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The University of South Carolina Aiken is closed for in-person operations today as teams work to restore water service to the main campus, including operability of restrooms and on-campus water sources. After a main domestic water pipe on campus broke, the main water line was shut off to mak…
Local elementary school students learned the importance of hand washing with a demo from Aiken Regional Medical Centers during Patient Safety week.
On Tuesday night Aiken County Public School District board members had their first open discussion around the budget for the 2024-25 school year.
Mossy Creek Elementary School celebrated Read Across America Week by inviting Aiken County Public School District personnel, pastors and community members to read books to its students. On Tuesday morning, current ACPSD Superintendent, King Laurence visited the school to read from several books.
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Former Gamecocks football players Langston Moore and Preston Thorne brought the children's book they co-wrote in 2015 to Redcliffe Elementary School to encourage literacy.
Aiken Technical College held its annual Scholarship Breakfast on Feb. 27 on behalf of the Aiken Technical College Foundation. The annual event honors donors who help provide scholarships to the school's students.
SALLEY — Community members gathered Feb. 29 to discuss their thoughts relating to the proposed sale of the town’s historic Sardis School after a Salley Town Hall open forum meeting was canceled.
Recipients of Public Education Partners Fall 2023 Classroom Innovation Grants were recognized Tuesday night at an Aiken County Public School District Board of Education meeting.
For Aiken County residents curious about homeschooling, the Sweetwater Homeschool Expo on March 2 might be able to answer your questions. This event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sweetwater Baptist Church in North Augusta and is free to the public.
A town hall meeting will be held at the Sardis School to address the proposed sale of the former school with significant cultural and educational history, established in 1925 by the Rosenwald Fund.
JACKSON — The community gathered at Jackson’s Town Hall for a public forum Monday night regarding a discussion about the consolidation of Jackson STEM Magnet Middle School and New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School.
Aiken Technical College employees recently were recognized as Educators of the Year during the 2024 South Carolina Technical Education Association conference in Myrtle Beach, held Feb. 15-17.
After Aiken County Public School District Superintendent King Laurence announced his pending retirement in August, the Board of Education was on the hunt for someone who could fill his shoes. After a monthslong search , Corey Murphy was selected as the incoming superintendent.
Literacy Quest, a fair-style family literacy event, was hosted by Kennedy Middle School on Thursday night. The middle school welcomed parents and students from five additional schools: Chukker Creek Elementary, Millbrook Elementary, East Aiken School of the Arts, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary a…
Learning doesn’t just happen in classrooms. The Center for Lifelong Learning sometimes offers field trips to visit historic sites or other places of interest to our members, and we plan to keep on doing such outings.
Uyen Griffis, Aiken County Public School District’s 2023-24 Teacher of the Year, is a special education teacher at Hammond Hill Elementary School. The most gratifying part of her job is seeing students reach seemingly small — but developmentally large — milestones.
Aiken County Public School District Board member Deborah Tyler delivered a plea for better transportation arrangements at Tuesday night’s board meeting.
Dr. Corey Murphy has been named the next superintendent for the Aiken County Public School District.
Aiken County Veterans Council presented $3,000 in support for local Junior ROTC programs at the council's Feb. 5 meeting. A $500 donation went to each of the programs at Wagener-Salley, North Augusta, South Aiken, Midland Valley, Aiken and Silver Bluff high schools.
St. Mary Help of Christians School expects to finish construction on its new STEM Center by fall 2024.
The Amentum Center for Performing Arts in Aiken was filled Monday night with teachers and family who came to support the 14 contestants competing in the Aiken County Public School District’s Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals.
The community was able to meet with finalists for the Aiken County Public School District Superintendent at a reception on Saturday afternoon. Employees, parents, students and others gathered in Aiken High School’s new auditorium to hear the finalists speak on stage about their educational b…
The Aiken County Public School District hosted a hiring event for teachers and certified staff on Saturday morning.
Students from Alternate Standards classrooms across the Aiken County Public School District enjoyed this year’s Perfect Prom on Friday. The event was held at Aiken Electric Cooperative. Students laughed, enjoyed sweet treats and danced with friends from midmorning to early afternoon.
