The Aberdeen Public School District has been awarded a $240,000 South Dakota Department of Education grant to purchase state-of-the-art welding equipment for Aberdeen Central High School’s ATEC Academy! Read more here.

Aberdeen Central junior Joseph Pierce was chosen to attend the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference.

Pierce was the only student selected from South Dakota to attend the annual conference, which was held in Washington, D.C. Congratulations! Read more here.

Aberdeen Central High School senior Mya Heintzman has been selected for this year’s cohort of the national Youth Collaboratory Program.

Heintzman is one of only 20 students chosen for the cohort from across the country. She will travel to Seattle in July and Washington, D.C., in October to learn about civic virtue and develop her own service project to benefit her local community. Congratulations! Read more here. 

The Aberdeen School Board recognized SDHSAA Track and Field State Champion Gracie Rife at its June 10 meeting! Congratulations, Gracie!

On June 24, the Aberdeen School Board recognized Aberdeen Central’s Kerry Konda, National Speech and Debate Coach of the Year, and Breanna Wollman, National Student of the Year Finalist. Congratulations!

At the meeting, Konda showed off his newly blonde hair—he made a deal with his students that he would dye his hair if one of them got on the national stage!

On Monday, the Aberdeen School Board recognized Cassidy Neer, South Dakota AA Softball Coach of the Year!

Two other Golden Eagle coaches have received honors: Bruce Kleinsasser was named the Max Hawk Recipient, and Kris McCafferty was named Assistant Middle School Coach of the Year.

Congratulations, Golden Eagle coaches!

Father and daughter Keith and Lauren Wilkinson enjoy getting to work together as teachers in the Aberdeen Public School District—and they especially enjoy that their students get to work together, too.

Read more about Lauren, a SPED Enrich Teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, and Keith, a Social Studies Teacher at Central High School, here!

How are you spending your summer? Share photos of your vacations, activities and projects with us using our Photo Submission Form found here! Include a brief description, and we might use it for a summer vacation feature on the school district social media accounts!

Don't worry—Caught in the Act winners will return in September! Remember: To nominate a co-worker for the next Caught in the Act, pick up a nomination form in your school’s office and return it to Wendy Miller, human resources receptionist, in the District Service Center!