Welcome to the official podcast of Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham and the Avon Community School Corporation. Listen in as Dr. Wyndham talks about a wide range of timely topics with students, staff, and corporation partners. Avon Community School Corpor
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Seniors' Advice to the Class of '29"Every opportunity that you're presented with, take it. Take it and have fun with it. Really get to know people who can help you in the long run. And when you make it up there, check your ego at the door. ... Just make sure that every opportunity that someone hands you, take it, have fun with it, and make it your dream." Rion Bolden"A lot of 8th graders come into high school with the mindset that they're all that and that they're cooler than everybody. ... I think that making sure that you're not taking away from opportunities you could have because you're not having an open mind and you're thinking oh, that's not cool or oh, I don't want to do that. I think that it's really important that you're going to high school to learn, to get friends, and to make good experiences and memories." Mercy Olaniyan"Show up and take the chance. Even if you've never done it before, just show up. If it's a club or an extracurricular, just give it a shot. You don't know who you're going to meet in there. You could meet your best friend in there. You just don't know. You have to give yourself the opportunity to excel." Luke Sigler"Find what you're passionate about and pursue it wholeheartedly. I could never sing, so choir is definitely not my passion. But I know a lot of people who are in choir and they love it so much. For me academics has been a passion because I love learning. I've thrown myself into academics and it's brought me a lot of good experiences. And it's appreciated after you graduate, too." Adelyn Wyndham
May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week here in Avon and across the nation. It's a week when we make sure to acknowledge the women and men who have made it their mission not just to educate the minds of the next generation, but to cultivate their lives so they can succeed long past their time in school. For this very special episode, Dr. Wyndham has a fun and fast-paced conversation with five veteran teachers: Preschool Teacher Kastonia Gray, Kindergarten Teacher Renee Moore, 5th Grade Teacher Dee Andrus, 7th Grade Teacher Luke Tudor, and High School Teacher Chris Hill. You'll learn what brought these incredible teachers to Avon and what has kept them here. You'll hear about the teachers who helped them decide to pursue careers in education and what makes them #AvonProud. Each of them talk about the sense of family and community they have experienced here in Avon Schools and how they're working to help young teachers experience it too. Finally, you'll be inspired by their obvious passion to make a lifelong impact on our 11,000 students. Be sure to take time to share your appreciation with an educator this week.
Avon High School's Show Choir program swept every competition it entered this season — including the state finals — making them the first AHS Show Choir to win a state championship in the program's history. In honor of this incredible achievement, Dr. Wyndham sits down for a conversation with two student leaders, seniors Olivia Gibson Logan Fraley, and Show Choir Directors/Teachers Leah Trigg and Drew Stainbrook. They give Dr. Wyndham a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put together a successful show choir performance (hint: they're already hard at work on next season), how the students embraced this year's Olympics-themed show, how students held one another accountable to achieve high standards, and much more. Plus, you'll learn about Olivia and Logan's plans for the future and what schools they have attended since starting in Avon Schools as kindergarten students. Stick around to hear what makes each guest #AvonProud.
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In this very special episode of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast, Dr. Wyndham sits down for a warm conversation with two members of our district's Building Corporation and long-time Avon Orioles, Linda Dobbs and Lloyd Acton. Beyond the discussion about what the Building Corporation is and what they do, you'll love hearing Linda and Lloyd walk down memory lane, recounting the Avon community and Avon Schools of yesteryear. You'll also enjoy their perspectives on what makes them #AvonProud and their hopes for the future. Here are a couple notable quotes that will give you an idea of what Linda and Lloyd have to say: "As the community has grown and the schools have been added onto, I think the one thing that has remained a constant is the pride in our schools and the desire to make sure that our kids are getting a quality education," Linda Dobbs. "My life has been to be a loyal Oriole and to do what I can for kids in this community. ... What else would you want to do [with your life]? What else would you want to be involved in other than kids and their futures?" Lloyd Acton. We hope you enjoy this episode — that you learn something new about our history and that it makes you #AvonProud.
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Learn about ACSC's '25 Redistricting Process and access FAQ, timelines, committee meeting recaps, and much more. Discover the backstory of the redistricting project — ACSC's history of growth — on our strategic expansion webpage.
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National Teaching Assistants' Day is celebrated annually on September 27. What better way to celebrate than to highlight the work of a few of our incredible Teaching Assistants! In this dynamic episode of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast, Dr. Scott Wyndham sits down for a conversation with Laura Collier from Avon Intermediate School East, Jill Parson from Avon Middle School North, and Vanessa Belcher, also from AMS North. They talk about what drew them to Avon Schools and what keeps them here. They also share favorite memories, what keeps them motivated, and what it's like serving in Avon Schools. Stick around to find out what makes them #AvonProud and what Dr. Wyndham thinks is the highest compliment employees can give to our school corporation.
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Ms. O'Brien is currently assisting other Avon Schools as they launch their own clubs. If you're interested in bringing Family Book Club to your school, email her.Learn more about AIS East's Family Book Club.
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Listen in as Dr. Wyndham talks with three giggly Maple Elementary 3rd-grade students about their experience in school. Lexi, Evie, and Logan are joined by 3rd-grade teacher Andrea Brown, and they talk about a lot: math word problems, reading chapter books, science curriculum, a stuffed hedgehog named Cookie Dough, foam parties, their playground, extra-curricular activities and other big items from life in 3rd grade. You'll enjoy Mrs. Brown's perspective as a 21-year teaching veteran -- all in third grade at Maple -- about how the school has grown and changed over time. Stick around as the students flip the script on Dr. Wyndham, becoming the interviewers and asking him all their burning questions.
