We welcomed students back to school at Aberdeen Public Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 20! It's already been a great start to the school year. Watch our back-to-school video above, and see more photos from the first day of school, back-to-school events and more on our social feed wall!

Aberdeen Public Schools retired teacher Mona Smith is the winner of the 2024 Aberdeen Education Association Educator Plus Award. Congratulations! Read more here.

On Aug. 19, Simmons Middle School Computer Science Teacher Mariah Wilkinson and Central High School Social Studies Teacher and Speech and Debate Coach Kerry Konda were featured speakers at the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce new teacher luncheon! Well done!

We welcomed back our teachers and staff at the 2024-25 in-service on Aug. 13 at CHS! See more pictures from the event here.

The Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation has awarded grants to new teachers in the Aberdeen Public School District to help them set up their first classrooms! Read more here.

Assistant Superintendent Camille Kaul was honored as the Outstanding Curriculum Leader of the Year at the ASBSD & SASD Conference! She is pictured receiving the award from Dr. Joseph Graves, Department of Education Secretary. Congratulations!

Caught in the Act winners will be chosen for September, and they will be announced in the October newsletter! Don't forget: To nominate a co-worker for 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!

This summer, Simmons Elementary speech-language pathologist Abigail Doney got married, celebrated a milestone birthday—and received the gift of life. Now, she's an advocate for the importance of organ donation and likes to share her story. Read her story here!