September 10, 2021 Greetings!
What a great week it has been! I could not be more thrilled to see your sons on campus with renewed energy and excitement. Watching new friendships form and returning students reconnecting are sights for sore eyes. It was wonderful to interact with our parents again in person and to see many familiar faces over the past few days. Although we are adhering to a mask mandate for now, the Avon experience we know and love is certainly back.
For those unfamiliar with our Parent Two-Week Rundown, this is a bi-weekly newsletter which serves as your gateway to all parent information and happenings on campus. Please take a moment to access SmugMug to see some great photos of the boys over the past week and be sure to check back as photos are added regularly.
I look forward to seeing you on campus as we get the school year underway! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Susan Kohn, director of parent relations.
Aspirando et perseverando,
Jim Detora P'12 Head of School UPCOMING EVENTS Your boys will be very busy over the first weeks of school! This full schedule is planned to help them adjust to life at Avon Old Farms.
Sept. 10-12 is a Closed Weekend* *Boarding students are not allowed to sign out for overnight leaves. However, parents may visit campus and even take their sons for a bite to eat. Day Students are expected to be on campus on Saturday from 9:00-6:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 12:00-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 10 Evening Activities are Casual Dress 5:00-6:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner 5:30-7:00 p.m. Freshmen Class Cook-out NIMROD CABIN 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ice Cream Truck HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE 7:30-9:00 p.m. Hypnotist Brian Imbus BROWN AUDITORIUM (optional)
Saturday, Sept. 11 Casual Dress 6:00-7:00 a.m. 9/11 Memorial Run STAIRS VETERANS MEMORIAL (optional) 7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast (optional) 9:00-11:00 a.m. Practices for ALL fall sports and afternoon activities 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m. Class Activities
5:00-7:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner 7:00-11:00 p.m. Field Day Part 1 JAMERSON & VILLAGE GREEN (optional for Day Students)
Sunday, Sept. 12 Casual Dress 9:30-11:30 a.m. Brunch 11:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. FIELD DAY School Wide Competition on Fields/Field House 5:00-6:30 p.m. Dinner
Sept. 13-17 Yearbook Photos: Grades 9-11 on Mon/Tues and Grade12/PGs on Thur/Fri
Monday, Sept. 13 5:00-7:30 p.m. Haircuts during dinner. Sign up required.
Saturday, Sept. 18 Day Off (No classes or Community Life Program)
Monday Sept. 20 2:25 p.m. Club Fair
Saturday, Sept. 25 Community Life Program (Details to follow) DID YOU KNOW?
There is a link to the school directory on the home page of Veracross! Check it out! PARENTS OF AVON Save The Date Join us for our first Parents of Avon gathering on September 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium! Volunteers Needed The POA needs you! Volunteer to help run the Parents of Avon Concessions Tent, donate items to sell, or both! Sign Up COLLEGE COUNSELING Class of 2022 Counselors will meet with students over the coming weeks to discuss their admission plans and any changes to their college lists. College Rep visits to campus are being added to the calendar in SCOIR.
Seniors should also be thinking about standardized tests, and should understand how COVID-19 has disrupted the traditional college application cycle as it relates to testing. Read More Class of 2023 Juniors will be assigned a college counselor in December, and individual meetings will begin in January.
Many students want the option to take standardized tests. We have already registered all 11th graders to take the PSAT on Wed., October 13. We also recommend that 11th graders take the test in December. Read More
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