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Student of the Week: Ayde Romero
Congratulations to Ayde Romero, a 5th grader at Pajarito Elementary School, for being named the Student of the Week by the New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union and the APS Education Foundation.
May's Innovation Award Goes to Eubank Librarian
Terri Gaussoin is credited with transforming the outdated and underused library at Eubank Elementary, including incorporating technology into lessons and activities.
Artist Edward Gonzales Gives Back to Namesake School
The renowned Albuquerque painter collaborated with students on a mural at Edward Gonzales ES and donated three original works to be displayed at the school.
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New Principals Assigned to Two Middle Schools
John Adams and Kennedy will get new leadership in 2012-2013.
Hoover Science Teacher Selected for NASA Reduced Gravity Flight
Teacher plans to share NASA’s approach to STEM education with public on June 1.
Latino Educational Leaders Encouraged to Join ALAS de Nuevo México
The newly formed state chapter of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents seeks to inspire, cultivate and promote Hispano/Latino educational leaders for the benefit of all students.
 
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What We're Doing

Here's just a quick, top 10 list of what's happening at the APS Education Foundation

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  1. The Foundation has raised more than $700,000 in cash, in-kind donations and pledges for the Horizon Campaign – a push to energize private funding for Fine Arts, Middle/High School Activities, Classroom Teacher Mini-Grants and Literacy programs within the district. Major community players and APS employees through the United Way campaign have led this effort, the first of its kind in Foundation history.
  2. The Foundation launched A is for Art!, a benefit art auction that raised more than $78,000 in cash and in-kind donations for APS Fine Arts in 2010. The 2011 A is for Art! celebration is scheduled for Sept. 9 at the Albuquerque Museum.
  3. The Foundation distributed more than $90,000 in Horizon Awards in 2011.
  4. The Foundation, working with partners throughout the district, Board of Education members and the APS leadership team, helped reach out to key players in the community. The result: a terrific start for the Horizon Campaign that has us nearly three-quarters of the way to our goal of $1 million.
  5. The Foundation partnered with smaller firms and individual contributors to support both the Horizon Campaign and individual projects like the Elementary School Honor Choir.
  6. With the help of Pepsi, the Foundation instituted the APS teacher-of-the-month award, which honors fine teachers at elementary, middle and high schools.
  7. The Foundation has partnered with Clear Channel to place electronic billboards at Manzano, Eldorado, Del Norte and Cibola high schools, with district-wide and Foundation messaging possible with the flip of a switch.
  8. Thanks to committed APS employees, the Foundation-run 2010 United Way campaign netted more than $280,000 for the greater Albuquerque community, a record.
  9. Thanks to RayLee Homes: A New Generation, the first-ever Apple House was built. Proceeds from the sale of this beautiful home on Albuquerque's West Side will help fund Foundation projects through the Horizon Campaign.
  10. The Foundation is a sponsor of the APS Celebrity Golf Extravaganza, which helps fund a mini-grant fund for middle school athletics and activities programs. The tournament raised nearly $60,000 in 2011, and allows individual middle schools to buy needed supplies like uniforms.
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