Avon School District 4-1

The Football Playoff Game on Thursday, October 24th will start at 6:00 pm. The Pirates will be playing Jones County. Go Big Red!!! Admission prices Adults $7.00, Students $5.00. Avon Activity Tickets will not be accepted as this is a SDHSAA sponsored activity.

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week! PK-4: Spencer Dykstra 5-8: Greger Voigt 9-12: Ava Cline Congratulations!

A big thank you to Trooper Samantha Pulse for teaching the physics students how to calculate vehicle speed from skid marks. We had one unruly child that had to be "cuffed and stuffed!" We are very grateful to all our public safety officers for keeping our highways and communities safe.

On the Friday, October 25th when the Lady Pirates play Menno in Volleyball. The Junior Varsity Volleyball match will start at 5:30.

As we celebrate National School Lunch Week, we would like to thank these three ladies for keeping our crew well-fed! Students thank our cooks today for the great job they do.

Congratulations to the Cross Country Team on a great performance at the Region Meet. Rance Kuhlman, Zander Fathke, John Fathke, and Jack Fathke all qualified for the State Meet Saturday, October 28th in Rapid City.

Good luck to our Cross Country Athletes at Regions today!

Kindergarten made a special snack to wrap up their learning about fire safety!

Congratulations to the Avon School Board for earning an ALL-Silver Award from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. (ASBSD) The ALL stands for ACT, LEARN, and LEAD. Board members earn points for the various professional development activities sponsored by ASBSD. Thank you for your commitment to the Avon School! Board members are Bridgette Muller, Joe Sees, Jeff Tolsma, Annie Thury, David Ratzlaff.

Congratulations to the Lady Pirates for winning the 8th grade tournament today!

There will only be a Junior High football game on Monday, October 14th. The JH game will start at 4:00.

Pirates Win! Go Big Red!

A group of students had the opportunity to tour Applied Engineering in Yankton today.

K-4th grade celebrated their first gold coin party with recess at the park! What a perfect fall day for it!

The JH cross country team wrapped up their season in Parkston. Rex finished 1st in the 6th grade division. In the 7th and 8th, Devonne, Palmer, Tucker, and Bentley finished 2nd-5th and Zane 10th. Congratulations on a great season!

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week Pk-4: Molly Swier 5-8: Bronc Cihak 9-12: Declan Miner Congratulations!

The PK-6 grade students visited the Fire Hall today for Fire Safety Week. All student were able to go through the smoke house and practice how to escape safely. The 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students were given the opportunity to practice with fire extinguishers too. The firemen talked about ways to help prevent fires and how to stay safe during a fire. We are thankful for the fire department for taking time out of their day to offer this opportunity to our students!

Get the brooms out, sweep by the Lady Pirates! Go Big Red!

The Pirates are happy to show our support for the 4H program! It is a great organization for our kids. Thanks for all you do!

It was a great day to do a little math outside! Mrs. Gretschmann's Eighth graders doing the scientific notation "scoot" Mr. Kuhlman is 59 years old. Bonus for you who can write his age in scientific notation!