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As the school year passed the midpoint, the 8th grade careers class was allowed to look at different careers. The 8th grade Career Fair was Thursday, January 20 at the Armory in Wagner. Students got to visit some college reps and explore different career and post-secondary opportunities, for example the military. Kate Swier said, “It was fascinating to see all the professions and colleges.” Law enforcement, medical clinic, and the physical therapy booth were all there.
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Another Pirate Science Fair is coming upon us on Tuesday, February 15. Kids grades 6-9 will show off their science projects in the Avon auxiliary gym.
Read moreSometimes finding help is like pulling teeth. Three weeks ago, however, fortune smiled on the junior class in the form of a donation.
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Another basketball season is underway in Avon. The fifth and sixth junior high boys basketball season has begun! Coach Lindsey Fathke said, “The boys started shortly after Christmas break and have been working hard!” Due to gym space, the boys have been waking up early and getting done with practice before school starts.
Read moreAvon Archery Team, along with their Coaches Troy Soukup and Chuck Zacharias, have begun practice for the season. The 15 archers from grades six through twelve practice every Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. trying to acquire the mandatory ten hours of practice necessary to compete at the State Archery Competition on April 1, in Spearfish, SD.
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This year the Avon Drama Club performed “The Empty Chair,” a one-act drama, by Tim Kelly. It is about a group of teenagers recovering from substance abuse. Robert died of overdose and the others are left wondering! Each teen speaks about his/her memories with him through a series of monologues.
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On Friday, January 21, Mrs. Benita Kuhlman’s first grade class had a Q and U wedding. Mrs. Kuhlman uses this wedding as a way to help her students remember that in phonics you cannot have the letter Q without the letter U. The first graders said, “Q and U get married so they are not lonely, and no letter can keep them apart.”
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