2011.11 Chronicles - Avon Community School Corporation

November 17, 2011
Stephanie
Bode has been
appointed as Assistant
Principal at Avon High
School (AHS) effective
January 1, 2012. Currently,
Bode is the Assistant
Principal at Brownsburg
High School with
prior experience teaching at AHS. She will join the
AHS team of assistant principals when Advanced
Learning Center Associate Principal, Michael
Swank, moves into the AHS Principal position.
Her esteemed education includes a Masters in
Teaching, Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in
History, and Minor in Foreign Affairs through the
Curry School of Education's 5 year combined
MT/BA program, University of Virginia (1991)
and Experiential Program for Preparing School
Principals at Butler University (1995.)
A new student organization
at Avon High School (AHS)
is preparing emerging leaders
and entrepreneurs for careers
in marketing, finance, hospitality
and management.
She also co-authored Critical Languages grants in
2006 and 2007 and was named in 1995, Indiana
Teacher of the Year Semifinalist, and Avon Community
School Corporation Teacher of the Year in
1994. Welcome Mrs. Bode!
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Phantom of the Opera
Nov 17-19
Thanksgiving Break—No School
November 24-25
Talent Show
Jan 31
Riley Dance Marathon
March 10
Prom
May 19
DECA enhances the
preparation for college and
careers by providing cocurricular
programs that integrate
into classroom instruction,
applying learning in the
context of business, connecting
to business and the community
and promoting competition.
AHS DECA Student
President, Lauren Gerulski,
said, “Students will be given
the opportunity to work
hands-on with business exwww.facebook.com/avon.ahs
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Avon High School
7575 East CR 150 South
Avon, Indiana 46123
317.544.5000
http://hs.avon-schools.org/
http://avon-schools.org/
Superintendent
Dr. Timothy Ogle
Principal
Mr. Rick Adcock
Associate Principal
Mr. Mike Swank
Assistant Principals
Mr. Jim Ludlow
Mr. Frank Meyer
Mrs. Kellie Rodkey
Athletic Administrator
Mr. Brad Holsinger
Assistant Athletic
Director/Dean
Mr. Lance Larkey
Yearbooks are now
on sale!
Yearbooks are now on sale through January 23
for $55. To order, please go to:
www.YearbookOrderCenter.com or call 1-
866-287-3096. No books will be sold after January
23! If you go to the website, use order #
3010 to go directly to AHS’s order page.
The Avon High School Echo won the Hoosier Star Merit
Award for last year’s paper! This is the second highest state award newspapers can
win, and it means we are in the top 5 newspapers in the state (2 schools received the
Hoosier Star and we were one of 3 schools that received the Merit Award). Please
congratulate the Echo kids when you see them. Congratulations!
FCCLA Brings fun to Local Children
Avon FCCLA members organized and worked two booths at the Hendricks County
Kids Fair on Saturday, October 29 th . 3000 children and adults attended this event
located in the AHS field house. The event had approximately 50 booths and a couple
of bounce houses. FCCLA, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, is a
national student organization that has the family as the central focus. Pictured are
Morgan Smith and Cherokee Cave watching over the children at the ring toss. Also
pictured is Alex Sweazey and Laura Mullenix giving some advice to the children
before they throw the rings.
Editors
Mrs. Jennifer Benge
Mrs. Stephanie Fortune
Mrs. Lara Habig

