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APS News: Aurora Quest

The city of Aurora honored a host of Aurora Public Schools students recently through the Aurora Scholars program and awards ceremony. The program, now in its fifth year, honors one student from each grade in every Aurora-area public and private school in a city-wide ceremony with the mayor, city council, superintendents and other community stakeholders. The [...]

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Did you know that Walvis Bay, one of the largest ports in Namibia, was ruled by South Africa in 1994? No? Don't feel bad. Aurora Quest K-8 seventh-grader Pranit Nanda has you covered. Nanda recently answered this question correctly, winning his second consecutive Colorado Geography Bee. His hard work and preparation paid off yet again, but this [...]

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Ameet Patel works on his piece for a local art show. Submitted by J. Franklin HornInstructonal Coach for The Arts and Physical Education Aurora Public Schools Ameet Patel, art educator at Aurora Quest K-8, recently learned one of his pieces  was selected for exhibit at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. This winter exhibition upholds the Arvada [...]

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Aurora Public Schools was recently awarded a grant from the Rose Community Foundation in the amount of $97,760 in support of the development of the STEM pathway. Thank you to all who worked on the grant, especially: Paula Niemi and Carol Davis from the Grants Office Susan Olezene and Ryann Patrick-Stuart from the Division of Instruction, and for the [...]

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Submitted by Judith GoosAurora Quest K-8  Students, staff members and the entire community of Aurora Quest K-8 learned late last year of a student’s battle with leukemia.  The staff and students embraced this opportunity to develop a school-wide service project to benefit Children’s Hospital Colorado,  where the student was being treated.   Part of Aurora Quest’s effective curriculum is [...]

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[ December 13, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. December 17, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] You’re Invited to APS Community Resource Fairs! Aurora Public Schools will host two community resource fairs and celebrations for parents and students.  The events will feature student performances and refreshments. In addition, because the holiday season may create stress for families and students, several community groups will be present with support on topics including housing needs, strategies [...]

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Written by Judy Goos Aurora Quest K-8 The Aurora Quest K-8 PTA voted recently to fund Aurora Quest teachers with $10,000 to attend the 59th Annual National Association for Gifted Children Convention.  This generous donation will allow Aurora Quest teachers to attend the four-day conference.  Teachers will be afforded the opportunity to learn from nationally renowned experts in [...]

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Students from Aurora Quest K-8 recently participated in the 29th Colorado Math Olympiad at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and their performances were quite impressive. The annual mathematical competition is a chance for middle and high school students to test their talents and ingenuity while competing for medals, scholarships and other prizes. It is the largest competition in the United [...]

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APS Superintendent John Barry recognizes the three logo contest winners. From left, Giovanny Saenz, Rosa Saenz Moreno and Zoe Major.Aurora Public Schools has joined forces with the Colorado Center for Health and Wellness to help combat a problem among Aurora’s youth: childhood obesity. In a recent ceremony hosted at the Anschutz Medical Campus, APS Superintendent John [...]

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The city of Aurora recently honored many Aurora Public Schools students through the Aurora Scholars program and awards ceremony. Now in its fourth year, the program honors one student from each grade in every Aurora-area public and private school in a city-wide ceremony with the Mayor, City Council, superintendents and other designees. The program is designed [...]

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