Articles 2005
January
Standish, LeRoy. Happy fish come from heavy rains. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 17 Jan. 2005
VICTORVILLE — A month of heavy rain created havoc for many of the human inhabitants of the High Desert, but it just might have set the conditions for a nature explosion this spring.
Lawson, Susan D. Puppies and pearls. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 18 Jan. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - About a dozen high school students of the Academy for Academic Excellence at the Lewis Center for Educational Research in Apple Valley have been honing their knitting skills by spending their free time producing blankets to be given to homeless animals at PAL Humane Society.
Piercy, Rick. There's no escaping hard work. Special to the Press Dispatch [Victorville, CA] 9 Jan. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - The truth is, to become a well-educated person: a good writer, bilingual, comprehend and use what you read, calculate and decipher algebraic problems, play an intrument, and be an artist, you must be disciplined and have an exceptional work ethic. That's the secret! Education is hard work.
Mueller, Chuck. Project beams Saturn researchers into classrooms. The Sun [San Bernardino, CA]28 Jan. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - About 200 students from Apple Valley to Okinawa gained firsthand insight Thursday into a deep-space venture probing the mysteries of Saturn and its largest moon, Titan.
APPLE VALLEY - Elementary school students in Moreno Valley and high school students in Apple Valley are playing a key role in the exploration of Saturn.
Orsinelli, Steven. Why film making? Special to the Press Dispatch [Victorville, CA] 23 Jan. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - People often ask how a digital filmmaking curriculum in a school benefits students. Where to begin.
February
Berg, Emily. Phelan named Charter Teacher of the Year. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 10 Feb. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Pat Phelan persevered for 10 years to receive her teaching credential. It wasn't until she took a position as a special education aide that she decided she wanted to be a teacher. Phelan worked for her credential as she raised her children and has been teaching for 11 years.
Thompson, Cheryl. The value of PTA. Special to the Press Dispatch [Victorville, CA] 13 Feb. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Does your school have a Parent/Teacher club? If so, its roots began in 1897 when Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded the Parent Teacher Association or as we know it, the PTA.
March
Pearson, Amanda. AAE Student Writer. CAMPUS BEAT: 'Guys and Dolls' to play. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 1 Mar. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - The Academy for Academic Excellence has many things going on - partnerships, GAVRT, sports - but it also has a Drama Department that has a lot of potential.
Singh, Justin. AAE Student Writer. CAMPUS BEAT: Students succeeding in science today. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 1 Mar. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - AAE is the "School with the telescope," most people say. But there is so much more to it.
Butler, Leslie and Pearson, Amanda. AAE Student Writers. CAMPUS BEAT: AAE Ambassadors: student politicians. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 1 Mar. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - At the Academy for Academic Excellence, there is a program consisting of eight ambitious students who help decide the direction our school is going. These students, called ambassadors, work with Mr. Rick Piercy, the CEO of the Lewis Center for Educational Research.
Zylstra, Hastin. AAE Student Writer. CAMPUS BEAT: Partners help campus create opportunities. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 1 Mar. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Imagine that you could study the temperature of Jupiter's atmosphere while still in middle school. With the partnerships that the Lewis Center for Educational research has set up, this is possible not only for students of the Academy for Academic Excellence but for students around the globe.
Cooper, Sara and Smart, Carrie. AAE Student Writers. CAMPUS BEAT: Filmmaking: A road to fame. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 1 Mar. 2005
Known as the first, one and only student film school, the Academy for Academic Excellence has developed an amazing department for students wanting to take the art of filmmaking seriously.
APPLE VALLEY - The Academy for Academic Excellence baseball team beat Apple Valley Christian 4-2 in the season opener for both squads.
Juarez, Aric. Students need to get fit. Special to the Press Dispatch. [Victorville, CA] 6 Mar. 2005
This spring all fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders will participate in mandatory physical fitness testing called the fitness gram, which involves six different activities to test a student's muscular strength, aerobic capacity, flexibility and body composition. A student who passes all six areas is considered physically fit.
Berg, Emily. Heritage's success rare among local schools. Daily Press. [Victorville, CA] 16 Mar. 2005
VICTORVILLE - The Academy for Academic Excellence, the charter school at the Lewis Center for Educational Research, scored the highest among local high schools - 752. It also received a 9 out of 10 when compared to schools with similar characteristics and a 10 when compared to schools statewide, according to information from the state.
Thompson, Cheryl. Everyday learning experiences. Special to the Press Dispatch [Victorville, CA] 27 Mar. 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Today there is an ever-growing movement to get children into preschool, to lengthen the school year and day, and in general move schooling to a new level. However, one very important aspect of child development seems to be pushed farther and farther into the shadows.