FCCLA Goes
Trick or Treating
to help
Local Families
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FCCLA members went throughout
the Avon community to collect food
for Project Angel on Thursday, October
27. This is the 4 th year that
Avon Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America has collected
food at Halloween called
Trick of Treat So Kids Can Eat.
Pictured is Stephanie Manchester
and Matthew Morgan with the
food collected.
Penny Wars to Benefit Community
The AHS World Language Honor Societies will sponsor their 3 rd annual “Penny Wars” to benefit the ACSP Holiday Connection
Project as well as additional community projects throughout the school year. The Penny Wars will take place in
World Language and other volunteer classrooms from November 14 th – December 5 th . The classes will compete to collect
the greatest number of points. Each coin will equal 1 positive point per cent and each bill/check will equal 1 negative point
per cent. We hope to break our $1950 total collection from last year. Please help by collecting your coins and sending them
in with your students! Students are not required to be in a world language class to participate.
The AIM program will be involved with the NEHS book
drive. All freshman SRT’s are collecting books and the AIM group
that collects the most will be given a pizza party by the NEHS!! Also, the
next mentor luncheon for AIM will be on December 1 st during all three
lunches. The mentor parent group will be providing a “taco bar” luncheon.
AIM GAME NIGHT has also been scheduled for January 26 th ! Put it on
your calendar now…more information will be posted later.
Do you know an inspirational and phenomenal
teacher who deserves some positive
notoriety for the way they go about their work 360 Education
Solutions, your advocate group for educators, is excited to announce
this year's annual writing competition for school district
employees. Please visit:
http://www.360-edu.com/resources/contests/nomination.phpcid=11040&eid=4984674

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Business Professionals of America members: Kade Diallo, Lul
Teklit, Michele Pinkins, and Chloey Loman participated in the Fall Leadership Conference on
November 4th. Guest Speaker, Matt Meuleners admitted to being a geek and encouraged the 500 students to identify
their “geekness”. Of course, you are always uncomfortable with new situations. We need to realize our first
reaction is not always the best. He encouraged the students to take a second look; to challenge themselves to look
at the possibilities and to learn to connect with others, learn to reach out to others, and to be confident and to believe
in yourself. This was all while he was having them participate in finger jousting, linking pinkies and giving us
the “cootie” cure!
BPA members were able to attend a session to learn about the new events and activities this year with their association.
The State Leadership Officers did a great job with a fashion show and making our meeting fun.
In the afternoon, the FOCUS group had the students creating outrageous moving, functional machines, learning
business etiquette, and navigating their way across the Grid while overcoming various road blocks. Grid walk emphasized
the importance of taking risks, effective communication and teamwork.
FOCUS is an organization that works with Achieving Excellence through Understanding and Action. Kyle Wilken,
Todd Gearman, and Matt Meuleners gave excellent presentations to the students attending. The ultimate goal is
for the students to take action when you leave the conference; strategize how they can overcome challenges; learn
to believe in themselves, have confidence in themselves, and learn to communicate with others.

DECA continued from pg 1
periences and personal relation skills
as our club continues to expand. I
hope in this inaugural year, our
club will lay a strong foundation
for years to come.” Club advisor
and business teacher, Mr. Troy
Drosche, said students will leverage
their DECA experience to
become academically prepared,
community oriented, professionally
responsible, experienced leaders.
Gerulski also noted that one
of her goals this year for DECA was to impact the Avon community
in a positive way.
Although new to AHS, DECA was founded in 1946. The high
school division includes 185,000 members in 5,000 schools. For
more information, visit, www.deca.org.
From left to right: President—Lauren Gerulski,
Vice President—Elijah Cramer, Historian—Danielle Edwards,
Secretary—Kelly McDaniel. Not pictured: Treasurer
- Alex Gardner, Webmaster - Taylor Yeskie,
Public Relations - Brenna Jameson and Michele Pinkins
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The Avon Parent Partnership Committee (APPC), comprised of two parents
from each school, facilitates communication on academic issues between parents and school administrators. At the October
4th meeting, the ACSC academic achievement was discussed and celebrated. Based on growth and achievement, both performance
and improvement, 9 of Avon’s 11 schools were rated “exemplary” and were given an “A.” The other two, barely
missing the “A” were given a “B.” Avon High School was recognized as on one the top 20 high schools in the state. An AP
Scholars update was also shared; Avon is proud to have had 88 students named AP scholars, an honor for those scoring
among the top possible scores in several AP exams. The ACSC was pleased to inform the group that they applied for and
were awarded an Assistive Technology Grant. Finally,
the proposed, and now passed balanced calendar was
discussed noting a strong positive initial reaction from
both teachers and parents. Details of all topics are
given in the meeting minutes that are found on the
APPC webpage, linked under the parent information
heading on the left side of the main ACSC website.
AHS's APPC representatives are Kent Mueller and
Stacie Pieczko and can be reached at 544-1234 X 3011
OR hsparentpartnership@avon-schools.org
Haley Priest
The AHS Varsity Cheerleaders competed last weekend in the Indiana State Cheerleading
Championship. They brought home a 10 th place finish after competing against 29 other 4A teams from across
the state. Congratulations Girls!!!
Congratulations to Haley Priest for making the 2011 All State Cheer Team. Way to go Haley!!!!

