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  • Meet Special Ed Teachers Mr. McGrath and Mr. Wheatley

    Brayden Cox | Reporter Applied English teacher Mr. Kevin McGrath got his start here at Avon High School three years ago as an English teacher. That, however, was just a way to get his foot in the door. “To put it simply, a special education job opened up last minute before I started,” said McGrath.… Read more

  • What Black History Month Means to Students at AHS

    By Elshadai Aberra | Social Media Editor As we reach the end of February, also known as Black History Month, the Echo decided to ask a multitude of African American students what Black History Month means to them. Read more

  • Rise of the Finsta

    Tara Martin | Web Editor-in-Chief “You go to your spam; you’re falling apart or you’re making jokes and being ridiculous and sharing memes, but you really just go to your spam to fall apart,” junior Summer Matthews said. Instagram has two dominant types of accounts among AHS students; main accounts and spams or finstas. Every… Read more

  • Avon Accents Makes History at Mooresville’s Spotlight Invitational

    Elshadai Aberra | Social Media Editor Avon’s mixed show choir, Accents, was pronounced the Grand Champ at Mooresville’s Spotlight Invitational last Saturday, Feb. 23. The group competed against three other show choirs and beat the first runner up by just one point, earning first place for the first time in Accents history. They were not… Read more

  • Boys Basketball Wins Against Martinsville

    Kaitlyn Mason | Reporter On Feb. 20, Avon’s JV and Varsity Boys’ Basketball played against the Martinsville Artesians. With senior night festivities and the jazz band playing, it was no surprise to see the teams pumped up as they played their best. JV ended their season with a score of 49 to 21, with Avon… Read more

  • Students Reminisce About Their Elementary School Days

    Elshadai Aberra | Social Media Editor As high school reaches its considerably most stressful time of the school year (excluding finals week), the Echo decided to ask students what they miss most about life before the stress, extracurriculars, and complicated relationships; more specifically, life in elementary school. Here’s what we found: “I definitely miss recess.… Read more

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