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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to our Families</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day AcademyACL Newsletter]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Message, February 6, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Message February 6, 2012]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=70</link>
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		<title>Our Blog&#8217;s Back Online as Our THIRD Lottery Date Approaches!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AcademyACL began with 'founding fathers' who thought 'why not?' and they found others to join the process of creating a whole new school. We now approach our third annual lottery and we relish the chance to reflect on the process. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=63</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Been Busy!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! The eve of our enrollment lottery is upon us! And with that milestone it seems an appropriate time to reflect on how far we’ve come!  It’s been a while since I blogged, which can only mean we’ve been busy.  The Board of Directors and Nikki Myers (now our Academy Director- congratulations, Nikki!) have been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=60</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! 2010 begins with a new light of hope for many families in the Pikes Peak area, because a beautiful thing happened in December 2009.  A group of passionate, dedicated parents and teachers fought a seldom-won fight for the needs of gifted, creative and unique learners.  Around this country there is an astonishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comments to the D-11 Board by Susie Binkley, December 9th, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many gifted kids are extremely sensitive people. The world of peer pressure and always-changing social situations, coupled with feeling different can leave these bright, sweet kids emotionally exhausted. It’s hard to focus on doing well in school when you’re busy trying just to fit in. These kids need a place to be themselves. As they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Meetings Scheduled!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following times have been scheduled for community meetings, and everyone is welcome to attend and bring their questions!!!! Sunday, October 18, @ East Library, 4:00-5:00pm (large meeting room) Monday, October 19, @ Rockrimmon Library, 7:00-8:00 pm Sunday, October 25, @ Penrose Library, 4:00-5:00 pm Thursday, October 22, @ Cheyenne Mountain Library, 7:00-8:00 pm Thursday, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=36</link>
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		<title>Phase One- Application Submitted!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, October 1st, around 2:45 p.m., the Steering Committee submitted our application to District 11. It took three home printers, two office printers, and a printing company (thank you, LX Printing!); nine adults sorting each section; lots of paper, binders, and organizers (thank you, Office Center!); pizza, Pepsi, and gas for a four-car cavalcade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=33</link>
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		<title>Colors of the Centennial State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I consider the push in education toward best practices, and the need to give children a framework from which to connect facts, skills, and content from subject to subject in a coherent way, I think about the thematic units that will do just that for AACL students. We are privileged to have input from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.academyacl.org/site/blog/blog.php/?p=27</link>
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		<title>The Ultimate Optimists Have a Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I was introduced to the Optimist&#8217;s Club, the West Side Chapter, at little El Rodeo restaurant off West Uintah. The Optimist&#8217;s Club is &#8220;an association of more than 3,000 Optimist Clubs around the world dedicated to &#8216;Bringing Out the Best in Kids&#8217;.&#8221; Scott, Alan, and I were invited to attend, and we were privileged [...]]]></description>
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