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The volleyball match between the Avon Lady Pirates vs. Tripp-Delmont on Tuesday, September 6 was a Pirate victory! There were some good plays from both sides and good communication between them. Raegan Brandt served and scored with a fierce serve that hit the ground on the opposing side during the game.
Read moreSiblings in school can have many different opinions about each other. After talking to a couple of siblings in the school I realized that siblings could have very different views of each other. Most siblings agreed that having a sibling in school is useful and helpful sometimes. However, siblings do get annoyed with each other. One sibling mentioned that a household nickname had spread around the school because of their family and it leaves them pretty uncomfortable when others use it. Another sibling said that when they forget something at home they can always ask the other to get it for them which is very useful at times. So from what I can see siblings don’t seem to mind going to school together although they might get on each other's nerves a lot, they always look out for each other and help when needed.
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Lindsey Fathke became the new K-12 principal this year at Avon School District. Lindsey started at Avon as a sixth grade teacher, and continued for four years. Before Avon she taught at Bon Homme for eight years. When asked about her morning routineasaprincipal,sheresponded saying, “When I get to school in the morning I load up my computer, check my emails, my phone messages, check my planner, and make a small to-do list for the day.” Lindsey imagines a day at work as making a list of what she may need to do and/or anything that gets brought to her attention. She likes to walk through the hallways and bops through classrooms throughout the day.
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This year, marks Mr. Poppe’s 33rd year in education at The Avon School District. He's been teaching for 35 years and has taughtinAvonfor33years.When asked how he spends his summer breaks,herespondedwith,“Updating the technology at school and spending time outdoors with his wife and grandchildren.” If Poppe were to win the lottery and give up teaching he said, “He would love to travel the world with his wife.” Mr. Poppe defines a “good day” at school as, ''when all the technology and computers are working, and seeingallthekidsbeingsuccessful and accomplishing their goals, is the highlight of his teaching career” says Mr. Poppe. For him, the best thing about teaching is working and seeing the students every day, and can't say anything negative about teaching. When he wasaskedabouthowhethinkshis studentswillrememberhisclass, he responded with, '' working hard, but still having lots of fun in the classroom”. In addition to teaching, Mr. Poppe has been a well-knownandwell-lovedcoach. He has coached boy’s basketball, girl’sbasketball,volleyball,track, football, and golf. His funniest moment in teaching was a couple of years ago, when the schedule had changed, but he didn't know it,wenthomeforlunch,andforgot that he had a whole classroom full of kids with no teacher! His motto is “Enjoy every new day that you are given, because you never know what will happen”.
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The Lady Raider volleyball team was in action on Tuesday, September 13th and took on the Avon Lady Pirates. The Raiders came away with the win with scores of 25-11, 25-11, and 25-15.
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The boys golf team traveled to Winner on Tuesday, September 13th for the Winner Golf Invitational. Wagner brought 6 golfers to the event with two competing in varsity and six competing in junior varsity. Matt Link (15th) and Colby Krcil (25th) were the varsity golfers at the event for Wagner. Both boys played well and continue to improve their game. Carter Smejkal (9th), Caleb Zephier (15th), Jacob Anderson (17th), and Vince Bechen (18th) were the JV golfers for the event. It was a great opportunity for these athletes to test their skills and take on the challenge of competition. The next action for the team is Tuesday, September 20th at Fish Lake.
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The Avon Lady Pirates lost in three sets to the Wagner Lady RaidersonTuesday,September13. Avon 11 11 15 Wagner 25 25 25 CourtneySeesputdown10kills and dug up 11 digs. Kim Tolsma had two ace serves on the night whileMcKennaKocmichadded13 set assists and 8 digs. Gracie Small hadoneblockfortheLadyPirates. On Thursday, September 15 the Lady Pirates (3-6) traveled to Scotland. They battled hard, but lost in four close sets.
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The Wagner Red Raiders hosted the Redmen of Sisseton Friday night. It was win number two on the season for the Raiders edging their opponent 14-0. The Raiders rolled up 281 total yards of offense on the night, while only allowing 69 yards on the defensive side of the ball. These young men are continually growing and becoming more confident in their positions. We still had some costly penalties, but they were effort penalties not lack-of-focus penalties.
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