November 1, 2017
The 2017 South Carolina Band Directors Association high school marching band competition season concluded this past weekend on Saturday, October 28, wit...
November 1, 2017
JACKSON — Eighth-graders Shakaren Douglas and Treasure King recently placed first among South Carolina middle-schoolers in a new statewide contest, bu...
November 1, 2017
If voters approved a possible bond referendum, Aiken County Public Schools could begin renovation and construction projects at six schools as soon as 20...
November 1, 2017
Members of North Augusta’s Chamber of Commerce are gearing up to provide authentic work-based learning experiences for District students through the com...
October 1, 2017
Aiken County Public Schools will create a new elementary school in Area 3 to alleviate overcrowding at Byrd Elementary in Graniteville.
The school, wh...
October 1, 2017
A primary goal of South Carolina’s new state educational accountability model, or the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), is to increase the percentage o...
October 1, 2017
Aiken County Public School District officials, in collaboration with academic leaders at South Aiken High School and North Augusta High School, met Mond...
October 1, 2017
Aiken Works, a community workforce development collaborative being led by Aiken County Public Schools, has been named a finalist for the prestigious 201...
October 1, 2017
Although recently retired following nearly three decades of public service, beginning in the Department of Social Services and continuing as a mental he...
October 1, 2017
The Aiken County Public School District recently premiered the first set of commercials for its Aiken Works initiative. Aiken Works was launched in Janu...
October 1, 2017
The South Carolina American Choral Directors Association recently held its annual fall conference at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, South C...
October 1, 2017
Going back to school always means grabbing backpacks, notebooks, pencils, and calculators. However, for Silver Bluff High School Navy Junior Reserve ...
October 1, 2017
The Aiken County Public School District premiered three commercial spots and signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to support its Aiken Works ...
October 1, 2017
The Aiken County School Board unanimously approved four recommendations to address the county’s shifting student population Tuesday at its regular meeti...
September 1, 2017
The popular Mustang Classic Marching Band Competition is a fall tradition in Aiken County that will celebrate 20 years of excellence in marching band pe...
September 1, 2017
Aiken Technical College’s partnerships with local business and industry benefit not only students but also the community.
For students, the partnershi...
September 1, 2017
Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon told fourth graders at North Aiken Elementary "A Pirate’s Tale" Friday morning, and from the first “Arrrgh,” they were hooked.
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September 1, 2017
It may not have been the start North Augusta wanted Friday night in its rivalry game against Strom Thurmond, but the Yellow Jackets corrected their m...
September 1, 2017
Photo by Cindy Kubovic/The Aiken Standard
GRANITEVILLE — Aiken County Public Schools started the new year Wednesday with 60 percent of buildi...
September 1, 2017
No matter where you look these days, talk of cyber security and the need for greater emphasis on securing information online dominates conversation a...