April
Berg, Emily. Love and Logic offers guidance to parents: Program urges adults to direct a child in how to solve their own problems. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 2 Apr. 2005
Thompson, Cheryl. Strategies to survive testing week. Special to the Press Dispatch. [Victorville, CA] Apr 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Monday begins testing week for many schools. I thought it would be a good idea to interview teachers and principals to get their advice and testing strategies for students and parents.
May
Losi, Gretchen. Students have winning down to a science: Three High Desert winners hope to bring home more gold from the state fair. Daily Press [Victorville, CA]16 May 2005
APPLE VALLEY - While riding down Navajo Road in Apple Valley, 12-year old Taya Crayk-Bonde couldn't help but notice patches of land where no vegetation grew. The inquisitive seventh-grader decided to investigate.
June
Rosenberg, Katherine. Smiles and tears for academy grads. Daily Press [Victorville, CA]11 June 2005
VICTORVILLE - Nearly 100 students of the Academy for Academic Excellence bid farewell to their school and each other during graduation ceremonies Friday night at High Desert Church.
Santschi, Darrell. For these lottery winners, payoff is education. The Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA]13 June 2005
APPLE VALLEY - Nestled between High Desert scrub brush, rock-strewn hills and the Mojave River, the Academy for Academic Excellence is one of the most unusual and popular charter schools in the Inland area.
Reilly, Kriss. Aiming Higher - Despite challenges, AAE's Hutzley is driven to excel. Daily Press [29 June 2005]
Most pole vaulters who compete at the state championships have a pole-valuting pit at their school. Tim Hutzley's was in his coach's back yard.
August
Losi, Gretchen. Happy 20th birthday Lewis Center. Daily Press [Victorville, CA] 7 August 2005
APPLE VALLEY - A downpour didn't dampen the spirits of some 300 who attended the Lewis Center for Educational Research's 20th birthday celebration at the charter school's Apple Valley campus on Saturday. Those in attendance simply soaked up the jubilant atmosphere.
Santschi, Darrell. Pioneer: Radio Astronomer's Remains Taken to Inland Space Complex - His last contribution - The late Grote Reber's ashes grace radio telescope. The Press-Enterprise[11 August 2005]
Standish, Leroy. Apple Valley U? Lewis Center courts four-year colleges. Daily Press [Apple Valley, CA] 21 August 2005
APPLE VALLEY - No doubt the Victor Valley's population is growing, but is it enough to support a four-year university?September
Losi, Gretchen. Students aiding students Children fill backpacks with school supplies for Katrina victims. Daily Press. [Apple Valley, CA] 15 September 2006
APPLE VALLEY - A classroom filled with little hands and enormous hearts spent Wednesday filling backpacks with school supplies and notes of encouragement. Their destination - displaced students left in Hurricane Katrina's wake.
Losi, Gretchen, U.S. Constitution takes center stage. Daily Press.[Victorville, CA] 17 September 2005.
VICTORVILLE - Students at the Academy of Academic Excellence started their Friday at the flagpole.
October
Standish, Leroy. CSUSB president shows how High Desert extension can be reality. Daily Press. [5 October 2005]
APPLE VALLEY - Synergy, student demand, a network of community parnterships - and lots of money - are the keys for California State University, San Bernardino, to create a satellite campus in the Victor Valley.
Losi, Gretchen. Charter schools: A force to be reckoned with. Daily Press. [16 October 2005]
VICTORVILLE - Charter schools are growing - enrollment is at an all-time high and their test scores are rising - oftentimes exceeding the scores of neighboring traditional public schools.
School Briefs. Students attend San Francisco Conference. Daily Press. [25 October 2005]
Four students from the Academy for Academic Excellence public charter school recently traveled with members of the Apple Valley Town Council to attend the 2005 Annual League of California Cities Conference in San Francisco.
Gretchen, Losi. Unsinkable passion: Titanic discoverer shares love of scientific research with students. Daily Press. [29 October 2005]
"My kind of science is more of a contact sport - and children love it," said Ballard, who spoke to a select group of students from the Academy for Academic Excellence Thursday. "When kids understand science is an adventure and not just things to memorize, they get hooked."
December
Tucker, Jack. Trojans come back to edge Knights. Daily Press. [2 December 2005]VICTORVILLE - Silver Valley head coach Narciso Alonzo and Academy for Academic Excellence head coach Bryan Vieria knew before the tip-off of the semifinal match up in the Royals Christian Classic on Thrusday night that it woud be a difficult contest.