Avon School District 4-1

The junior English class ended their week by enjoying the nice weather, along with a good book!

Thank you to all the dads and special guests that came to read and enjoy some donuts with us! Shout out to Post Prom for donating the donuts for us this morning!

Here is the link for the Girls' Great Plains Conference Tournament to be played on Saturday, February 14 in Bonesteel. It is Pay Per View, so it cost you something.
https://cougarstv.live/

The Lady Pirates will play Irene/Wakonda at 2:30.

Mozart came to visit the music appreciation class today!

Donuts with Dad is tomorrow morning! Can't wait to see you!

Elementary parents and students:
Our Heart Challenge will end tomorrow! If you have not signed up yet, you still can! Anyone can learn hands-only CPR!
http://www2.heart.org/goto/Avon_Elementary_School_SD

🏀DH tonight vs. TDA! 🌟Post Prom will serve supper!! It is Parent's Night for both boys and girls. Girl's parents please be there by 5:45 pm. Boy's parents please be there by 7 pm. We will also be sending our wrestlers off today as they will be competing at State Duals this weekend! Good luck to all our athletes in the upcoming days! https://gobound.com/sd/sdhsaa/boyswrestling/2025-26/brackets/h202506171251213745bdba0cffd004e?fbclid=IwdGRjcAP60rBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4zShchdMAoXUmSTJ4WbEQ0DOhPPWSmUJFfynpgWDuyzEZg9yv5LuSWBknNcw_aem_H1CQ1Jxk9WgnmQLn2ckeVQ

DH tomorrow vs. TDA Post Prom has supper covered ✔️ Parent's night will be held for both teams. 🏀Girl's parents night will be before the girls varsity game. Parents, please be at the gym by 5:45 pm. 🏀For boy's parents night, please be there by 7pm.

The National Honor Society Pirate Gear resale that was scheduled for tomorrow night's game has been postponed. If you still have old Pirate gear that you would like to donate, please bring it to the school and give it to Ms. Wynia. There are boxes in the foyer of the school.
Thank you!

Good luck to all our athletes tonight!

The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Award is given to those varsity athletic programs and fine arts groups that maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA as a team. This award is designed to create a positive environment, as well as an incentive to encourage school teams to have members excel in both the classroom and activities. Below are the Fall programs that qualified for the award from Avon.

*All-State Chorus
*Football
*Football Cheerleaders
*Oral Interpretation
*Volleyball

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the volleyball team in making Team Academic All-State. This means as a team, they have a 3.5 or higher GPA! Kate Swier and Abby Gretschmann recieved Academic All-State individually. This is only for seniors who maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. Congratulations Ladies!! 🏴‍☠️🏐

Reminder it's Student Council Valentine's Week! 💖💖 **This is whole school, not just high school!!

State One Act results🎭: 🌟Abby Gretschmann Superior Individual Actor 🌟All other cast members Superior Ensemble 🌟Avon High School Superior Play! Congratulations everyone! 🏴‍☠️

The Powerlifters were Dell Rapids today. Lance Odens placed 1st and the rest of the crew set new PRs in at least one of the three lifts. Great job everyone! 💪

The team competed in Yankton yesterday with 6 of our wrestlers scrapping on the mat. The team placed 10th out of 39 teams!! Tatum Palsma - 100 - 1-2 DNP Sydney Johnson - 115 - 1-2 DNP Jasmine Ruelas - 120 - 5-1 🥉 Harper Kracht - 125 - 1-2 DNP Hadlee Kracht - 130 - 3-1 🥈 Bailey Kemnitz - 140 - 3-3 6th 🚨🚨MAKE SURE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR GIRLS IN OUR FIRST EVER ALL GIRLS HOME QUAD THIS COMING TUESDAY!! BHSA WILL HOST CANTON, MILLER AMD VIBORG/HURLEY‼️

Here are the pairings for the Girls Great Plains Conference Classic to be held in Bonesteel, SD on February 14, 2026.

JH boys hit the court at 8am in Irene!

The elementary enjoyed some hot chocolate for their gold coin party today! Yum!

Check out these future teachers! 🍎 Avon’s Educators Rising group attended the Mount Marty Expo today! They listened to some great speakers, attended breakout sessions that interested them, and explored the campus! It was a great day to learn more about the education field!