The Avon Football Program had a very successful season in 2011 at all levels. The Varsity
team finished the regular season with a record of 8-1 and won a share of the H.C.C. Conference Championship! After falling
in a tough first game, the Orioles have been on an 8 game winning streak to finish the regular season. The season has included
wins over defending state champion Fishers, Brownsburg at Lucas Oil Stadium, and Zionsville in a wild 2 nd Half
comeback. The Orioles look to accomplish more goals in the postseason! Also successful this season were the JV and
Freshman teams. The JV finished with a record of 8-1 and were H.C.C. Co-Champions. The Freshmen finished 7-2 and
were also close to a conference championship. Thanks to all for their support of Avon Football!
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HOOSIER CROSSROADS CONFERENCE
2011 H.C.C. Fall Season Coaches of the Year
Steve Guenin (HSE-GGf), Joe Golden (HSE-BCC), Brett Comer (Brownsburg - Fb), Greg Davidson (HSE - GSoc), Phil Schmidt
(Avon-BSoc), Mark Woldmoe (HSE-BTen), Scott McQueen (Avon-Vb), Brad Rosebrock (Avon-BCC), Stan Malles (Avon- BTen), and
Doug Showley (Zionsville-GCC)
Avon Wins 2011 Fall
H.C.C. Sportsmanship Award

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Mr. Tony Record is the proud recipient of two grants/awards. In September, Duke Energy Foundation
awarded Mr. Record with a $1000 Grant for bridging technology use in the classroom for use with his mathematics
curriculum. On November 4, Mr. Record will receive a donation in the amount of $1000 from the “Realizing The Dream”
program which is funded by the Lily Endowment. The “Realizing The Dream” program is a consortium of the Independent
Colleges of Indiana where first generation college graduates pay tribute to a high school educator who influenced
them in their academic pursuits. 2008 AHS graduate Zach Tunberg who will be graduating from Trine University this
spring selected Mr. Record as that educator.
End-of-Course Assessments
The End-of-Course Assessments in Algebra I and English 10 will be given in December to students who have previously
taken these exams, but not yet passed. This also includes students who are new to Avon from an out-of-state school. Students
were given a letter about the ECA’s during the week of October 31, in their ST class. This letter explained the remediation
information and the dates of the tests. The Algebra I ECA will be given on Monday, December 12 and the English
10 ECA will be given on Wednesday, December 14. All testing will be administered using the online format this year. If
parents have questions, they may notify their son/daughter’s guidance counselor.
SRT Meetings
The guidance counselors recently finished up a series of SRT meetings with the juniors and sophomores. These meetings
included hands-on training and review of the online Naviance program, information about the PSAT and PLAN tests, and
also information on college visits and career exploration.
PSAT/PLAN
Juniors and sophomores completed the PSAT on October 12. The PSAT is a practice version of the SAT and also the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for juniors. Students will receive their scores which will include valuable information
from the collegeboard, during their pre-enrollment meetings in January. Sophomores just completed the PLAN test on
November 15. This exam is a prep for the ACT. It also includes a comprehensive career/interest inventory component
which will be included with their test scores. These will also be returned to the students during their pre-enrollment meetings.
Financial Aid Night
Seniors and their parents are invited to attend Avon High School’s Financial Aid Night on Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30
p.m. in the AHS Auditorium.
Thomas Ratliff, from Indiana Wesleyan, will be presenting information important to families about the FAFSA (Free Application
for Federal Student Aid) and answering questions about the financial aid process.
Plan on attending this very important meeting!!!!

