SD129 News

May 2013

• West Aurora Students Obtain High Scores on National Spanish and French Exams
• West Aurora Band Director Sampson in Running for First Music-Educator GRAMMY
• Download Free Podcast of 2013 West Aurora Graduation Ceremony
• Members of the 2013 West Aurora High School Graduating Class
• Board of Education Statement Concerning Pact with Kane State's Attorney to Protect Students from Abuse (Revised)
• Dieterle First Major Sponsor of Campaign to Bring Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial to West Aurora High School
• Jewel Middle School PTO Honors Volunteers
• Dist. 129 Eighth-Grade Bands Receive Superior Ratings at Competitions
• Live Webcast West Aurora Girls Playoff Soccer May 15
• Hope Wall School Graduation May 16
• Live Webcast of May 19 West Aurora High School Graduation
• West Aurora Bands to Perform Final Concerts May 14 and 16
• West Aurora Seniors to Celebrate in Stadium May 17 (Revised)
• West Aurora Sophomore Earns Top Ranking in Regional Music Competition
• ‘Young American Poetry Digest’ to Publish Poems of Six Fearn Students
• West Aurora Hosting June 8 Retreat for College-Bound Female Students
• West Aurora High School’s High-Achieving Seniors Receive Awards, Scholarships (Revised)
• West Aurora Students Recognized at Spring Art Show
• All 9 West Aurora Choirs to Perform in May 9 Choral Concert
• Jefferson’s Melanie Garcia Wins Dist. 129 Middle School Speech Contest
• West Students Featured Nationally for Campaign against Texting While Driving
• Goodwin PTA Honors Six Parents, Teachers for Service

April 2013

• Illinois General Assembly Considering Moratorium on Establishment of New Virtual Schools (Revised)
• West Aurora High School to Showcase Student Artwork May 2
• Dist. 129 Meeting for Parents of Home-Schooled Students with Disabilities May 16
• April 28 Race/Walk to Benefit Dist. 129 Students, Families
• Goodwin’s Ava Riggs Wins Dist. 129 Elementary School Speech Contest
• West Aurora Student Places Third in State Drafting Competition
• West Aurora’s ‘Spamalot’ to Generate Plenty of Laughs May 2-4
• West Aurora School District Co-hosts 'El Dia De Los Niños' April 27
• Freeman School to Host Spring Shopping Event April 27
• West Aurora Junior Next School Board Student Representative
• Aurora Flood Update
• Hall Husky Hustle 5K Fun Run has been cancelled
• District 129 Partnering with Harris Connect to Produce West High Alumni Directory
• District 129 Cancels All April 18 After-School Activities except Daycare
• City of Aurora: Latest Road Closures; Sandbags Available (Revised)
• Save the date: July 6 Aurora Community Blood Drive at West High
• District Phone System Problem Being Addressed
• Dist. 129 App Contest Winners Interviewed on NBC’s ‘The Talk with Marion Brooks’
• April 12 East/West Alumni Basketball Shootout to Help Wilkinson Center
• Goodwin, Fearn, Freeman Winners in Dist. 129 Math Bowl Contest (Revised)
• District 129 Registration Call in Error
• Ormond, Brown Dykstra, Patterson Win School Board Election
• Washington Best Buddies Club Named Illinois’ Middle School Chapter of the Year
• Live on TV Tonight: Jewel Middle School’s State App Contest Winners
• NBC Chicago Airs News Story on Jewel Middle School App Contest Winners (Revised)
• Early Voting, Registration End Saturday, April 6 for School Board Election
• West Grad to Share Insights on Ruth Van Sickle Ford Book April 18
• West Aurora Student Cardiac Screenings Reveal 28 with Abnormalities
• West Aurora Wind Symphony Earns Trip to Superstate Concert Band Festival
• Latest Issue Is Out: Buzz 129 April, a Chronicle of Student and Staff Accomplishments

