May 1, 2021
It has been said that there is a direct link between higher student achievement and regular school attendance. Midland Valley High School senior Trent P...

May 1, 2021
Juniors Trey Romines and Jordan Widener helped lead the way this month for Wagener-Salley High School to stake a claim – again – among the state’s succe...
May 1, 2021
Aiken High Junior J. Strom Thurmond and South Aiken High Sophomore Benjamin Porcha–Konjikusic were recognized by the Aiken County Board of Education dur...

May 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools is pleased to announce its 2021-22 Stars of Public Education honorees, including Teachers of the Year, First Year Teachers o...

May 1, 2021
During the regular meeting of the Aiken County Board of Education held Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 32 members of a Math Masters cohort comprised of Aiken C...

May 1, 2021
Some of the top student-athletes in Aiken County were honored May 27, 2021 at the Aiken Standard’s Best of Prep Sports awards banquet.
The event was h...

May 1, 2021
Not many people can say they’ve spent over half a century teaching children. One Aiken teacher was recognized by the S.C. House of Representatives Frida...

May 1, 2021
South Aiken High School sent another handful of student-athletes to the collegiate level Tuesday in a signing ceremony held at the school.
Matthew DeF...

May 1, 2021
Aiken High’s track and field athletes felt like they were on the verge of something special in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic cut the season short...

May 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools is pleased to announce its 2021-22 Stars of Public Education Teacher of the Year (TOY), First Year Teacher of the Year (FYTO...

May 1, 2021
A new era of Midland Valley basketball began Thursday with the introduction of the Mustangs’ two new head basketball coaches at a ceremony at Jean Johns...

May 1, 2021
The Aiken County Public Schools’ Transportation Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new mobile application that will increase the amount...
May 1, 2021
Two cadets from South Aiken High School’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program are earning recognition in the CSRA while the...
May 1, 2021
Midland Valley High School Career Specialist Areshia Masters thought she might be in trouble when Principal Sheldon Higgenbottom asked her to step ou...
April 1, 2021
The Aiken Chapter of The Links Inc. presented a $1,000 check to North Aiken Elementary School on Friday, March 26,2021.
NAES Principal Elisa Sanders-P...

April 1, 2021
Coordinated by Sondra Thomas, Aiken County Public School District’s Military Community Liaison, the month of April will feature numerous District and sc...

April 1, 2021
Over the past decade Leslie Lowe has served as an assistant principal in Aiken County Public Schools. She will now use different yet equally beneficial ...

April 1, 2021
Complete with tri-board displays and free-to-take informational pamphlets, students at Aiken High presented issues and solutions that affect their commu...

April 1, 2021
A face mask, hand sanitizer and gloves are among the items buried in front of Byrd Elementary School’s flagpole, where students watched a time capsule b...

March 1, 2021
Student registration for the 2021-22 school year for students who are new to Aiken County Public Schools and are not currently enrolled, as well as the ...