Congratulations to Ms. Jacob's Advisory class for winning the Fight the Flu Challenge sponsored by school nurse, Ms. Morgan! The class enjoyed chicken biscuits for breakfast today.
Quarter 2 Honor Roll students enjoyed a private screening of Mufasa at the movie theater.
Today, STEM students and a few 7th grade Science students were able to learn about Gel Electrophoresis with Dyes. A big thanks to Greenwood Genetics Center for traveling/conducting this on-site field trip, and Mrs. Seagle for chaperoning.
Ms. McMillian's 7th period STEM class had physicist, Dr. George King, from SRNL as a guest speaker.
It's Valentine's Spirit Week!!! February 10 – 14, 2025
2/10/25 Monday – Sports Jersey Day
Wear your favorite sports jersey or wear school colors (red, white & black)
2/11/25 Tuesday – Neon Day
WEAR YOUR BRIGHTEST NEON OUTFIT!!!
2/12/25 Wednesday - Valentine’s Headgear Day
Hats and Hearts…Hearts on your heads would be soooo cute!!
2/13/25 - Thursday – Let’s be Comfortable!
Wear slippers, bedroom shoes, house shoes, etc.
2/14/25 – Friday – It’s Valentine’s Day!!!!
Wear everything VALENTINE’s & purchase your Valentine’s Day Dance Ticket!!!
Let’s Dance!!! You may purchase a Valentine’s Day Dance Ticket on Friday morning for $5. Our Valentine’s Day Dance will take place on Friday during school hours. We will be on an Activity Schedule! Concessions will be sold during the dance.
Students and staff showered Ms. Dooley with appreciation and gifts for Guidance Counselor Week.
Sixth grade and theatre students attended the Augusta Jr. Players performance of the “Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges” at the Kroc Center.
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for the 2025 South Carolina Band
Director's Association Region 2 Junior Honor Band:
*Toni Vines to Concert Honor Band on trombone
*Chevi Bauch to Concert Honor Band on flute
*Jacqueline Boyso to Symphonic Band on Trumpet
We are very proud of the hard work these talented students have put into preparing for this audition and congratulate them on their success.
Congratulations to our athletes for making the
baseball team at SBHS:
1. Caron Green
2. Preston Broome
3. Joey Brittain
4. Tucker Goff
5. Jayson McClary
6. Garth Sabatini
7. Teagan Williams
8. Brycen Lee
9. Easton Lamb
10. Anthony Davis
11. Phaedon Angel
12. Edward Coursey
13. Tanner Robbins
Congratulations to Carter Little for a 2nd place finish in the ACPSD Spelling Bee! Carter received a plaque, $100 Barnes & Noble and Apple gift cards. We are so very proud of your accomplishment.
Fight the Flu Challenge
The advisory class that brings in the most "Fight the Flu" supplies will get a Chick-fil-a catered breakfast. The dates for collection will run from Feb 4th - Feb 13th. The date of breakfast will be on Feb 14th.
Disinfectant spray
Tissues
Disinfectant Wipes
Gloves
Hand sanitizer
Congratulations to the 2024-25 Quarter 2 Honor Roll students!
Congratulations to our 2025 Junior Scholars, Logan McCarty, Chevi Bauch, and Parker Tipps.
PTO is pre-selling Chick-fil-a sandwiches for $5 during Advisory on Wednesday and Thursday. Sandwiches will be delivered on Friday, January 31st.
Kaden Bush and My'Asia Young were presented award certificates at the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at the USCA Convocation Center for their winning essays. We are proud to say that Jackson STEM Magnet Middle School represented the three winning essays for the middle school level. Kaden Bush, 1st place, Re'Jenae Reddish, 2nd place, and My'Asia Young, 3rd place.
Aiken County Public Schools will return to in-person learning and work tomorrow, Friday, January 24; in an abundance of caution, all schools and offices will begin the day on a two-hour delayed start.
In preparation for a decision on tomorrow’s operations, our leaders have driven hundreds of miles across the county. Daytime temperatures are beginning to increase, melting snow and drying most roadways. However, it would not be possible to investigate each and every road that families and employees may travel tomorrow, and there are possibly secondary roads and well-shaded dirt roads that may remain unsuitable for travel.
Please use additional caution when traveling to school and work tomorrow, avoiding less-travelled secondary routes, where possible. The safety of our students, staff, and families is of most importance; please reach out to school leadership with any concerns. Families in our more rural areas, please stay tuned for possible school bus pickup location changes that may be necessary.
