Latest
Abraham Lincoln never stepped foot in present-day South Dakota. Perhaps the closest he ever came was a trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1859 to examine some land for a friend and deliver a speech. In fact, the 16th president rarely comes to mind when thinking about South Dakota history. After all, we became a state 24 years after Lincoln’s death. But you don’t have to look far to find ties and tributes to Abraham Lincoln in South Dakota.
Read moreConrad and Erma Meyer were visitors on Saturday in the home of her brother, Ron and Carla Jelsma of Armour.
Read more
Reese Powers (Charles Mix County) received the Touchstone Energy Scholarship for November 8, and Katie Gretschmann (Bon Homme) received the Touchstone Energy Scholarship for January 27.
Read more
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel detailing a dystopian society that is forbidden from reading books. In his research, Bradbury found that 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which these “illegal” books burn, inspiring him to create Guy Montag, his book-burning protagonist turned book reading hero. With this loss of knowledge comes questions about the morality of our society. The Avon High School junior class has been reading the novel as well as participating in moral dilemma discussions twice a week.
Read more
Last week the Avon drama department went to Rapid City with their play The Empty Chair for the State One-Act Play Festival. They left on Wednesday with a farewell tunnel around 3:00 and went to Rapid City in a five-hour road trip. The department stayed in the La Quinta Inn with a water park. The competition took place in the Rapid City Central High School.
Read more
Vocal Director Autumn Schultz has been teaching her fourth grade elementary students how to play the ukuleles this school year. She recently decided to have them play the National Anthem at the home double header basketball game on February 1 when the Pirates took on the Menno Wolves. The third graders did the singing while the fourth grade got to show their talents and skills on playing the ukuleles.
Read more
Avon cheerleaders and Cheer Coach Becky Haenfler recently hosted the Little Pirates Cheer Camp on January 29. There were 48 little cheerleaders from grades preschool through eighth grade that attended camp.
Read more