Principals' Weekly Newsletter

Reminder: If your child is sick, please make sure you email or send a written note to inform us of the reason for their absence. Additionally, please note that students arriving after 8:05AM will be marked tardy.

Please help us to improve our attendance rate. It is vital that children are in school daily and on time.

Our SRO, Officer McCoy, brings her sidekick with her while here in Avoca. The elementary Mrs. Wood and the Middle High School Ms. Wood's classes both enjoyed spending some time with K9 Tripp this week.

Congratulations to our Read Across America reading challenge winners. For PK-1st grade, our winners are Mrs. Prusha's class who read 827 minutes. Our winners for our 2nd and third grade competition were Mrs. Hyer's class, who read 952 minutes. And our winners in the 4th and 5th grade competition were Mrs. Grillo's class who read 838 minutes. The winners will all be joining Mrs. Meyers for a kickball game or scavenger hunt and an ice cream party.

Our coloring contest winners in Pre-K were Willow, Daisy, and Kayne. In Kindergarten, our winners were Marshall, Oaklynn, and Lincoln. In first grade, our winners were Asher, Callie, and Dakota. In second grade our coloring contest winners were Makinley, Lawson, and Fiona. Our third grade winners were Charlotte, Liam, and Grant. In fourth grade, our winners were Evelyn, Jeffry, and Bella. And our winner in fifth grade was Connor.

Our book cover design winners were: Declan in 2nd grade, Kaleb in 3rd grade, and Coralie in 4th grade.

Our top reader was Coralie Matt in 4th grade.

Congratulations to all of our winners. Great job readers!

Mrs. Hyer's class celebrated their victory by doing a scavenger hunt and ice cream party. They read 952 minutes in under a week!

Mrs. Prusha's first grade class also chose the scavenger hunt and ice cream party. They read 827 minutes in less than a week!

Mrs. Grillo's fifth grade class played a kickball game for their reward for winning the reading challenge. Here they are enjoying ice cream after kickball.

Monday's special day was dress like a Dr. Seuss character. 4th grade student, Briana Harkleroad dressed as the Grinch.

Look at all these shirts with writing on them. On Tuesday, Mrs. Williams' class had many shirts with writing on them, some of which were even homemade for Read Across America week!

Congratulations to our Page Turners for a great job at their competition on Thursday in Mount Morris. They showed excellent teamwork and bravery while answering questions on stage with an auditorium full of spectators. We are proud of all the hard work you put in.

A special thank you to Mrs. VanDelinder for helping our students get to experience great literature. Her enthusiasm will no doubt lead to helping our students become lifelong readers.

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Lyla Townsend, Faye Hamilton, Jacob Decker, Cameryn Smith, Auggie Rodbourn, Lucas Eley, Eric Clark, Lux Brandow, Owen Burgess, Noah Little, Alice Halme, Antonio Sanchez

Archery is a sport that all can enjoy; it's not an activity that limits who can participate. It helps to build muscle endurance and flexibility, develops hand-eye coordination, and improves overall body strength. Archery teaches discipline, respect, and self-control - something that carries over into students' attitude, work habits, and other school activities.

Archery can also give students a strong sense of personal achievement. Girls and boys of all abilities can participate - and that's why the archery unit tends to be one of the most popular physical education units in the middle/high school.

Congratulations once again to the following band and chorus students who have been selected for All-County in the Steuben County Music Festival today and tomorrow:

• Emma Abbott
• Alexis Fox
• Tae Hogan
• Brandy Pierson
• Alexiah Saltsman
• Brilee Saltsman
• Jayden Warner

Tomorrow's concert will be at 12PM for the bands and 2PM for the choruses at Arkport Central School.

This week, students worked on one of the main pillars of the National Honor Society - service.

Students in both the National Junior Honor Society and the National Honor Society visited the Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira to spend some time organizing various donations for those in need in our surrounding area. In 2020, the Food Bank distributed more than 17.6 million pounds of food and grocery items.

Congratulations to the following students for participating in the Alfred State Science and Technology Fair this year: Elle Anderson, Bryan Heale, Ellie Harrell, Vivian Crane, Isabelle Baker, Khloe Goodrich, Isabelle Button and Kansas Trinkle.

We are happy to announce that Avoca brought home both third and first place winners this year for the senior division. Third place winners were Ellie Harrell and Vivian Crane and first place winners were Bryan Heale, Isabelle Button and Kansas Trinkle. Finally, we are so pleased that the overall outstanding school award for the science fair this year is our very own, AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL!

Thank you to all of our students for their hard work and dedication! We are so proud of you!

Meet the Coach night is scheduled for Monday, March 10th in the Prattsburgh Gym at 6PM.

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND.

This night is a great opportunity for student-athletes and families to meet coaches, sign up for Remind groups, understand the expectations and goals for the season, get practice and contest schedules, and learn about the equipment that might be required for the season.

Congratulations to our All-Star Wrestlers:

• Dallas Brady
• Hudson Cole

The following were also recognized with Honorable Mention:

• Chase Mummy
• Justin Palmer
• Taylor Pragle

Great job, Titans!

If you've got a child interested in participating in a spring sport, PLEASE take a few moments this weekend to get them registered. As of today, we've only got 44 student-athletes registered, and this makes it difficult to make decisions for the spring season.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR A SPRING SPORT.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to our Athletic Director, Michele Wright: mwright1@avocacsd.org.

Click our Titan logo to view next week's practice schedule. Note that practice times on Monday are delayed by a half hour to account for club meetings after school.

To view the most updated version of a contest schedule, CLICK HERE and:

• Click "VIEW SCHEDULES".
• Click on the schedule(s) you'd like to view.
• Click "VIEW"

A lot of people have been asking for some new Titan swag. Click the Titan logo and check out some of the new merch we've got available!