Orioles In-The-Know

Kaleb's State Championships Nancy's State Championships Emery's State Championships

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Enrollment Links: Preschool Kindergarten Non-Residents Read the story of Mrs. Mize's full-circle moment and see the photos.

Attend the special education Transition Fair, Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Kimi Perry's Avon Magazine Feature Kimberly Lobosky, 2025 Teacher of the Year  

Pine Tree Elementary School's Kindness Certification The Kindness Boomerang

Mental Wellness in Avon Schools National School Counseling Week

Human Resources Page/Teacher Recruitment Event Info Avon Instructional Model

Avon Schools is a great place to learn and work! In this, the first podcast episode of 2026, Dr. Wyndham sits down with members of two families that contain both Avon students and employees. Hannah Rutledge teaches at Avon High School and has two daughters: Chaniya, an AHS student, and Charlotte, a student at Maple Elementary (who didn't know she was going to be a podcast guest but who played alon...

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In this, the first of what will be an annual Avon alumni episode, Dr. Wyndham catches up with three Avon High School grads, individuals who excelled in academics, arts, and athletics during their time in Avon and who are continuing to do great things in college and beyond. Alanna Porter (class of '22, IU class of 2025), Zainab Syed (AHS class of '23), and Nevaeh Wren (AHS class '25) joined via vid...

Karie Mize has filled a variety of roles in Avon Schools since she did her student teaching here in the early 90s, and she is now the Principal at the White Oak Early Learning Center. She and her husband are long-time Avon residents and both of their children graduated from Avon Schools — her son even teaches here. Matt Shockley is in his 13th year as Principal at Avon High School. After starting...

"After the 2011 Referendum failed, with less staff, with less teachers, with less assistants, there was a lot less individual work [with students]. We spread ourselves really thin. But then since [the 2018 Referendum passed] we're back to small classes. My small groups are small. The IEPs are manageable. I've noticed a huge difference." Sue Misner "We have about 1,700 multilingual (ML) students in...

Welcome to episode 100 of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast. After 99 episodes of Dr. Wyndham playing host — listening to others answer his questions — Avon High School senior Robert Porter flips the script on him, taking control of the podcast for this special episode. A lot has happened in Avon Schools in the five years that have passed since episode 1, which covered the ins and outs of returning...

"[Kindergarten students require] a lot of consistency, and love, and care, and nurturing. ... My goal is that they'll come out happy, enjoying school, loving every moment they can, and making memories because they have a teacher — or teachers — that can do that with smaller class sizes." Janet Craig, Maple Elementary School Kindergarten Teacher "I feel like one of the biggest words that summarizes...

See Mrs. Akers's 'Cheeky Side Eye'

Our 2025 Teacher of the Year

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 in...

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...

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...

Multilingual Learners High Ability Learners

Heiabeal Ainom , Lilly Scholar Calleigh Neal , Delegate to the US Senate Youth Program and Indiana's Distinguished Young Woman Lisa Kern , Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching