Avondale ENews for the week of June 12, 2017 (Athletic events appear in purple) AVONDALE IN THE NEWS: Education Today / Huntington Ford Scholarship: http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg% 2FVXNlcklEPTI3NTY0MSZNRElEPTgxODc3MDQmTURTZWVkPTUzMzgmVHlwZT1NZWRpYQ%3D%3D Avondale is changing the perception of Alternative High Schools: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/audio/education-today/education-todaychanging-the-perception-of-alternative-schools/#.WTkmiH-c8nE.email AVONDALE ELEMENTARY FLAG FOOTBALL SCORES WITH YOUNG ATHLETES! Photo Montage: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgYWg1TkV1WGx5NDQ/view?usp=sharing HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE DISTRICT THIS WEEK: June 12: Forget cooking tonight! Support Avondale Middle School – Eat at Chipotle tonight between 4 & 8 pm. Download this flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgX0RnOWpJeWVWM1U/view?usp=sharing June 13: Deerfield Elementary Fifth Grade Honors Assembly / 1:30pm / Deerfield Elementary June 14: 9th – 12th Grade Half Day (Semester Exams) June 14: Deerfield Elementary Field Day June 14: HS Sideline Cheer Meetings Team Meeting: 3:30pm / Parent Meeting: 5:30pm / Avondale High School June 14: MS All-School Activity Night / 6:30 – 8:00pm / Avondale Middle School June 15: Kindergarten – 12th Grade Half Day (9th – 12th Grade Semester Exams / K – 8th Grade Teacher Records) June 15: MS 6th Grade Awards Assembly – Parents Welcome / 8:00 am / Avondale Middle School June 15: Auburn Elementary 5th Grade Awards Ceremony / 9:30 am / Auburn Elementary June 15: MS 7th Grade Awards Assembly – Parents Welcome / 9:00 am / Note: time change from original announcement June 15: R. Grant Graham Elementary 5th Grade Promotion Celebration / 10 – 11 am / R. Grant Graham Elementary June 15: Woodland Elementary PTO Family Fun Day at Chuck E Cheese / 12 noon – 9pm June 16: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2016-2017 School Year Kindergarten – 12th Grade Half Day (9th – 12th Grade Semester Exams / K – 8th Grade Teacher Records) CONGRATULATIONS - Avondale Middle School track team – winners of the City Track Meet. The team also took 3rd out of 50 teams at the Oakland County Middle School Track Meet. Four athletes took 1st at the County Meet in the 800 M Relay and broke the school record! The team is David Holloman, Jacobean Jackson, Marlin Adams, and Jeremiah Watson. - Deerfield Elementary and Auburn Elementary Art students who had their artwork selected for the VSA Michigan 2017-2018 Emerging Artists Touring Exhibition: Chase Arthur, Sebastian Bejan, Josiah Burrell, Ryan Cannon, Natalie Orta-Mercado, Fiona Pauwels, Abel Simon, Maddox Smith, and Elisha Whitaker - Mr. Edmond Guay - Tony Award Excellence in Theater Education 2017 - Honorable Mention - Avondale SKILL student, Anis Ben Aoun - Special Olympic weight lifting medalist: Bench Press - SILVER, Deadlift – SILVER, and Combination. YELLOW JACKET SPRING 2017 ALL-DISTRICT / ALL-LEAGUE / ALL-STATE BASEBALL: Brendon Down, William Fahoome, Adam Mansfield, Jake Pershern and Charlie Smith GOLF (BOYS): Max Marzolf, Tony Rosasco LACROSSE: Braden Akers SOCCER (GIRLS): Emma Koberstein, Katelyn Mather, Kate Silverman and Laura Silverman SOFTBALL: Brooke Blanchette, Sarah Denis and Alexis Christoff TRACK (BOYS): Liam Adam, Jordan Douglas, Adam Mather, Sheku Bangurah, Adam Good, Josh Moshier, Ethan Bierer, Drew Gordon, Dylan Minor, Chance Chatman, Derrick Hinton, Joey Pastori, Gatlin Coleman, Reuben Hardiman, Kyle Strong, Torey Coleman, Josh Haskins, Jibril Syed, Baba Conate, Taro Ito, Le’Mott Thomas, Emil Dantzler, Sebastian Jackson, Dayton Truitt, Calvin Dennis, Zach Loyd, Nick Whiteside, Dylan Minor and Ben Zaremba TRACK (GIRLS): Suzanne Pfeiffer and Claire Matthews / All-State TENNIS (GIRLS): Keisha Damani, Maddie Harrod, Poem Harrison and Caitlin Zaremba

PLAN AHEAD: - CHILDREN OF EDEN featuring Mr. Guay as "Father" and over 70 former, present and future students of the ATC spanning from the classes of 1988 to 2030 as the various characters which populate the famous stories of Genesis. Saturday, June 24th at 7:35pm; $10 adults, $5 students. Please visit http://goo.gl/5a1pXT to purchase. AVONDALE ATHLETIC CAMPS: - Avondale Girls Volleyball Camp / Grades 6 – 9 (and HS players new to the game or wanting to improve their skills) / June 20 – 22 / 4 – 6pm. More information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgR2Z0YzBFWG5KLVk/view?usp=sharing - Avondale Football Team Camp / Grades 7 – 12 / June 26 – 28 / 4 – 7pm - Avondale Boys Tennis Summer Camp: July 3 – 27 Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgWEtXdlVDV0NLbms/view?usp=sharing - Avondale Girls Tennis Summer Camp: July 3 – 27 Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgUmJEWnEyUnVJOGs/view?usp=sharing

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Avondale School District Tailgate Party – August 24, 2017 (5 – 7 PM) SUMMER PROGRAMMING – REGISTRATION OPEN Avondale offers Summer School for Credit Recovery AND for Health/PE. Learn more: www.avondaleschools.org AYA Summer Camp Opportunities – Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgeS02QU9tVUlaWUU/view?usp=sharing Busy Bee Summer Camp – learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgQWxBdnlteXRMOXM/view?usp=sharing Avondale Early Learning Center Summer Camp – Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgclNobC1HdWhvV28/view?usp=sharing OF SPECIAL INTEREST: - MEET UP AND EAT UP Free Summer Food Service Program for Children. Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgODVzYmd5NTJrMms/view?usp=sharing View the menus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MO4KJ9xmSgWUN6eWlHb3V6QjQ/view?usp=sharing - Edmond Guay’s Retirement Brunch / June 25th / Learn More and Order Tickets: https://edmondguayretirement.eventbrite.com

Amazing Avondale Picture of the Week Have a wonder“full” summer! And yes that’s a spider – indigenous to the land of Auburn Elementary.