First-grade students at St. Mary’s Help of Christians School in Aiken showed their appreciation for construction workers who are building the school’s upcoming STEM building on Thursday morning.
Horse Creek Academy DECA was among 645 chapters that achieved Thrive Level recognition during the 2023-2024 school year and will be commended at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) held April 27-30 in Anaheim, California.
Two Aiken County music teachers will have some help instilling a love of music in their students.
Jee Hang Lee, president and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), paid a visit to Aiken Technical College’s campus on Tuesday as part of his current tour of technical colleges around the country.
University of South Carolina Aiken theater students will perform in downtown Aiken as part of the University Theatre Program Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, and Friday, Jan. 26,. Performances will be at 139 Newberry St. S.W. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the event is free and open to the…
Kindergarten students at Horse Creek Academy celebrated the school’s 100th day on Friday by parading through the halls in costumes, carrying noisemakers and wearing hats that declared each student to be "100 days smarter!" The parade was a highlight of the event, featuring 5K students who ha…
High school senior and student musician Omarrion Jordan has helped spark school spirit within the halls of Midland Valley High School with his updated version of the institution’s alma mater.
Applications are available for the 2024-2025 Martha Schofield Scholarship.
Community members will have a chance to meet with the recently announced Aiken County Public School District superintendent finalists early next month.
USC Aiken will hold its inaugural Homecoming 5K Run and Fun Run on Saturday, Feb. 24. The 5K starts at 8 a.m. and the Fun Run at 9 a.m.
This week is National School Choice Week, which highlights the different educational pathways available.
Three finalists for superintendent of the Aiken County Public School District have been announced.
The Aiken County Public School District will hold a hiring event for teachers and certified staff on Feb. 3 at Aiken High School. All district schools will be represented, and potential candidates will have the chance to network and discover what each school has to offer.
In August, Aiken County Public School District Superintendent King Laurence announced his retirement at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
By this point in the New Year, most of us have reviewed 2023 and have decided on one or more ways to make 2024 healthier and happier. We have some goals in mind and are beginning to make headway figuring out ways to reach those goals.
The USC Aiken athletics department and mascot Ace the Pacer visited East Aiken School of the Arts on Thursday to celebrate nearly 235 students who reached their November and December reading goals. The visit was part of the Read with the Pacers initiative.
In October, Aiken students and community members came before the Aiken County Board of Education to discuss why students were not being allowed to wear NJROTC cords at graduation. This lack of recognition was based on the grounds that Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps is not consid…
Days after moving to e-learning on Tuesday ahead of expected storms, local schools plan to dismiss early as Aiken County prepares for more severe weather.
Aiken Technical College President Forest Mahan spoke about next steps regarding the upcoming Career and Technology Center at a State of the College dinner with Aiken County Legislative Delegation on Thursday night.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon to celebrate Aiken High School’s new performing and visual arts auditorium.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are all the rage in education right now including at USC Aiken.
Aiken Technical College student Ashton Clements has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Roy G. Post Foundation and an opportunity to attend the 2024 Waste Management (WM) Conference presented by WM Symposia.
USC Aiken is exhibiting a collection of paintings centered on the war in Ukraine in an exhibit titled “We Must Not Look Away.” Throughout January, these poignant creations by local artist Joya Jimenez DiStefano will be on display in the Etherredge Center.
For the third year, select Aiken area public elementary school students have been able to receive a bicycle at no cost thanks to a donation effort headed by the Aiken County Public School District’s Department of Student Services.
“Joy! Joy! I was ecstatic!”
The Aiken County Public School District’s 2023-24 modified academic calendar went into effect in July with the beginning of the school year.
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” — Zig Ziglar
“I feel like USC Aiken is a hidden gem, it’s a really amazing university.”
An annual financial audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 was presented at Tuesday night’s Aiken County Public School District board meeting by Michelle Jones, managing director at Elliott Davis LLC.
About 50 nursing students were celebrated during Aiken Tech’s Fall 2023 Pinning Ceremony on Monday.