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	<title>APS E-News &#187; Kenton Elementary</title>
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		<title>Parents Highlight Traffic Safety at Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A traffic safety committee comprised of dedicated APS parents is working to raise awareness of traffic safety within school zones in north Aurora. The group kicked off a week of student art projects promoting traffic safety.
During the week of September 28, art projects on traffic safety will be displayed at Altura, Crawford, Elkhart, Kenton, Paris, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/09/28/traffic-safety/</link>
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		<title>APS Announces 2008-09 Teachers of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.&#8221;
Thank you to the nearly 2,000 APS teachers who inspire, motivate, guide and influence students every day.
APS principals selected a &#8220;Teacher of the Year&#8221; who exemplifies these qualities every day in the classroom. In fact, some schools chose more than one candidate this year.
Congratulations to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/06/18/aps-announces-2008-09-teachers-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>APS Schools Reach Across the Globe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Superintendent Barry has asked every APS school to make an international connection to reach out and make a difference in the world. Many schools have stepped up to the challenge by involving students in a variety of international projects.
Altura Elementary has established a relationship with a school in Juarez, Mexico. The Altura student council is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/05/18/aps-schools-reach-across-the-globe/</link>
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		<title>Kenton Stringers Perform for Parents and Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kenton Stringers are a group of 4th and 5th grade violinists that have been learning how to play the stringed instruments since January. They have had performances since January and recetnly performed for the Kenton Parents and the local community. This musical after school program has been going strong for 9 years at Kenton.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/05/15/kenton-stringers/</link>
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		<title>Kenton Students Feed the World</title>
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Kenton Elementary School students raised money for the Heifer International project. The project focuses on feeding hungry children all over the world and helps families become more self- reliant.
A representative from the Heifer International organization visited Kenton recently to accept the donation.


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		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/05/07/kenton-students-feed-the-world/</link>
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		<title>APSEF Awards More Than $45K in Scholarships, Grants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aurora Public Schools Education Foundation awarded more than $45,000 in scholarships and grants to APS students and staff members for the 2009-2010 school year. APSEF awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to attend college and nearly $7,000 to APS employees pursuing further education.
APSEF also awarded more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/04/21/apsef-awards-more-than-45k-in-scholarships-grants/</link>
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		<title>APS Elementary School Classes Meet Super&#8217;s Reading Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the school year, Superintendent John L. Barry challenged all APS students to read 25 books each. More than 100 elementary classrooms have met this bold challenge, including all classrooms at Crawford Elementary school, and one classroom at Aurora Hills Middle School.
Each classroom celebrated their achievement with a pizza party sponsored by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/03/23/aps-elementary-school-classes-meet-supers-reading-challenge/</link>
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		<title>APS Honors Distinguished Principal of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[APS has named Kenton Elementary Principal Linda Harvey as the APS 2008 Distinguished Principal of the Year. The award recognizes successful principals who have provided outstanding leadership.
Harvey has served as Kenton principal for 16 years. Under her leadership, Kenton Elementary has seen an increase in student achievement, including some of the highest CSAP scores in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2008/11/21/aps-honors-distinguished-principal-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>APS P.E. Teacher Earns Dance Educator of the Year Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the recent annual Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (COAHPERD) awards dinner, Donna Carey, physical education at Kenton Elementary, was named the Dance Educator of the Year for the state of Colorado.
Each year Donna organizes and collaborates a winter musical program. Each show is different and encompasses music and dance. Approximately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2008/11/18/dance-educator/</link>
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		<title>School Health Clinic Now Open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aurora Public Schools recently celebrated the district&#8217;s first school-based health center. The center is housed at Crawford Elementary School and provides low-cost immunizations, physicals, preventive dental care and other services.
The school-based health center is possible through a partnership including Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics, Aurora Mental Health Center, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2008/10/08/school-health-clinic-now-open-2/</link>
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