Tag: Aurora Public Schools
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Aurora Public Schools partner with American Diabetes Association to teach healthy eating
Aurora Public Schools partnered with the American Diabetes Association to launch a program at several local schools to help curb diabetes and obesity in children, according to a news release. The program, Project Power, is a free health program for students ages 5 through 12 and launched at Jewell Elementary School April 22. Lessons from…
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Cherry Creek elementary school locked down after student brings gun
Mother faces misdemeanor child abuse and failure to safely secure a firearm charges
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Aurora student represents Colorado in Scripps National Bee
Vedanth Raju won the Colorado State Spelling Bee earlier this month
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Aurora Quest K-8 School to reopen Friday after flooding forced closure
Aurora Quest K-8 School in eastern Aurora, which closed early Thursday because of flooding, will reopen Friday, according to Aurora Public Schools. The district announced the closure around 7:30 a.m. Thursday after a fire sprinkler system fitting failed in one of the classrooms, causing flooding in several rooms. Officials confirmed the issue was unrelated to…
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Aurora Public Schools unveils new $3 million sports stadium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The early Saturday sun glistened off of the fresh turf field as Aurora Public Schools students took their first steps — or sprints — on the district’s new sports stadium. Aurora Public Schools (APS) unveiled $3 million in renovations to the district’s stadium, directly behind Hinkley High…
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Aurora commemorates MLK in 38th annual event series starting Friday
Aurora’s annual month-long commemoration of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. begins Friday, with events planned through the month. The commemoration, which is in its 38th year in the city of Aurora, is themed “capturing the dream” this year and is open to everyone, according to a city news release. The federal and state…
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First of four new schools celebrates opening in Aurora
Alexandra Kelly, an Aurora resident, used to commute 35 minutes to bring her son, Mark-Anthony, to preschool every day. Now, with the opening of Aurora Highlands P-8 school, bringing her son to school is only a six-minute walk. “It’s been such a blessing to be able to have him start at the school in pre-k,”…
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Five candidates will be on the ballot for Aurora’s school board election this November
Five candidates have qualified to run for three open seats on the Aurora school board, at a time when the district is in the midst of a leadership change and is grappling with low state ratings. Only one of the five candidates is an incumbent, Vickie Reinhard. Two other board members, Stephanie Mason and Nichelle…
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Aurora counselor named Colorado’s High School Counselor of the Year
The Colorado School Counselor Association named Aurora Central High School counselor Vicki Helfer Colorado’s 2023 High School Counselor of the Year in a surprise ceremony on the first day of school.