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Welcome to season 4 of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast. We're kicking off this new season with a very special episode featuring 2023 Teacher of the Year Sarah Valentin. Listen in as Dr. Wyndham talks with Sarah and Pine Tree Elementary Assistant Principal Jennifer McCann Thomas about what set Sarah apart from a crowded field of deserving honorees, what keeps her motivated, her advice for new educators, and why she's chosen to transition into a new role at Pine Tree teaching multilingual learners. Welcome back for what will be our best and most exciting season yet.
We're wrapping up season three of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast by highlighting some of our graduating seniors. Join the conversation as Dr. Wyndham and three members of the AHS Class of '23 -- McKenzie Musser, Wendel Hollister, and Cheaney Schoeff -- discuss their immediate plans for the future, how well their Avon Schools education has prepared them for their next steps, their favorite memories from being a student in Avon, and much more. Be sure to listen to the entire episode so you don't miss the students' advice to current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors as well as their shout-outs to former and current educators and support staff. We're excited to celebrate with these students -- and all members of the Class of '23 -- as they wrap up their educational journeys in Avon.
May 8-12 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we are excited to celebrate the incredible women and men who choose to teach in Avon Schools. Don't just take it from us. In this episode, Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham features students from Kyle Lee and Ashley Koontz's classrooms at Avon Middle School North and Mandy Tobin and Erin Ringham's classrooms at Avon Middle School South. Listen in as they share who their favorite teachers are and what makes them so special. We hope you'll join our students in showing your appreciation to our teachers this Teacher Appreciation Week.
Access Avon Schools Mental Wellness resourcesConnect with an Avon School Resource OfficerLearn more about Willow CenterIf you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, please contact a trusted adult, a teacher, or your school administrator. You can also contact Krista Fay, Sam Leahy, or Chase Cotten directly. Help is available.
The Avon High School Jobs for America's Grads (JAG) program is an excellent illustration of our mission to make sure that all belong, learn, and grow. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, JAG is a "state-based, national non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students of promise who have experienced challenging or traumatic life experiences achieve success through graduation. JAG is a resiliency-building workforce program that helps students learn in-demand employability skills and provides a bridge to post-secondary education and career advancement opportunities." Listen in as Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham is joined by AHS JAG Coordinator Elena Stidham and two outstanding JAG students who have recently won statewide recognition for their success. Senior Neva Verbik earned the prestigious title of Indiana's 2023 Outstanding Senior. She will compete in the national JAG competition this month in Orlando. Junior Esther Bankole-Brown won first place in the Employability Skills competition at this year's state finals. Both students talk about how JAG has impacted them and how it is helping to set them up to pursue their dreams and plans for the future.
Mentioned in this episode:Avon Schools Finance WebpageGateway2018 Referendum ReportAvon High School Construction ProjectPine Tree Elementary Construction ProjectFuture Growth
Mentioned in this episode:Avon High SchoolAvon Food Services DepartmentCedar Elementary LibraryMcAllister's Deli (Plainfield)Avon Education Foundation Teacher Supply StoreMonical's PizzaAvon Grounds DepartmentMama Bird BakeryHendricks Regional Health YMCAMetro DinerSpeck's Pet SuppliesAvon Middle School NorthErskine Green Training Institute
Automation, artificial intelligence, and computer programming used to be the stuff of science fiction novels and high-budget films. Today, these are among the high school STEM subjects capturing students' imaginations, holding their attention, and producing incredible results. In this episode, Dr. Wyndham talks robotics with members of the Avon High School Roborioles: Peyton, Stephen, and their Teacher Chris Hill. This season, for the first time, AHS has fielded three separate teams of student innovators and all three have qualified to compete in the state competition in March. Listen in as Mr. Hill, Peyton, and Stephen explain how robotics competitions work, their process for bringing their designs from concept to reality, and how their hands-on STEM experiences at AHS are preparing them for exciting and fulfilling careers - not in science fiction, but in the real-world career landscape of the 21st Century.
Quotables"Having the opportunity to come back and then get to work with all those amazing teachers was something that really drew me toward Avon. [I get] to come back and be inspired and learn from essentially my mentors in high school," (Hartsock)."Not only am I able to work with the person who got me into teaching, I'm with the people I grew up looking up to. [Coming back to Avon] was like a no-brainer to me," (Hawk)."Every day when I walk into my classroom, those 25 kids are my heart and soul and my lifeblood and I will do anything for them. That's a passion that I don't think, for me, will ever go away," (Edick)."When you've got kids that you want to serve and you've got great people around you who are helping you, that does make those hard days [as a teacher] a lot better," (Wyndham).
Since our successful referendum in 2018, we have been fortunate enough to have an Instructional Coach in each of our schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, and we're seeing great growth as they support our teachers in best meeting the needs of their students. Today, Dr. Wyndham highlights the work of our coaches during this conversation with Kristle Chalos and Emily Steffen, Instructional Coaches at Hickory Elementary and Sycamore Elementary, respectively. Learn more about what Avon's Instructional Coaches do, how they partner with both new and experienced teachers, how they use data to monitor progress, and how their work is accelerating growth for all students.
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