Students of the Month
October 2011
Sponsored by Aqua Systems
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Art
Business
Communications
English
Family and Consumer Science
Health and Physical Education
Math
Performing Arts
Resource
Science
Social Studies
Technology Education
World Language
Cody Reno
Laurel Wilcoxson
Dane Van Paris
Jacob Buchanan
Allison Davis
Sean Cook
Jacob Lee
Brianne Mason
Kathryn Pionke
Jeffrey Rogier
Joel Kugelman
Clayton Hubble
Stephanie Hoelle

Tickets ($10 for
adults 19 & older;
$8 for students 6 -
18; 5 and under are
free) will be sold the
evening of the performances
only.
Please enter
door#33 on the
Northwest side of
the school.

Avon Marching
Black & Gold
(AMB&G) completed their season
last weekend at the Music for
All Bands of America Grand National
Championships at Lucas Oil
Stadium. AMB&G placed 2nd in
the Finals (by 2/10 of a point.) 92
bands participated in the 3-day
event. Broken Arrow from Oklahoma
placed 1st and Carmel
placed 3rd.
The weekend prior, AMB&G took
1st place at the Music for All
Bands of America Super Regional
Championship. 31 high school
marching bands from Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee,
and Virginia performed in preliminary
competition.
Although the regular marching season
has ended, the music hasn’t
stopped! The 273 marchers will
continue practicing their show as
well as additional music in preparation
for their trip to the famous
Tournament of Roses® Parade on
January 2, 2012.
For more information:
www.avonband.com

The Lady
Orioles
Volleyball Team
completed their season with a remarkable
record of 39-1. After winning
their sectional, regional, and semistate,
the ladies competed at Ball State
University in the Indiana State Volleyball
Finals. Thousands of Avon fans
packed the stadium to cheer on our
Lady Orioles. Although they fell behind
Penn State High School in a close
match, this volleyball team will go down in the record
books and our memories forever. Congratulations to Katie
Higginbotham to being named to the South Senior
All Star Team and for Emily Graves to being named the
Junior South All Star Team.
Also Congratulations to Beth Prince and Katie
Higginbotham being named to 1st team All State and
Madi Reeves and Ally Bexell being named 2nd Team All
State.
Congratulations to Beth Prince for being named Super
Team Player of the YEAR!!!! Also congratulations to
Katie Higginbotham and Ally Bexell for being named
to the Super Team and for Madi Reeves for being
named Honorable Mention Super Team. GREAT SEA-
SON LADIES!

SHOP.
DINE.
GIVE.
The Holidays are just around the corner,
and everyone has those special
people for whom they need to purchase
the perfect gift! As an added
bonus, while you're shopping, you can
help the Avon Education Foundation
(AEF)!
On Sunday, December 4th, from 6-9 p.m., Metropolis is having a special night
of shopping, dining and entertainment!
For only $5, you can purchase a "Shop-Dine-Give" card/ticket for this exclusive
shopping event.
Metropolis will be closed to the general public that evening and will be open
only to those individuals taking advantage of this special shopping experience.
Here’s how it works:
Purchase a card/ticket from AEF representative:
Mary @748-3276 or maryburkhart@yahoo.com)
On December 4th from 6-9 p.m., you will exchange the card/ticket for a “VIP
bracelet” at the Guest Service area at Metropolis Mall.
The VIP bracelet will exclusively enable you to gain entrance to any store or
restaurant at Metropolis for an enjoyable and special night of shopping and
dining!
100% of the proceeds from sale of the “Shop-Dine-Give” card/ticket will benefit
the Avon Education Foundation, if purchased from our AEF representative,
Mary Burkhart at: 748-3276 or maryburkhart@yahoo.com. Please hurry, as tickets
for this special promotion are only available until December 2, 2011.