Welcome to South Aiken High School for the 2024-2025 school year and this is another year where I am so excited to work with and for the South Aiken Family!  This school year is another unique opportunity for all of us to pursue excellence in our own ways and I want to encourage each of you to not let this opportunity go by the wayside.  We are in our second year of the modified year-round calendar that has us returning in July and we are in our second year of the 4x4 Semester Block Schedule, which means that we are entering this school year with a level of stability that we have not seen since the start of the 2019-2020 school year and that is an amazing reality.

South Aiken High School experienced another tremendous year in 2023-2024 thanks to the efforts and mindset of the South Aiken students, faculty, staff, and community.  We started the year off with a “Good” rating on the South Carolina School Report Card and based on that we placed a focus on the “Power 5”; Safety & Security, Student LEARNING, Enhanced Advisory, High Expectations & Positive Relationships, and Professionalism & Excellence.  We continued the Stable Advisory where our students were designated a color, an advisor, and a dedicated counselor/administrator team.  These stables assisted in guiding our students, contributed to another year of decreased school wide discipline, and created some friendly competition.  For this school year we will look to expand upon the utilization of our stables to facilitate an even greater positive impact on our students. 

South Aiken is one of the premier schools in the state of South Carolina and I believe it is the best school in Aiken County.  The experience you will get in this 2024-25 school year will be one you will not find anywhere else.  We will offer you W.I.N. (What I Need) Time daily where ALL of our students will have the opportunity to eat lunch, receive academic support, socialize, and decompress.  Through W.I.N. Time you will have every opportunity to experience academic success with tutoring being offered daily and this is of vital importance because your classes on the block schedule will only be a semester long or 90 days.  We have successfully completed one year on block schedule!  It should be encouraging to know that these changes have been implemented with your best interests in mind.  Student schedules can accommodate more courses and we will be truly able to offer more opportunities for you to experience variety and rigor.

The Profile of the South Carolina Graduate requires that graduates demonstrate World-Class Knowledge, World-Class Skills, and the necessary Character for Life and Careers.  We want every student to leave South Aiken College and/or Career Ready and that is why we will continue to emphasize preparing our students for the “4 E’s”; Entrepreneur, Employed, Enrolled, or Enlisted.  The diverse opportunities that South Aiken continues to provide and add to is why our graduates are reflecting the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate and why we can continue to say All Means ALL.  It is through intentional effort that we are preparing our graduates to Achieve, Learn, and Lead!  So once again I welcome you to South Aiken High School and I encourage you to take advantage of every opportunity to grow and develop as a member of the South Aiken Family and hold us accountable to…All Means ALL.  

Sincerely,

Samuel A. Fuller
Principal
South Aiken High School