Tomorrow is the Last Day of School

Friday, June 2

Last Day of School

Bridge Exposition & Competition Results!

8th grade students tested their bridges yesterday during the Bridge Exposition, part of the Bridges to STEM Careers project. All of the bridges were tested by adding weight to the span until it collapsed. The winner was the one bridge that held the most weight and cost the least to build!

A special thanks to our guest experts, bridge engineers and architects from the Pittsburgh Region. Representatives from HDR, Inc., Penn Dot District 11 and Michael Baker International used their insight and expertise to help enrich this learning activity. Bridge designs, results, pictures, and videos can be seen on the classroom website. 

Dead Load: 0.97 N

Live Load 68 N

$1,486,000

94 straws

Brady, Rowen, Natalie, Carly

Dead load: 1.86 N

Live Load: 78 N

$4,013,000

173 straws

Jacob, Jenna, Gavin, Vanessa

Dead load: 1.06 N

Live Load: 44

$1,588,000

196 straws

Andrew, Sarah, Julia, Kenneth

Dead load: 3.44 N

Live Load: 114 N 26 lbs!
$4,522,000

202 straws

Liam, Drew, Nicholas

Dead load: 2.4 N

Live Load: 98 N

$1,975,000

175 straws

Ava, Emelia, Sean, Jonah, Luke

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9th Grade Expectations

On Wednesday, May 31, Avonworth Freshman visited AMS 8 to describe their experiences with their first year of high school. The high school students explained school rules, class requirements, and student life. Eighth graders received a document outlining student expectations in the core courses in the Freshman year.

9th Grade Expectations