Tag: West Aurora High School

Jason Buckley certified master

Jason Buckley of Montgomery, West Aurora High School athletic director, has been named a certified master athletic director. The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) awarded the designation that recognizes exemplary knowledge, contributions, and professional development, in interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process includes a thorough evaluation of the...

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West Aurora High School students, Matt Leslie and Ryan Harvey, earn flight scholarships

Two West Aurora High School students have won Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Flight Academy Scholarships worth approximately $20,000 each. Scholarship winners are WAHS juniors and AFJROTC cadets Ryan Harvey of North Aurora and Matt Leslie of Aurora. Leslie was originally named as an alternate for the scholarship....

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West Aurora madrigal concert on Facebook

West Aurora High School’s 34th annual madrigal concert will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, on Facebook.com/wachoir. The pre-recorded concert will feature traditional music from past madrigal dinners, additional concert selections and traditional holiday carols.Brian Smith, West Aurora choirs director, will direct. The performance was recorded prior to...

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West Aurora High School Graduation Express salutes seniors

By Al Benson Michael Castellanos, on Almond Drive in Aurora, was among 950 West Aurora High School graduating seniors who were celebrated with at-home visits by staff members Friday, May 22. Castellanos said he plans to continue his education at Waubonsee Community College. Staff members on 10 graduation express school...

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High school basketball: East Aurora vs West Aurora, Lockport Sectional semifinal

Axel Motola, 14, of West Aurora High School, offers defensive effort against the reverse layup bid by Jaques Kelly, 4, of East Aurora High School in the Lockport Sectional semifinal Wednesday, March 11.

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East Aurora defeats West Aurora, high school basketball

By Carter Crane East Aurora High School’s boys basketball team used hard-working full-court pressure defense to defeat rival West Aurora, 61-50, in Wednesday’s Lockport Sectional semifinal game this week.. “Our defense was important,” East Aurora head coach Rick Robinson said after the game. “I wasn’t going to let Kelvin Balfour...

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Paths differ in East-West showdown

High school boys basketball head coaches at East Aurora and at West Aurora (see page 11 photos) each developed a keen sense of his team’s character and destiny during the season. That sense for each coach constituted a part of a regional championship this season and a biggest school Class...

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West Aurora High School Stadium in boost

At West Aurora’s Board of Education Meeting held March 2, the Blackhawk Sports Boosters announced their pledge of $250,000 towards the West Aurora Stadium Complex Modernization. The pledge comes as a response to an anonymous $250,000 challenge grant for the project and will require fundraising on behalf of the group....

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West Aurora High School bands seek alumni photos

This school year the bands at West Aurora High School are celebrating their centennial. It is an amazing milestone that very few programs in the Nation can claim. We are seeking help in promoting some of the activities we have planned for the Centennial Celebration. In an effort to create...

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Four West Aurora High School alumni to join Hall of Honor in April

April 24 and 25, the A+ Foundation will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. This year, four individuals will join the ranks of the 66 previously honored West Aurora School District 129 alumni when they are inducted into the 2020 Hall of Honor. • Marina...

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Neal Ormond, III, of Aurora, receives the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Distinguished Media Award

Neal Ormond waves to the crowd at the reception for his award of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Distinguished Media Award.

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High School basketball: Yorkville vs West Aurora

Yorkville High School's Cole Yearsley, left, and West Aurora's Kelvin Balfour go for a loose ball Friday. Host West Aurora won, 48-47, on a last second, halfcourt, shot by Balfour.

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