Posted 3/15/2010 - Contributed by: Kevin O'Brien

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Posted 3/8/2010  - Contributed by:  Monique Taylor

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Posted 3/1/2010 - Contributed by Kevin O'Brien

The Mock Trial had some very difficult competition, we competed against 20 other teams at last weekends Regionals at the Araphaoe Court House. We have TWO teams ACHS A and B Teams qualify for State. These Two teams will be competing at State on March 12th-13th in Colorado Springs. The other schools who quafied were Regis's A and B teams and Saint Mary's A team.

Mock Trial Team

A special thank you to the following people who volunteered their time to serve as a district coach on Friday and Saturday;

Leslee Reingold, Michael Kane and Julian Wakefield

Thank you to the people who supported our teams by taking their own time to come and support the kids this weekend, Lynn Fair, Karen Townsend, Phil Hartang, Sue Ricker, Gayle Egloff

And the ladies who helped our students with clothing alterations, Sue Ricker, Elizabeth Jordan, Sherry Oldfield

Mock Trial Team

The following students are the students who qualified for State, Richard Phillips, Emily Babbidge, Malcolm Doss, Jennifer Le, Sandy Mayta, Enoc Castillo, Alyssa Isom, Matthew Isom, Kyle Bouchey, Joseph Soto, Shiva Sapkota, Valencia Hill-Wilson, Moki Tilong, Shannel Wise, Vanessa Polk, Dania Turrubiates.

Mock Trial Team

Aurora Central/Hinkley AFJROTC Drill Team

The Aurora Central/Hinkley Combined Air Force Junior ROTC Drill Team had a great weekend. 

On Saturday, 3/6/2010, they competed in the Northern Plains Drill Competition at Loveland High School.  The event hosted 15 teams from Canon City to Grand Junction to Cheyenne, Wyoming.  These teams were comprised of 170 cadets from Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force Jr. ROTC units.

The Central/Hinkley combined team garnered a 1^st place in regulation drill (led by Chris Ortiz), a 2^nd in color guard (led by Melissa Lopez), a 3^rd in regulation drill by first year cadets (led by Lashun Mosley), and 2^nd  (Melissa Lopez) and 3^rd  (Nahira Munguia) (out of 170 competitors) in individual drill performance.

The excellent performance in the individual events resulted in Central/Hinkley AFJROTC earning the Overall Team Championship.

Aurora Central/Hinkley Combined AFJROTC Drill Team

The trophies are great but not as impressive as the character, leadership, and teamwork that has allowed them to perform at such a consistent level.  Aurora Central/Hinkley can all be proud of the traits these young men and women exhibit.

First Sergeant David Presnell (team coach) is to be congratulated for the excellent guidance he has given these future leaders.  He's got them on a good vector.

-          Contributed by John Plaza Senior Aerospace Science Instructor Aurora Central High School (303) 326-2050  ext. 27080

Aurora Central/Hinkley Combined AFJROTC Drill Team

 When you see Steven Gibson today congratulate him. He has been selected to attend the AFJROTC Aerospace and Technology Honors Camp and the United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar.    

Selectees for the Aerospace and Technology Honors Camp represent the top ½ of 1 percent of over 110,000 AFJROTC cadets nation wide. The selection process used the "whole-person" concept utilized by military academies.

Selection statistics for the United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar are unavailable but the selection process is just as rigorous.

Aurora Central and Steven can be very proud.

...and become a MENTOR!!!

*  CONNECT  *  MENTOR  *  *  TRANSFORM  *

Know someone who would make a terrific mentor for an ACHS student?  Please contact Casey Powers at  Casey@coloradoyouthatrisk.org

Aurora Central 9th Graders interested in having a mentor can contact Natasha Vollmuth at:  natasha@coloradoyouthatrisk.org

Be a MENTOR - Colorado Youth at Risk

This 2009-2010 season in a nutshell:  

2010 Skyline League Champions 6-1 Record   

Sabrina Jones & Shay Johnson named to First Team All-Skyline

Jhia Henderson & Rodesha Davis Honorable Mention All-Skyline

Eric Dow Skyline Coach of the Year

2010 CHSAA State Tournament

First Round Bye, 16th overall seed  

Home game Saturday Feb 27 vs. Grand Junction

We have not had a Girls' Basketball team in the playoffs since the 1987-88 season!!!  Way to Go Girls!!!

-- posted 3/12/2010

by Ian Calvert, Head Coach - Boys Varsity Basketball - Aurora Central High School

The entire basketball staff and team would like to extend a very big thank you to everyone that supported the team this year. Last night the team saw their season end to an extremely tough and physical Fairview team.

The school administration rallied the school and made sure that the boys felt appreciated.

Special Thanks to Nathan Smith, Lynn Fair, Leone Bradfield, Leslee Harclerode, Kim Ausman and the Italian Dinner Crew.

Thanks for everything!!!

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posted 3/9/2010 --  

Congratulations to ACHS Trojan Basketball star Dese Lee on his selection to the Nuggets Prep All-Star Team. Dese, along with other stand-out Colorado high school basketball players will be playing in a game prior to a Nuggets game. Read more about this at the Denver Post. Here's a picture!

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posted 3/8/2010 --

The FINAL FOUR playoff game against Fairview will be this Thursday, March 11, 8:30 pm at the Coors Event Center in Boulder. GO TROJANS!!!

3/6/2010

For weeks, Ian Calvert has been telling his Aurora Central Trojans: "One more, one more . . ."

