Go back to home" rel="nofollow">An interesting story about an Auroran’s experiences at a pivotal moment in US history.
Former student activist Roseann Canfora remembers ducking behind a car to avoid being shot May 4, 1970, when students who were protesting the Vietnam War on the campus of Kent State University were killed by members of the Ohio National Guard.
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The ranking in the paper was a surprise to m. It appeared that Aurora ranking had gone down. Here’s a bit of an explanation from a letter posted on the school website:
AURORA BOARD OF EDUCATION APPEALS TO STATE BOARD TO CORRECT AMBIGUITIES IN STATE “REPORT CARDS”
To: Members of the State Board of Education:
From: Members of […]
TICKETS ON SALE FOR AHS ATHLETIC EVENTS
Tickets and discounted ticket books for athletic events at Aurora High School are available at the AHS Athletic Office between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. weekdays. Individual tickets for students will also be available for purchase in the main office of each school building this […]
From the school’s website:
The business agreement, reached on July 30, will give naming rights to InkStop, scheduled to open its doors in Aurora in August. It will also enable the newly-formed Greenmen Pride organization to reach its “million dollar goal” in Phase #1 of the community’s stadium renovation project.
“We are delighted to have InkStop step […]
The IB program had become controversial in the Aurora schools due to recent financial pressures. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has written a story about IB in Northern Ohio. It seems that Aurora is ahead of the trend. Other schools are looking at the IB progams as part of their cirriculum. Read about it here
The levy committee has set up one more open public meeting for questions and answers about the levy. 7:00, Wednesday night, February 27th in the High School gym.
Russ Bennett and Bill Volosin will be available to respond to any questions the public might have and clarification of any issues pertaining to the levy.
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Questions and Answers about the Levy
From the levy website www.auroracitizens.com. Olive does not have any official answers for you.
Russ Bennett, Aurora City Schools Superintendent, and the Aurora City Schools Board believe it is in the best interest of the school district to be open and honest about questions from any resident of Aurora School District […]
At the risk of bringing up an Aurora school topic, here is a good description of the IB program. Too bad this is getting swept up in the levy controversy, until the levy failed did you or anybody else care about IB spending or any other school expenditure?
Unfortunately, it seems like this programs for kids […]
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There is an audio podcast of the 12/17 school board meeting available at the school website or here.
The Board and Superintendent Invite the Community to Public Hearing
The Aurora Board of Education and Superintendent invite the community to share its feedback and concerns regarding the levy failure, recent cuts, and the district’s plans to move forward. The Community Meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 5 at Aurora High […]
A special meeting will be held Saturday, Dec 1 at 8 am the agenda is as follows:
Here is a link to the Advocate story about the school cuts. Many good quotes and explanations.
Editor, Ken Lahmers has written about the levy in this insightful editorial hereÂ
Here is a link to the school website which announces the reasoning for cutbacks and full effect of the levy failure.
As a result of the failure of the November 6 mill combined levy, the Aurora School Board announced cost-saving cuts and increases in fees. The meeting was attended by mostly teachers and administrative staff, maybe 10 parents were there. Some of these cuts have
The Aurora School Levies came so close to passing. Can’t we do some extra credit to bring up the vote a bit? How about we vote on a curve? You know supporters really wanted it to pass so can’t we go over the vote and get a few extra points somewhere? Kidding aside, […]
If you have questions about the upcoming school levy you can go here
Here is an informational site for the levy.
Aurora’s schools created all day kindergarten to help families and the kids. But thanks to the Ohio Attorney General ruling everybody will loose.
The Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann released an opinion this month stating, in part, that charging for all-day kindergarten is unlawful. The State mandates a ½ day of kindergarten and helps fund […]
from the school website call them or leave your feedback here for themÂ
Aurora City School District Residents,
This open letter to the community is our invitation to you to provide us with feedback about our decision to go on the ballot this November and any other issues and concerns you may want to share. To give […]
The Aurora School District once again topped the list of Portage County’s 12 school districts, not necessarily something to get too excited about. However, unlike last year, Aurora was the only Portage district rated “excellent” by the state, and the only one to meet
Continue reading about Aurora’s Great Schools, so vote for the levy!
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Across the county line– across the city line– in Reminderville, there will be soon be an additional 300 homes built in the Aurora School District. This project is well into the planning stages with land clearing to begin soon.
Reminderville Mayor Sam Alonzo said, “It has all approvals except for its final permit from Army Corp […]
Continue reading about 300 New Homes proposed for Aurora Schools
The Aurora All-Sports Boosters are seeking contributions from individuals and businesses for for their annual reverse raffle March 10 at Aurora Golf and Country Club.
The boosters help the schools buy equipment and uniforms for athletic programs at the high school and middle school.Contributions are needed by Feb. 17. They are tax-deductible. To donate or for […]
