Anna Gonzales, who presented the district’s community affairs update to the board, listed sponsorships, school events and calendar changes for the coming weeks. The district will sponsor Roots Aurora 2025 at Water Street Mall on Friday, Sept. 5, and Fiesta Patrias at Wilder Park on Saturday, Sept. 6, Gonzales said.
Gonzales told the board Fern Elementary will host a family color run on Friday, Sept. 12. She noted the general jog at Washington Middle School has been canceled and removed from calendars. The district’s teacher in-service day is Monday, Sept. 22, and students will not attend that day.
West Aurora High School’s homecoming week begins Tuesday, Sept. 23, with a food fest in the cafeteria and includes the Mister and Miss WAHS event on Sept. 24 (this year girls will also compete), a neighborhood parade Sept. 25 and the homecoming football game against Bartlett at Orman Stadium on Sept. 26. Gonzales also flagged a Jefferson Middle School gym dedication on Friday, Oct. 3, and the start of middle-school parent-teacher conferences on Monday, Oct. 6.
Gonzales closed the update after confirming the calendar items and answering no further questions at the meeting.