Important Details for tomorrow:
• Student Meals: With the delayed start schedule, only lunch will be served tomorrow in our cafeterias.
• Half-Day & Partial-Day Programs: Students on half-day and partial-day schedules, including Early Learning Special Education students, are encouraged to attend school if possible, however school bus transportation will not be available as buses will be unable to run mid-day routes.
• No Before-School Activities: No activities will be permitted before school starts on the two-hour delay.
• After-School Activities: Afterschool care through QuestZone will be held tomorrow, as well as other activities planned for after school hours if scheduled by event organizers, club sponsors, coaches, etc.
• Aiken County Career and Technology Center: Morning session students should report to their high schools. The afternoon session will continue as planned.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back in-person tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and flexibility!
ACPSD E-Learning/Remote Workday Thursday, January 23
We hope you’ve had an opportunity to enjoy the snow and that the assignments for e-learning today have been worthwhile practice. In collaboration with local Emergency Management officials, district administration is monitoring the impact of Winter Storm Enzo. Based on current conditions of significant snowfall accumulation in many areas and predicted freezing temperatures overnight, Aiken County Public Schools will continue in an e-learning format tomorrow, Thursday, January 23.
With travel concerns for students and families, as well as teachers and staff, tomorrow will also be a remote workday for employees. Just like today, teachers will be available for student questions and support with e-learning assignments.
We apologize for the disruption that continued e-learning tomorrow may cause, and appreciate your support and understanding.
The safety of travel conditions will be reevaluated mid-day tomorrow with the hopes that conditions will allow for a safe return to in-person learning for Friday. An update on our district’s operations for Friday, January 24, will be announced no later than 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Thank you again for your flexibility.
With snow expected across our county today and into tomorrow morning, all Aiken County Public Schools will transition to e-learning and a remote workday tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22.
Student e-learning will be available online, and our teachers are available for support. Should your student have any questions, difficulty, or need assistance with their e-learning assignments, please reach out.
While snowfall is not expected to continue beyond tomorrow morning, temperatures are predicted to remain well below freezing. Accumulating snowfall may impact our district’s operations for Thursday. A decision on operations for Thursday will be announced by 4 p.m. tomorrow, and will be made with the safety of all students, families, and employees at heart.
As always, we are grateful for the flexibility of our school community. Please be safe, and stay warm and tuned in to any further updates that Winter Storm Enzo may cause for our operations this week.
Our school district administrators are continuing to monitor Winter Storm Enzo alongside Emergency Management Officials. With the possibility of snow forecasted late tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours, Aiken County Public Schools will operate on an Early Dismissal Schedule Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
Just as on Early Dismissal Days, elementary school students will dismiss at 11:30 a.m., middle school students at 12:10 p.m., and high school students at 12:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served prior to dismissal.
Early dismissal times are slightly different for Aiken Scholars Academy, as well as our schools in the Wagener and Ridge-Spring areas. Ridge Spring-Monetta and Busbee Elementary dismissal is at 11:55 a.m., A.L. Corbett Middle, Wagener-Salley High, and Aiken Scholars Academy dismiss at noon, and Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle and High dismissal is at 12:15 and 12:20 p.m., respectively. The Center for Innovative Learning (CIL) will dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
Students on half-day schedules who require bus transportation, including Early Learning Special Education students and others, will not come to school tomorrow as buses will be unable to make mid-day routes.
Afternoon classes at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center will not be held. Students enrolled in an afternoon class at the Career Center will remain at their high school.
There will be no after-school care tomorrow through QuestZone and no events to include athletics, arts, clubs, etc. will be held tomorrow afternoon or evening.
All schools and offices will also close early tomorrow. The district’s offices will close no later than 2 p.m. with the Operations Center closing at 1:00 p.m.
While snowfall is not expected to continue into the day on Wednesday, temperatures are predicted to remain well below freezing during the morning and evening hours. Any accumulating snowfall may impact our district’s operations for Wednesday. A decision regarding Wednesday will be announced by Tuesday evening.
Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation as we adjust our operations when weather conditions require as part of our efforts to ensure safety.
Please be safe, bundle up, and tune in for any further changes to our regular operations that Winter Storm Enzo may cause. We look forward to seeing our students and staff tomorrow morning.
Sixth grade Advisory students utilized their AVID strategies to organize binders and backpacks to plan for a successful academic second semester.