March 2013

• Early Voting Period Underway for School Board Election
• April 25 Jewel School BBQ Fundraiser Coincides with Social Studies Fair
• West Aurora Band Boosters Jazz Dinner Dance April 26 (Revised)
• West Aurora Offering Summer Sport Camp Opportunities for All Grade Levels
• Two West Aurora Students Qualify for State Mathematics Contest
• West Aurora Produces 20 State Champions in Health Occupations Competition (Revised)
• Jewel Middle School Parents Come to Aid of Heart Attack Victim
• Aurora Police Investigating Attempted Child Abduction
• U.S. Dept. of Education Touts West Aurora Students, Pathways Initiative
• West Aurora Inducts 175 into Language Honor Societies
• West Aurora Students vs. Staff in March 19 St. Baldrick’s Basketball Fundraiser
• West Aurora Senior Vocalists Showcase Talent March 21 (Revised)
• Free Citizenship Workshop at Greenman School March 23
• April 16 Washington BBQ Fundraiser to Support Field Trips
• West Aurora Student Wins First Place in State DECA Competition
• Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial coming to West High (Revised)
• Watch Live Webcast of West Aurora in March 12 Super-Sectional
• Ticket Information for 8 pm, March12 Super-Sectional (Revised)
• ‘Late Night Readers’ Win Herget Battle of the Books
• West Aurora Student Earns Highest Score Possible on ACT Exam
• Lions’ March Fundraisers Help Purchase Eyeglasses for Dist. 129 children (Revised)
• Hall School to Raise Funds for New Playground with April 20 Fun Run
• West Aurora Spring Fashion Show March 12 (Revised)
• Registration Begins for Aurora Superstars Youth Tackle Football Fall Play
• Dist. 129 School Board Selects New West Aurora High School Principal (Revised)

February 2013

• Two West High Bands Concerts Feb. 28
• Watch West Aurora’s Feb. 27 Regional Basketball Game at SD129.org
• With Advice from Cabot Microelectronics, Dist. 129 Sixth-graders Win App Contest
• Watch West Aurora’s Feb. 26 Regional Basketball Game at SD129.org
• West Students Inspired by Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis
• Watch West Aurora Battle for DVC Championship Feb. 20
• Jefferson Senior Citizen Band Concert and Breakfast April 19 (Revised)
• Herget Math Team Headed to State Competition
• REVISED: West Aurora Fall Semester Honor Roll
• Live Video Webcast of West Aurora Sports Hall of Fame Induction, Varsity Game Tonight
• West Aurora High School Students Inducted into National Honor Society (Revised)
• Herget Needs Your Vote to Win Technology Grant
• West Aurora to Induct Four into Sports Hall of Fame on Feb. 8
• 16 West Aurora DECA Students Qualify for State Conference
• A+ Foundation Offers Dinner and Tour at March 5 Freshman Orientation
• 26 West Aurora Students Recognized in Visual Arts Awards Competition
• Buzz129 February 2013: A Chronicle of School Dist. 129 Student and Staff Accomplishments

January 2013

• 10 West Aurora Students Named 2013 All-State Musicians
• Live Video Webcasts of West Aurora Basketball Jan. 29
• West Aurora High School Releases Fall Semester Honor Roll
• Rededication of West Aurora’s Van Sickle Ford Paintings Feb. 2 (Revised)
• Aurora Launches Pathways to Prosperity (Revised)
• Junior Blackhawk Middle School Football Combine Feb. 16
• Severe state education funding cuts may force District 129 financial reduction plan (Revised)
• Volunteers needed for Citizenship Workshop Jan. 19
• Live Video Webcast of East/West Aurora Basketball Jan. 19
• West Aurora Freshmen/Sophomores Perform ‘Father of the Bride’ Jan. 17 and 18
• Father Pfleger to Speak at Aurora’s King Tribute on Jan. 21
• Live Webcasts of West Aurora Basketball Jan. 11 and 12
• Five More School Dist. 129 teachers earn National Board Certification

December 2012

• State Rep. Chapa LaVia to Host Jan. 2 Town Hall Meeting on Pension Crisis
• Dist. 129 Middle School Early Dismissal Dec. 20
• Live Audio Webcast of West Aurora/Wheaton North Basketball Dec. 21
• Purchase Tickets Online for April 20 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor Banquet (Revised)
• West Aurora Step Team Wins DVC Championship
• Teachers Honor 15 West Aurora Career-Tech Students for Exceeding Expectations
• Live Video Webcast of West Aurora Basketball Dec. 14
• West Aurora’s Carlini Named Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year
• Two Dist. 129 Students Win Brattin Civic Youth Awards
• Two Middle School Band Concerts at West High Dec. 10 and 12
• West Aurora Poms Holding Food Drive at Dec. 14 Basketball Game
• 43 West Aurora High School Students Named Advanced Placement Scholars
• Three Winter Band Concerts at West Aurora High School Dec. 10, 11 and 13
• Make Valentine’s Day More Meaningful -- Help screen Students for Heart Defects
• Live Audio Webcast of West Aurora/Naperville Central Basketball Dec. 7
• James “Jim” D. Pittman, West High Biology Teacher for 34 Years
• 69 West Aurora High School Students Named State Scholars
• Legislature Moves School Board Nominating Petition Deadline to Dec. 26

