Avon School District 4-1

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week! PK-4: James Namminga 5-8: Jaelin Ratzlaff 9-12: Jacob Ratzlaff Congratulations!

We would like to congratulate Avon Senior, Taylor Naser for winning FIRST PLACE in the Jerome Norgren Poetry Creative Writing Contest in the high school division sponsored by South Dakota State University. Mrs. Hurd submitted Taylor’s piece titled, “Lady Macbeth’s Point of View” and it was chosen out of hundreds of entries from across the state! Taylor now has the opportunity to do a live reading of her poem at the Online Norgren and Witherington Celebration Reading on April 22. Not only will she have the opportunity to do a live reading, her writing will also be featured in a chapter book that will be published and mailed to the school. Congratulations Taylor!

Avon School District 4-1 Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Wednesday, April 12th, 2023, 6:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 1. Call to order 2. Approve the agenda 3. Conflict of Interest 4. Financial report 5. Approve minutes of the March 13th, 2023, board meeting and March 28th, 2023, Special board meeting. 6. Principal’s report 7. Superintendent’s report 8. Public input 9. Payment of bills 10. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to set Preschool fee for 2023-2024 school year. 11. Consider Resolution to join the SDHSAA for the 2023-2024 School Year. 12. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve the Schoenfish & Co. engagement contract for audit services scheduled August 2023. 13. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve ASBSD participation agreement and renewal motion for the 2023-2024 year. 14. Issue classified staff work agreements. 15. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve School Health Nurse Contract. 16. Curriculum committee 17. Building committee 18. Other business a. Surplus Computers @ 0 dollar value 19. Executive session—Approve Certified and Classified Negotiations, Admin Negotiations 23-24. 20. Adjournment

Just a reminder that the school board election will be held Tuesday, April 11th from 7am-7pm at the Avon Fire Hall! See you there!

Avon had 8 archers that attended the 2023 state NASP tournament at the Black Hills State University in Spearfish on Friday, March 31st. The tournament is sponsored by the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks. Categories included were Bullseye and 3D animal targets. Top archer from Avon was Noah Watchorn tying for 9th place in both categories for the high school boys division.

Congratulations to the following Category winners at the ESDSEF Regional Science Fair Courtney Sees and McKenna Kocmich: 2nd Place Computer Science/Engineering/Math Megan Gretschmann and Landon Thury 2nd Place: Earth/Planetary/Weather/Environmental Science  Charlianna Paulson and Ella Grant Middle School 2nd Place, Food Science Thanks to all the students, you represented Avon well and we really appreciate all the effort you put into your projects!

The girls softball game with Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy will be held in Avon on Monday, April 3rd, instead of Freeman. JV game will start at 5:00 PM followed by the Varsity game.

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week PK-4: Emersyn Haenfler 5-8: Mya LeBeau 9-12: Mylie Bares Congratulations!

March Student of the Month MS Student of Excellence: Bailey Wynia MS Positive Pirate: Alvin Gunter HS Positive Pirate: Hayden Talsma Elementary Student of Excellence: Emersyn Haenfler Elementary Positive Pirate: Lucy Schloss Not pictured HS Student of Excellence: Landon Thury

Thank you to all the dads and special guests that came to read and enjoy some donuts on Tuesday for "Donuts with Dad".

Special Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at 7:00 PM Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 1. Call to order 2. Approve the agenda 3. Conflict of interest 4. Consider Resignation 5. Executive Session a. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve Certified Negotiations 23-24 b. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve Classified Negotiations 23-24. c. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve Admin Negotiations 23-24. 5. Adjournment

This week's Gold Standard Pirates: PK-4: Lexie Kohler 5-8: Kaydence Metzger 9-12: Randall Powers

Good luck to our AAU wrestlers this weekend!

The Avon High School Prom will be held this Saturday, March 25th. The Banquet will start at 6:00 PM and the Grand March starts at 8:00 PM. The public is welcome to the Grand March. The dance will be from 9:00 PM to Midnight. Theme for the Prom is "Under the Stars".

Reminder that Student Council will be hosting a Blood Drive from 12 - 5pm tomorrow at the school. Please contact us if you'd like to donate! Thank you!

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week Pk-4: Lucy Schloss 5-8: Alvin Gunter 9-12: Lance Odens

Mr. Lukkes took 16 Avon and 6 Tripp shop students to MTI on Monday, March 13. The students were able to tour various programs and talk to the professors. Students were able to practice skills while they were there. They put together some duct work and welded metal cut out farm animals.

This morning, the students had the opportunity to hear Cory Greenwood speak. It was a great experience for our students!

The fourth graders are currently studying the human body systems in science. Thank you to Southside Meats for donating various cow organs for the students to dissect! We are so thankful for community support in our student's education.

The Student Council is thinking Spring!! We will be holding a Spring Cleaning donation drive for the Bargain Shop. Items can be brought to the school till March 27th. Items can be brought to the classroom or marked and brought to foyer. Thank you for the support!