Auran Honored by Board of Education As Region 4AA Athletic Director of the Year

Last night, Highland Park Athletic Director Patrick Auran was recognized by the SPPS Board of Education for being named as the Region 4AA Athletic Director of the Year by The Minnesota Interscholastic Activities Administrators Association. With this award, Patrick was nominated for the State Athletic Director of the Year.

Pat has spent the majority of his professional life serving Saint Paul Public Schools, and with his upcoming retirement, it feels especially important to recognize the incredible impact he has had on Highland Park Senior High School and our entire SPPS community.

Pat is a Highland Park graduate himself, and he has poured his heart back into the place that helped shape him. Across his career, ten years teaching PE, ten years as an assistant principal, and ten years as an athletic director, Pat has been the definition of steady, student-centered leadership. He goes well beyond the basic expectations of an AD. Truly, he is the embodiment of a community athletic director.

Above all, Pat is simply an exceptional person. He shows up, he works hard, he builds relationships, and he makes every program he touches better.