November 2012

• Fearn Elementary PTA Barnes & Noble Book Fair Dec. 1
• Live Video Webcast of West Aurora Basketball Nov. 30
• Dec. 3 Fund Raiser to Help Pay for McCleery Student's Cancer Treatment (Revised)
• Freeman’s Holiday Shop and Craft Show Dec. 7 and 8
• West Aurora Winter Concert Dec. 6 (Revised)
• Dist. 129 Music Teacher wins Golden Apple for ‘Going Above and Beyond’
• West Aurora Alumni Create Holiday Music CD
• Live Video Webcast of West Aurora Basketball Season Opener Nov. 21 (Revised)
• Todd Early Childhood Student to Help Light Aurora’s Official Holiday Tree
• West Aurora’s Carlini Selected First Team All-American in Girls Volleyball
• Watch Video of West Aurora High School’s Powerful Veterans Assembly
• West High to Honor Veterans with Flags, Assembly and Song
• Community Family Reading Night at IMSA
• ‘Taste’ of Diversity Found in West Aurora Schools at Flavors of Aurora Nov. 2
• Incoming Freshman Parent Curriculum Night

October 2012

• Lions’ Oct. 27 Pancake Breakfast Proceeds to Buy Eyeglasses for Dist. 129 children
• West Aurora Sports Hall of Fame Nominations Due by Nov. 9 (Revised)
• West Aurora Hosts Nov. 2, 3 Dodgeball Fundraiser for Rebuilding Together Aurora
• Three-time Olympian to Talk Dedication, Work Ethic with West Aurora Athletes
• West Aurora Drama Presents ‘The Bad Seed’ Nov. 16 and 17
• Early Voting for General Election Begins Oct. 22
• Aurora Rotary Youth Exchange Seeks Host Family for Incoming West Aurora Student
• 41 West Aurora Music Students Earn District Honors
• Live Video Webcast of Oct. 19 West Aurora/Glenbard East Football
• School Dist. 129 Invites Community to Take West Aurora Principal Search Survey (Revised)
• Band Boosters Seek Donations, Volunteers for This Weekend’s Garage Sale Fundraiser
• Scenes from the 2012 West High Homecoming Parade
• Jefferson Students Safe Following Bomb Threat (Revised)
• Live Oct. 12 Video Webcast of West Aurora Homecoming Game, Band Concert (Revised)
• Today, October 9, Last Day for Regular Voter Registration
• Live Video Webcast of Oct. 5 West Aurora/Naperville North Football

September 2012

• Jefferson Middle School Seeks Crafters for Nov. 17 Fair (Revised)
• West Aurora Choirs Present Fall Concert Oct. 4
• West Aurora Homecoming Parade Oct. 11
• Elaine Hegy leaves a legacy with children & those in need
• National Merit Program Recognizes Two West Aurora Commended Students
• Fireworks Show, Alumni Gathering at Oct. 12 West Aurora Homecoming Game (Revised)
• Dual-Credit Courses Saving West High Parents Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
• Listen to West Aurora take on Wheaton North Sept. 28
• Dist. 129 Meeting for Parents of Home-Schooled Students with Disabilities Oct. 11
• Live Sept. 21 Video Football Webcast: West Aurora vs. Glenbard North
• Sept. 21 Walk-a-thon Cancelled due to weather. (Revised)
• West Aurora's Carlini Named No. 1 Senior Girl's Volleyball Recruit in the Nation (Revised)
• Petitions Available beginning Sept. 25 for April 9 School Board Election
• Live Video Webcast of Sept. 14 West Aurora/Naperville Central Football
• West Aurora Football, Band, Cheer Sights and Sounds Sept. 7 (Revised)
• Sept. 18 Washington BBQ Fundraiser to Support Field Trips
• Statement by District 129 School Board President Neal Ormond
• Watch West Aurora take on Wheaton-Warrenville in Live Sept. 7 Video Webcast

August 2012

• Team 129 Making Strides against breast cancer walk (Revised)
• Kane Board of Review Offers Property Tax Clinic Aug. 30 (Revised)
• Live Video Webcast of Aug. 31 West Aurora/St. Charles East Football
• 7p.m. Live Video Webcast tonight of East-West Football Game (Revised)
• Crafters, Vendors Welcome at Sept. 15 Hope Wall School Fun Fair

July 2012

• ANNUAL “RUN FOR THE ATHLETES” 5K TO BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS
• Clinic for School Physicals & Immunizations (Revised)
• Battle of the Big Butts
• Little Learners Preschool at West Aurora High School
• Video of Blackhawk Marching Band in National Independence Day Parade
• Video of Blackhawk Marching Band in National Independence Day Parade
• West Aurora Hosting Retreat for College-Bound Female Students July 27-28
• Obituary: Barbara Adkins, former District 129 math teacher