http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5To help all students reach their potential, APS staff members must promote student strengths and meet individual student learning needs. One goal in Vista 2010, the APS strategic plan, is to reduce the achievement gap that exists between different ethnic groups. As an important step, APS will ho...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~184160.aspx2/16/2007 8:06:32 AMMelissa Reeves To help all students reach their potential, APS staff members must promote student strengths and meet individual student learning needs. One goal in Vista 2010, the APS strategic plan, is to reduce the achievement gap that exists between different ethnic groups. As an important step, APS will hol...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~184166.aspx2/16/2007 8:15:03 AMMelissa Reeves There's tough competition for Colorado students who applied for the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship Program this year. APS ranks among the top of Colorado's 178 school districts, with three scholarship winners and one alternate. Only one Colorado district had more winners. Hinkley High S...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~258442.aspx3/5/2007 8:06:15 AMMelissa Reeves There's tough competition for Colorado students who applied for the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship Program this year. APS ranks among the top of Colorado's 178 school districts, with three scholarship winners and one alternate. Only one Colorado district had more winners. Hinkley High S...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~258447.aspx3/5/2007 8:15:03 AMMelissa Reeves After nearly 18 years of using the beloved 'a' as the district logo, Aurora Public Schools has unveiled a new logo to represent the district. Design students from Pickens Technical College submitted 47 concepts which were later narrowed to three. More than 3,000 APS students, teachers and communi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~260947.aspx3/9/2007 7:58:09 AMMelissa Reeves After nearly 18 years of using the beloved 'a' as the district logo, Aurora Public Schools has unveiled a new logo to represent the district. Design students from Pickens Technical College submitted 47 concepts which were later narrowed to three. More than 3,000 APS students, teachers and communi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~260952.aspx3/9/2007 8:03:16 AMMelissa Reeves Rhap·so·dy [rap-suh-dee] -noun, plural. Definition: An ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm, a state of elated bliss. That's the inspiration for Rangeview High School students' Rhapsody-Fusion Remix art exhibit recently showcased at the Downtown Aurora Visual Arts gallery. The v...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~260956.aspx3/9/2007 8:12:37 AMMelissa Reeves Rhap·so·dy [rap-suh-dee] -noun, plural. Definition: An ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm, a state of elated bliss. That's the inspiration for Rangeview High School students' Rhapsody-Fusion Remix art exhibit recently showcased at the Downtown Aurora Visual Arts gallery. Th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~260966.aspx3/9/2007 8:24:01 AMMelissa Reeves The sounds coming from a scissor-wielding stylist, 'clip, clip, snip, snip', are music to Gateway senior Abby Jaggers' ears. Jaggers, who just turned 18, has literally grown a love for one of her favorite charities, Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provide...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~276886.aspx3/12/2007 9:24:14 AMMelissa Reeves The sounds coming from a scissor-wielding stylist, 'clip, clip, snip, snip', are music to Gateway senior Abby Jaggers' ears. Jaggers, who just turned 18, has literally grown a love for one of her favorite charities, Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hair...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~276888.aspx3/12/2007 9:27:08 AMMelissa Reeves Once again, an Aurora Public Schools principal has been named Colorado Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives. Dalton Elementary Principal Dianne Dugan earned the honor in 2006. Stecklein has been with APS since 1983. He served as a teacher, coach and assistant ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Teacher-News/Story~285959.aspx3/29/2007 7:44:17 AMMelissa Reeves Once again, an Aurora Public Schools principal has been named Colorado Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives. Dalton Elementary Principal Dianne Dugan earned the honor in 2006. Stecklein has been with APS since 1983. He served as a teacher, coach and assistant ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Teacher-News/Story~285960.aspx3/29/2007 7:46:53 AMMelissa Reeves Eight Aurora Central High School students kept lawyers' hours this year to prepare for the state Mock Trial competition. Denver attorney Pete Hedeen has spent the last six years tutoring and mentoring students for this annual event. Aurora Central's team is the first one in APS history to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~288321.aspx4/3/2007 1:02:45 PMMelissa Reeves Eight Aurora Central High School students kept lawyers' hours this year to prepare for the state Mock Trial competition. Denver attorney Pete Hedeen has spent the last six years tutoring and mentoring students for this annual event. Aurora Central's team is the first one in APS histor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~288331.aspx4/3/2007 1:07:31 PMMelissa Reeves A Nobel peace prize winner, a top APS staff member and a heroic fallen Aurora police officer are among the first outstanding Hinkley alumni to be honored in a grand way. Hinkley students and staff will pay tribute to exceptional alumni who have contributed to the school through their leadersh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~292691.aspx4/11/2007 2:14:25 PMMelissa Reeves A Nobel peace prize winner, a top APS staff member and a heroic fallen Aurora police officer are among the first outstanding Hinkley alumni to be honored in a grand way. Hinkley students and staff will pay tribute to exceptional alumni who have contributed to the school through their leadershi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~292693.aspx4/11/2007 2:25:21 PMMelissa Reeves Are you a student who has a "green thumb" or a knack for working with cars or computers? Students need to look no further than Pickens Technical College to learn real-world skills while earning college credit. The college offers real-life experience to students who may not be interested in att...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~292697.aspx4/11/2007 2:28:34 PMMelissa Reeves Are you a student who has a "green thumb" or a knack for working with cars or computers? Students need to look no further than Pickens Technical College to learn real-world skills while earning college credit. The college offers real-life experience to students who may not be interested in at...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~292702.aspx4/11/2007 2:33:11 PMMelissa Reeves For six weeks, a team of Aurora Central High School students pieced together nuts, bolts, wiring and wheels to build a functioning, high-performance robot. The Plano Alto Drifters robotics team was preparing for a FIRST. The "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," or FIRS...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~301392.aspx4/30/2007 8:13:40 AMMelissa Reeves For six weeks, a team of Aurora Central High School students pieced together nuts, bolts, wiring and wheels to build a functioning, high-performance robot. The Plano Alto Drifters robotics team was preparing for a FIRST. The "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," or FIRST...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~301394.aspx4/30/2007 8:20:09 AMMelissa Reeves The APS Board of Education voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of the "Earned Off-Campus Lunch Privilege" program. The new school program, slated to begin in the 2007-08 school year, will require all freshman students to stay on campus during lunch periods. Sophomore, junior and...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~309727.aspx5/17/2007 8:31:46 AMMelissa Reeves The APS Board of Education voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of the "Earned Off-Campus Lunch Privilege" program. The new school program, slated to begin in the 2007-08 school year, will require all freshman students to stay on campus during lunch periods. Sophomore, junior and ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~309728.aspx5/17/2007 8:32:48 AMMelissa Reeves Tenth-grade students in Joyce Herald and Barb Larson's English classes recently celebrated the publication of their books with their parents and the Hinkley community. Students modeled their books after "The House on Mango Street," by Sandra Cisneros, which is a series of "vignettes," or windows,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~309731.aspx5/17/2007 8:36:22 AMMelissa Reeves Tenth-grade students in Joyce Herald and Barb Larson 'sEnglish classes recently celebrated the publication of their books with their parents and the Hinkley community. Students modeled their books after The House on Mango Street , by Sandra Cisneros , which is a series of "vignettes,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~309739.aspx5/17/2007 8:44:51 AMMelissa Reeves