March 1, 2018
With help for a neighbor in its own backyard, Silver Bluff High is now a National Math and Science Initiative school.
Centerra-SRS, which provides sec...
March 1, 2018
By Larry Wood/The Aiken Standard
Aiken County high school and college students and local residents will march through downtown Ai...
March 1, 2018
By Bill Bengtson/The Aiken Standard
Dezmond Chavous, a freshman at North Augusta High School, is the new North Augusta Idol, having won the annua...
March 1, 2018
The Salvation Army Boy & Girls Club of Aiken launched its Celebrity Reader Program on Tuesday.
The program is the brainchild of Colen Lindell, a membe...
March 1, 2018
By Larry Wood/The Aiken Standard
At East Aiken School of the Arts, paintings, drawings and sculpture turn the halls into an art gallery.
At Jackso...
March 1, 2018
Succeeding a successful and beloved leader as current South Aiken High School Principal and Aiken County Principal of the Year Jill Jett is never an eas...
February 1, 2018
Congratulations to all Aiken County Public School District band students who participated in the recent South Carolina Band Directors Association Region...
February 1, 2018
Dr. Mendi Tucker, a native of Saluda, South Carolina, will join Julie Revelle as an Executive Director of Elementary Schools beginning with the 2018-19 ...
February 1, 2018
On May 17, 2018, Aiken County Public Schools will highlight and celebrate the academic excellence of its highest achieving graduating seniors. The first...
February 1, 2018
Jennifer Hart may not have grown up in Aiken County, but she moved to Aiken years ago and has come to know, love and provide vital contributions to the ...
February 1, 2018
Having a student named as a South Carolina Junior Scholar is a big deal for any school district, but having nearly 100 of them to earn the outstanding a...
February 1, 2018
Elementary schools in Aiken County will have a pair of new leaders on the Executive Leadership Team beginning with the 2018-19 school year. At tonight’s...
February 1, 2018
The South Carolina High School League team wrestling championships are over, but individual state title matches begin this weekend in the Upper State an...
February 1, 2018
In just the second season of competitive wrestling for Aiken County Public Schools, the school district has placed six competitors in the South Carolina...
January 1, 2018
Aiken County Public School District officials recommended creating an intermediate school for sixth-graders in Aiken area schools and rezoning attendanc...
January 1, 2018
Financial reporting on the part of the Aiken County Public School District’s business services department takes comprehensive financial transparency to ...
January 1, 2018
Photo by Dede Biles/The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard’s 2017 Person of the Year isn’t a well-known public figure.
She isn’t a high-prof...
January 1, 2018
Midland Valley head football coach Andrew Jenkins once referred to Tyrese Cohen as a "dancing bear" when he arrived at Midland Valley two years ago beca...
January 1, 2018
Although final decisions will not be made until Jan. 23 on proposed recommendations of rezoning and construction of new schools in Aiken County, the Boa...