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Iowa Elementary School recently celebrated its No Place for Hate designation.Congratulations to Iowa Elementary School and Gateway High School for recently earning their No Place for Hate designations for the second and third consecutive years, respectively. Iowa celebrated its success with a school wide ceremony. The Bears completed one year of anti-bias and anti-bullying programs, which [...]

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Students at Rangeview High School recently had a virtual meet-and-greet with one of their favorite authors, Brooke Hauser, and the experience was one of a kind. Hauser and the class used Skype, the popular voice-over-Internet Protocol service, to meet and discuss the particulars about her book, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a [...]

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APS Teammates, I am forwarding a letter from Lt Gov Garcia that I would like you all to read.  Every staff member makes it possible for us to meet our vision of graduating every student with the choice to attend college without remediation.  This letter is for all our teammates and is an accolade for the [...]

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[ May 17, 2012; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The Aurora Public Schools District Accountability Advisory Committee has scheduled a public hearing to review the district's proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 in the Professional Learning and Conference Center (PLCC) 15771 E. 1st Ave., Aurora, CO 80011. A representative from the Division [...]

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Hinkley's Rachel Sogunle, left, and Aurora Central's Diana Morales were two of the scholarship recipients from the second semester.APS students who participated in internships during the second semester this school year recently celebrated their success during the Sponsor Appreciation Ceremony at the Professional Learning & Conference Center. Students from Aurora Central, Gateway, Hinkley and Rangeview high [...]

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Students from Columbia and Mrachek middle schools recently enjoyed a morning of golf with the Aurora Police Department.  Since last fall, Aurora police officers along with staff from the First Tee golf program has provided golf instruction to sixth graders during their gym period. As a reward for their hard work, students recently had the opportunity [...]

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Written By Ian Calvert, Boys Basketball Coach I would like to take the time to acknowledge Aurora Central High School student Carlton Hurst for the following accolades he received this 2011-12 basketball season: First team All-League East Metro Athletic Conference EMAC Player of the Year All City First Team by Aurora Sentinel Aurora Sentinel Player of the Year Denver Post All-State [...]

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Superintendent John L. Barry and Board President Mary Lewis invited all Superintendent Quarterly Award Winners for 2011-12 to a dinner banquet on May 2 at the Professional Learning & Conference Center to celebrate those who make a difference in the lives of APS students. Of these quarterly winners, Barry honored ten staff members, a parent [...]

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Who says engineering is for grown-ups? A group of third and fourth graders from Kenton and Paris elementary schools recently participated in the Elementary Science Symposium 2012 at the Professional Learning and Conference Center. Students presented an array of engineering design solutions that they learned about in class. During the science fair format presentations, the students answered questions like [...]

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