News Coverage – Aurora Public Schools

20 Feb 2019

AuroraTV: Students at Vaughn Elementary Help Students in Need

by cpchristiansen | posted in: Community, News Coverage, Students, Vaughn Elementary | 0

Story exceprt: "We can all use a little more good in this world and sometimes it's the younger generation that sets the example. Ms. Ribota's 5th grade class over at Vaughn Elementary is making our community a better place. After … Read More

20 Feb 2019

FOX 31: Laredo Elementary goes Grinch

by cpchristiansen | posted in: Laredo Elementary, News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "Laredo Elementary in Aurora was the winner of our Grinch prize package. Colorado's Best Host surprised the school with a $1,000 check, DVD's, books and Grinch themed gifts. Universal Pictures wanted to reward a Colorado School to kick … Read More

20 Feb 2019

9NEWS: Every senior at this Aurora high school graduated last year, a first in district history

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, AWCPA, Graduates, Graduation, News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "The Aurora Public School District celebrated a first in its history in 2018 when all 78 seniors at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy walked across the stage and received their diplomas. 'To see you accomplishing something, to see … Read More

19 Feb 2019

The Sentinel: DOUBLE VISION: Dual high-school/college programs boost Aurora, statewide grad rates

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, AWCPA, College and Career Success, Graduates, Graduation, News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "Edwin Flores Dominguez is one of those Aurora DACA kids you hear a lot about these days and one of the reasons graduation rate is a big deal. While Edwin is part of the endless controversy over deciding … Read More

19 Feb 2019

CBS Denver: Aurora West College Prep Celebrates 100% Graduation Rate

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, AWCPA, College and Career Success, Graduates, Graduation, News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "An Aurora school is celebrating a big accomplishment. Aurora West College Preparatory says 100% of its senior class graduated in 2018." Watch the CBS Denver story

2 Jan 2019

The Denver Post: Populist promises, identity politics and stemwinders: Eighth-graders run for office

by cpchristiansen | posted in: Aurora Quest, News Coverage, Pickens Tech, Students | 0

Story excerpt: "Leading up to Election Day, the polls had Alejandro Salazar — an eighth-grader in a slim gray suit with a backpack full of talking points on bullying, gun violence and immigration — in the lead among his peers. … Read More

2 Jan 2019

The Sentinel: APS school board gets Blueprint possibilities, begins formal review in January

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "Five proposals that could dramatically change the Aurora Public Schools District now move to the school board for review and possible action. The APS school board received months of work on Blueprint APS in the community to assess … Read More

2 Jan 2019

Chalkbeat: To find gifted students amid the district’s diversity, Aurora looks beyond math and English

by cpchristiansen | posted in: Aurora Quest, News Coverage, Students | 0

Story excerpt: "Second-graders at Aurora Quest scrutinized a complicated calendar on their classroom wall. Each day had a different kind of clock and a different background. Their hands raised impatiently, they described ever-more intricate patterns. In a fifth-grade classroom across … Read More

12 Dec 2018

Westword: How Eyni Ali Found Her Voice in Colorado

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, College and Career Success, Graduation, Hinkley H.S., News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "On February 25, 2013, Eyni, her sisters Dunia and Istar and their mother boarded a plane that took them from Nairobi to Dubai. From there they flew to New York, where they spent the night in a hotel. … Read More

12 Dec 2018

The Sentinel: APS center at Gateway HS opens college doors for unlikely college prospects

by cpchristiansen | posted in: APS 2020, APS Foundation, College and Career Success, Community, Gateway H.S., News Coverage | 0

Story excerpt: "Leslie Gallegos is a senior at Gateway High School in Aurora Public Schools – and a Mexican-born immigrant living in the country through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Like many students in APS, she strives to be the … Read More

1 2 3 4 … 157 »