–Dan Gable - two-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist

High School News

Our Fall Sports Season has officially ended! The Senior banners have been taken down as we prepare for our Winter Sports Season. If you'd like to purchase your students banner, please send $45 cash or check made out to Avondale School District.

TEAM PICTURES were taken on November 20th!! Please reach out to VSN Photo if you'd still like to order. www.vsnmichigan.com

The Winter Season has started and the Athletic Boosters are in need of volunteers for the concession stands!! The Avondale Athletic Booster Club is always in need of volunteers. If we don't have volunteers, we are unable to open. If we don't open, we can't raise money to support our athletic programs. NHS Students can use this time as service hours. Please consider signing up for 1 or 2 events. It would be greatly appreciated! Concession Stand Sign-Up.

Avondale All Sports Passes are for sale! We have 2 passes, 10 games for $25 or 20 games for $50. This is a 50% savings. These passes will be for sale at Gate Entry.

We look forward to friends, families, and students attending these events. If you plan to attend, please see the Game Day Guidelines below.

AMS / GATE News

Last night the 7th and 8th Grade Basketball teams had their Home Opener! Both teams won their games! 8th Grade beat Larson Middle School 34-23 and 8th Grade beat Larson 42-19! Great job! The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade cheerleader's were on the sideline for both games showing their school spirit! Great Job Mustangs!!

TEAM PICTURES will be taken on December 3rd!

ATHLETIC OFFICE

Parents- The Winter Season has begun, please make sure to have your pay to participate turned in for your athlete.

The Athletic Office is transitioning over to Final Forms. This will streamline the process of turning in your athletes physical, and know if they are compliant for the season. This also allows our coaches to have immediate access to emergency contact and insurance information for each athlete in case of an emergency . Please look for the QR code and link below. Mrs. Tuccini will be attending your sport specific parent meetings to help parents to sign-up.

A new Athletic Handbook is going to be coming out. These rules and regulation's will be implemented for the Winter Season. We will be posting the complete handbook once we have final administrative approval.

Thanks again for all you do for athletic programs-

Melissa Tuccini - Athletic Director

Denise Scrase - Athletics Secretary

Congratulations to our Fall Athletes who are All-League!

Cross Country

Hailey Fisher

Football

OAA Gold Coach of the Year - Coach Bob Meyer

All - Region

Raymond Clark

All League

Raymond Clark

Justin Greer-Sykes

Earl Arrington

Jacob Manley

Cooper Voeffray

Cameron Washington

Max Checkley

Alijah Grigsby

Bryce Thomas

Tim Paull

All League - Honorable Mention

Daniel Roberson

CJ Johnson

Aaron Henderson

Bryan Green

Jordan Bush

Marquan Robinson

Noah Smith

Anthony Burton

Tennis

Liam Kakuda

Vennela Manepalli

Trevor May

Ravi Patel

Rudra Patel

Liam Tervo

Soccer

Johnny Taylor Lainez

Bear Thompson

Ajdin Ziga

Volleyball

Ava Richert

Honorable Mention

Abby Muma

Final Forms officially begins today! Please take the time to register your Avondale Athlete.

LINK: https://avondaleschools-mi.finalforms.com/

Parent Playbook for Final Forms attached below-

Friday, November 22nd

F/JV/V Boys Basketball Scrimmage @ Dakota

Hockey @ Tawas Bay Ice Arena

Saturday, November 23rd

Gymnastics @ Lakeland High School

Hockey@ Tawas Bay Ice Arena

Tuesday, November 26th

F/JV/V Boys Basketball @ Pontiac

Saturday, November 30th

Ice Hockey VS. Bishop Foley @ DSC

Monday, December 2nd

Bowling Tournament - Collier Lanes

Tuesday, December 3rd

F/JV/V Boys Basketball @ OLSM

V Girls Basketball VS. Pontiac - HOME OPENER

Wednesday, December 4th

Bowling VS. Bloomfield @ 300 Bowl

7th and 8th Grade Basketball @ Hart

Wrestling @ Ferndale

Thursday, December 5th

7th & 8th Grade Basketball VS Smith

Hockey VS. Grand Blanc @ DSC

Friday, December 6th

F/JV/V Boys Basketball VS. Plymouth Salem

JV/V Girls Basketball @ Lake Orion

The unified yellowjackets are looking for both athletes and partners to join us for our upcoming basketball season. Activities take place once a week and are a great way to have fun and meet some other students in the building. Practice starts on December 4 and the season ends on March 13 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit! There are no planned activities over any breaks and we can teach you the basketball you need to know. Please see Coach Conklin in room C15 or email at chris.conklin@avondaleschools.org for more information. Also check out @Avondale_unified on Instagram for information as well.

The Fall Season is beginning, here is a reminder of student expectations at sporting events at Avondale High School.

AVONDALE HIGH SCHOOL GAME DAY GUIDELINES

Gameday Guidelines

AVONDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME DAY GUIDELINES

In order to attend athletic events, AMS students MUST go home and then return for the game with an adult over the age of 21. Students must remain in the bleachers and with their adult. Students must have their ID and GOCard to attend. We strive to model great sportsmanship whether on the the field or in the stands.

Please click on the link oaklandactivitiesassoc.org Click on Avondale, on the right hand side menu please click on view schedules, and check the box on which sport(s) you'd like to view and hit view at the bottom.

Avondale School District DOES charge $5.00 per adult and student and $3.00 for Seniors for events. We often get told by other schools that their school doesn't charge. Avondale High School is very fortunate to have their own Sports Complex. All of our outdoor fields (baseball, softball, Aux, and Dick Bye Field) are fenced in and not open to public use like a city park that some schools may use for their events. This luxury does come at a price. Besides paying for officials, we are paying for field upkeep , coaches, and transportation.

We also have All Sport Punch Cards for sale. You can buy a 10-game punch card for $25 or a 20-game punch card for $50. This is a 50% savings when you purchase one. They will be sold at the ticket gates!

Athletic Boosters are a vital part of athletics. This Club is led by parent volunteers. All money raised in our indoor and outdoor concession stands comes back to athletics. They are always in need of volunteers. Please sign-up , Concession Stand Volunteers

With the start of the new season, we have started running DAILY attendance reports on all of our rostered athletes. If you student is absent for more than 4 periods (3 periods for AMS) , they are UNABLE to participate in practice or games.

We have also started the process of sending out weekly emails to High School Faculty. Any student with 2 or more failing grades will be ineligible.

The MHSAA is requiring all athletes (high school and middle school) obtain a new physical for the 2023-24 school year. The physical must be completed on or after April 15, 2024 to be valid for the next school year (2024-25) season of sports.

You can obtain a sports physical at Honor Community Health inside Avondale High School. They will be open this summer. Please call 248-537-6235 to make an appointment. If your student is a minor, please send with them a completed consent form.

Avondale School District does require athletes to pay to participate in all Middle and High School sport.

High School Sports $150 per student per sport

$75 for a Student who qualifies for Reduced Lunch

FREE for students that qualify for Free Lunch

**There is a $300 student cap or a $500 family cap

Middle School Sports $100 per student per sport

$50 for a Student who qualifies for Reduced Lunch

Free for Students that qualify for Free Lunch

**There is a $200 student cap or a $500 family cap

Payments can be made by check to Avondale School District or through Avondale E-Funds.

PLEASE READ

Although breakfast and lunch are free this year, if you feel that your athlete would quality for free of reduced pay - please fill out this online application. Thank you!

https://avondale.familyportal.cloud/benefits/onlyapplying

Please click on the link below for E-Funds. Once in E-Funds, please click on optional fees.