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PRINCIPAL'S PARAGRAPH
PRINCIPAL'S PARAGRAPH
Dear AHS students, staff, and families,
As we conclude the third quarter, as usual, I want to celebrate all our students for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance throughout the quarter. Whether it was excelling in academics, participating in extracurricular activities, or demonstrating leadership within the school community, your efforts have not gone unnoticed. I am proud of each and every one of you for your commitment to excellence. Particularly, I want to shout out 11th grader Jeremy Richard who's score on the Open exam of the U.S. Biology Olympiad qualified him as a Semifinalist. Semifinalists are among the top 20% of participants across the country. What a tremendous accomplishment. Additionally, we have a number of students from our Winter Sports teams that received All Conference/ All State recognitions. Congratulations! Finally, 9th grader Connor Wolfe submitted two original compositions to the CT Music Educators Association's Composition and Songwriting competition. Both compositions were selected to be featured during the 77th annual CMEA conference in April at the CT Convention Center. I can't say it enough, AHS has such talented students!
As we look ahead to the final quarter of the school year, I encourage everyone to stay focused, motivated, and engaged in their learning journey. The staff and I will continue to work together to create a positive and inclusive school environment where every student feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. I look forward to celebrating even more amazing accomplishments in the next Falcon. For those celebrating Easter, may this joyful occasion be filled with love, hope, and renewal as you gather with family and friends to commemorate this special time. And to our Muslim families observing Ramadan, may this holy month continue to be a time of reflection, growth and community solidarity as you fast and engage in acts of worship and charity. As a school community, we always seek to celebrate the richness of our cultural and religious diversity, and we honor the traditions and beliefs of all our students and families. May this season be a time of unity, understanding, and respect for one another's customs and traditions.
In Community,
Dr. Lockhart
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GENERAL
Quarter 3 ends on April 1st, 2024
Spring break is from Monday April 8th to Friday April 12th, 2024
This week's Falcon of the Week Student Ameir Williams and Teacher Jessie Shaw
COUNSELING
Avon Dollars for Scholars - ADFS has awarded about $80,000 annually to Avon students. Create an account and apply for local scholarships. Instructions are posted here. Deadline: March 29
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
Avon Student Government is sponsoring a movie night at the Apple Cinemas in Simsbury. Tickets will be $5 and half of the proceeds will go to Relay for Life. The movie choices are 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls (the original), and Top Gun: Maverick. Check your emails to place your vote and pay attention to the announcements because tickets will go on sale March 18th and it will be first come first serve.
The Sierra Club is hosting a Trivia Bee on April 19th and they are looking for teams to participate in this fun and intellectually stimulating competition. For more information and to sign up please use the google form.
Beauty and the Beast tickets are now on sale. Buy your tickets here
On Thursday April 4 from 6-9 PM, come join the Climate Action Club for a game night in the AHS cafeteria! There will be board games, ACTUALLY GOOD snacks, trivia, and more! Admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at lunch waves from 4/1-4/4 or at the door. See you there!
Interact Club will be having a meeting on Monday at 6pm in the library. We hope to see you there!
ATTENTION!!! The Climate Action Club is resuming their Food Waste Diversion project! There will be green food waste buckets near the trash cans to toss out food waste. That food will be processed and used as fertilizer around our school, so please make sure to separate your food waste from regular trash!
The American Red Cross Club will be hosting a second blood drive on Wednesday, April 17th. The drive will run from 8am to 1pm, and teachers and students 16 or older are eligible to donate. Please see links for signing up and parental permission for 16 year olds. The Red Cross strongly encourages all donors to register using this link. Parental permission form for 16 year olds.
The Sierra Club is selling gently used clothes on Instagram and all funds will be donated to charity.
Save the Date: Prom will be held on Saturday May 18th at the Hartford Marriott
CONTESTS
It's time for Project Graduation Raffle! All proceeds will benefit the seniors and their last celebration at AHS. Please see the raffle calendar on the attachment for prizes to Amazon, Sephora, Starbucks, and more! Use the QR code on the flyer to buy your tickets.
Lt. Governor’s Computing Challenge - Calling all students in grades 9 – 12 to submit to the Lt. Governor’s Computing Challenge. No experience is needed and there are three challenges to choose from. The Challenge submission window closes on April 26th. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
ATHLETICS
Spring Sport Registration is now open. Please click the link for more information.
INTERNSHIP OFFICE & OTHER STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Click here for Enrichment and Scholarship Opportunities.
We are a non-profit - Kids Who Tri Succeed, inc - an organization started 16 years ago to promote childhood fitness. We have expanded this to encourage fitness for life and now embrace wider age groups, hopefully where all family members can participate. The 5k would be appropriate for high schoolers and also many younger children, and the free children's half mile fun for even younger racers. In our more holistic approach we include physically challenged participants and race fees help support Gaylord Sports Association for such athletes. All distances are off-road.
The Class of 2026 is selling spirit t-shirts: If you would like to order one, please complete this Google Form and submit payment by next Friday, April 5th. Class officers will be outside the cafeteria during lunch waves or payment can be brought to Mrs. Berliner in W218 or N215. Payment can be cash or a check made out to Avon High School and must be submitted by Friday, April 5 for your shirt to be ordered.
PICTURES
Mr. Tinker's Environmental Scientists studying plant adaptations to different biomes.
Mr. Dadona's Mechanical Engineers tinkering with gears and creating glider planes.
Bridges Program Culminating activity with students from AHS, TBS, PGS and RBS
Last Wednesday, the Counseling Dept. and the Internship Program co-hosted our annual Career Expo for our 9th and 10th graders. We welcomed our keynote speaker, Andréa Hawkins, MSOP & over 35 presenters, representing 13 job clusters, military branches, UCONN's Army ROTC and Healing Meals Community Project. Some of our many presenters & dedicated internship mentors included: Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, M&T Bank, Demanche Law Group, The Construction Education Center, Avon Old Farms Hotel, Ct. Society of Civil Engineers, Strength, Honor & Training, Luna Pizza, Summit Technologies, Mr. Moss, Pine Grove School, Joe Zone - WFSB, The Hartford, Downes Construction, The Institute of Cosmetology, Avon BOE, AFD, APD, Goodwin University, HTX Helicopters, and more! We are grateful to all of our guests who shared their career insights and inspirations with our students!
Forensic Scientists in Mrs. Loyne's class collaborating on recreating blood splatter from crime scenes.
Congratulations to the Heat for their big win in the IBA championship game! Thanks to all the players, referees, fans and score keepers for a fantastic season.
Mr. Wolfe's honors Historians were doing an Industrial Revolution “Urbanization Simulation” where their job was to plan an English village as it progressed industrially from 1750-1850.
On March 14th and 21st, Seniors presented their Capstone Projects to groups of teachers, families, and friends. Some students presented non-traditional products and even decided to open businesses based on their hard work and research!
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