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Press Release Archive

January 2015 - January 2017

For releases dated prior to January 2015, please contact the District's Communications Department

January 2017

Scott Newman Named Interim Executive Director of High Schools: 2017PRInterimDirectorForHS

Dr. Tim Yarborough Named Director of Operations: 2017PRDirectorOperations

June 2016

District Adopts Revised Code Of Student Conduct in Effort to Emphasize Rehabilitative Measures: 2016JuneRevCodeOfConduct

Michael Prandy Named Varsity Boys Basketball Coach At SAHS: 2016JuneMichaelPrandySAHS

Ms. Mendi Tucker To Lead Gloverville Elem. School Beginning in 2016-17 Academic Year: 2016JuneMendiTuckerGloverville

District Custodians Complete Certification Training For Comprehensive Health and Safety Standards: 2016JuneCustodiansCompleteCertification

Kate Olin to Serve as Director of Accountibility and Assessment: 2016JuneKateOlinAppointment

Proven Leader and Versatile Educator Robin Hill-Davidson Set to Lead Greendale Elem. School In 2016-17: 2016JuneRobinHillDavidsonGreendale

Free Online Keyboarding, Computer Apps Courses Available To Aiken County Students This Summer: 2016JuneFreeOnlineCourses

"Rotary Reader" At EASA Celebrate the Programs Third School Year With Over 31,000 Books Read: 2016JuneEastAikenRotaryReaders

Where Are We With The 28 Recommendations, June 12, 2016: REV28RecommendationsFINAL

Washington, The New Chief Officer of Intruction: PRDRWashingtonChiefOfficerofInstruction

May 2016

Naval Science Instructor Offers Final Salute To AHS Cadets, May 2, 2016:PRLCDRNegron

District Announces New Virtual Summer Enrichment Programs To Battle Summer And Skill Regression And Improve Reading Achievement Gaps, May 6, 2016:PRSummerEnrichment

NAHS Breaks Ground On Latest Phase On Construction, May 7, 2016:PRNAHSGroundPhase2A

Award-Winning South Aiken High School DECA Members Recognized At International DECA Competition, May 8, 2016:PRSAHSDecaNationals

Visualizing a Path To Premier For ACPS, May 10, 2016:PRNewLogo

Seneca High Offensive Coordinator To Lead Midland Valley Program, May 10, 2016:PRMidlandValleyFBCoach

NAMS Leslie Echols Taken By Surprise With Recent SC Regional Career Specialist of the Year Honor, May 13, 2016:PRLeslieNicholsNew

Aiken County Career And Technology Center CADD Instructor Students Featured In National Publication Tech Directions, May 19, 2016:PRACCTCBob

Ten Point Grading Scale, May 23, 2016: TenPointGradingScale

April 2016

Burton Able III Named As New Head Football Coach And Athletics Director At Silver Bluff High Pending Board Approval, April 1, 2016:PRSBHSCommittee

NAHS FBLA Chapter Earns Top Honors At State Competition, April 6, 2016:PRNORTHAUGUSTAFBLA

Midland Valley Highs Rick Knight Announces Retirement, April 8, 2016:PRCOACHKNIGHT

Brochure and Logo, April 11, 2016: HRBrochure

NAHS Robotics Expo Draws A Large Crowd, April 17, 2016:PREXPOFOLO

North Augusta Robotics Team Host "Engineering In Action" Expo : RROBOTICSEXPOFINAL

District Teachers Get Big Surprise With Honor Court Recognition, April 18, 2016:PRTOYHONORCOURT

Wagener Salley High Educator Latest To Recieve WJBF Golden Apple Award, April 21, 2016:PRKoreyWashington

Wagener Native Sonya Colvin Named Prinicpal At Busbee Corbett Elem / Middle School, April 22, 2016:PRCOLVINBUSBEE-CORBETTPRINCIPAL

South Aiken High Project Team Welding And English For Winning Combo, April 27, 2016:PRWeldingWriting

March 2016

District Announces Baby's First Teacher Initiative, March 3, 2016:

South Aiken "Supper Club" Helping Teachers Succeed, March 7, 2016:SUPPERCLUB

County Spelling Champ Places Third At Regional Bee, March 11, 2016:PRCOUNTYSPELLINGCHAMP

Aiken High Students Post Outstanding National German Exam Results, March 11, 2016:PRGERMANSTUDENTS

