Avon School District 4-1

Congratulations to Bode Podzimek, Brynlee Odens, and Parker Cihak for meeting their Book It reading goal for 6 months straight! They celebrated last Friday morning with Breakfast Club at A-1.

Summer Baseball and Softball sign-ups will be on Sunday, April 21st at 6 pm in the Auxiliary gym. More information will be sent home next with kids regarding coach information, city fees, etc. Thank you!

Bracket for softball tournament tomorrow beginning at 9:30 am. Go Lady Pirates!

The Softball Tournament for tomorrow begins at 930 with Avon vs Hanson, and Bon Homme vs Scotland Menno. Its $5 for adults and $3 for kids, good for the day. Hope to see you there!

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION RETURNS AVON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4-1 This is to certify that the results of the School District Election held on the 9th day of April 2024, were as follows: Craig Vanderlei 131 Votes, Matthew Grant 71 Votes, Annie Thury 152 Votes, Bridgette Muller 172 Votes and Joe Paulsen 29 Votes. The two candidates with the most votes were elected to three-year positions. There were 292 ballots cast out of the 401 official ballots. There were 292 ballots cast out of 794 registered voters, for a total voting percentage turnout of 36.7%.

Congratulations to Lila Vanderlei, Carmindy Ferwerda, Kaeli Wallinga, and Abby Gretschmann who won the 3rd place  team award in the small school division at the USD math contest.  Carmindy and Abby both received Outstanding awards while Kaeli and Lila received a superior. Lila finished second and Kaeli finished 1st in the Algebra II division. Great Job girls and thanks for your dedication to math!

The Elementary students had fun this afternoon playing some minute to win it games!

Gold Standard Pirate of the Week! PK-4: Lucy Schloss 5-8: Jaelin Ratzlaff 9-12: Lila Vanderlei Congratulations!

March Student of the Month HS Positive Pirate: Landon Mudder MS Student of Excellence: Bree Vanderlei HS Student of Excellence: Charli Paulsen Elementary Student of Excellence: Lucy Schloss Elementary Positive Pirate: Iris Newman MS Positive Pirate: Johanna Namminga Congratulations!

The fourth graders completed a bridge for their latest STEM project. They learned about the strongest shapes and structures, how different bridges are built across the world, and got the opportunity to test theirs to see who could hold the most weight.

The Avon School Board Election will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Hall. Five school district residents are on the official ballot, running for the two 3-year terms on the Avon School Board. They include incumbents Bridgette Muller and Craig Vanderlei, and Annie Thury, Matthew Grant, and Joe Paulsen. Profiles on each of the candidates can be viewed in this week’s edition of the Avon Clarion.

Congratulations to Mrs. Haenfler for being selected as Region 7 Assistant Girls’ Coach of the Year!

Avon National Honor Society students asked staff and students to wear blue today to help recognize World Autism Day and the turn out was awesome! Great job!

If any community member would be willing to help out at the JH or HS track meets on April 11th and 12th, the help would be greatly appreciated. Contact tim.leibel@k12.sd.us if you are interested.

Awards Banquet Tickets available through April 26, 2024.

The softball game for Monday has been postponed.

Thayne Tjeerdsma, Weston Bierema, Tucker Tjeerdsma, and DeVonne Sesler wrestled for Team South Dakota this weekend at Heartland National Dual Championship Tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Weston Bierema went 5-3 Thayne Tjeerdsma went 3-5 Tucker Tjeerdsma went 5-3 DeVonne Sesler went 8-0 DeVonne was awarded All-American honors and Elementary Team SD MVP. Weston Bierema received MVP for MS Team SD. Congratulations!!

Congratulations to AHS senior Courtney Sees on being named to the Class B All-State GBB 3rd Team! Courtney averaged 15.5 point per game, 5.7 rebounds per game, and 3.6 assists per game for the Lady Pirates!

Avon School District Students, Staff, Parents & Guardians: The Avon School District is gathering input on the 2024 and 2025 school calendar. The survey focuses on spring break specifically and whether the Avon School District should continue with a five-day spring break or build in five vacation days throughout the second semester. The survey link will close on Friday, March 29. Please complete the survey by copying the following link. Thanks for providing your feedback! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXGMSQK

Avon School District 4-1 Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 6:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order: roll call and establish a quorum. 2. Adopt the agenda. (m) 3. 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. (m) 4. Principal’s report. 5. Superintendent’s report. 6. Public Input—during public input time, we ask that you remember that South Dakota law prohibits you and the Board from discussing specific employees, their job performance, or students. 7. Approve the minutes from the regular meeting on March 18, 2024. (m) 8. Approve Financial Reports. (m) 9. Approve April claims/payment of bills. (m) 10. Approve payment for piano accompanist for the Region Vocal Solo and Ensemble Contest. (m) 11. Approve assistant track and field coaching work agreement for the 2023-24 school year. (m) 12. Accept teacher resignation. (m) 13. Discuss and approve Preschool fee for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 14. Approve resolution for Avon High School to join the SDHSAA for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 15. Approve resolution for the Avon Board of Education to join the ASBSD for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 16. Approve the updated Food Service Procurement Policy based on the recent review and authorize the board chairwoman and superintendent to sign the document. (m) 17. Authorize the board chairwoman, business manager, and superintendent to sign the ASBSD Protective Trust and SD School District Benefits Fund Participation Agreement for District’s FY ’25 Health Plan. (m) 18. Approve the Schoenfish & Co. engagement contract for audit services for FY ’24, scheduled for August, 2024. (m) 19. Discuss the recent snow day and if necessary, amend the 2023-24 school calendar. (m) 20. Review the results of the Avon School Calendar survey and if necessary, amend the 2024-25 School Calendar. (m) 21. Review and canvass the official School Board Election results from Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (m) 22. First Reading on Credit Card/Purchase Card policy. 23. Other Business. 24. Committee Reports. a. Budget/Negotiations. b. Building/Grounds. c. Curriculum. d. Policy. e. South Central Cooperative (SCC). f. Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD). 25. Review the results of the Board Self-Assessment and Evaluation of School Board Operations. 26. Reminder that the May regular meeting of the Avon School Board will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room. 27. Executive session—SDCL 1-25-2 (1)—personnel and (4)—certified teacher, classified staff, and administrator negotiations. (m) 28. Adjourn. (m) Published once at the total approximate cost of __________.