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Katelyn Ulmer has been teaching2ndGradeinAvonfor eight years. A day in her classroom typically starts out with the second graders completing a morning paper, followed by calendar,dailynews,andshow and tell. Mrs. Ulmer says that shelovesdailynewsbecause“I get to hear about what’s going on in the lives of my students.” Herclassthenattendsspecialsmusic, library, or computers. The second graders love computers becausetheygettolearn how to type! After specials, the class completes their daily math lesson before enjoying a break at morning recess. The second graders are working on adding and subtracting two digitnumbers.Afterrecess,the second graders go to reading piratetimewhichiswherethey splitintogroupsamongvarious teachers and work on reading. Second grade concludes their morningbypracticingspelling words and then eating lunch andgoingtorecess.Intheafternoon, the second graders work onphonics.Afterphonics,they split into groups again, this time for math pirate time. The rest of the afternoon focuses on reading.
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The Wagner Lady Red Raiders traveled to Pierre Tuesday, November 7th to face the Mobridge- Pollock Tigers in the SoDak 16 match. It was a hardfought battle between both programs. Wagner came out strong in the 5th set and didn’t look back winning with scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, and 15-7 to earn their way back to the state tournament for the third year in a row.
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Emma Yost, 2023 Wagner Community School (WCS) graduate and stand-out athlete, wasted no time making a big impression on the Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) fans. The first basketball game of her freshman season with the Tigers, Yost scored 22 points and had 4 rebounds helping to lead her team to their first win of the season against Valley City State of ND with a score of 86-55. She shot 61.6% (8 of 13) from the field and was 6 of 9 from the free throw line. Emma’s performance earned her DWU Women’s Tiger of the Week the week of November 6th.
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The Red Raider Volleyball team came out ready to play against the Parkston Trojans in Region play Tuesday, October 31st. The Lady Red Raiders took revenge with the big win with scores of 25-18, 25-17, 16-25 and 25-16.
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Avon Pirates will face off against Faulkton Area at the DakotaDome in Vermillion at 10 a.m.Thursday,November9th.Theyearnedtheir spot at the Dome with their big win over DeSmet Friday night in Avon 46-19.
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Avon traveled to Bonesteel November2ndtotakeonTripp/ Delmont/Armour where they suffered the tough loss 2-3. The Pirates started the night off slow taking the loss the first 2 sets, but came back in the third and fourth sets with the win. Withthetie,theteamwentinto the final set where they ended with the deficit despite some amazing effort.
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Andes Central/Dakota Christian traveled to Burke Tuesday, October 31st where their season came to an end after falling to Gregory in four sets.
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The Wagner Volleyball team hosted Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Tuesday, October 31st in the first-round of regions. The Red Raiders swept the Blackhawks in three straight sets with scores of 25-13, 25-8 and 25-20.
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