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The HOSA International Leadership Conference was heldJune26th-29thinHouston, TX. HOSA stands for Health OccupationsStudentsofAmerica. The purpose of the HOSA organization is to empower students looking to become future health professionals to become leaders in the health community at the global level, through education, collaboration and experience. The organization gives students experience and exposure to differentpathwaystohelpthem decide what they might like to pursue after graduation. Not onlyisiteducationalbutallows them to compete in fun ways.
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Charles Mix County 4-H Horse Show was held Tuesday, June 25th at the 7-N Arena in Springfield. The judge for the show was Kayla McMackin from Worthing. Charles Mix had five participants.
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PICKSTOWN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
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Knotheads welcomed a new coffee/specialty drink shop at their location in Pickstown on Friday, June 20th. Sips In Bloom opened its doors at 7 a.m. that morning and has been in business ever since. Nikki Fathke is the sole owner and operator of the drink shop. When asked how she came up with the name Sips In Bloom, Nikki said that she wanted something unique and creative, but also relevant and memorable.
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Doctors are taught medical terms and jargon in medical school like a secret code. Many medical terms are rooted in Greek and Latin. Over the course of our training, these words become second nature and we become fluent in this medical “language”, although we are also expected to talk to our patients using simple terminology. However, most specialties in medicine still use the original Greek and Latin roots for their names. Once you know where these names come from, everything makes sense.
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The Avon 10U team took the championship in playoff action Monday, July 1, in Platte. The team defeated Wagner 3-2 and Platte 4-3 to claim the win. Congratulations!!!!
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The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA)AcademicAchievementTeamAwardrecognizes athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. This award was first established during the 1996-1997 school year. In order to be eligible for this award, a team must participate in SDHSAA sponsored activities and have a combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. This award is designed to encourage school “teams” to excel in boththeclassroomandtheiractivity.ThisyearsAvonSchool Districtteamsthatqualifiedforthisawardareboysgolf,boys track and field, girls golf, girls track and field, large group band, large group chorus, and softball. Congratulations to all the teams and team members on excelling both in the classroom and in their activity. Here is a list of the members of each team or group that were recognized with this award Boys Golf - Landon Thury, Trevor Eggers, Gunnar Voigt, Noah Watchorn Boys Track - Paxton Bierema, Jack Fathke, Braylon Fathke, John Fathke, Al'Shamon Gunter, Pierce Jonkers, Rance Kuhlman, Aziah Meyer, Landon Mudder, Lance Odens, Easton Sees, Caleb Tallman, Terran Talsma, Treyvan Talsma, Landon Thury, Tyler Tjeerdsma Girls Golf - McKenna Kocmich Girls Track - Mylie Bares, Kinley Doom, Abby Gretschmann, BreannaHento,MaesaKuhlman,CourtneySees, Rilyn Thury, Lexi Vanderlei, Lila Vanderlei, Kaeli Wallinga Large Group Band - Erica Cahoy, Breanna Hento, Maddy Huitema, Jaclynn Lane, Rilyn Thury, Lexi Vanderlei, Lila Vanderlei, Jordyn Voigt, Macy Voigt, Viktor Voigt, Kaeli Wallinga Large Group Chorus - Mylie Bares, Erica Cahoy, Ava Cline,KinleyDoom,JaydonDriesen,TrevorEggers,Braylon Fathke, Jack Fathke, Ella Grant, Breanna Hento, Maddy Huitema, Pierce Jonkers, Maesa Kuhlman, Hope Kemnitz, Rance Kuhlman, Aziah Meyer, KAden Mixon, Kindra Mixon, Jake Namminga, Lance Odens, Charli Paulsen, Sophi Paulsen, Karlie DeVries, Randall Powers, Grayson Ratzlaff, Devin Rucktaeschel, Courtney Sees, Kate Swier, Hayden Talsma, Hensley Talsma, Landon Thury, Rilyn Thury, Ashley Tolsma, Lexi Vanderlei, Grace Vanderlei, Lila Vanderlei, Gunnar Voigt, Jordyn Voigt, Macy Voigt, Caleb Wallinga, Kaeli Wallinga, Noah Watchorn Softball - Karlie DeVries, Kinley Doom, Abby Gretschmann, Maddy Huitema, Charli Paulsen, Kaydence Metzger, Pria Sesler, Rilyn Thury, Ashley Tolsma, Lexi Vanderlei, Jordyn Voigt, Macy Voigt, Kaeli Wallinga, Brielle Voigt
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