Mr. Lagge will be hosting a basketball skills camp July 19th & 20th . We will be working on developing shooting, ball handling, passing, and defensive skills. Players will NEED to have clean gym shoes in order to participate. Both boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Please contact Mr. Lagge at Bailey.Lagge@k12.sd.us to sign up, or you may come the first day.
Students going into grades 2-4 will go from 8:30-10:00.
Students going into grades 5-8 will go from 10:00-12:00.
Cost is $20 per participant.
The Avon School District has several items that have been declared surplus. Any patron of the district can take a look at the items and take them at no cost, if interested. The items available are chairs, desks, bookshelves, dry erase boards and pin boards. If interested, contact Gregg at the school between 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Thursday to view the items. Any item not claimed by the end of the day on Thursday, June 29th will be discarded.
Avon School District has an opening for the following Paraprofessional position. Part-time Aide in our Pre-School for the 2023-2024 school year. Hours are 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM Monday through Thursday. To apply contact Superintendent Tom Culver.
Here is the flyer for the Booster Club Golf Tournament to be held at the Bon Homme Golf Course on Saturday, July 15th.
Congratulations to Kim Tolsma and Sarah Swier on being named Academic All State in Softball!
Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Monday, June 12th, 2023, 5:00 pm
Board Room
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1. Call to order
2. Approve the agenda
3. Conflict of Interest
4. Financial report
5. Approve minutes of the May 10th, 2023, board meeting.
6. Principal’s report
7. Superintendent’s report
8. Public Input
9. Payment of bills
10. Set time and date for budget hearing
11. Name delegate to ASBSD Convention
12. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action in reviewing the Back-to-School Plan.
13. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve SILDL Contract.
14. Approve pay for Dakota Bodden ($13/hour), Heidi Penning ($13/hour) and David Voigt ($12.75).
15. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to surplus the following items with a zero-dollar value:
a. Mathematics Surplus Items
b. Kindergarten Surplus Items
c. 5th and 6th surplus Items
d. 2nd Grade Envision Math 2015 Grade 2 Kit
16. Proposed Handbook Policy Changes for 23-24 School Year
17. Building committee
18. Curriculum committee
19. Other business
a. Phase Money Requests
b. Broken Contract
20. Executive Session, if needed.
Adjournment
The Avon Strength and Conditioning Program starts Monday morning, June 5th in the gym. The program runs Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM.
Congratulations to Lila Vanderlei for placing 5th at the State Track Meet in the Shot Put. Lila had her best throw of 36'9.50". Great job!!
The Avon School District has the following coaching positions open for the 2023-2024 school year. Contact Superintendent Tom Culver if interested.
1. 2 Junior Hight Football Coaches
2. Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
If any Avon School District patrons have input on the Safe Return to School Plan it will be updated and discussed at the June Board Meeting. Below is the link on the school webpage:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1955/Avon/2648604/2022-2023_Safe_Return_Plan_Revised_12-20-2022.pdf
Congratulations to Courtney Sees for winning the Class B Long Jump at the State Track Meet in Sioux Falls this past weekend. Courtney defended her title from last year. Great Job Courtney!!
2023 Award winners for Softball
Most Improved and Miss Positive: Kim Tolsma
Best Hitter: McKenna Kocmich
Most Valuable: Ashley Tolsma
Best Pitcher: Karlie DeVries and Macy Voigt
Most Hustle, Courtney Sees and Rilyn Thury
The Lady Pirate’s Softball team would like to thank everyone for their support throughout the season. It is much appreciated! See you next March!
Looking for a summer job? The Avon School District is looking to hire student workers. Hours are Monday-Thursday. 7am-5:30pm. Duties include: painting, cleaning, material handling and other duties assigned. Pay; $10.80/hour. Anyone interested can contact Gregg Voigt at the Avon School District. The phone number is 605-286-3291 ext.165 for additional questions regarding the position.
The homecoming theme has been selected for the 2023 - 2024 school year.
Homecoming 2023
Theme: Superhero's
Dress up Days:
M - Minion Monday
T - Class Color (see below)
W - Dress like a Teacher
Th - Superhero Day
F - Red & Gold Day
Senior - Tye-Die
Jr. - Brown
So- Green
Fr - Orange
8 - Purple
7- Pink
6-Blue
5- Yellow
4- Red
3 - Gray
2- Neon
1 -White
K - Black
PK - Black
Calendars for the summer Strength and Conditioning program.
State Track Qualifiers:
Long Jump: Brady Bierma, Aziah Meyer, & Courtney Sees
3200 m Run: Tyler Tjeerdsma
Triple Jump: Trace Pelton
Discus: Ashley Tolsma, Lila Vanderlei, Al'Shamon Gunter, and Kaeli Wallinga
Shot Put: Lila Vanderlei, Al'Shamon Gunter, Randall Powers
Congratulations to all our athletes! Good luck this week at state!
4x400: Brady Bierma, Paxton Bierma, Tyler Tjeerdsma, and Trace Pelton
4x800: Landon Thury, Tyler Tjeerdsma, John Fathke, and Easton Sees
4x100: Courtney Sees, Mylie Bares, Ella Small, and Lila Vanderlei
4x200: Courtney Sees, Mylie Bares, Ella Small, and Lila Vanderlei
Congratulations and best of luck at the state meet!!
The Avon Lady Pirate softball team will take on the Bon Homme Cavaliers in the SoDak 16 Tuesday evening May 23rd. Game time is 6:00 PM in Tyndall.
Here is the link to order state track shirts. Orders are due Sunday, May 21 at midnight. Go pirates!
https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_state_track/shop/home
Last Gold Standard Pirates of the year!
PK-4: Amber Beeson
5-8: Jake Namminga
Congratulations!
Have a great summer!!
Yesterday the 3rd and 4th graders went on their field trip. They visited the Ashfall Fossil Beds near Royal, NE and enjoyed a picnic in the gorgeous weather. Then they headed to Neiligh, NE to visit the Pierson Wildlife Museum and John Deere Museum.
