Great way to kick off the holiday season with the Christmas Operetta!! Thanks to Mrs. Schultz, Mr. Sexe and Mrs. Brandt for helping the kids put on a great show!
Join us next week for the MS/HS Concert on Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 pm.
Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Monday December 8th, 2025, 6:30 PM
Board Room
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Meeting ID: 988 305 9751
Passcode: 3291
Agenda:
1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Student/Staff “Shout Outs!”
4. Approve the agenda. (m)
5. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public-school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest.
6. Principal’s Report.
7. Superintendent’s Report.
8. Public Input: According to Policy BDDH, which is available at https://www.avon.k12.sd.us/page/avon-school-policies
9. Approve the minutes from the November 10th Board Meeting (m)
10. Approve Financial Report. (m)
11. Approve December claims/payment of bills. (m)
12. Discuss and take any necessary action on Communicable disease policy for students and staff (m)
13. Discuss and take any necessary action on the Generator and purchase agreement with BonHomme county. (m)
14. Discuss and take any necessary action on upgrading sound system in gym (m)
15. Approve Phase Money (m)
16. Declare surplus property at no value, to be disposed of in accordance with state law. (m)
17. Consider date for January board meeting (m)
18. Set time and date to evaluate the business manager and superintendent (m)
19. Committee Reports
a.) Budget/Negotiations
b.) Curriculum Committee: Sees, Thury.
c.) Building/Grounds Committee: Tolsma, Ratzlaff/ Input from Mr. Voigt.
d.) Policy: Muller, Sees.
e.) Co-op Center Board: Muller
20. Other business
21. Executive session if needed
22. Adjournment
Published once at the total approximate cost of __________________
Monday December 8th, 2025, 6:30 PM
Board Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09
Meeting ID: 988 305 9751
Passcode: 3291
Agenda:
1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Student/Staff “Shout Outs!”
4. Approve the agenda. (m)
5. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public-school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest.
6. Principal’s Report.
7. Superintendent’s Report.
8. Public Input: According to Policy BDDH, which is available at https://www.avon.k12.sd.us/page/avon-school-policies
9. Approve the minutes from the November 10th Board Meeting (m)
10. Approve Financial Report. (m)
11. Approve December claims/payment of bills. (m)
12. Discuss and take any necessary action on Communicable disease policy for students and staff (m)
13. Discuss and take any necessary action on the Generator and purchase agreement with BonHomme county. (m)
14. Discuss and take any necessary action on upgrading sound system in gym (m)
15. Approve Phase Money (m)
16. Declare surplus property at no value, to be disposed of in accordance with state law. (m)
17. Consider date for January board meeting (m)
18. Set time and date to evaluate the business manager and superintendent (m)
19. Committee Reports
a.) Budget/Negotiations
b.) Curriculum Committee: Sees, Thury.
c.) Building/Grounds Committee: Tolsma, Ratzlaff/ Input from Mr. Voigt.
d.) Policy: Muller, Sees.
e.) Co-op Center Board: Muller
20. Other business
21. Executive session if needed
22. Adjournment
Published once at the total approximate cost of __________________
Took this picture on the way to school. Find something beautiful or remarkable today! Those moments are there if we look for them. Then be Thankful. Enjoy the day!
Join us today for the Elementary Operetta!
Avon School is having technical difficulties with the phone system. If you need to contact the school, please email or use cellular if you have the numbers. We will update as soon as the issue is resolved.
Freshmen got some early practice for next semester’s speech class! They wrote and delivered persuasive speeches, from the perspective of their assigned turkey, and pleaded about why they should be pardoned! Some of the groups really got into it by providing their own props and giving their best gobble! Mrs. Hubbell was impressed!
Soup from a stone…fancy that! The kindergarten class enjoyed listening to their treasure book and ended the day with a nice warm bowl of stone soup. They were thankful for another great day of school! Happy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to these Pirate athletes!
Volleyball:
LMVC All-Conference: Rilyn Thury, Jordyn Voigt, and Brielle Voigt
Great Plains All-Conference: Rilyn Thury, Jordyn Voigt, Brielle Voigt, and Honorable mention Kaydence Metzger.
Football:
Great Plains All-Conference: Trenton Soukup, Al'Shamon Gunter, Randall Powers, Cale Cooper, and Honorable mention Braylon Fathke
All-State:
Al'Shamon Gunter- Tight End
Randall Powers- Offensive Line
Trenton Soukup- Honorable Mention
Academic All-State: Treyvan Talsma, Abby Gretschmann, and Kate Swier
Congratulations to all!
The 3rd graders are thankful for great friends and good food!
The Sophomores got a chance to check out the career fair in Armour and try out a few different career options!
The preschoolers are thankful for our families, friends, food, our houses, and more! Happy Thanksgiving!
The Conceptual chemistry class celebrated a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by making butter and enjoying toast, jellybeans, and popcorn! The students will look at the properties of butter, calculate their percentage yield, and finally determine at what price they would need to sell their butter to make a profit.
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
