August 1, 2019
The start of school Monday brought students back to class and the return of traffic congestion to city and county streets and roads – especially at the ...
August 1, 2019
When Denise McCray, the principal of the new Aiken Intermediate School, says she knows “the power” of teachers to make a difference in students' lives, ...
August 1, 2019
Teachers at Greendale Elementary will start the new school year Monday with an assortment of school supplies to ensure their students will be ready to p...
August 1, 2019
Aiken County Public Schools' annual One Team pep rally revved up teachers and staff for the first day of classes Monday, but the students brought down t...
August 1, 2019
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHES MILITARY-FRIENDLY RECOGNITION PROGRAM, NAMING AIKEN COUNTY AS THE FIRST PURPLE STAR SCHOOL DIS...
August 1, 2019
Yanfei Gao greeted 27 kindergarten students with a friendly “Ni hao” – Mandarin Chinese for hello – on the first day of school Monday morning at Belvede...
August 1, 2019
School district officials, along with School Board, government and community members, dedicated the school – the former Aiken Middle School – on Tuesday...
August 1, 2019
The Rotary Club of Aiken received a progress report Monday on the impact of its Rotary Readers program at the East Aiken School of the Arts.
And the n...
July 1, 2019
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July 1, 2019
It's not surprising Dr. Jason Holt, Aiken High School's new principal, went into education.
He comes from a long line of educators. It's a family trad...
July 1, 2019
Three Silver Bluff High School graduates signed letters of intent to participate in instrumental ensembles at Southern Wesleyan University. Pictured fro...
July 1, 2019
Fourteen Aiken County Public Schools students recently received Martha Schofield Scholarships totaling more than $25,000.
The students and their award...
July 1, 2019
Two brothers from South Aiken High recently netted an award for their fishing skills.
Brothers Brycen Williamson and Landon Williamson have been named...
July 1, 2019
The 2019-20 academic year will be her first as a principal for Dr. Tiffany Hall, and one of her goals is to share her energy, enthusiasm and her lifelon...
July 1, 2019
Aiken County's school system covers plenty of acreage, and Sal Minolfo is familiar with a substantial portion of it, having served in a variety of roles...
July 1, 2019
P.T. Barnum might have been the greatest showman of the 19th century, but students in Aiken County Public Schools' acGATEWAY program claimed that title ...
July 1, 2019
The Aiken County Public School District, in partnership with Aiken Technical College, The University of South Carolina Aiken and Clemson University, is ...
July 1, 2019
As the day dawned on the morning of July 1, a new year began for Aiken County Public Schools, and with that a new budget reflecting a commitment to prem...
July 1, 2019
Aiken County Public Schools will dedicate two new schools in re-purposed buildings in August.
The ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for Aiken Int...
July 1, 2019
While serving in Aiken County Public Schools over the past six years as a District-level content interventionist and school-based instructional coach, M...