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		<title>Arkansas Students Encourage &#8220;Buddies, Not Bullies&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Arkansas Elementary students participated in a variety of fun activities during the recent No-Name Calling Week, all of which were part of the school&#8217;s No Place for Hate designation process.  The No Place for Hate campaign is a program offered by the Anti-Defamation League.
The theme for the week was &#8220;Buddies, Not Bullies.&#8221;
One special activity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/03/arkansas-students-encourage-buddies-not-bullies/</link>
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		<title>APS Leads the Way with Energy Conservation Efforts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aurora Public Schools is rapidly becoming a leader among Colorado school districts for its energy awareness and conservation efforts. APS energy conservation standards are also beginning to pay off in big savings across the district. 
APS Energy Consultant Tim &#8220;Bo&#8221; Bacon credits APS&#8217; success to improved operational practices, increased teacher and staff education and awareness, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/aps-leads-the-way-with-energy-conservation-efforts/</link>
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		<title>Students, Staff and Community Members Give Back During the Holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students, staff, community members and businesses made the holidays a little brighter for some APS students.

The Student Council at Jewell sponsored a canned food drive and collected more than 2,400 cans. They donated the food to the local United Way distribution site and to the Colfax Project. These two food pantries distributed the food to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/07/students-staff-and-community-members-give-back-during-the-holidays/</link>
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		<title>APS Celebrates New Computer Kiosks at Town Center at Aurora</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About 150 parents, students, staff and community members attended a celebration for Aurora Public Schools&#8217; new computer kiosks at the Town Center at Aurora. The kiosks allow parents to view their children&#8217;s Parent Portal accounts, find information on the APS Web site, or browse mall shopping opportunities.
The Parent Portal is a secure, confidential Web site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/12/18/aps-celebrates-new-computer-kiosks-at-town-center-at-aurora/</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>APS Cafeteria Managers Pass Audit with Flying Colors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following APS school kitchen managers and their assistants passed the CDE Summer Feeding Program audit with flying colors:


Carol Pepper at Elkhart Elementary


Gina Vera at Fletcher Elemntary


Karen Hobson at North Middle School


Donna Hankins at West Middle School.


The schools listed above received the following commendations:

Kitchens were spotless
Good teamwork
Appealing menus that feature a lot of fresh fruit
All [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/06/19/aps-cafeteria-managers-pass-audit-with-flying-colors/</link>
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		<title>Festival of the Arts Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Festival of the Arts winners. Your art projects displayed at the Town Center at Aurora were spectacular. We are proud of you!
Elementary
Altura
1st Lorenzo Rodriguez
2nd Belen Bustamante
3rd Janyll Trujillo
Arkansas 1st Melany Chavez
2nd Garrett Steele
3rd Mariam Khokhar
Century1st Nicole Nunez
2nd Djimon Hill
3rd Erica Calbert
Clyde Miller
1st Ivan Soria
2nd Briauna Lemmerman
3rd Tajahnge Wilson
Crawford
1st Maria Lopez
2nd Jailene Maese [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/05/12/festival-of-the-arts-results/</link>
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		<title>Students Highlight Math Mastery at Game 24 Tournament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At South Middle School, 24 students from six APS middle schools competed in the annual Game 24 Math Challenge.
In groups of four, students picked cards that included four numbers and calculated equations that equaled 24 using only addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. One group of students received the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/05/06/game-24-2009/</link>
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		<title>Kids Enjoy a &#8220;Day in the Life&#8221; Experience with APS Staff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 22, workplaces around the nation observed &#8220;Take our Children to Work Day.&#8221; Several APS staff members took the opportunity to give their children a firsthand look at work experience and career opportunities.
Elijah Nabors, son of Design and Construction assistant Crystal Nabors, spent the morning working with various design and construction staff in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2009/04/29/shadow-day09/</link>
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