Avon School District 4-1

The Student Council is partnering with Dakotathon to raise money for families at the Sanford Children's Hospital. The collection jars are in Mrs. Fathke's office. This is a great place for your loose change to go! Thank you for your support!

The Science Sportsman Raffle board is SOLD OUT! Thanks so much for your support. We will be drawing tomorrow and then will post the winners. Good luck to all.

Congratulations to the Avon Oral Interpretation Team on a successful day at the region competition on November 14. The following events qualified for the State Oral Interpretation Festival on December 1st and 2nd in Harrisburg. Noah Watchorn - Serious; Ashley Tolsma - Humorous; Ashley Tolsma/Kate Swier - Duet; Kate Swier - Storytelling; and Noah Watchorn, Hope Kemnitz, Lexi Vanderlei, Ella Hamilton, Abby Gretschmann, and Jake Namminga - Reader's Theater.

Attention all past Pirate football players: If your championship ring does not fit anymore and you would like it resized, please contact Justin Lukkes and he will help you get in contact with the Jostens rep. Justin.Lukkes@k12.sd.us Phone: 605-286-3291 ext. 115

The Avon School District has surplus items for sale. Two file cabinets for $25 each. Several stools available for $2 each. Contact Gregg at the school to view.

The Avon School District has the following immediate opening: Special Education Paraprofessional Full time with benefits If interested contact Tom Culver, Superintendent

The Avon Oral Interp Team will compete at Regions on November 14 at the downtown Mitchell Methodist Church. The competition schedule is as follows: Kate Swier - 9:00 AM Storytelling Lexi Vanderlei - 9:00 AM Non-Original Oratory Noah Watchorn - 10:00 AM Serious Prose Kate Swier/Ashley Tolsma - 12:30 PM Duet Ashley Tolsma - 12:30 PM Humorous Prose Noah Watchorn/Lexi Vanderlei/Ella Hamilton/Hope Kemnitz/Jake Namminga/Abby Gretschmann - 1:45 Reader's Theater The top three students in each competition will qualify for the state tournament. The Oral Interp team also invites all friends, family, and community members to attend the Oral Interp Night of Excellence in the main gym on Monday, November 20th at 7:00 PM. All oral interp students will be performing their pieces.

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Gold Standard Pirates of the Week! PK-4: Daxton Fathke 5-8: Kodi Maggs 9-12: Ashley Tolsma Congratulations!

The 4th and 5th graders were busy this morning working on props for the Christmas concert!

Congratulations to the Pirate Football team!! State Champs!!! Welcome home will be tonight at 6:30pm at the gym. Fire trucks will meet the bus at the 5 Mile corner at 6:15pm. It's a great day to be a Pirate ❤️☠️💛

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Veteran’s Day program today. Thank you to all our Veteran's. We are grateful for your service!

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*Send-off for the Pirates will be at 6:45 a.m. tomorrow morning. Please use the East doors (by the playground) to the bus. 6:45 am *Theme for the game: BLACK OUT!! *A Welcome home celebration for the Pirates will be at 6:30 pm. If you want to follow the bus to town, they will be at the 5-mile corner at 6:15 pm. *A reminder that the doors open 1 hour before game time. Let’s bring a big crowd and support our Pirates!! Go Pirates!! If you ordered a dome t-shirt, they will be available for pickup in the gym lobby from 3-5 pm TODAY, Wednesday, November 8. South Dakota Public Broadcasting will also have the game live. Tickets are on sale and you can purchase them online at GoYotes.com/Tickets or by calling 605-677-5959. Tickets are $15.00 for Adult Seating, and $10.00 for student seats. Tickets are also available at the gate.

Avon Booster Club will be distributing the Pirate football t-shirts today between 3:00-5:00 pm in the main gym lobby. If you cannot be there, please make arrangements with someone to pick them up.

This week we have a few opportunities for you to come and support our students. Monday – 6-12 Vocal/Band Fall Concert @ 7 pm. Tuesday – Pep Rally for the football team at 3 pm. This is open to the public. Wednesday – Veteran’s Day Program @ 2:45 pm Thursday – 10 am the Football team will be competing in the Class 9B Championship game! We will have a send-off for the Pirates, using the East doors (by the playground) to the bus at 6:45 am. Let’s bring a big crowd and support our Pirates at the Dome!! Go Pirates!! South Dakota Public Broadcasting will also have the game live. Tickets are currently on sale and you can purchase online at GoYotes.com/Tickets or by calling 605-677-5959. Tickets are $15.00 for Adult Seating, $10.00 for student seats.

The Middle School Girls Basketball players competed in the Wagner tournament today. 5th Grade: Champions 6th Grade: 2nd place 7/8th Grade: 2nd place Congratulations Lady Pirates!

Here is another link for the State Championship Football shirts. This link should bring you to the home ordering page. Go Pirates! https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_dome/shop/home

​Here is the link for tickets to the Dakota Dome 9B Championship game. Tickets go on sale at 8:00 AM Saturday, November 4th. Game time is Thursday, November 9th at 10:00 AM. Go to GoYotes.com/Tickets

Tickets for the South Dakota High School Football Championships will go on-sale on Saturday, November 4th at 8:00 a.m. on GoYotes.com/Tickets.  All  tickets will  be general admission.   Ticket Prices: They will remain $15.00 for Adult Seating, $10.00 for student seats located in the  designated “student section”.  For any other questions, the ticket office will be available for emails at tickets@usd.edu. USD will respond to emails as quickly as we can. There will be a service charge of $3.00 for all online orders.  Tickets can also be purchased through the ticket office on Monday morning starting at 9:00am by calling 605-677-5959.