http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5APS recently hosted a three-day One PACE, Many Strides to Excellence conference for administrative and professional technical staff. The conference kicked off with a highlight of district accomplishments followed by a learning fair which featured round-table discussions, presentations and school ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~624791.aspx6/9/2009 11:47:13 AMJenn Stadler Nearly 50 students are participating in the first APS Technology Camp held at Boston K-8 this summer. Tech Camp '09 is an eight-day program open to fourth through eighth-grade students throughout APS. At Tech Camp, students learn to utilize a variety of Web-based technologies such as video edi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Middle/Story~624834.aspx6/9/2009 1:11:05 PMJenn Stadler Students at Pickens Technical College are learning from more than textbooks. Several programs, including carpentry, electrical occupations and cabinetmaking, have recently finished building a single family home from the ground up. The construction contractor for the project Greg Shamburg kn...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/College/Story~629301.aspx6/23/2009 12:06:50 PMJenn Stadler Several APS middle school students recently attended the Nuñez Foundation Summer Camp at Johnson and Wales University. During the three-day camp, students attended classes, workshops and presentations from professionals in a variety of fields. This year the camp included everything from a NASA...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Middle/Story~629540.aspx6/23/2009 4:03:23 PMJenn Stadler Christian Ortiz Torres, a recent Rangeview graduate, is looking forward to attending the University of Colorado, Boulder this fall. He plans to major in Aerospace Engineering and to join the "gold shirts," a mentoring program for new students. However, Torres did not always think this was a po...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~629544.aspx6/23/2009 4:06:54 PMJenn Stadler While many Aurora Public Schools students are soaking up the sun, several APS graduates are gearing up for college. They have majors to choose, classes to enroll in and tuition bills in the mail. Mile High United Way is taking care of the latter for 17 APS graduates. The graduates have each been...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~632084.aspx7/1/2009 11:48:12 AMJenn Stadler More than 70 ninth and tenth-grade students recently completed the Aurora Central Math & Literacy Academy for College Readiness. The academy, held during fifth block, focused on preparing students to take college-level courses by their junior year. This is the second year that Aurora Centr...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~636319.aspx7/14/2009 2:22:29 PMJenn Stadler Thanks to the hard work of The Children's Hospital staff volunteers, APS Maintenance and Operations employees, and sponsors from throughout the metro area, Park Lane Elementary School will welcome students back to school with a new landscape and playground equipment. The volunteers brought new ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~638439.aspx7/21/2009 9:42:32 AMJenn Stadler Lansing Elementary school kicked off the new year with a Back-to-School Night filled with food and fun. Parents, students, staff and the community gathered on the school's front lawn to play games and enjoy more than 400 hotdogs to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. This was the fif...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~646250.aspx8/13/2009 1:27:36 PMJenn Stadler The two APS Centralized Admissions offices make it easy for many families to get students ready for the 2009-10 school year. Since late June, more than 5,900 people have visited the offices to register and update student information. "Our Centralized Admissions offices are convenient for fam...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~646252.aspx8/13/2009 1:30:41 PMJenn Stadler State Representative Nancy Todd and Office Depot store manager Tony Rotella recently presented new backpacks to kindergartners and first graders at Century Elementary School. Todd, a former first-grade teacher, also talked to the students about what it means to be a good citizen. The backpacks ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~646253.aspx8/13/2009 1:33:50 PMJenn Stadler