These 5 girls are heading to the state oral interp competition!
Abby gretschmann qualifying in serious
Kate Swier qualifying in storytelling
Ella Hamilton and Abby Gretschmann qualifying in duet
Hope Kemnitz, Kate Swier, Abby Gretschmann, and Lexi Vanderlei qualifying in Readers Theater.
Congratulations!
Please come enjoy a night of soup and Bingo with the juniors on December 6!
The 7th graders went shopping today for a Thanksgiving dinner. They are using different store’s sale ads and applying coupons for different percentages to get the total cost of their feast! They will compare store’s prices when they are done.
The Elementary earned another gold coin party! They enjoyed some snow cones!!
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week!
PK-4: Burk Baade
5-8: Kyzleigh Metzger
9-12: Lexi Vanderlei
Congratulations!
PK-4: Burk Baade
5-8: Kyzleigh Metzger
9-12: Lexi Vanderlei
Congratulations!
4th graders are thankful! They are thankful for friends and family, and even toilet paper!
Hooks up to Farm Credit Services as well as some anonymous donations to the Avon Pirate Angel Fund. This fund helps give a hand up to students in need. Much appreciated!
Youth wrestling information attached
Great opportunity to support our wrestlers! Reach out to any of the wrestlers or anyone on the Bon Homme boosters! Mark Johnson Todd Candy Kemnitz-Crownover Darren Kriz Ben Hellmann Travis Tjeerdsma Nick Wolf
Deadline to sign up is December 1st!
The Creative English students enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Hubbell’s aunt Lisa, who publishes children’s books under the pen name Jo Night. She discussed her inspiration for writing and shared the process she goes through to write, illustrate, and publish her own books!
If you see any red cans around town they are for the Bon Homme Child Protection Team and they are raising money for families in the county to receive a holiday meal. In Avon, they are located at Made Coffee House, Ron's Market, and A-1 if you would like to donate. Below is some more information about the Bon Homme Child Protectection if you don't know who they are!
As you begin your holiday shopping, remember to shop our school store!
This month the National Honor Society students wanted to recognize diabetes awareness and asked students and staff to wear blue, as you can see we had an amazing turn out! There was quite a bit of SDSU blue too🙂
Thank you to all who joined us last night for our Family Reading Quest! It was a blast!
South Dakota Department of Education (DOE), Office of Special Education Programs, is accepting nominations from parents/guardians through January 9, 2026, for the 2026 SPED Staff of the Year.
We are blessed to have three exceptional special education teachers at Avon. Parents of our specials, please consider nominating them for this award! See below for nominating information.
This form can be completed by PARENTS/GUARDIANS of children in special education who wish to nominate a special education staff member who made an outstanding impact in the education of their child. Parents/guardians may nominate SPED teachers, SPED Directors, Speech/Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, School Psychologists, or Paraprofessionals who have served in their profession for three or more years. Staff member descriptions will be scored as 4=Exemplary, 3=Accomplished, 2=Developing, 1=Beginning.
DOE will invite the top five nominees to the 2026 South Dakota Special Education Conference Awards Luncheon in Sioux Falls on March 4, 2026, where the 2026 SPED Staff of the Year will be announced.
Fill out the nomination form at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2SK_vxK7kP1CnILdXNcIQUZTUOgecy6rNFc-wfieC38GJSQ/viewform
We are blessed to have three exceptional special education teachers at Avon. Parents of our specials, please consider nominating them for this award! See below for nominating information.
This form can be completed by PARENTS/GUARDIANS of children in special education who wish to nominate a special education staff member who made an outstanding impact in the education of their child. Parents/guardians may nominate SPED teachers, SPED Directors, Speech/Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, School Psychologists, or Paraprofessionals who have served in their profession for three or more years. Staff member descriptions will be scored as 4=Exemplary, 3=Accomplished, 2=Developing, 1=Beginning.
DOE will invite the top five nominees to the 2026 South Dakota Special Education Conference Awards Luncheon in Sioux Falls on March 4, 2026, where the 2026 SPED Staff of the Year will be announced.
Fill out the nomination form at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2SK_vxK7kP1CnILdXNcIQUZTUOgecy6rNFc-wfieC38GJSQ/viewform
Hooks Up to the SD National Guard for providing the new Window coverings on the Gym doors!
Family Engagement Night Tonight!!
This is open for grades PK-5! Come enjoy some snacks and reading games!
This is open for grades PK-5! Come enjoy some snacks and reading games!
Be a hero to our wrestlers! We need a driver for quick 6:00 PM post-practice pick up from Tyndall. Friendly students, simple route, and $20 each time. Perfect side gig! Call Mr. Kuhlman if interested. Even a couple days of the week would greatly help!
🏀Pirate Fans🏀
⚡️4 more days to order Winter Apparel
https://stores.inksoft.com/avonwinter25/shop/home
⚡️1 more day to order Wrestling Apparel
https://stores.inksoft.com/bhwinter25/shop/home
🏈Congratulations Pirates!
Class 9B Runner-up!! 🏈
