Hixson: ‘If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well’

Veteran educator Hixson reflects on tenured career

Lois Hixson, a 20-year Aurora educator, will leave the classroom for the last time at the end of the school year after a total of 34 years in education.
Lois Hixson, a 20-year Aurora educator, will leave the classroom for the last time at the end of the school year after a total of 34 years in education.

Lois Hixson has found success in everything she’s served up. The 20-year Auroran has gone by many different titles in her professional career, not limited to coach, friend, sponsor, adviser, mentor, mother and educator. After hanging up her coaching whistle one year ago, Hixson is set to retire from teaching at the end of the 2022-23 school year. Hixson, a 34-year teaching veteran, explained that …