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Food insecurity has continued to increase in Bon Homme County as those who volunteer with the Feeding SD food distributions have noticed each month, as well as a continued increase in utilization of the Bon Homme and Scotland Food Pantries. As a means to assist those in need, the Bon Homme Food Pantry board provided 247 individuals and families with the ingredients for a Christmas meal. The meals were packed and distributed to the five towns in the county December 6.
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Courtney was born on March 10, 2006 to parents Joe &JanelleSees.Hersiblingsare Lauren, Ali, Easton, and Hudson. Courtney’sfavoriteschool subject is science because she finds it the most interesting. Themostchallengingthingfor Courtney, as a senior, are some hard classes she’s had to take. In her spare time, she likes to hangout with her friends and her family.
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The Avon Oral Interpretation teamhadaverysuccessful season that ended with seven people qualifying for the state competition at Harrisburg High School, which took place on Friday, December 1st, 2023 and Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. The team qualified the following people in the following events: Readers Theatre: Noah Watchhorn, Ella Hamilton, Abby Gretschmann, Lexi Vanderlei, and Jake Namminga, Humorous:AshleyTolsma, Storytelling: Kate Swier, Duet: AshleyTolsmaandKateSwier, andSerious:NoahWatchhorn. Readers Theatre, Storytelling, andDuetallreceivedasuperior rating for their performances. Avon was also awarded the team excellence award. Thanks to the guidance and direction of coach Sara Hento, the Avon oral interpretation team had a very successful season!
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This week was an eventful week for the AHS music department. On Monday night the middle school and high school band and choir performed their Christmas concert. The middle school band started off the night with three musical pieces. After the band, the middle school choir got us into the holiday spirit by singing three fun Christmas songs. Following the choir, the high school band performed three fun musical selections. To end the night, the high school choir sang three songs and ended the night with the traditional song Peace Peace, and Silent Night.
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OnDecember14,Mrs.Schultz brought the choir on a quick field trip to the manor to sing to theresidents.Theyreallyenjoy it when the choir sings to them eachyear.Mrs.Schultzandthe students always love to see the smiles on their faces as we sing tothem.Thechoirstudentsperformed thesongsthattheysang for their Christmas concert. A piano duet was also performed by Mrs. Schultz and Erica Cahoy. Hopefully Mrs.Schultz continues this tradition that warms the residents’ hearts.
Read moreThere has been a lot going on in the fourth grade lately. All of their Pirate Time groups are reading various novels. In language arts, they have been covering verb tenses and reading stories about different types of arts in the world and how they relate to each other. Their math class has been getting into equivalent fractions thelastweek.Sciencehasbeen focused on rocks, minerals, weathering, and erosion. SD History has been focused on the past and present effect of buffalo on the state. In Social Studies, they have been working on the different geography aspectsofthesouthwestregion of the United States.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, Dec. 22 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon. PLEASE NOTE: Proxy pickup (picking up food for someone unable to attend) is allowed with a completed form. Forms are available by contacting Connie Hawks at the Bon Homme Food PantryinTyndallordownloadingfromfeedingsouthdakota.org under the programs/mobile food pantry tab. You must bring the completed form with you to the distribution site in order to pick up food for someone else.
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