Johnathan Heefner, Aragon Middle School principal, third from right; and The Chick-fil-A cow hold commemorative Adopt-a-School certificates as the campus and community partner announced on Jan. 22 that they officially entered into an adoption partnership. They were joined by Dawn Tryon, CFISD director of community engagement, left center; Sydnea Rutland, Chick-fil-A Copperfield owner/operator, right center; and Aragon administration and staff.

Representatives from Chick-fil-A Copperfield visited the staff at Aragon Middle School on Jan. 22 to officially announce their Adopt-a-School partnership with the campus.

CFISD’s Adopt-a-School program pairs schools with community organizations and business partners to utilize community resources to strengthen and enrich the quality of education for students.

Sydnea Rutland, Chick-fil-A Copperfield owner/operator, left, and Johnathan Heefner, Aragon Middle School principal, sign an Adopt-a-School agreement after announcing their partnership with Aragon Middle School on Jan. 22.

Johnathan Heefner, Aragon principal, shared his appreciation for Chick-fil-A Copperfield adopting the campus.

“We are incredibly excited for the Aragon community to partner with such an iconic, service-minded business right here in our neighborhood,” Heefner said. “We are grateful to Sydnea Rutland and the Copperfield Chick-fil-A team as well as Dawn Tryon and CFISD community engagement for making this partnership possible. Together, we look forward to building meaningful opportunities that support our students, families and the greater Aragon community as we work toward a brighter future.”