Aurora Public Schools

APS News: Vista PEAK

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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Hundreds of staff, parents and community members enjoyed a first-hand look at APS Academic and Career Pathways at a recent celebration. Student demonstrations including spine palpation, bioloid robots and aerospace engineering highlighted the annual "Pathways to Results" event. Visual demonstrations from each pathway – plus other learning related to business/community/workforce partners – gave students the opportunity to showcase [...]

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The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) District Leadership Conference was held recently at Johnson and Wales University, and students from Vista PEAK Preparatory 9-12 made their mark. The school's FBLA members competed against schools in their district in a variety of business events.  Clearly up for the task at hand, all Vista PEAK students placed in [...]

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Submitted by J. Franklin HornInstructional Coach for The Arts and Physical Education Congratulations to Vista PEAK Preparatory junior Kristin Noll,  who recently earned All-State Band honors. Noll is the first Vista PEAK student to garner this award and was the only APS student selected in 2013. Noll has played the flute for six years. She has a [...]

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Written by Carol Dallas, FULTON Academy of Excellence Community Liaison From a fourth grade classroom came the trilling of vocal warm-ups for theatre, and from another, the smell of wet clay slapped against desks to create sculpture. These were some of the sights and sounds of PAWS days. In October of 2012 FULTON Academy of Excellence began an [...]

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Aurora Public Schools has earned LEED gold certification for Vista PEAK Preparatory 9-12. APS also received LEED gold designation for Vista PEAK Exploratory P-8 in 2010. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a nationally-recognized program that provides third-party verification of green buildings. LEED for Schools is the standard for high performance schools that are [...]

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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 Julie Palma Lucero Martinez Torres, left, and Vista PEAK Exploratory teacher Julie Palma.Lucero Martinez Torres, a fourth grade student at Vista PEAK Exploratory, was recently honored by the Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book.  Lucero's work was entered into an annual competition called Letters About Literature.  She competed against fourth through sixth graders across [...]

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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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At the APS Professional Learning & Conference Center, students from across APS recently competed in the annual Game 24 Tournament. Forty students in grade 6-8 from ten middle schools and K-8 schools participated in this year's tournament. And for the second year, 71 students from 18 APS elementary schools participated in their own Game 24 Tournament! In groups of four, [...]

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