
K-4th grade had beautiful weather to celebrate earning 500 gold coins with recess at the park! This is their second party! Keep it up!




Gold Standard Pirates of the week!
PK-4: Amber Beeson
5-8: Abegael Odens (not pictured)
9-12: Lydia Houska
Congratulations!


CONGRATS to the Avon Pirates!
Next round of playoffs will be at Herreid on Thursday, Oct 27, 6:00 pm. IF ANY FANS ARE INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP FOR A CHARTER BUS (THERE WILL BE A COST) PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 605-286-3291 x 114.


Junior Class Concessions will be serving a special of Super Nachos with salsa & sour cream $6.00 at Thursday evening's football game against the Faulkton Area Trojans. Concession opens at 5:00 and the kickoff is at 6:00 pm.
Game Admission for Adults $7.00 and Students $5.00. Activity tickets do not cover playoff games. Come out and support the Avon Pirates!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqrn-xUf3Ec
Here is the livestream link for the playoff football game Thursday at 6:00 PM.

The Avon Oral Interp Team competed this Saturday at the Brandon Valley invite. The team placed 9th overall out of 19 teams. Additionally, the following students received individual awards: Sarah and Kate Swier - 3rd place Duet, Ashley Tolsma - 3rd place Humorous Prose, and Reader’s Theater (Sarah Swier, Gracie Small, McKenna Kocmich, Landon Thury, and Courtney Sees) - 3rd place.


The city asked for student input on a new letterhead. Student Council held a competition to submit. Ashley Tolsma created the winning letterhead! Congratulations!


Gold Standard Pirates of the week:
PK-4: Levi Paulsen
5-8: Mya Cahoy
9-12: Karlie DeVries
Congratulations!


Congratulations to Tyler Tjeerdsma and John Fathke for qualifying for the State Cross Country meet. They will run next Saturday, October 22 in Huron. Congrats and Good luck next week!!


Mrs. Knodel is pictured with Secretary of Education Tiffany Sanderson at the State Teacher of the Year Banquet in Pierre. Avon is proud of Mrs. Knodel!!


We sent Mrs. Knodel off with positive vibes as she travels to Pierre for the Teacher of the Year banquet. We are proud to have you on our team! Good luck!


Attention 2002 Avon Pirate State Championship football team. We will recognize the 20th anniversary of the 2002 team at halftime of the game tomorrow night with Wolsey-Wessington. Go Pirates!!

The Department of Education is offering a free online tutoring program for students K-12. You can find more information at OURDAKOTADREAMS.com or using the link below. In order to access the service, parents or guardians must register the students, not the school.
The Dakota Dreams Online Tutoring Program is offering
free online tutoring to K–12 students in South Dakota.
To learn more and register, click the link:
https://bit.ly/3q4EfkW
#DakotaDreams #FreeOnlineTutoring


There will not be a tailgate this Friday at the football game, but the Junior concession stand will have some extra items available. The stand will open at 6:00 PM Friday evening. See the menu below.

CONGRATULATIONS!
The Avon Oral Interp team competed at the Harrisburg Invite on Saturday. The following students received awards: Caleb Wallinga - Excellent in Serious Prose, Kate Swier - Excellent in Storytelling, Kate and Sarah Swier - Superior in Duet, Ashley Tolsma - Superior Plus in Humorous Prose, and Sarah Swier - Superior Plus in Serious Prose.


Congratulations to the Junior High volleyball team for getting 2nd at the 8th Grade Division at the Avon Tournament!! Good job girls!


The 4th graders have been learning about renewable resources in science and got the opportunity to get a tour of the Fort Randall Dam. The tour guide did a great job of helping students understand how everything works and the importance it has in our area.





The Gold Standard Pirates for the first week in October are:
PK-4: Daniel Eben
5-8: Jack Fathke
9-12: Madelynn Huitema


It's that time of the year again for the Avon Science Club Sportsman Raffle. See the flyer for more information.

Congratulations to McKenna Kocmich for achieving her 1,000 set assist at the GPC tournament today! Congratulations!!
