School News
A Night Under the Stars
Ava’s Square came alive with music, food and fellowship last Friday evening as high school juniors and seniors rallied together for a special prom night around the gazebo downtown. The theme for the celebration was entitled, A Night Under the Stars. The special event was supported by area businesses and parents who staged the event and coordinated festivities.
Read MoreNow Available: Ava R-1 Digital Sports Scrapbook
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] You might remember the Ava football team won a game or two this season. Boys basketball, girls volleyball and girls basketball also did well. To help commemorate this truncated school year we’ve created a digital sports scrapbook with: 130 articles from specific games and meets. 100’s of additional photos that didn’t…
Read MoreAva R-1 School Board Approves Raises For Teachers & Bus Drivers, Switches to Local Auditor
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School Board held a budgetary meeting on Thursday, June 25th at 5:30 P.M. During the hour-long meeting, the board voted on the following action items: Budget Amendments for 2019-2020 School Year Dr. Dial reported that the school had seen $576,959 in additional revenue for the 19/20 school year.…
Read MoreSpecial Ava R-1 School Board Meeting
The Ava R-1 School Board met in a special session on Friday, June 19. The meeting was to appoint a Treasurer for the school that had proper bonding per School Board Policy BCC-1. Recently-elected Treasurer Deana Parsick resigned the position, and Monica Ray, District Bookkeeper was appointed to the position until she retires on July…
Read MoreAva Head Start Accepting Applications for Fall
Ava Head Start Center is accepting children’s applications for the coming school year. To qualify, children must be three- or four-years-old on or before July 31, 2020. The Head Start program promotes early education, health and wellness, and provides disability services and social services. Parents have the opportunity to engage in all aspects of the…
Read MoreReorganized Ava R-1 School Board Declares Truce With Bus Route Owners
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School Board held its post-election reorganizational meeting on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:15 p.m. Editors Note This meeting contained more discussion than most Ava School Board meetings, which made it nearly two hours long. What follows is a summary of the actions the board took, with references to…
Read MoreGraduated, Finally
Delayed and Socially-Distanced Ceremonies Held for Ava’s Class of 2020 by Michael Boyink / [email protected] They were graduated. They are graduated. They graduated. No matter which version you deem grammatically correct, last Friday night 81 young adults walked into C. E. Harlan Stadium as High School Seniors and walked out as the school’s newest alumni. Delayed…
Read MoreAva Head Start Accepting for Fall
Ava Head Start Center is accepting children’s applications for the coming school year. To qualify, children must be three- or four-years-old on or before July 31, 2020. The Head Start program promotes early education, health and wellness, and provides disability services and social services. Parents have the opportunity to engage in all aspects of the…
Read MoreAva R-1 Prom Canceled
According to Ava R-1 High School Principal Dr. Teresa Nash, the 2020 Prom has been canceled. Dr Nash cited “concerns with social distancing and capacity guidelines” as the reasoning for canceling the event. Graduation for the class of 2020 is still scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Silvey Field in Ava. While the event is open…
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