Aberdeen Public School District

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Aberdeen Public Schools e-newsletter | May 2024
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Central FBLA wins state championship

CHS FBLA students

Congratulations to our State Champion Aberdeen Central FBLA Team! See full results here.

Assistant Superintendent Kaul named 2024 South Dakota Curriculum Leader of the Year

Camille Kaul with her family

Congratulations to Assistant Superintendent Camille Kaul, who has been named the 2024 South Dakota Curriculum Leader of the Year by the South Dakota Association of Supervision of Curriculum Development! Read more here.

Golden Eagles Special Olympics Basketball Teams compete at state tournament

Golden Eagle Special Olympics Basketball Team

The Golden Eagles Special Olympics basketball teams competed in the state tournament in Mitchell.

In their divisions:

  • The Golden Eagles Blue Team received 1st place.

  • The Golden Eagles Gold Team received 4th place.

  • The Golden Eagles White team received 5th place.

Craig Johnson also received the award for the Spirit of Sportsmanship! Congratulations!

April Caught in the Act Winners selected

April 2024 Caught in the Act winners

Congratulations to our April 2024 Caught in the Act winners, Susanne Bain and Melissa Hanson! Read more about our winners here.

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!

Aberdeen Central Esports Team performs well at state, brings home chess championship

CHS chess champion Grey Hauge
CHS esports team

Aberdeen Central’s Esports Team performed well at its first state tournament, taking home a championship in the chess division.

CHS student Grey Hauge won the chess championship for the Golden Eagles at the state tournament, which was held March 22-23 at SDSU in Brookings.

Central’s League of Legends team made it to the semi-finals, and the Rocket League team was only a few goals away from making it to the semi-finals. Congratulations! Read more here.

Fourth graders attend annual Ag Fair

Fourth graders at ag fair

On April 23, Fourth graders from the Aberdeen Public School District learned about agriculture—and got to pet some cute animals—at the 2024 Ag Fair! The event, organized by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and Groton FFA, was held at the Brown County Fairgrounds and featured various stations for students to learn about the different areas of ag!

Central students win Science Fair Awards

CHS Science Fair winners

Aberdeen Central students received grand awards at the Northern South Dakota Regional Science and Mathematics Fair: 

  • Samson Flakus and Grant Fritz: Grand Winners (Team); Effects of Road Runoff and other Unwanted Pollutants on Arugula

  • Christian Wells: Grand Winner (Individual);The Antibiotic Effectiveness of Erythromycin When Reacted With Propyl Amine and Morpholine with NMR Verification

  • Kirra Stillman: Grand Winner (Individual); Chlorophyll and Accessory Pigments in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Congratulations!

Eagle Zone students win Student Production Awards from Upper Midwest Emmy Foundation

CHS Eagle Zone

Congratulations to CHS Eagle Zone students, who received five new Student Production Awards from the Upper Midwest Emmy Foundation!

Find the award listing and read more about Eagle Zone here.

Aberdeen Public Schools Logo Update

Aberdeen Public School District logo

We've updated the Aberdeen Public School District logo, with the help of QQP, to include the full school district name! Find the new version in the Communications and Marketing Tools folder here.

Find Photos on our Social Feed Wall

May Overby students picking up trash on Earth Day

Have you checked out our social feed wall lately? It has photos from various activities around the school district, including the recent Ag Fair and Earth Day! Find the social feed wall here.

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