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AVON SCHOOL BOARD EARNS ALL-SILVER AWARD
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Read moreThe saying goes, “newer isn’t always better,” and while I typically tend to agree with that, newer might be better when it comes to glucose monitoring technology. In recent years we have seen rapid development and uptake of new types of glucometers, leaving fewer and fewer patients with diabetes using the old standby fingerstick method of blood sugar monitoring.
Read moreThe cross country athlete of the week is Zander Fathke. He is the son of Chris and Nikki Fathke. Zander joined cross country because he wanted to run and push himself. This is Zander’s first year of cross country. His routine on the day of a meet consists of waking up, going to school, and getting ready to run, and pump-up song is 10K by KB.
Read moreDominic is a sophomore at AHS and the kicker on the Pirate football team. When asked about his goals for the rest of the football season, he responded, “to keep starting on defense and kick a field goal.” Dominic's hype-up song is Thunderstruck by ACDC. Dominic has played football for eight years. If Dominic were able to play another position, he would want to play quarterback because it seems like fun. An NFL player that Dominic looks up to is Matt Prater; he has grown up watching him kick field goals. For the rest of the season, Dominic plans to “kick it up a notch” in the play-offs… pun(t) intended!
Read moreThe Boys & Girls Club Youth Football Program recently completed their 24th season of play. The season culminated with the playing of the Boys & Girls Club Super Bowl
Read more“Doc, my right hip has been bothering me. Do you think I need a new hip?”
Read moreAndes Central Middle and High School Counselor, Synnora Wilbur, held an Organizational Boot Camp starting Tuesday, September 24th that will be coming to an end on October 15th. The workshop was open to 6th through 12th grade students. The curriculum was set up so that the students would meet two times a week for four weeks for 35 minutes per session. This is the first time that this type of small group workshop was held at Andes Central. Synnora decided to make the boot camp one of her small group events this school year. The whole idea behind the “boot camp” came about as she was hearing from her fellow Andes Central staff members that they were wishing that their students were more organized. In addition to the teachers wanting this, there were several students that had expressed interest in learning about how to get better organized.
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