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Veterans Day is held on the anniversary of the end of World War I to honor veterans and victims of all wars. This year, because of no school due to state football, the Veterans Day Program was held on November 10. Students of Avon attended and the community was also invited to attend. This year the guest speaker was Mr. Justin Lukkes. Lukkes spoke about what Veterans Day means to him and what it is like to be a veteran. He also showed pictures from his deployments and explained them.
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September and October’s Elementary Student of the Month took place on Thursday, November 4. The students who were recognized for September were (back) Kaylee DeJong, daughter of Travis and Amanda DeJong; and Haven Haenfler, daughter of Becky and Jeff Haenfler. For October, they were (front) Bode Podzimek, son of Kenny and Whitney Podzimek; and Cowan Wolf, son of Nick and Staci Wolf.
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Student of the month is to recognize students on things they have done really well academically, as well as their achievements, behavior and contributions to Avon School.
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Avon has a student of the month ceremony that has been going on for many years. For Avon Middle School, this award recognizes students who show academic effort, possess good character, overall good behavior, and treat everybody with kindness. The students who receive this award earn multiple perks: five Chamber bucks from Avon Community Bank; a gift certificate for a burger, fries, and pop from Tolsma’s Cove; Avon Pirate gear from Cahoy’s Service; and a yard sign from the Avon Booster Club.
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Avon Lady Pirates played their last game of their season on November 4, when they played the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers in Burke for the second round of playoffs. Unfortunately, the game was in favor of the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers, and they won the game 3-0.
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Tiffany Rae Ridgway was born on December 22, 2002. Family includes Carol Ridgway (mom), Hunter and Michael (brothers), and Ray (grandpa). Tiffany’s favorite subject in school is shop because she loves to build. For Ridgway, the most challenging part about senior year is getting through the year.
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These pictures were taken during the Retirement Party thrown for Allen Kocmich.
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