South Aiken DECA Wins Big At State Competition, March 14, 2016:PRSOUTHAIKENDECA

NAHS Robotics Teams Have Solid Showings At Regionals Competition , March 15, 2016:Image FilePRROBOTICSSUPERREGIONALS

District Announces New Administrative Roles At Hammond Hill, Leavelle McCampbell, and CIL At Pinecrest, March 20, 2016:

Schofield RAM Ham Radio Club Wins ARRL Roundup, March 25, 2016:PRSCHOFIELDRADIO

Special Olympics Spring Games Coming To Midland Valley High, March 25, 2016:SPECIALOLYMPICS

Special Olympics Day, March 25, 2016: REV1SpecialOlympics

February 2016

LBC Middle School Seventh Grader Tylus Madison Wins Spelling Bee Title, February 1, 2016:

District Students Participate In The Braille Challenge, February 4, 2016: PRSCBRAILLECHALLENGE

Silver Bluff Announces Head Football Coach Search Committee Members, February 8, 2016:PRSBHSCOMMITTEE

Aiken County Career Technology Center Celebrates CTE Month, February 11, 2016:PRACCTCFEBAPPS

District Students Compete in SC Regionals Braille Challenge, February 17, 2016:

District Announcs School-Level Teachers of the Year, February 19, 2016:2PRTEACHEROFTHEYEAR2015-16

LBC Middle School To Present Original Play "Carry It Forward", February 19, 2016:

District Schools Earn 23 Palmetto Gold And Silver Awards, Feberuary 23, 2016:DONEPRPALMETTOGOLDSILVER

Westling Programs to Be Added At Four High Schools in 2016-17, February 25, 2016:PRWRESTLINGPROGRAMS

District Celebrates Bus Driver Appreciation Week, February 26, 2016:PRBUSDRIVERS

LBC Middle School Students To Present Play Celebrating History Values Of HorseCreek Valley Communities, February 26, 2016 :

January 2016

NAMS Students Meet Emerging Broadway Actress During Recent Lunch With Leaders Event, January 6, 2016:REVISEDNAMSLunchWithLeaders

Connecting Students to College And Careers With STEM Premier: STEMPremier

District Students Recognized At District MLK Event, January 24, 2016: 2016MLKEVENT

Breaking Ground at the New Leavelle McCampbell Middle School Site: BreakingGroundLMMS

EEDA Grant Award:

2016 MLK Essay Winners:

MLK Event and Correction:PRMLKEventAndCorrection

December 2015

Superintendent Engages With #1 Stakeholder at Districts First Ever Student Advisory Council Meetings, December 23, 2015:REVSuperintendentSACDecMeetingsforMedia

November 2015

Community Celebrates Ground Breaking For LMMS, November 10, 2015:BreakingGroundonNewGroundLMMS

Arts and Basic Cirriculum Meeting EASA, November 10, 2015: EASAHostedABCMtg

School Psychologist Week, November 11, 2015:SchoolPsychologistWeek

Local Widow And Her Late Husband Donates Books To HAM Radio, November 13, 2015:HamRadioDonation

SRNS Donate $50,000 for Within Reach Scholarships, November 16, 2015: SavannahRiverNuclearSolutionsDonatetoWit

SRNS Donates To Within Reach Scholarship, November 23, 2015:SavannahRiverNuclearSolutionsDonatetoWithinReachInitiative

District Engages Community to Review Code of Conduct, November 24, 2015: REV2CodeofConductReviewCommittee

Measuring College and Career Ready Assessments: REVPressReleaseACPSDscores2015

District schools awarded $375,000 Promote College and Career Readiness: EEDAGRANTAWARD

October 2015

Bus Driver Fair, October 19, 2015:TransportationJobFairOct

September 2015

Career Center Students Excel In HOSA Conference, September 1, 2015:HOSANationalsACCTC

GED Enrollment Dates : GEDEnrollmentDatesSeptOct2015

Aiken County Career & Technology Center Honors 9/11, September 9, 2015:ACCTC9112015Event

STEM Takes Students To New Heights At NAHS, September 11, 2015:soaratNAHS

Aiken County Students Score Above The State Average on the SAT and Rank Competively Above The Neighboring Districts, September 19, 2015: SAT

Working Towards A Viable Workforce in Aiken County, September 22, 2015: Workkeys2015

