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Ava School Board Candidates Interview
Questions for School Board Candidate Vernard (Vern) Deatherage Question #1: What’s your take on the current relationship between the Ava School Board and Bus Drivers, and how will you work to improve it? My take on the current relationship between the Ava School Board and the Bus Drivers — Sad! It is a result of…
Read MoreAva R-1 Senior Awards
by Michael Boyink [email protected] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal year-end Ava R-1 Senior Awards were delivered via a YouTube video, rather than during an all-school assembly. The full video can be found at youtu.be/dhQP360DYD4. Below are the award details. Ava Alumni Thomas Kay Yeoman Memorial Scholarship: Emaly Keyes Karcee McFarlin Haley Hererra Grace…
Read MoreComing Soon – 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 all did well too. To help commemorate this truncated school year we’ve created a digital sports scrapbook with 130 articles plus hundreds more photos that didn’t make the paper. All…
Read MoreKindergarten Enrollment
Enrollment for kindergarten at Ava R-I for the fall of 2020 will be by appointment on Tuesday May 19, Wednesday May 20, & Friday May 22. To make an appointment, please call the elementary office at 417-683-5450. Our current office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Packets may be picked up…
Read MoreAva High School Class of 2020 Senior Activities
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, events for the graduating class of 2020 have been rescheduled. Senior Awards Assembly An awards slideshow will be released on Friday, May 15th, at 9:30 a.m. This is the same date and time the awards assembly was scheduled to occur. The slideshow will highlight students who are receiving awards…
Read MoreSkyline Staff GO BLUE for Child Abuse Awareness
Submitted Photos Candace Mayberry and Tamara Collins with Children’s Division (left) recently coordinated a Go Blue event and balloon release at Skyline R-2 to bring awareness to combating child abuse. Alivia, Katie (Skyline 1st grade teacher) and Madelynn Vivod with Crystal Sartor (Skyline kindergarten teacher) participated in the event.
Read MoreAchievement Unlocked: Ava Student Lands Dream Scholarship
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] In these interesting times as Americans become introverts at the behest of the government, a group of Americans have taken the time to catch up on their favorite pastime to pass time. Playing video games. Long before the quarantine Caiden Palmer was eagerly saving up for his first Mass Multiplayer Online…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Ate My Senior Year; Ava R-1 Seniors On Finishing High School At Home
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] Editor’s note: We asked some Ava R-1 High School Seniors about their experience of having their senior year cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following are their (lightly edited) responses. Calee Dollarhide The process started with pure excitement for Spring Break and none of this even in mind which turned…
Read MoreAva School Board Discusses COVID-19 Effects, Sets Elementary Summer School Schedule
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School board met on April 14th. The meeting was broadcast online for attendance by the public. Consent Agenda In a 7-0 vote, the board approved: Regular meeting minutes from April 16th, 2020. Financial summary fund balances Authorization for payment of bills The proposed agenda Administration Reports Superintendent…
Read MoreLocal FFA Members Receive State’s Highest FFA Honor
Haley Herrera, Kennedy Meyer and Caitlin Welch of Ava have received the State FFA Degree, the highest degree members can receive at state level. The Ava FFA members are one of a record 988 degree recipients receiving the honor. Awarding of the degree is based on a member’s supervised agricultural experience program in agribusiness or…
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