He gets to keep on telling that to the Trojans after Friday's hard-fought 65-60 victory over Highlands Ranch in the Class 5A's Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_14523032#ixzz0hbE8JK4s

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February 18, 2010 --

The Varsity basketball team won their 2nd consecutive Skyline League title last night in a hotly contested game against Prairie View 64-54. Both teams headed into the game undefeated in league and Praire View had an 18-4 overall record. The Trojans used a 10-0 run to end the 1st quarter to seize control of the game. ACHS was led by Dese Lee with 20 points, 12 rebs and 4 blocks. The overall team record is 17-6 and next up for the Trojans is the state playoffs.
NOTE:  The C team (sophomores) also finished Skyline League play and captured the league title.

February 26, 2010 -- 

The boys played a great game, defeating Overland and moving on to the "Sweet 16" on Tuesday, 3/2.  They will be playing at Fountain-Fort Carson at 7 PM.  Coach Calvert and his staff have done a great job with these guys throughout the season.  Currently the ACHS team is the only APS team still in the playoffs.

March 3, 2010 -- The Battle of the Trojans took place last night in Fountain CO   The FFC (Fountain Fort Carson) Trojans were defeated by the ACHS TROJANS!!!!!   It was definitely an incredibly exciting game, back and forth with the score. Those of us who were fortunate enough to attend may have asthmatic symptoms today from holding our breath and/or screeching our lungs out!   With less than a minute to play, ACHS was ahead by 3 points, yet we knew that one of the players from FFC had an incredible 3 point shot that he connected more than once.  HOWEVER . . . exhale . . . Dese Lee connected on a free throw, putting us up by 4 points with mere seconds left.  Need I say more.   Our next game is on Friday, March 5, 2010, @ 4 p.m. in the Denver Coliseum against Highlands Ranch.    Get your GREEN on and join us in celebrating !!!   GOOOOO   TROJANS!!!!!    - Courtesy of Leone Bradfield   * * * * * * * from the Denver Post     Aurora Central 69, Fountain-Fort Carson 65 FOUNTAIN — In the first of three stunners in Tuesday's Sweet 16, Aurora Central and Dese Lee (21 points) earned a huge road victory by knocking off second-seeded Fountain- Fort Carson. Aurora Central (19-6) used the balanced offense of Auberee Prickett (14 points), Joseph Abrams (12) and Shawn Banks (11) to earn a spot in Friday's Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum against Highlands Ranch. Fountain-Fort Carson ended the season with a 21-4 record Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_14502952#ixzz0h7ouvXbi **************************************************************** From Justin Shaw of the COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE  (www.gazette.com)  F-FC boys fall to Aurora Central in round of 16 JUSTIN SHAW 2010-03-02 20:03:41 FOUNTAIN • In a fierce battle between two athletic and scrappy teams, Aurora Central held off a late, furious rally to top Fountain-Fort Carson 69-65 in the round of 16 of the Class 5A state tournament. Click here for a photo gallery. Aurora Central big man DeSe Lee scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, including making one clutch free-throw late after missing five in a row.

Holiday Food Drive is a Success!

Aurora Central High School has kicked off the holiday season with a slate of events that will ensure support for some who are lacking common necessities at this time of the year.

This year's festivities began with the Annual Holiday dinner on November 3 made possible by the Leadership group who hosted, along with the Dance Team, Interact Club, Ambassador Club, Art Club, Choir, Trojanaires (Select Mixed Ensemble), Centralettes (Select Women's Ensemble), Jazz Band, Newspaper Staff, Yearbook Staff, School and Custodial staff, and some others who offered entertainment, service, and more than enough cheer to go around.

"We had an amazing turnout from the community, from volunteers, from clubs, and even from Santa Claus herself," said Jeffrey Sailor, "we could not have done it without the help of everyone, be it Leone for providing the tablecloths to the fiercely competitive giving of staff during the drive, to the custodial staff for their support and guidance, to all the staff members who helped and attended, and to anyone that I missed!"

Approximately 320 Thanksgiving dinners were served, 150 grocery bags of non-perishables and canned goods gathered from the Aurora Central Food Drive were given away, along with 70 toys and numerous winter coats, sweaters, and blankets to those in attendance.

Other community support for this event came from a Boy Scout troop in the Eaglecrest area, and the Salvation Army. As Jeff Sailor says, "Way to go Central! We came together as a community and made great things happen!"

Make sure to attend the Aurora Central High School Vocal Music Department's Holiday Choir Concerts on December 14 and December 17 in the Troutman Theater. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. on each night, featuring the same program but with different soloists for each performance. The concerts will feature the Jazz Choir, the 7th and 8th period Women's Choirs combined, the Men's Choir, the Centralettes (Advanced Women's Ensemble), and the Trojanaires (Select Mixed Ensemble), with some traditional combined choir presentations as a finale. Tickets are $2.00 at the door, with all APS employees and children under 10 admitted free of charge.

Students at Aurora Central High School recently took part in First Lady Michelle Obama's Leadership and Mentoring Event in the school's Media Center. Actress Fran Drescher and Susan Daggett, wife of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, visited Aurora Central High School.

The goal of the program is to inspire young females to excel at the highest levels, while instilling confidence.

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A cheap, highly addictive drug known as "cheese" heroin has killed numerous teenagers over the last several months. During the period of August, 2005, through June, 2007, 21 teenagers died in Dallas alone and the drug is spreading into our area. In Dallas, "cheese" addicts are as common as those seeking help for a marijuana addiction.

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