Athletic Facility Funding, September 24, 2015: AthleticFacilityFundingSept242015

Aiken Students Are Jazzed For Districpartnership With Aiken Performing Arts, September 25, 2015 : APAGEquinoxJazzOrchestra

August 2015

Board Approves Assistant Principal for Millbrook Elementary School, August 4, 2015 : AdminPressRelease8.4.15forweb

Board Approves New Administrative Roles, August 11, 2015: AdminPressRelease8.11.15forweb

School Tools: SchoolTools2015

Board Approves New Administrative Assignments, August 12, 2015:  AdminPressRelease6.9.15

Freshman Back to School Event; Save The Date: SAHSFreshmanBackToSchoolEventsavethed

Return To Learn: Aiken County Adult Education Welcomes Students, August 19, 2015 : AdultEducation2015-16SchoolYear

Aiken High School Celebrates Being Named One Of The Nation's Best High Schools Number 14 in the State, August 25, 2015:AHSBoardRecogofUSNewsRank

July 2015

Transportation Secretary Named Support Person of They Year, July 14, 2015 : TranspSecWinsAward

Board Approves Assistant Principles, July 15, 2015 : AdminPressRelease5.26.15

South Aiken Valedictorian Helps The U.S Win The International Math Olympiad, July 21, 2015: REVInternationalMathOlympiad

June 2015

Superintendent Search Selection Meeting, June 14, 2015: SuperintendentSearchSelectionMeeting

The Class Of 2015, June 16, 2015:TheClassof2015 

Dedication of the New Science and Buisness Wing at NAHS, June 16, 2015:NAHSDedication

Adult Education Summer School, June 16, 2015:AdultEducationSummerSchool

Summer Reading Camps, June 22, 2015:SummerReadingCamps

Superintendent Finalist, June 23, 2015: SuperintendentFinalistsNamed

Microsoft's Bing in the Classroom Promotional Campaign Featuring Aiken County Goes Live, June 24, 2015 : BINGInTheClassroom

May 2015

The Perfect Prom Gets Even Cooler, May 1, 2015:PerfectProm

 Community Input Welcome For Elementary Principal Hiring, May 7, 2015: HHEMillbrookandNAEPrincipalInput2

Teachers Celebrate The Generosity of Stephen Colbert, May 8, 2015 : TheColbertReport

New ACPSD Logo, May 10, 2016: NewLogoMay10

East Aiken School of the Arts Changes Policy For Enrollment Upon Designation As An Arts Magnet School, May 12, 2015 : EASAArtsMagnetApps

Lockdown Lifted at East Aiken School of the Arts, May 14, 2015:EASAHardLockdownLifted

Retirement Event, May 16, 2015: REV1RetirementEvent.

AHS Student Wins Congressional Art Contest, May 18, 2015: JoeWilsonArtCompetition

Elementary Registration Dates For 2015-2016, May 18, 2015: REVElemRegistrationDatesfor2015-2016

Middle School Registration For 2015-2016 : MSRegistrationDatesfor2015-2016

Training Begins For Full Circle Grant Recipients, May 18, 2015: REV2FULLCIRCLEGRANTRECIPIENTS

Midland Valley's Senior Alexis Norris Carries On The Absent Free Tradition, May 22, 2015:AlexisNorrisNoAbsences

Extreme STEAM to North Augusta Middle, May 23, 2015 : NAMSExtremeSTEAM

SMS Student Recieves Space Camp Scholarship: SMSStudentReceivesSpaceCampScholarship

April 2015

Bus Driver Saves Lives, April 2, 2015:BusDriverSavesLives

Spearman Calls On Communities To Prepare For ACT Tests, April 15, 2015:SpearmanCallsonCommunitiestoPrepareforACTTests

District Names Annie Stribling Thrikell as its First Year Teacher of the Year, April 15, 2015:REVAnnieStribling-FirstYearTOY.

