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The 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.

Dominic 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.

Lexi Vanderlei is a middle hitter on the Avon volleyball team. A volleyball player that has inspired her is a USC player named Samantha Bricio.

Lila Ann Vanderlei was born on October 23, 2006. Lila is the daughter of Craig and Amy Vanderlei, and the sister of Grace, Lexi, Bree, and Jon Vanderlei. She loves DIY projects and just being outside.

Kinley Louise Doom was born September 29, 2006. She is the daughter of Chris and Angel Doom, and sister of Trey, Christian, Dominic, Aspen, and Kennedy. Some of her hobbies include: playing sports, making coffee, being outside, and shopping.

The Awana Clubs at First Baptist Church will again be having their Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat event this year on Wednesday, October 30. Between the times of 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm they will be going through the streets of Avon collecting items to be taken to the Bon Homme Food Pantry in Tyndall.

The 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.