Avon Central Schools

It may be summer but that doesn’t mean our campus is quiet. Far from it! Yesterday, our district auditorium was abuzz as cast and crew continued rehearsals for the Avon Community Players’ upcoming production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” Performances are July 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and July 20 at 2 p.m. in our District Auditorium, 191 Clinton St., Avon. Pre-sale tickets are $10 plus fees online at the link below or $12 at the door. Children 3 and under are free. Link: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/avon-community-theatre/667f77fc3848b11068417c9a

Did you hear? We’re hiring! We’re seeking two K-6 teachers, a long-term social studies teacher and a mental health team member in our middle school and a 1:1 teacher aide, among other positions. Visit our ‘Employment Opportunities’ webpage at the link below to see a full list of our open positions and to learn more. Link: https://www.avoncsd.org/page/employment-applications-new

Few photos from our eighth graders’ trip to Niagara Falls last week. It was a great trip as students visited the Cave of the Winds and rode the Maid of the Mist before returning home - many thanks to Stephanie Campbell for the great shots!

Our seniors and kindergarteners weren’t the ONLY ones to mark a milestone this week - our fourth graders did too at our annual Moving Up Day Thursday! In a few short months, these fourth graders will be our newest middle schoolers. Congratulations!

Our sixth graders marked the culmination of their astronomy unit earlier this month by launching off the Estes Alpha rockets they’ve been constructing and painting in class. Middle School Science Teacher Tim Baumer served as launch director as students took turns shooting off their rockets. “The students have a lot of fun with this activity,” said Baumer. (Photos courtesy of Michelle Rohrbach)

Remember that time capsule our seniors opened earlier this month? Well, on Friday during their end-of-year field day, our sixth graders buried their own time capsule to be opened when they’re seniors in 2030. These time capsules are the brainchild of Mr. Darren Leonard, a social studies teacher in Avon Middle School who’s long harbored a love of historic documents. “I always tell the kids that history is the stuff that gets written down and survives,” said Leonard. “My goal was to give them another thing to look forward to when they graduated, and to give them a snapshot that they could look back at. When they’re seniors, sixth grade will have been long enough ago for it to seem like an eternity. I’m hoping that, when they are seniors and the time comes to look back on their academic careers at Avon, they’ll remember sixth grade with some fondness.” Mark your calendars, Avon - we’ll give you an update in six years!

Just a few shots from our Class of 2024’s graduation ceremony this morning. Full album over on our Facebook page at the link below. One last congratulations to our seniors - or should we say alumni - on a job well done. You made it! We hope you have an incredible summer and an even better rest of your lives. Go Braves! Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.867057178794384

Programs are printed, chairs are arranged and a giant, Instagrammable “2024” is set up on the front lawn. All systems are GO for the Class of 2024’s graduation ceremony! We’ll see you in t-minus 1 hour in our High School Gymnasium or on our livestream at the link below. Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/zUrOeVxuRVY?feature=share

Few shots from our elementary and middle schools’ field days! Real hot today, but also real fun! Full photo album over on our Facebook page at the link below. Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.866312402202195

Look who made the paper! Thanks for the ink, Livingston County News!

Our Class of 2024 is graduating TOMORROW. Can you believe it? Neither can we. If you can’t make it to your senior’s special day in person, we’ve got a livestream ready to go over on our ACS LiveStreaming YouTube channel. Our graduation ceremony begins Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m. in our High School Gymnasium. You can access the stream at the link below. Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/zUrOeVxuRVY

This morning, our Class of 2036 closed one door on kindergarten and opened a new one to the big bad first grade! I’d bookmark these, moms and and dads - the next 12 years are going to go FAST and before you know it, you’re going to be looking for photos to use for your senior’s slideshow! Full photo album is up on our Facebook page at the link below. Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.865515532281882

Happy Juneteenth, Braves Nation!

Lots of good stuff at our Board of Education’s June 10 meeting. Congratulations to Lexi McTarnaghan and Lori Roberts, both of whom were awarded tenure, and to Kim Giambra, our high school guidance secretary who’s retiring at the end of this school year. And a shout out to the members of our tennis, track and trap and skeet teams for their success in sectionals and the postseason! (Photos courtesy of Jen VanRy)

What's that we hear? Why, it’s the musical stylings of our first ever Avon Band Day! Our 4th grade band students made the trek up to our Middle School Wednesday for a morning of new and old musical favorites, games and food. This was mentorship at its finest as our fourth grade students gained invaluable experience from our middle schoolers! (Photos courtesy of Luke Selby and Meaghan Stambaugh)

Our high school students enjoyed some new events as well as some familiar favorites yesterday at our annual Avon Olympics. We have no idea how points were calculated or who won what, but boy was it fun to watch! A huge thank you to all our faculty and staff members who made this day possible for our students (who may have taken a few stray water balloons to boot)! Full photo album is over on our Facebook page and a video of highlights is up on our YouTube channel at the links below! Photos link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.860370212796414 Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_shP1tkoQk

Few shots from our senior parade (and the impromptu photo shoot at the Elementary School playground that followed) yesterday morning. Full photo album over on our Facebook page at the link below. Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.860242579475844

Don’t forget! Our Elementary School Art Show is tonight - Wednesday, June 12 - from 4 to 6 p.m. at Avon Elementary School, 161 Clinton St., Avon. Our students’ artwork will be disp;ayed in the hallways near the main office, in the art room and surrounding the gymnasium. In addition to checking all our elementary schoolers’ artistic offerings, there will be a scavenger hunt attendees can complete and members of our High School Art Club will be doing face-painting. We hope to see you tonight!

Few shots from our Class of 2024’s ye olde time capsule opening yesterday morning. Full album over on our Facebook page at the link below. Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100064703294390&set=a.860202232813212

A belated congratulations to Reese D., who took first place in the individual category of the Farm and Agribusiness Management Career Development Event last month at the New York Future Farmers of America Convention in Buffalo! The event is intended to help students learn business skills and apply economic principles to agricultural businesses. By competing, participants demonstrate their ability to analyze agricultural business management information, apply economic principles and concepts of business management and evaluate business management decisions. The individual category of the competition consisted of a 50-question test about “the financial side of farming,” said Reese, who this year served as president of the Genesee Valley BOCES’ FFA chapter. “It asked questions about equity and loan management and budgeting and other financial problems,” he said. “I was up against around 60 or so other people.” Jackie Jurek, one of Reese’s agricultural instructors at BOCES, accompanied Reese and his fellow FFA members to Buffalo for the convention. “I am quite proud of him and his first place finish,” said Jurek. “Last year he placed 10th in the individual competition which was quite a compliment on his behalf.” (Photos courtesy of Jackie Jurek)