Mother and Daughter Named as Their Respective School's First Year Teacher of the Year, April 13, 2015 : REV1FirstYearTeacheroftheYear-MotherDa

Dr. Everitt To Recieves USCA's Distinguished Citizen Award, April 16,2015:USCADistinguishedCitizenAward

New Ellentom's Earth Day Events, April 17, 2015 : NewEllentonEarthDayEvents

District Teacher Get Big Surprise With Honor Court Recognition, April 18, 2015 : PRTOYHONORCOURTWITHPICS

District Announces Dr. Shawn as Deputy Superintendent, April 22, 2015: DistrictNamesDeputySuperintendent

District Announces Dr. Shawn Fostser as Deputy Superintendent, April 22, 2015:REV1ACPSDeputySuperintendentDr_Shawn

Rescheduled Special Olympics Spring Games, April 22, 2015 : REV1RescheduledSpecialOlympics

Board Approves Superintendents Recommendation for RSM Middle/High School Principal and Deputy Superintendent, April 22, 2015 AdminPressRelease4.21.15forweb

Rescheduled Special Olympics Spring Games, April 22, 2015 : REV1RescheduledSpecialOlympics

SAHS Welds A Legacy, April 23, 2015:SAHSWeldingALegacy

March 2015

TECH Fest 2015, March 4, 2015: TECHFest2015forweb

Govenor Haley to Tour East Aiken SChool of the Arts and Experience Julliard's Educational Outreach in Aiken County Schools, March 9, 2015 : HALEYTOVISITEASTAIKEN

Pi Day at Kennedy Middle School, March 9, 2015 : PiDay

First Year Teachers of the Year Named, March 9, 2015 : FirstYearTeacheroftheYear

South Aiken High DECA Wins Big At State Competition, March 14, 2015 : PRSOUTHAIKENDECA

On Your One Cent Dr, Everitt and Mr. Murphy Presenting At The North Augusta Chambers And AM Connection, March 17, 2015: NAUGUSTAChamberPennyAddress

Govenor Haley Reschedules Visit To East Aiken School of the Arts, March 18, 2015 : RESCHEDULEDGOVHALEYVISITTOEASTAIK

A Big Surprise for the Final Five March 20, 2015: ABIGSURPRISEFORTHEFINALFIVE

South Aiken High's Calliope Wins National Awards, March 23, 2015: PRCALLIOPE2016

RSM Middle School and High School Principal Input Sessions, March 24, 2015:RevRSMPrincipalInput      

Aiken Schools Walk Run And Raise Some Funds, March 31, 2015:SpringFundraisers

NAHS Announcing Nike Partnership : NAHSPressReleaseAnnouncingNikePartnershi

February 2015

The Sky's The Limit For Skylar Kernaghan, Spelling Bee Star, February 2, 2015 : CountySpellingBeeResults

High School's National Signing Day: PRNATIONALSIGNINGDAY

Project GRAD Prepares Young Students for Success, February 4, 2015: ProjectGRAD

NAHS Robotics Team Wins State Competition, February 5, 2015:NAHSROBOTICS

Aiken's School Name Their Teachers of the Year, February 6, 2015: Pre-EventHonorCourtTeacheroftheYear

The Forecast Is Good For Colaborative Learning At Schofield Middle School, February 11, 2015: SchofieldWeatherFeb 11

Five School Improvement Councils Named Finalist For the Annual State Riley Award: RileyFinalists201502-12-15

NAHS SIC, A Riley Award Finalist, February 12, 2015: RileyFinalists201502-12-15  

A Capella Singers At Aiken High, February 13, 2015:ACapellaatAHS

Technology Goes Full Circle For Aiken Public Schools, February 18, 2015:REV2TECHNOLOGYGOESFULLCIRCLEF   

District Announces School-Level Teachers of The Year, February 19, 2015:Pre-EventHonorCourtTeacheroftheyear   

District Schools Earn Twenty-Three Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards, February 23, 2015 :  PRREVPALMETTOGOLDSILVER

Kennedy Middle School Safety, February 25, 2015: REV1KennedyMiddleSchoolSafety

Pre-Kindergarden Registration Begins In Mid-March, February, 25, 2015:4KRegistrationFinalPR

Deadline For Student Transfer Request: PRTRANSFERREQUESTS

Midland Valley's Mark Snelgrove Lookin To New Challenge: PRCOACHSNELGROVE

January 2015

2015 SIC Honor Roll, January 7, 2015: 2015SICHonorRoll01-07-15

Aiken Schools Superintendent, Dr. Everitt  Announces Her Retirement, January 14, 2015:EverittAnnouncesRetirement

District Students Honor MLK Jr., January 26, 2016:  MLK

School Board Recognized For Standing Up For SC Public Schools, January 27, 2015 : SchoolBoardRecognitionMonth