🦅 Dear Lost & Found Items,
You were loved. You were worn. You were… abandoned. 💔
Help these brave jackets and water bottles escape the Lost & Found nest before
📦 Donation Day: January 20.
🎉 Screenings Are LIVE! 🎉
We are now scheduling Birth-3, Preschool, and Kindergarten Screenings! Please use the appropriate link below to sign up. The following links can also be found on our website homepage, www.avistonk-8.org
👶 Birth-3: For children Newborn–33 months as of the screening date.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45ABA828A6FAC61-61605519-2026#/
🎒 Preschool: For children 34 months–5 years as of the screening date.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45ABA828A6FAC61-61605530-2026#/
🎓 Kindergarten: For Aviston residents with a child who will be attending Aviston Kindergarten in Fall 2026.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45ABA828A6FAC61-61604539-2026
** If your child currently attends AGS Preschool, you do NOT need to sign-up for a Kindergarten screening. Your child will be screened during the school day!**
We can’t wait to meet our future Eagles! 🦅
🏀 The Aviston Knights of Columbus Council 11110 is hosting its annual Free Throw competition on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Aviston elementary gym. This event is open to all 9-14 year old (as of January 1, 2026) boys and girls in Aviston.
Doors will open at 11:30 for registration and open shooting, registration will finish by 12:00, and the competition will begin by 12:15.
Contact Matt Netemeyer 608-550-9587 or Dustin Timmermann 618-977-1454 with questions.
⏰ Don’t forget! Tomorrow (January 7th) is your final chance to qualify for our Top Seller Competition for discount cards!
We keep adding new businesses—take a look at our updated list!
✨ Cards will still be sold year-round; this just wraps up the competition.
January Lunch Menu:
🎉 Congratulations to our Appreciative Students of the Month! 🎉
These students were recognized for showing what it truly means to be appreciative - noticing the good around them, saying thank you, and showing kindness and respect to others each day. We’re proud of the positive attitudes they bring to our school and the way they help make our community a great place to be! 💛 🦅
Lunch change for tomorrow, 12/17!
Choice B will now be chicken patty on bun.
Reminder when the “feels like” temperature is 35° or above, we’re heading outside! 🌤️
Today brought lots of brave kiddos in shorts… and lots of chilly legs 😂
Please help us out by sending students dressed for the weather. Thank you!
Today brought lots of brave kiddos in shorts… and lots of chilly legs 😂
Please help us out by sending students dressed for the weather. Thank you!
Our phone lines are currently down. If you need to get ahold of the office, please respond to the email that was sent out or message our Facebook page. Happy Friday!
BREAKING NEWS:
This well-loved, runaway stuffy was apprehended in the school parking lot. They’re now in custody and requesting immediate pickup from their family. 😂🧸
*Please contact the office if this little friend belongs to you!
Help us celebrate our November Staff Member of the Month -- Ms. Haley Markus! Her coworkers describe her as someone who jumps into help where needed, brings great energy to the team, and is a joy to work with. We are so lucky she's part of first grade & AGS! 🦅 💙
Cougars Baseball Camp registration is open for grades 1–8. Sign up by Jan. 30 to get a t-shirt!
Register here: https://forms.gle/nWjqNCvPYhFiJ3eG8
Mark your calendars! Help save lives AND maybe score the experience of a lifetime!
Join us for our January 5th Blood Drive, and remember—donating between Jan 1–25 puts you in the running to win Super Bowl LX tickets! 🏈✨
Join us for our January 5th Blood Drive, and remember—donating between Jan 1–25 puts you in the running to win Super Bowl LX tickets! 🏈✨
So many festive friends here today! 🎅🏼 🎄
Our students can’t wait to show you what they’ve been working on! 🎄✨ Join us on December 10th for our K–4 Christmas Performances!
Just a reminder 🤣
We are proud of our Aviston musicians who represented us at the ILMEA District 6 Festival! Led by inspiring clinicians, the junior high band, choir, and orchestra spent the day refining their skills and collaborating with students from across Southern Illinois before presenting three fantastic concerts. 🎶 🎼
Congrats to:
• Berkeley Jacob – Treble Choir
• Elise Kohnen – Band
• Clara Netemeyer – Orchestra
Holiday dress-up is back — cue the cheering (or gentle sighing, we hear you). 😌🎄
This year, you get TWO schedule choices:
✨ 12 Days → festive overachievers, we see you
✨ 5 Days → festive realistically, we see you too
✨ Mix both → festive, but make it customizable
All days are optional… truly. No sweat, no stress, no last-minute store runs unless you want to.
Because if the holidays are one thing, they are ✨hectic✨ enough already! 💚❤️
This year, you get TWO schedule choices:
✨ 12 Days → festive overachievers, we see you
✨ 5 Days → festive realistically, we see you too
✨ Mix both → festive, but make it customizable
All days are optional… truly. No sweat, no stress, no last-minute store runs unless you want to.
Because if the holidays are one thing, they are ✨hectic✨ enough already! 💚❤️
All basketball games tonight have been canceled due to the weather. Stay warm, Eagles! ❄️🏀
