Avon School District 4-1

The football meeting tonight at 6:30 in the main gym is for 8-12 boys planning to participate in football this fall.

Avon School will be holding our sports meeting for parents and athletes on Thursday, August 12th at 7:30 PM in the Main Gym. All athletes that will participate in sports this school year must attend and at least one parent/guardian.

Avon area farmers: Please consider enrolling in #GrowCommunities. It only takes a few minutes to potentially make an impact for a rural nonprofit or the Avon School District. Check out @AmericasFarmers website for more info:  www.americasfarmers.com. Please share and encourage other ag producers to sign up. The school could win $5,000.

Students interested in cross country: There will be a team meeting and sign up on Thursday, August 12th directly following the Mandatory Sports Meeting which is at 7:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact coach Ron Swier.

The Avon Pirate football team will have a meeting and equipment hand-out in the main gym Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM. Players make sure you have your physical completed and paperwork turned into the office. Also, make sure you have your helmets with you so we can register the ones with sensors on the Riddell website. Practice starts at 6:30 AM Thursday morning.

Message regarding the Feeding South Dakota Food Distributions in Avon: Individuals are now allowed to have a proxy pickup the food at the food distribution sites. A new form must be signed and completed monthly. Proxy pick up forms are available in the City Office or the School Office for anyone who may be interested.

ROCS will be distributing school supplies for families in need this Friday in Avon from 12:00-1:00 PM. See details below.

Congratulations to the Avon Swim Team for winning the championship at the James River Valley Championships!!

Avon Booster Club Fall Apparel web store has Football, Volleyball, Cross Country and Spirit designs available. Click on the shirt style to see the multiple designs available within the shirt style. Questions - contact Janelle Sees (661-5257) or Annie Thury (680-4405) https://hauffsports.chipply.com/avonfall2021

Notice: The Budget Hearing for the Avon School District has been postponed to Thursday, July 22 at 6:00 PM in the board room. The Annual Reorganization Meeting and Regular July Meeting will still occur at 6:00 PM on Monday, July 12. Updated agendas and a preliminary budget are available below via the links. https://5il.co/v2od https://5il.co/v2xa https://5il.co/v2xx

The agendas for the July School Board Meetings and Budget Hearing can be found below. The meeting is Monday, July 12th at 6:00 PM in the School's board room. https://5il.co/uxlx https://5il.co/v0p8

The Avon School gym and weight room will be closed for all public access today (Thursday, July 1) through Sunday, July 4. The facilities will open back up Monday morning. The closure is due to the annual gym floor refinish project.

The Avon School District is hiring for the 2021-2022 school year! The District is hiring two SPED paraprofessionals, one General Education paraprofessional, and one full time substitute. Competitive wages, paid leave, South Dakota Retirement, and paid single health insurance. To apply, send a resume to Superintendent Tom Culver at tom.culver@k12.sd.us or stop in the office. Any questions, please contact the District office at 605-286-3291.

The Boys and Girls Club of Wagner has received a donation of football cleats and gloves from the Under Armour Company. Anyone that wishes to receive either of these items can stop by the club in Wagner during their office hours. Sizes of the cleats range from 8.5 to 13.

Congratulations to McKenna Kocmich and coach Jeff Haenfler! McKenna shot 95 on the first day of competition. The second day she shot a 90. McKenna placed 18th. #piratepride

Attention - The community access for gym memberships is now on summer hours. Summer hours are 5 AM to 11 PM.

Here is the Livestream link for the Region Track Meet in Avon on May 20th: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQCLx3bY84

Congratulations to the Avon Class of 2021! We wish you the best in all your future endeavors. Here are a few throw back pictures of the class from 1st grade! Can you guess the students?

Region 6B Track Meet will be held this Thursday, May 20th in Avon. The schedule for the day is below: Thursday, May 20 2021—10:00 a.m. Andes Central/ Dakota Christian – Avon –Burke/South Central – Colome – Corsica/Stickney –Gregory – Kimball/White Lake – Marty – Scotland – Tripp-Delmont/Armour There is an entry finalization meeting at 9:00 a.m. on May 20. Field Events Wednesday, Time TBA Girls pole vault, followed by boys in Tyndall. 10:00 Girls Discus 11:30 Boys Discus Girls Long Jump Boys Long Jump Boys High Jump Girls High Jump Boys Shot Put Girls Shot Put Boys Triple Jump Girls Triple Jump Girls Pole Vault Boys Pole Vault First Session 11:00 100 Meter Hurdles Girls Prelims 11:15 110 Meter Hurdles Boys Prelims 11:30 3200 Meter Relay Girls Finals 11:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys Prelims 12:05 3200 Meter Relay Boys Finals 12:25 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys Semis Final Session 1:30 100 Meter Hurdles Girls Finals 1:40 110 Meter Hurdles Boys Finals 1:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys Finals 1:55 800 Meter Relay Girls, Boys Finals 2:15 1600 Meter Run Girls, Boys Finals 2:35 400 Meter Relay Girls, Boys Finals 2:50 400 Meter Dash Girls, Boys Finals 3:20 300 Meter Hurdles Girls, Boys Finals 3:40 Medley Relay Girls, Boys Finals 4:00 800 Meter Run Girls, Boys Finals 4:20 200 Meter Dash Girls, Boys Finals 4:40 3200 Meter Run Girls, Boys Finals 5:10 1600 Meter Relay Girls, Boys Finals 15 minutes after the conclusion of the last race, there will be a coaches’ meeting to verify State Meet qualifiers. All head coaches need to attend; medals will be handed out at the end of this meeting

Preschool graduates! Off to Kindergarten they go! #piratepride