AVON — Miss DiPasquale or “Miss D,” as the children call her, will be retiring after more than 40 years of work at St. Agnes School. According to a press release from Cindy Zhe with St. Agnes School, Miss D started teaching fourth grade at St. Agnes School in September of 1976. “There have been too many memories," said DiPasquale. “I can't pick out just one.” As of now, Miss D plans to spend her retirement relaxing and enjoying her life and … [Read more...]
Community Bound Tighter by Students’ Metal Works
AVON – The fifth consecutive Metal Trades artwork and auction project has released spectacular new metal artwork into the community, to be sold at auction and benefit Avon Community Cares. According to a press release from Cindy Zhe, Metal Trades instructor Olie Olson with the Charles G. May Center collaborated with art students from Avon Central High School directed by Elizabeth Wilson, and K-6 students from St. Agnes School directed by art … [Read more...]
Community-Driven Avon Library Swarming with Students’ Bug Sculptures
AVON – A horde of fascinating insect sculptures made by Avon and Mount Morris students were delivered to the Avon Free Library on Thursday and are now perched throughout the historic building's main room and in the children's library downstairs. A thin, bulging-eyed praying mantis made of twisted steel now crouches on top of a bookshelf in the library's main room, with colorful butterflies, moths, and a ladybug perched on and around the … [Read more...]
Avon Students Raise Hundreds for Community Playground
AVON — Children in the Village of Avon are doing all they can to help fund the new Avon Community Playground Project that is set to be built at the Avon Driving Park this summer. Students from St. Agnes School and the Avon Primary School have been hard at work trying to raise funds for a new playground and have indeed been successful raising a combined total of $865.88. “The children who go to school in the Village of Avon are very excited … [Read more...]