Humbled and grateful: Successful Oswego School Board candidates react to election results

Pledge to work to get students back in classrooms and address continuing financial crisis

By Shea Lazansky

April 07, 2021 at 9:32 am CDT

FILE PHOTO: A student addresses the Oswego School District Board of Education and district administrators during a board meeting Monday evening, March 15, in the Community Room at Oswego East High School. (Shea Lazansky)

Oswego School District voters elected four newcomers to seats on the district’s Board of Education in balloting Tuesday, April 6.

From a field of seven candidates, final, unofficial vote totals showed Dr. Donna Marino of Aurora, Eugene Gatewood of Aurora, Jennifer Johnson of Oswego, and LaTonya Simelton of Oswego winning four-year board terms.