CNA program introduces Aurora students to health care

Students receive training to become nurses aides

  • Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.
    Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

    Aurora High School recognizes the vital role nurses play in health care and through its Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) program has helped more 30 students get a head start in training for the field. Principal Doug Kittle shared that the program first became available to students in 2019 through Aurora High School’s partnership with Central Community College’s (CCC) NA program.“After the initial …