January

• Lindstrom, Natasha. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN CELEBRATED AT 'RED TAILS' SCREENING: Lewis Center hosts fundraising to benefit Air Force JROTC. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 21 January 2012
• NEIGHBORS PAGE. Col. Armstrong AFJROTC Worldwide Officer of the year. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 22 January 2012
• Hagen, Ryan. SAN BERNARDINO CHARTER SCHOOL CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR: The Sun [San Bernardino] 23 January 2012 

• Neighbor's Page. VALLEY SNAPSHOT. Shatner raises funds for Lewis Center. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 7 February 2012
• Staff Reports. FROM CHINA TO SAN BERNARDINO: a cultural exchange. The Sun [San Bernardino] 15 February 2012
• Neighbor's Page. VALLEY SNAPSHOT. AAE Senior winner of Lion's Club contest. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 21 February 2012

March

• Neighbor's Page.  AAE embraces American Heart Awareness Month. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 4 March 2012
• Shimura, Tomoya. ME AND GRANPA: AAAE student runs L.A. Marathon with grandpa. Daily Press [Victorville] 18 March 2012
• VALLEY SNAPSHOT. Truckers visit students at Lewis Center. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 29, March 2012

April

• VALLEY SNAPSHOT. Lewis Center students perform Alice in Wonderland, Daily Press [Apple Valley] 5 April 2012
• VALLEY SNAPSHOT. Piercy honored as Humanitarian of the year by Life Stream. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 8 April 2012
• Lindstrom, Natasha. Students learn about aviation through activity speakers. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 20 April 2012
• Lombardo, Lynnea. Students build robots - 'One of a kind' class offered at Lewis Center. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 24 April 2012
• Thompson, Cheryl. Norton Academy students excited to share projects with family. [San Bernardino] 30 April 2012

May

• VALLEY SNAPSHOT. Lewis Center students win big at RIMS Science Fair. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 6 May 2012
  
• Peters, Matthew. Big 6th inning lifts AAE past Marshall. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 18 May 2012
• Lomabardo, Lynnea. Computer Science Fair Winners - Students win trip to Google's newest office in Venice. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 21 May 2012
  
• Haprov, M. Q & A with Jeffrey Henderson. Apple Valley Review [Apple Valley] 29 May 2012   
  

June

• Staff Reports. AAE's Hunt signs with Rockford College. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 3 June 2012
• Staff Reports. AAE's Unferdorfer signs with Crown College. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 4 June 2012
• De La Cruz, Rene. Film Festival showcases young local talent. Apple Valley Review. 5 June 2012
• Staggs, Brooke Edwards. AAE to stream graduation online. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 8 June 2012
• Neighbor's Page. AAE honor student receives Dr. Stephen Damiani award. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 21 June 2012

July

• Seeger, Lauren. Academy for Academic Excellence partners with sister school in China. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 19 July 2012

August

• MHaprov. Q & A with Erin Rose, AAE Student. Apple Valley Review [Apple Valley] 21 August 2012
• Lombardo, Lynnea. Academy for Academic Excellence has highest first-time test scores in Victor Valley. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 23 August 2012

September

• Lombardo, Lynnea. Statewide STAR scores highest since 2003. Daily Press. 1 September 2012
• Lombardo, Lynnea. VVC Grad wins Fulbright Scholarship. Daily Press [Spring Valley Lake] 5 September 2012
• Lombardo, Lynnea. Safety careers excite students. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 27 September 2012

October

• De La Cruz. Drama students venture into the macabre. Daily Press [Apple Valley] 30 October 2012

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