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It seems like just yesterday Lillian Burfeindt was getting ready to move into the Meadow View Manor in Avon. That was in 2014, and by that time she had been living by herself for more than a decade after the death of her husband, Wally.
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On Sunday, October 3, Avon’s Oral Interpretation Team spent their afternoon performing their pieces and receiving feedback at the Oral Interp Retreat. The team performed each of their pieces twice, and used the judges critiques to prepare for their upcoming meet.
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On October 13, Tyler Tjeerdsma (9th) and Rilyn Thury (19th) both qualified for State Cross Country Meet in Sioux Falls on October 23 at the Region Cross Country Meet in Platte. The top twenty runners advance to state. Other runners placed as follows. Varsity Boys: John Fathke (23rd), Rance Kuhlman (31st), Trevor Eggers (39th), and Haden Cahoy (43rd); Varsity Girls: Maesa Kuhlman (31st), Mylie Bares (32nd), and Jordyn Voigt (39th).
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Loretta Knodel will be directing her fourth one-act play this year. She has twelve kids participating, (seniors) Haleigh Tjeerdsma, Rachael DeJong, Haden Cahoy, and Kiara Driesen; (junior) Kley Heumiller; (sophomores) Noah Watchorn and Caleb Wallinga; (freshmen) Ashley Tolsma, Kaeli Wallinga, Jaydon Driesen, Cody Sassaman, and Erica Cahoy.
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Over the last few weeks, the volleyball team has had some tough competition against some very good teams.The team traveled to Centerville on October 14. Coach Cameron said, “The first two sets went very well. The girls are getting comfortable with their new rotation. They did a good job executing new plays. They passed and served well. The attackers had some nice sets to finish at the net.” The third and fourth set were a bit different. Cameron stated, “The girls came out a little too relaxed, and Centervile came out ready to play. In the fourth set it was challenging to get our momentum back, but we ended up winning the match in a close fourth set.”
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On October 3, the Avon High School choir visited Luxury 5 movie theater in Mitchell to watch Dear Evan Hansen, a musical turned movie. "I wanted to take my choir kids to Mitchell to see this movie because they've been working hard to fundraise during their time in the department, and I really enjoy the soundtrack,” said choir director Autumn Schultz.
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Ms. Saddi Wynia and Mr. Ronald Swier, Avon School counselors, recently took 9-12 students interested in the education field on September 27, 2021 to a teacher’s education visit at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
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