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  • Super Bowl LX Was NOT Boring

    Super Bowl LX Was NOT Boring

    By Amelia Humphrey // Reporter Super Bowl LX ended in a relatively low score of 29-13, with a touchdown not having been scored until late in the second half. The Seattle Seahawks won their second SB by conquering the New England Patriots’ Drake Maye-led offense with their suffocating defense, affectionately nicknamed the “Dark Side” and… Read more

  • ‘These Shining Lives’: The Real-Life Tragedy of Catherine Donohue

    ‘These Shining Lives’: The Real-Life Tragedy of Catherine Donohue

    By Grace Otey // Reporter • Illustration By Grace Otey At just 19 years old, Catherine Donohue started working at the Radium Dial Company; she didn’t know it at the time, but it was also the start of her decay. After high school, Catherine got a job as a watch painter for the Radium Dial… Read more

  • A New Diploma Takes the Stage

    A New Diploma Takes the Stage

    By Lennon Turnipseed // Reporter Since 2007, Avon High School students have graduated with the Core 40 diploma. As of the 2025-2026 school year, this traditional path is set to change, as Avon has officially adopted the new Core 42 diploma. Following a unanimous decision by the Indiana State Board of Education, the diploma was… Read more

  • SmartPass Brings New Safety Measure for Hall Passes

    SmartPass Brings New Safety Measure for Hall Passes

    By Jackson Zeunik // Co-Editor-in-Chief Avon High School unveiled a new hall pass system that operates electronically; the system tracks the amount of time students take and which rooms they leave and arrive at. The system was rolled out starting after winter break.  Assistant Principal Jim Graham addresses concerns around SmartPass and why the administration rolled out this new system. Dr. Graham said the main… Read more

  • A Teacher’s Guide to Choosing a Major

    A Teacher’s Guide to Choosing a Major

    By Nikola Meissner // Reporter • Illustration By Nikola Meissner In her senior year of high school, it was time for Statistics teacher Amanda Leahy to make an important decision. Between juggling schoolwork and making a decision that would impact the rest of her life, she was also tutoring her peers. “I was regularly tutoring… Read more

  • Unified Flag Football: Everything You Need to Know

    Unified Flag Football: Everything You Need to Know

    By Amelia Humphrey // Reporter • Illustration By Amelia Humphrey Most students don’t know about the Avon High School sport that is one year in the making. Unified flag football is a variation of the classic American sport that we all know and love. In this sport, general education students work with special needs students… Read more

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