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Aurora Public Schools company history timeline

1931

The first Aurora Public Schools high school was built in 1931 at 13th and Florence.

1953

1953 – Bookmobile service begins as the “traveling branch”

1960

Several rooms and a gymnasium were added to the old Garfield Road building in 1960; a library was established in the High School.

1961

Additional bonds were voted to build Lake Elementary School on East Boulevard in 1961.

1965

In 1965, by voting enough bonds to comply with state aid, Aurora was able to have the new high school built on West Pioneer Trail.

1969

Miller Elementary School on South Chillicothe was opened in 1969.

1969 – Expansion project completed, tripling the size of the Main Library by adding wings to the east, west and north sides of the building for added space and passenger elevators; original Carnegie façade is demolished

1974

When the Harmon Middle School on Aurora-Hudson Road opened in 1974, all sections of Kindergarten and Grade 5 were housed in the central campus building on Garfield Road.

1980

1980 – The Young People’s Department is expanded and remodeled

1993

1993 – The Eola Road Branch opens (14,000 square feet) as part of a building partnership with the Fox Valley Park District

1998

1998 – The West Branch opens (20,000 square feet) as part of a building partnership with the West Aurora School District in Washington Middle School

2003

2003 – The Eola Road Branch is expanded to 32,000 square feet to accommodate explosive growth

2010

2010 – Cordogan Clark & Associates are chosen as the architect for the new building project

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