Kinyetta Bird, Principal
About Our School
Our core values are captured in the word, DREAM: Diligence, Respect, Empathy, A+ Self Control, and Mindful Inquisitiveness. Our mission is to cultivate these values in our students, so they become lifelong learners, who then become skilled leaders. We value hard work and commitment from the entire community of staff, scholars, administration, parents and families.
Our ultimate goal is to ensure that our scholars are college ready and productive citizens.
Our School in the News
Avon Avenue School Admin Has Announced That…Pink!
That’s right Avon Avenue School is going PINK! With the 30th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, just 19 days away, school administrators announce two major ways that the school community will celebrate this milestone event. Via their Facebook & Instagram pages, Avon unveiled their 2024-2025 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer logo. “We are […]
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So Fresh…So Clean!
One of the toughest things to do as a school leader, is consistently finding innovative ways to remove barriers to learning for for students and ways to be supportive of families. Avon Avenue School is blessed to have community partners, like the Golconda Temple Prince Hall Shriners, to support our commitment to provide students […]
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Official First Visit
Former Arts High School Principal, Devonne DeNose, now Director of Visual & Performing Arts for the Newark Board of Education made her 1st Official School visit to the Home of The Rams. During her visit she toured our BRAND NEW Dance Class with Principal Bird, paid a visit to Avon’s “Little Songbird” Taylor Earl, and […]
Read More Newark Board of Education Hosts Thrilling Elementary Basketball Event
Avon Avenue Boys Basketball Team; Mount Vernon Girls Basketball Team; Science Park MS Boys Basketball Team; South Street Elementary Girls Basketball Team Excitement filled the air at Weequahic High School on Thursday, May 22nd, as the Newark Board of Education hosted an exhilarating elementary basketball event. The atmosphere was electric as the girls’ game unfolded, […]
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