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Pierre, S.D.– The Stephanie Miller-Davis Library Summer Reading Grant Program has continued its fourth year supporting summer reading programs in small rural communities in partnership with the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) and the South Dakota State Library (SDSL). The program has now distributed over $100,000 to libraries in rural communities across South Dakota.
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Track season began for Avon High School and Junior High on Monday, March 14. Weather was favorable for the runners’ first week of practice, and they even got some time on the track.
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March 17!! The Luck of the Irish!! Leprechauns and a pot of gold!! This date means Shamrock Shakes at McDonald’s (for a limited time), lucky four leaf clovers, and pinches for those not smart enough to wear green. It marks the 60th anniversary of the day that Chicago dyes their river green!
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On March 22, Paul Kuhlman and Tamara Carns took their Science Fair qualifiers to the Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Brookings for the 67th Annual High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair (HPRSEF). It was held on the SDSU campus.
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BHYW Placed 2nd overall in terms of total match points, with 739 points, falling behind only to West Central with 755 points. They were also at the top of the list for most pins in least amount of time. Below are some Avon stats from the State Tournament.
Read moreACCIDENTS 03-23-22 – 2 vehicle accident
Read moreThe Great Gatsby, an American classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was recently read by the junior English class. After weeks spent reading the book, answering the questions, and taking the test, the class watched the 2013 movie version starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. Jessica Streit said, “The book was dry, but I didn't really like the movie either because of who played the main characters.”
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A huge congratulations goes out to all those on the Bon Homme Youth Wrestling team that qualified for the State Tournament in Sioux Falls on March 25th - 27th and to those that didn't qualify on a great season. Among the 46 qualifiers of this group, 11 of them are from Avon. Those of which include: Tyler Tjeerdsma, Alshamon Gunter, Weston Bierema, Thayne Tjeerdsma, Raegan Brandt, Sydney Johnson, Tucker Tjeerdsma, Colt Wolf, Remington VanDuysen and Cowan Wolf. The coaches from this thriving program had these great comments to say in regards to this amazing season as well as last years.
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