Orioles In-The-Know

In addition to being an important national holiday, Veteran's Day is a special day in Avon Schools. Our schools pause, setting aside time for dignified, patriotic, and educational assemblies. In honor of the occasion, Dr. Wyndham sits down for a conversation with three Avon Schools employees who each served in the military: Evergreen Elementary School Nurse Kristin Hurd (Marines), Corporation Treasurer Veronica Jones (Air Force), and Darin Stover (Army). Listen in to discover what prompted them to join the service, the greatest memories and lessons they carry with them to this day, and how their service shapes their duties in...

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Inside the classroom and beyond, Avon students are achieving incredible things. In recent months, Avon High School students have competed in national, international, and world championships in extracurricular activities like Speech & Debate, DECA, Robotics, and more. In this episode, Dr. Wyndham sits down with four students fresh off repping Avon on the national stage: seniors Idowu Adeleke, Janani Devendran, and Hannah Foster and sophomore Ian Smith. Listen in as they share their experiences and talk about what it was like to represent their school and community in competition with students from some of the nation's and world's elite schools. More...

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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 along anyway). AHS teacher Chris Hill is a three-time podcast guest. This time he joins with his son August, who attends Avon Middle School South. Listen in as these parents and...

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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 video call to share their insights. They talk about where they are and what they're doing. They reminisce about their time in Avon, shout-out some of the teachers and coaches...

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 in the role, he and his family sank their roots deep into the community. He and his wife live here and both their children graduated from AHS. Karie an...

"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 the district now with over 100 languages spoken. [Since 2018] we have been able to have our ML teachers and our assistants push into classrooms to support student learning. We help them build vocabulary. We help them build...

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 to school in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Find out why Dr. Wyndham started the podcast, which episode he looks most forward to each year, and what it's like to be Superintendent of a grow...

"[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 the people in Avon is 'committed'. The educators, the children, the community — everyone is committed to Avon Schools." Lauren Ruth, Evergreen Elementary School 1st Grade Teacher

"At the high school level, class size i...

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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...

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...

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...

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

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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...

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