Aurora Public Schools

APS News: Students

Girls from eight APS schools recently participated in the Girls on the Run 5k run at City Park.  The run included more than 1,000 girls from across the state.    Girls on the Run is a program for 8-to-13 year olds designed to educate, inspire and prepare girls to lead a healthy life. The program integrates [...]

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[ June 8, 2013; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Kidspree @ Yumfest! Produced by the CITY OF AURORAAurora Municipal Center15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.GREAT LAWNJune 8, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.  [gview file="http://aurorak12.org/files/2013/05/kidspree-yumfest-2013.pdf" height="800px"]

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[ May 28, 2013 to June 27, 2013. ] APS Nutrition Services will be offering a food service program for the summer. All schools listed in the flier below will be serving breakfast & lunch, Monday-Friday, May 28-June 27, unless otherwise noted.  ALL CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER EAT FREEADULT BREAKFAST $1.60ADULT LUNCH $3.40 Please choose a site nearest to you. Serving times vary by site. Asterisk(*) [...]

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Jewell Elementary staff, students and parents celebrated the opening of their new community library on May 9. The project was funded with mill levy dollars approved by Aurora voters in November 2012, along with a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s to create a dedicated parent section. Jewell staff and students spent several months transforming the media center [...]

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Park Lane Elementary employed mill levy funds to extend the school day for 84 students, about one-third of the school’s enrollment.  The nine-week intervention program focused on providing students extra time to work on their specific needs in small group settings. Park Lane teachers monitored student progress throughout the program and achieved positive results at every [...]

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Kushmakar Baral Twelve Aurora Public Schools students are on cloud nine after finding out that they had earned a Boettcher, Daniel’s Fund or Gates Millennium scholarship. The Daniels Fund selects high school seniors who have demonstrated strong character and a determination to succeed in life. The scholarship covers all required tuition and fees, room and board, books [...]

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Diego Aguilar Lupan of Aurora Central High School was one of two students in APS to earn the Greenhouse Scholarship. The Greenhouse Scholarship program provides comprehensive personal and financial support to high-performing, under-resourced college students. Using their unique Whole Person© approach, which offers intellectual, academic, professional, and financial support, the program cultivates the next generation of community leaders. Congratulations [...]

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The Aurora Public Schools Education Foundation awards five $4,000 scholarships to one student at each APS high school. The scholarship is funded by the “Paving the Way to Success” campaign. The APS community members purchase engraved bricks and glass wall panels at the Professional Learning and Conference Center to raise funds for the scholarships. Congratulations to Jacqueline Navarez of Hinkley, Taylor [...]

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Meadowood Child Development Center recently celebrated Earth Day during the school's monthly Parent Day.  Pioneer donated beautiful rocks that students and their families will paint and eventually add to Meadowood's existing rock beds.  In celebration of Earth Day, students planted a tree, donated by Nick’s Garden Center, to provide additional shade on the playground. 

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Aurora West College Preparatory Academy sixth-grade student Aleksa Thomas is poised to become a great leader, and she recently took advantage of a rare opportunity to sharpen her skills. Teachers and other mentors throughout the community selected Thomas to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual event offers mature, high-achieving middle school students the [...]

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