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  • The Impending Cyber Olympiad: Should Esports Be Held to the Same Standards as Traditional Sports?

    Stephen Dumeyer | Reporter Of all markets of competition, esports is one of the fastest growing. With a plethora of games like League of Legends, CSGO, DOTA, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, PUBG, Overwatch, and Call of Duty, there are many pathways for gamers to go pro. Do any of these qualify as a sport? Junior Esports… Read more

  • No ‘I’ in Team: Students Weigh the Difference Between Individual and Team Sporting Events

    Josh Hartman & Sam Sublette | Reporters Focus. Concentration. Preparedness. Three key traits for any tennis player, singles or doubles. As someone who plays on both sides of this, sophomore Sean Nograles is ready to go before every match whether he has a partner or is all on his own. “Singles players usually work on their groundstrokes… Read more

  • Avon Students Reflect on COVID-19 Timeline as Virus Continues to Spread Throughout Indiana

    Lexi Carmack | Reporter Coronavirus: what started as a joke on social media soon became a harsh reality for the students of Avon. Now, families have to adjust and make do with the unfamiliar territory of e-Learning. “We were kind of expecting it, but it still came as a surprise that of all places, it… Read more

  • Student Parking Lot or Manhattan Traffic Jam? Student Drivers Voice Their Concern

    Elshadai Aberra | Managing Editor There are two words senior Sophia Trinkle would use to describe Avon’s student parking lot: awful and hellish. “Everyone needs to be more aware of their surroundings and just be good people,” said Trinkle. Trinkle said the parking lot comes with a boatload of issues, ranging from rude drivers to… Read more

  • I Put the B in LGBT (Opinion)

    Mira Branham | Reporter How many LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, etc.) people do you know? I bet you don’t know me. I’m bisexual, and I’m not the only person in my family who identifies somewhere along the metaphorical rainbow. As a member of an LGBT family, I think I have a… Read more

  • AP Environmental Teacher Lisa Kern Awarded Environmental Educator of the Year

    Mira Branham | Reporter Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! On Jan. 27, the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District (HCSWMD) presented Chemistry and AP Environmental Science teacher Lisa Kern with the Environmental Educator of the Year Award. According to the HCSWMD member Amy Sieferman, the award was created in 2010 as a way to acknowledge local science educators who… Read more

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