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	<title>APS E-News &#187; Murphy Creek K-8</title>
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		<title>Murphy Creek Celebrates Earth Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The students at Murphy Creek K-8 marked Earth Day 2010 with a massive number of trees. Students raised enough money to plant one tree for each grade level at the school (preschool-eighth grade). But the project expanded beyond that, thanks to the Denver Million Tree Initiative.
The group matched the 10 Murphy Creek K-8 trees. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/04/27/murphy-creek-celebrates-earth-day/</link>
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		<title>APS Approves Attendance Areas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After careful consideration, Aurora Public Schools has approved new attendance areas beginning in the 2010-11 school year. Attendance boundaries have also been established for the P-8 and high school, currently under construction on the P-20 Campus. To view a summary of the attendance area changes and maps showing the new attendance areas, click on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/12/14/aps-approves-attendance-areas/</link>
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		<title>Staff, Community Members Honored at Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards</title>
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Congratulations to the APS staff, community and business members who earned the Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards for the second quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. The ceremony recently took place at Aurora Central High School.
Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards recognize outstanding parents, staff and community members who make a difference in the lives of APS students.
Congratulations to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/11/18/quarterly-awards/</link>
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		<title>APS Schools Earn Grants for 21st Century Learning Environments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[APS Instructional Technology received a record number of forty-three grants for creating 21st Century Learning Environments. Thirty-four grants will be funded this year. This is a huge increase in the number of grants compared to last year when we funded twelve grants. Up to $750,000 will be dispersed this year. Congratulations to the following school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/11/04/aps-schools-earn-grants-21st-century-learning-environments/</link>
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		<title>Red Ribbon Week at Murphy Creek K-8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students and staff at Murphy Creek K-8 celebrated Red Ribbon Week in a big way. A National Guard helicopter landed at the school, as part of a joint effort with the National Guard and the Joint Counterdrug Task Force. Members of the National Guard then talked with the students about Red Ribbon Week. Colorado Rapids [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/10/13/red-ribbon-week-at-murphy-creek-k-8/</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 Forms Attendance Area Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[APS has formed a committee to develop attendance areas for the new P-8 school and high school to be constructed on the P-20 campus site. The boundary process also includes several APS schools in east Aurora. 
The committee goals include:

Establish an attendance area for the new P-8, scheduled to open in August 2010.
Establish an attendance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/04/28/aps-forms-attendance-area-committee/</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 Showcased at National Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology is vital to learning in Aurora Public Schools. After a recent visit by representatives with the National Middle School Association (NMSA), APS was invited to demonstrate the use of technology in the classroom at the annual NMSA conference.
The event is billed as the &#8220;largest and most comprehensive middle level professional development opportunity in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2008/10/30/nmsa-conference/</link>
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		<title>Murphy Creek Students Ride Limo to Lunch!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Murphy Creek K-8 jump started the new school year by rewarding ten students with a superstar limo ride to McDonalds for lunch and back. These children were randomly chosen from several students who have received greeen &#8220;JETS&#8221; tickets from teachers who have recognized their positive behavior around campus.
When a student recieves a JETS ticket they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2008/08/15/murphy-creek-students-take-limo-to-lunch/</link>
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