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Aiken County Public School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Charlene Heard as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools. In this role, Heard will join Er...

Bringing lab skills to Aiken County middle schools, 17 Aiken County Career and Technology biomedicine students were recognized nationally by Project Lead The Way for their service...

AIKEN — Caden Jenkins has a dream, and the financial aid he received May 11 will help him achieve it. “My plan is to go to medical school toward becoming a physician,” he said. “...

Destiny Moss, an eighth-grade AVID student at Jackson STEM Middle Magnet School, has been named the first-place winner in the Mineta Transportation Institute’s (MTI) national "Ri...

On May 1, 2026 art from students across the district was displayed in the Center of Arts in downtown Aiken and we got a special glimpse before the show. The art presented was an ...

AIKEN — A local teacher is being recognized statewide after more than a decade working in South Carolina classrooms. Aiken teacher Dr. Christie Palladino has been named the 2027 ...

Over two dozen Midland Valley High School students have already had the opportunity to put on their cap and gown and receive a post-secondary diploma, thanks to the Early College ...

Downtown Aiken felt like a family reunion on Friday, May 1, as ACPSD transformed The Alley into a celebration honoring the heart and soul of our district — our incredible teachers...

Schools across Aiken County came together to honor military families and children of active service member during Month of the Military Child in April. From Purple Parties to Walk-...

NORTH AUGUSTA - For most of Al Young’s youth, everything revolved around football, but as an adult, he found a second passion in coaching basketball. And that passion led him to ...

AIKEN - For one high school speech and debate club in Aiken County, finding debate topics begins by flipping through the local newspaper. English teacher Joanna DiPeppe, who ove...

Aiken County students across the district put their heads together during the annual Battle of the Books competition that tests reading comprehension across South Carolina book aw...

On March 7, 2026, the North Augusts boys' and girls' basketball teams made history with a sweep of the Class 4A state titles. Principal Casey Rogers was thankful to the coaches, s...

The Aiken County Public School District Board of Education has approved Kyle Davis as the next principal of Byrd Elementary School. Davis will assume his new role in July 2026, fo...

As the district plans for the future, community voices are helping shape what comes next. Families, staff, students and community members gathered March 25, 2026 for a community i...

Students at Ridge Spring-Monetta swapped traditional textbooks for hands-on experience during the school’s second annual Agriculture Day on March 25. The event united students fro...

It’s not every day a member of Congress walks the halls, but last Friday, March 20, Congressman Joe Wilson and Councilman Byron Thomas (District 2) did exactly that! The pair spe...

Hundreds of students across Aiken County Public Schools came together on Friday, March 6 for the annual Area 15 Special Olympics held at Citizens Park. The event features an openin...

District leadership surprised school principals at five Aiken County schools: Aiken Scholars Academy, Aiken Elementary, Hammond Hill Elementary, Millbrook Elementary and North Augu...

While many college students headed to the beach, home or vacation for the week, last week a group from Howard University chose a different path. These incredible college students ...