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State 9B First Round Playoffs begin Thursday, October 19 as Avon (6-2) will host Faith (1-7) with kick off at 5:30 p.m. Come on out and let's support the Avon Pirates as they've been working hard all season and they would love to see a great crowd come out and cheer them on! Good Luck Pirates!!!!!
Read moreTo advance to the playoffs Avon had a big win Friday, October 13 over Wolsey-Wessington 22-14.
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Preschool through sixth grade students visited the Avon Fire Hall Thursday, October 12th in honor of Fire Prevention Week. They took a tour of the fire hall and the new rescue truck. Local volunteer fire fighters talked to them about fire prevention and smoke alarms and demonstrated how they cut apart a car using the jaws off life tool. They also enjoyed taking turns spraying the fire hose. Courtesy Photos
Read moreMrs. Raja Brandt has worked in the Avon School District since 2003. She began working as a para, but for the last nine years she hastaughtpreschool.Before teaching preschool at the school, she had her own at home preschool.
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Tyler Joesph Tjeerdsma is a senior at Avon High School, and was born on June 9th, 2006. Tyler is the son of Amber Babutzke and Travis Tjeerdsma, and stepmother Hillary Tjeerdsma. He has 6 siblings, Thayne, Tucker, Hudsyn, and Haliegn Tjeerdsma, as well as Sean and Nick Schryvers. Tyler enjoys playing sports, welding, and making memories with his friends. One of Tyler's proudest moments is placing at state sporting events as an underclassman. Tyler says that high school has prepared him for life outside of AHS because it taught him how to have responsibility and that not everything is going to be handed to him.
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Courtney Sees received her 1000th career dig, at the Great Plains Conference Tournament in Lake Andes on Sep 30, 2023. When we asked Courtney how she felt after achieving this goal, she stated, “I was super happy I was able to achieve it with the help of my coaches and teammates.”
Read moreOn Thursday September 28th the seniors and juniors tookatriptoMitchellforacareer fair. They started off the day by going to DWU where they got an opportunity to visit and ask about different colleges at their designated tables.AfterDWUtheyheaded tothefairgroundsanddid kind of the same thing, but there were more interactive activities, like they could play little minigames to win prizes such as T-shirts, hats, sunglasses, etc. They also gathered tickets if they were interactive and asked questions.Theticketsthatthey got, depending on how many they got, determined the prize they could get before they had to leave.
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