bathroom experiences. “There have been multiple times when… Read more

  • Ty Arbogast: Racing for a Cure

    Ty Arbogast: Racing for a Cure

    by Simone Bender It was in 2021 that Formula Four racer Ty Arbogast received the news: he officially had Crohn’s Disease. Amidst his racing season and struggling with the lack of treatment for his sickness, he was faced with one question from his parents: “What are you going to do about it?” Arbogast, a freshman… Read more

  • Training Tomorrow’s Teachers: Cadets Step into the Classroom

    by Malak Marzak Traditionally, high schools have been seen as preparing students for the future, but Avon High School’s cadet teaching program allows students to experience their potential future firsthand. The program falls under the umbrella of work-based learning and is open to seniors. Through the program, students have the opportunity to explore a potential… Read more

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