Aurora Public Schools

Events for 2011 October 20

APS families and friends have until Oct. 21 to earn cash for their schools at the Town Center at Aurora! Cash for Class allows APS students, parents and community members to exchange store receipts and scholastic achievements for points that can win cash awards for the school of their choice. The program ends on Friday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. The Town Center at Aurora will present award checks to the schools with the highest point totals on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m.

In partnership with Aurora Public Schools, the Town Center at Aurora is continuing the popular Cash for Class point redemption program. Families and friends can bring Town Center at Aurora shopping receipts, report cards, attendance records or college acceptance letters to Guest Services to earn points for the APS school of their choice. Nearly $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the schools with the highest point totals.

While shopping at the Town Center at Aurora, parents can access the free APS computer kiosks to view their children’s Parent Portal accounts, find information on the APS website or browse mall shopping opportunities. The kiosks are located on the first level of the mall near Guest Services and on the second level in the food court.

Cash for Class will run from Aug. 13 through Oct. 21. For more information on Cash for Class, call the Town Center at Aurora at 303-344-9764 or go to www.simon.com.

• Download the Cash for Class flier.
• English
• Spanish

Books and materials being considered for adoption by Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will be available for public inspection beginning Monday, October 17, 2011 and continuing through Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Division of Instruction, Educational Services Center Building 2, 15751 East First Avenue, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Materials are being considered for adoption in the following area(s):

• English Language Development

Contact: Diane Johnson
E-mail: apsged@aps.k12.co.us
Information: 303-326-1081
Office: 303-326-2112
Fax: 303-326-1277
GED Testing Center & Office
Pickens Technical College
Foundations of Health Care mobile
500 Airport Blvd. <see map>
http://aurorak12.org/community/ged/

To learn more about GED testing registration policies and requirements,
download the full GED October 2011 Testing Schedule flier.

Download the flier.

Download the locations map.

You are cordially invited to the first ACHS Choir Concert of the school year on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Troutman Theater at Aurora Central H.S., 11700 E. 11th Ave.  

Admission is $2.00.  All APS Employees are admitted for free, and children 10 and under are also admitted for free.

This concert will feature all the choirs offered during the day, including:

• beginning men's choir
• two combined beginning women's choirs
• Centralettes (select women's choir)
• Trojanaires (advanced mixed choir).  
• There will also be a few featured soloists.  

This will be the first time many of these students have performed on the Aurora Central Stage, and the first time many of them have ever performed together.  Students will be performing music that represents a variety of different styles, including:

• Patriotic songs and a salute to the Armed Forces
• jazz
• doo-wop
• pop
• a traditional Latin song
• a Baroque Motet
• and a French Chanson