September 1, 2016
Our high schools are educating students on their responsibility to register and vote through a variety of outreach activities, including a study of poli...

September 1, 2016
Recruiting the best and brightest to serve in the Aiken County Public School District, the emerging premier school district in South Carolina, is one of...

September 1, 2016
Casey Welch knows that appearances can be deceiving.
Standing around five-feet-nine inches tall and weighing in well under 200 pounds, the Co-Founder ...

September 1, 2016
Spearman Congratulates 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools
The United States Department of Education recognized 329 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools....
August 1, 2016
All Means All
a four-part editorial series featuring Aiken County Public School District Superintendent Dr. Sean Alford
I magine, for a momen...
August 1, 2016
The first day of the new school year in Aiken County dawned fiery red to match the passion for learning returned to classrooms by excited teacher...

August 1, 2016
School districts across the Palmetto State received valuable Class of 2016 assessment data this week as ACT released the national ACT Condition of Colle...

August 1, 2016
Photo Gallery
With the 2016-17 academic year beginning next week, Aiken County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sean Alford made it clear Thursda...

August 1, 2016
It’s easy for educators to get caught up in “the numbers” as each new school year begins.
How many students are in this class? How many students have ...
August 1, 2016
North Augusta’s DeJuan Bell wasted little time in sending an emphatic message during last week’s 41-16 win over Lakeside (Ga.) – opposing quarterbacks w...
August 1, 2016
Healthy students are not only happier in the classroom, but the removal of health-related learning barriers can also stimulate academic growth.
With t...

August 1, 2016
Beginning on Monday, August 29, 2016, the Aiken County Public School District will transition from the distribution of paper flyers to a paperless E-fly...

July 1, 2016
It’s a time for action in Aiken County.
A strategic planning and visioning process which brought together District administrators and staff, principal...

July 1, 2016
AIKEN, SC — Aiken County Public Schools announced in late May new plans to raise the level of rigor and expectations for all in order to better prepar...

July 1, 2016
Linda Izard went to the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Whiskey Road to buy groceries on Thursday morning, but that wasn’t all she did. In addition to shopping...
July 1, 2016
AIKEN, SC – Aiken Technical College (ATC) and the Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) have announced the launch of an exciting new Early Colle...

July 1, 2016
High school students will have an opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 130 colleges and universities and win scholarships totaling approximatel...
June 1, 2016
Over the past two weeks, Aiken County Public School District custodians have trained with industry-proven methods bent on improving the health and safet...
June 1, 2016
Each year, parents/guardians are required to register their student(s) for the upcoming school year. The requested dates for registration of middle scho...

June 1, 2016
By LARRY WOOD
The Aiken Standard
WARRENVILLE — Attending a reading camp this summer could spell improvements in literacy for some elementary sc...