FRIDAY FALCON
October 2021 - Volume 1:3
PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
Dear AHS Community,
Congratulations and thank you to AHS Student Government and advisor Mr. Pellegrino for organizing the 2021 Homecoming events. A picture is worth a thousand words!
Avon High School is in the middle of its 2021 Homecoming Celebration!
Avon High’s Student Government has planned a week’s worth of creative and exciting Homecoming events. Students began the week by dressing up in different ways during the school day to show their spirit.
Students began the week by dressing up in different ways during the school day to show their spirit.
Last night, we held a HOMECOMING BONFIRE in Sperry Park that was attended by about 200 students. Frankie’s Food Truck was also there. Thanks to deputy fire marshal Tom Post and the Avon Volunteer Fire Department Cadets for their help in making the bonfire possible.
This afternoon, the school day ended with a HOMECOMING PEP RALLY on the football field. Students and teachers competed in tug-of-war, costume races, and bubble soccer. There was also a lip sync performance and the presentation of the HOMECOMING COURT.
At halftime during tonight’s football game against Farmington, the HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN will be announced.
And the HOMECOMING SEMI-FORMAL will be held under a tent at the high school Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00pm. (Students should be prepared for a chilly night!) There will be a DJ, dance floor, and light refreshments donated by Whole Foods of Avon. Special thanks to the AHS Booster Club and AHS PTO. Their generous support has made this event possible.
AHS members of the Avon Volunteer Fire Department Explorers training at the bonfire
and ready to keep everyone safe!
AHS Pep Rally
THE TENT IS UP!
IDs are to be worn at all times during the school day.
Please pick up you school ID and school photos from Mrs. Tubridy.
There will be another Make Up Photo day on November 12, 2021 between 10:30-1:30pm.
NURSE'S CORNER
As we all come together again we would like to remind families that CoVid symptoms can be very subtle initially and often mistaken for seasonal allergies or a slight cold. We even see GI symptoms in some cases. So, if your student experiences any of these symptoms please err on the side of caution and keep them home from school and reach out to one of the Nurses for guidance.
Thank you - if we all work together we can remain in school and sports! Stay Well!
Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!
Ms. Lane and Ms. Twohig
EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS
AHS Happenings...
Tanvi Arora Partners with AHS PTO!
AHS junior Tanvi Arora is partnering with the AHS PTO on a new fundraiser! About 8 months ago, Tanvi started an initiative called Crafts for Kindness, which functions as an online craft fair raising money for local beneficiaries. Tanvi will be splitting a portion of the proceeds of her holiday shop sales from Oct. 23rd to Nov. 6th between the AHS PTO and CT Foodshare. See this link for more information.
Congratulations!
Congrats to the Boys' Cross Country team, who finished 2nd in the 32-team CCC championship meet on Tuesday. Carver Morgan was 2nd place in our division and 4th overall in the meet, with Jack Martin, Luke Hester, Jack O'Donnell, Thomas Armistead, Nick Bailey, and Jevonte Eaves all earning All-Conference Honors.
Congratulations are also due to the students who earned Letter of Commendation distinction: Tara Abedi, NIcholas Chadha, Bryneth Chang, Nathan Chinitz, Carla D’Amato,Sean Frost, Melody Grant, kaitlin Kartsen, Shelby Little, Katrina Melnik, Adele Oprica, Aidyn Panczner, Ali Rizvi, Samyukta Senthil, Aidan Srb, Noah Walton, Mark Wang, Ethan Williams, and Iris Yu.
Reminder!
Please remember to look for our Weekly Newsletter sent out each Friday. The newsletter can be found here!
AHS STUDENT CLUBS
Avon High School Theatre
~ Ms. Paterson
After sharing our cast list previously in the Friday Falcon, AHS Theatre would like to introduce the crew of the fall play, 'It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play," which will be presented November 19th and 20th in the AHS auditorium at 7:30pm. The crew has started their prep work and is very excited to present this piece to you. Students in our crew will be providing all of the live sound effects, or "Foley effects," a term coined to pay homage to Jack Donovan Foley, who began his work with Universal Studios in 1914 providing sound effects for films. His methods of using objects and synchronizing perfect timing became widely used in cinema and also for the live radio dramas that people enjoyed at home between the 1920s and 1940s, sitting around their radio to enjoy a radio show together. This tradition didn't lose ground until the 1950s when the advent of television started drawing away the radio drama audience.
