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  • Seniors Delaney Butler and Caroline Wadley Named Semi-Finalists for Coca-Cola Scholarship

    by Dia Gill | Editor-in-Chief Every year the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards more than $3.55 million in scholarships to over 1,400 college students.  After being chosen from a pool of over 90,000 applicants, 1,936 seniors, including Avon High School seniors Delaney Butler and Caroline Wadley, will compete to advance to be named one of 250 Regional Finalists.… Read more

  • Learning a Show Choir Routine in Two Hours

    By Tara Martin | Social Media Editor Junior Ashley Holman tries to teach inexperienced – amatuer dancers senior Isabel Lentz, junior Tara Martin, senior Katie Munday, and junior Kadijatu Balde a show choir routine in two hours. Read more

  • Swimming and Diving Hope For Successful Rest of Season

    By Mira Branham | Reporter The powerful, steady strokes of muscled arms. The rhythmic thumps of diving boards. The refreshing splash of water. Swimming and Diving season has begun. With four meets already under their swim caps, both teams are deep into the season of tiring early-morning practices and competition schedules. How do they stay… Read more

  • Avon Swim Team Loses to Plainfield in Second Meet of Season (Slideshow)

    By Tara Martin | Social Media Editor “Avon Relay.” The chant is unmistakable. A few dozen athletes line the edge of the pool in hopes of getting the closest they can without falling in. This is the Avon relay, the main event. The score, at least for now, doesn’t matter. In this moment, Avon needs… Read more

  • Slideshow: A Winter’s Solace

    By Brannigan Watson | Web Managing Editor On Friday, Nov. 30 the choir and orchestra programs joined at Plainfield Christian Church to put on a program called A Winter’s Solace. The program included the Choral Chamber Orchestra, Accents, Allegros, and Chamber Singers. They all performed as concert choirs. Pieces performed include “We Three Kings”, “Linus… Read more

  • Slideshow: Avon Hosts First Winter Dance

    By Tara Martin | Social Media Editor For upperclassmen there was Prom. Freshmen had the cookout. Everybody was welcome at homecoming. However, there was no traditional high school dance for all students at Avon. That was until the “Winter Wonderland”-themed Winter Semi-Formal. The dance took place in the field house at Avon High School on… Read more

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