The basketball teams will be taking on Wagner on Friday, December 30th in Avon. B games will start at 5:00 PM followed by girls varsity then boys varsity.
Livestream for the Girls Basketball game with Hanson tonight: Varsity only.
https://youtu.be/8WOsaSBEOlI
Lots of awards today! December Student of the Month awards were presented this morning.
Breanna Hento - MS Positive Pirate
Kaeli Wallinga - HS Positive Pirate
Makenzie Sassaman - HS Student of Excellence
Mya Cahoy - MS Student of Excellence
Haven Haenfler - Elementary Student of Excellence
Bode Podzimek - Elementary Positive Pirate
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week:
PK -4: Dayton Brandt
5-8: Brielle Voigt
9-12: Will Swier
Congratulations to all!


Due to the snow days last Thursday and Friday here are the makeup days that school will be in session, Monday, January 16th and Wednesday, May 17th. If you have any questions, contact the school office.
Elementary Operetta has been rescheduled onTuesday, December 20, 7:00 pm.

Schedule for girls basketball game today vs Hanson:
5:15 PM Girls JV vs Hanson in Corn Palace
6:30 PM Girls Varsity vs Hanson in Corn Palace
The start time for the basketball double header with Corsica-Stickney has been changed. The girls varsity game will start at 2:00, followed by the boys varsity. There will not be JV games.
The student council will host their coffe bar on Monday. Also, the canned food drive will be extended to next Wednesday. The student council appreciates the support!
Avon School will be closed on Friday, December 16th. No after school activities.
Avon School will be closed on Thursday, December 15th.
Parker and Corsica-Stickney have cancelled school today so there will not be a wrestling match or basketball double header tonight. The double header with Corsica-Stickney will be varsity contests only starting at Noon on Saturday, December 17th. No word on if the wrestling match will be rescheduled.
Congratulations to our Gold Standard Pirates of the week!
PK-4: Zoey Sassaman
5-8: Piper Steffen
9-12: Erica Cahoy
Congratulations!!

The Elementary Operetta scheduled for tonight at Avon School has been postponed until Friday, December 16th. Start time will remain at 7:00 PM. Also, there will not be any after school practices today.
Here is the schedule for the double header basketball game with Centerville on Thursday, December 15th:
6-7 Girls Game: 4:00 PM in Main Gym
JV Girls Game: 5:00 PM in Auxiliary Gym
JV Boys Game: 5:00 PM in Main Gym
Varsity Girls Game: 6:15 PM in Main Gym
Varsity Boys Game: 7:45 PM in Main Gym
Congratulations to Sarah Swier for being selected as a Page for the upcoming legislative session. Sarah will be traveling to Pierre in February. We know she will represent our school well! Congratulations!!

We officially have 4 authors in our community! These students wrote and created "Our Jungle Journey." It's a story about the animals you would see in the jungle. They researched and wrote about the various animals and illustrated the pictures. Great job!

Thank you to all who came and supported the Junior class Saturday night! They had a great turn-out for their soup supper and Bingo night! We greatly appreciate your support of our school!




The Avon Oral Interp Team competed at the 113th SDHSAA State Oral Interpretation Festival December 2 and 3rd in Mitchell. The following students received Superior rankings and gold medals: Ashley Tolsma (humorous), Kate Swier (storytelling), Sarah and Kate Swier (duet), and Sarah Swier (serious). The Avon team was also awarded a Class B Team Excellence award. Congrats, Team & Coach!!

Congratulations! 5th/6th Avon Invitational Tournament Champions🤍

Gold Standard Pirates of the week are Kaelee Pazour, Jaden Stahl, and Oaklie Petrik! Congratulations!
The PK-4 celebrated another 500 coins today with a PJ day. Grades 5-8 earned 500 coins at the end of this week and will be celebrating next week with a PJ day as well! Keep up the great work!!