Crew
Stage Manager
Ollie Hay
Assistant Stage Manager
Olivia Kim
Piano Accompanist
Adeline Richard
Foley Artists
Lex Allen
Sam Hoefer
Rach Smith
Annie Sweeton
Tae Allen
Sharanya Chatterjee
Bug Algarin
Benjamin Pourkavoos
Hair/Makeup/Costumes
Alissa Mills
Aidyn Panczner
Lex Allen
Olivia Kim
Rach Smith
Audra E. Schliewen
Sharanya Chatterjee
Julia Phillips
Lighting
Rach Smith
Annie Sweeton
Owen Grossman
Brian Kelsey
Sharanya Chatterjee
Sound
Brian Kelsey
Olivia Kim
Sharanya Chatterjee
Benjamin Pourkavoos
Owen Grossman
Run Crew
Olivia Kim
Build/Paint
Sam Hoefer
Lex Allen
Alissa Mills
Annie Sweeton
Garrett Smith
Brian Kelsey
Olivia Kim
Rach Smith
Tae Allen
Bug Algarin
Sharanya Chatterjee
Julia Phillips
Ky Shields
Benjamin Pourkavoos
Owen Grossman
Ushers
Rach Smith
Ky Shields
Julia Phillips
We hope you can join us on November 19th and 20th to witness this simulated 1940s live radio studio experience!
UNICEF and Amnesty International
~ Mr. Abrams
On Sunday, October 10th about twenty students (most were members of the Amnesty International and the UNICEF clubs), parents, faculty, and friends met at 10am on the AHS track to join together in the Connecticut “Walk Against Hate” sponsored by the ADL. We simply walked around the track for an hour. And yet…it was not just a walk – it was an opportunity to move as individuals, families, and a community toward a future without antisemitism, racism, and all forms of bigotry. Although we raised some money for ADL, this was not our primary focus. Our vision was to raise awareness that hate has no place in our communities, and that we want to be a part of the work towards building a world with no antisemitism, racism, bigotry, and bias in any and all of its insidious forms. Our students, once again, convinced me that we all should be unabashedly hopeful about the future with young adults like this willing to make the world a better place. Clearly, the world still has much to learn from our students.
IN THE CLASSROOM
World Language
Seal of Biliteracy
~ Ms. Berliner
祝贺, Félicitations, Felicidades, Congratulations to the following students that have attained the CT Seal of Biliteracy, by demonstrating a high level of proficiency in English and one or more other language(s).
Akeva Koulla, Spanish
Alissa Mills, Portuguese & French
Carla D’Amato, Spanish
José Gonzalez Melly, Spanish & German
Leah Nevins, Spanish
Melody Grant, Spanish
Nadine Schmitt, German
These students either scored a 3 or better on an AP Language exam or scored an Intermediate Mid-High level or better on the ACTL proficiency tests. This designation will appear on both their high school transcript and diploma. Many congrats to them on this significant achievement!
Juniors and Seniors interested in testing for the CT Seal of Biliteracy in any language other than English can contact Mrs. Berliner for more information.
Science
~ Mr. Percival
Marine Biology spent the day in Groton along the shore of the Poquonnock River at Bluff Point State Park searching for specimens.
Mathematics
AP Computer Science Principles
~ Ms. Greene
Last week in AP Computer Science Principles we made Soundboard apps for our personal devices. Here is a Spongebob, an MLK Jr, and a car sounds example. Anybody can code to make any app they want!
AP/ECE Statistics
~ Mr. Mooney
Here is Mr. Mooney’s AP/ECE Statistics class conducting the Barbie Bungee Jump Lab. Students will use regression analysis to predict how Barbie can have the most exhilarating jump possible without hitting the ground.
Athletic Update
~ Mr. Filon
Please follow AHS Athletics on Twitter @AHS_Falcons.
Homecoming Football Game is October 22nd, 6:30pm vs. Farmington.
Come out and show your Falcon Pride!
Anyone interested in playing Softball this spring, please sign up in the athletic office by October 25th.
If you are interested in joining the CIAC Class Act Leadership School Council please contact Mr. Filon by October 25, 2021.
Athletic event schedule for the week of October 25th, 2021
Monday
Volleyball vs. Farmington 4:00/5:00pm
Field Hockey at East Catholic 3:45pm
Freshman Girls Soccer at Suffield 3:30pm
Tuesday
Girls Varsity/JV Soccer at Enfield JV3:45pm/Varsity 6:00pm
Boys and Girls Freshman Cross Country Championships West Hartford Reservoir 3:30pm
Varsity Field Hockey at Newington 3:45/5:15pm
Boys Varsity/JV Soccer vs. Newington Varsity@ 6:00pm/JV@ 3:45pm
Wednesday
Freshman Boys Soccer vs. Conard 3:45pm
Volleyball vs.Northwest Catholic 4:00pm/5:00pm
Thursday
Boys Freshman Football vs. Hartford Public 3:45pm
Boys Varsity/JV Soccer at Maloney JV3:45pm/ Varsity 6:30pm
Freshman Boys Soccer vs. Granby 3:45pm
Friday
Varsity Football vs. Hartford Public 6:30pm
Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Bloomfield 3:45pm Fisher Meadows #1
Varsity/JV Field Hockey vs. Northwest Catholic 3:00/4:30pm
Volleyball at Farmington 5:00pm/6:00pm
CIAC Class MM Boys and Girls Cross Country Championships 10:00am Wickham Park, Manchester
Come out and support our teams!
Go Falcons!
