Congratulations goes to the ACSD 2022 Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Classified Service Award Winners.  AHS Intervention Specialist, Meg Halko, was named the ACSD Excellence in Teaching Award winner.  Leighton School Paraeducator, Karen Fleming, was recognized as the Excellence in Classified Service Award winner.  Both honors are very well deserved!

Meg Halko               Karen Fleming

The Harmon School 6^th grade teachers have created a unique learning experience focusing on engaging their students in understanding and empathizing with others around the world.  With that global focus in mind, they came up with one subject that could connect all of their student’s subjects together, WATER.

The student’s interdisciplinary study of water in all of their subjects, English, Math, Social Studies and Science, will culminate the last few days of school in May with students experiencing first-hand the challenges and importance of clean drinking water.  On Wednesday, May, 25^th, 6^th graders will be asking for donations to support how many times they can walk around the AHS track carrying gallon jugs of water to simulate the experience from the book “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park.  The money donated from the students and the local community will be donated to Water.org, a global organization who has empowered more than 43 million people with access to safe water or sanitation.

During their last week of school, students will also be hearing from speakers including the City of Aurora’s Civil Engineer and others from the Tinkers Creek and Chagrin River Watershed Partners.  The 6^th grade teachers are reaching out to community members who might be able to offer some educational experiences or support to their students.  Any parents or community members who may be willing to share personal or professional experiences to help educate and support the student’s experience relating to the water topic would be greatly welcomed and are asked to please contact Laurie Schofield-Carter at (lschofield@aurora-schools.org) or Karen Sunderhaft (ksunderhaft@aurora-schools.org).

The following are the classes/dates for Summer School 2022:

SESSION I

Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 24, 2022

Personal Finance & Physical Education are being offered.

SESSION II

Tuesday, July 5 – Friday, July 22, 2022

Health & Physical Education are being offered.

For more detailed information regarding these sessions and the Sign Up Forms , please click on Read More below.

Waterway gift certificates are back!  They are a wonderful fundraiser for the Harmon High PTO and they make great end of year teacher gifts.  Simply fill out our google form to order.  Send payment via VENMO @hhpto (note: Waterway).  You can still purchase via check, cash or credit card at the AHS Greenhouse Apparel Co. bookstore during AHS lunch times on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.  Please make checks payable to Harmon High PTO. 

For more information and to place an order, please click HERE.

It’s time to think about the next school year already!  It’s kindergarten registration time.  If you, a friend, or neighbor, have a child who will be eligible* for kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year, the registration process is starting now.  Please use our Kick Off to Kindergarten Presentation linked below to better understand the registration process and all of the necessary steps to get your child registered for kindergarten in the Aurora City Schools.  Help spread the word that it’s registration time. 

*Children must turn 5 on or before September 30, 2022 to be eligible for registration.

Miller Elementary School’s “Kick Off to Kindergarten” VIRTUAL Google Meet introduction meeting and summary of the registration process for parents of students entering kindergarten for the Class of 2035 will be held on February 15^th at 6:30 p.m.  Kindergarten registration will take place on March 2^nd and 3^rd, 2022.  If you have any questions, please contact the Miller School office.

KICK OFF TO KINDERGARTEN PRESENTATION

Congratulations to the eleven AHS 9^th Annual Academic Signing Day honorees who were recognized on May 9^th.  Senior recipients are recognized annually for receiving a merit based scholarship from the university they will attend that meets or exceeds 50% of the total direct cost of attending the university and/or matriculation to a university with a highly selective acceptance rate.

To view a listing of the honorees and their photos, please click Read More below.

Aurora High School (AHS) has been ranked #1 in the Akron Metro Area, #4 in Northeast Ohio and #14 in Ohio in the Best High Schools article by U.S. News & World Report for 2021.  Earning this distinction (indicating the level of college readiness) places AHS at #461 in the country. This puts AHS in the top 1% of high schools (out of 864 high schools) ranked in the State. The report is derived from data submitted on nearly 24,000 public high schools nationally.  To view the complete AHS overview results, click HERE.  To view the complete State of Ohio U.S. News & World Report ranking results, click HERE.  

Aurora City School District Superintendent, Mike Roberto, said, “Aurora’s status within these rankings is a natural byproduct of focusing on the roots (our strategic vision’s competencies) leading to beautiful flowers and fruit (the aforementioned rankings and scores).  Thank you to all the amazingly dedicated Aurora staff members who continuously help nurture our students’ roots leading to such impressive outcomes!”

Aurora High School has announced the recipients of the Outstanding Greenmen 2022 Award.  The AHS staff has chosen twelve deserving seniors to be recognized who are chosen based on their strong Academics, Service/Work, School Participation, Leadership and Character.  In turn, the winning students then chose an educator to honor as having had a strong influence on their educational career.  The winners were honored at a banquet on April 21, 2022 that took place at the Barrington Country Club.

To view the complete list of award winners and educators with photos, please click on Read More below.

On Friday, April 1, 2022 the Aurora Orchestra Association (AOA) held its 23rd Annual Aurora Orchestra Solo Competition. For a complete listing of Aurora orchestra students from grades 6 through 8 who performed solos for an independent judge to earn a rating of I-IV, please click on Read More below.

Congratulations to the AHS National Merit Scholarship Class of 2022 Finalists.  These six seniors represent the largest number of National Merit Scholarship Finalists in Aurora High School history.  The students, David Bian, Joseph D'Alessandro, Alyssa Marotta, Andrew Pilarczyk, Andrew Ploskunak, and Thomas Stoycos, are now eligible for approximately 7,500 scholarships available to the finalists.

Beyond scoring in the 99th percentile on the PSAT, these students had to earn a qualifying score on the SAT or ACT tests, write an essay and be recommended by a high school official while maintaining an outstanding academic record. 

The Aurora City School District would like to congratulate all of our 2022 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.  We are very proud of these students and their continued hard work!

From Left to Right:  David Bian, Joseph D'Alessandro, Alyssa Marotta, Andrew Pilarczyk, Andrew Ploskunak, and Thomas Stoycos

The Aurora High School Ohio Music Education Association’s (OMEA) Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Barberton High School.  Students were required to prepare a piece of music and several scales to be performed for a judge selected by the OMEA state board. Solos and Ensemble pieces are placed in classes based on the difficulty of the piece, with Class C being the appropriate first step for a high school student, Class B being a challenging pieces, and Class A being a truly advanced piece. Based on the student’s performance, the adjudicator gave each performer or ensemble a rating of I-V and several instructional comments.

To view the ratings, please click on Read More below.