
October 14, 2025
ATEC Academy Director Roby Johnson offered a statement of thanks to community partner 3M for a donation of PPE: "A great big 'Thank You' to our friends at 3M for the PPE. Their g...

October 6, 2025
The ATEC Academy in conjunction with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce hosted Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct 3. Over 250 students went through the experience and were abl...

September 12, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – When Aberdeen Central seniors Porter Kolb and Conner Miller decided to enter the SkillsUSA competition for the first time, they had no idea it would take them al...

April 29, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central High School Eagle Zone students won multiple awards at the recent 2025 Upper Midwest Emmys' Student Production Awards. Eagle Zone students c...

April 29, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central ATEC Academy students received honors at the recent South Dakota SkillsUSA state competition. Two ATEC students received first place, qual...

April 7, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central High School’s ATEC Academy has been named the winner of the 2025 Community Impact Award. The award, given each year by the Aberdeen Area Cha...

April 2, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – For an hour every morning during the third quarter, Aberdeen Central junior Emma Joachim stepped out of her role as a high school student and into her role as a...
March 28, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central High School students got an inside look at agriculture-related careers at the first ever Ag Day at ATEC Academy. Approximately 275 CHS st...

February 27, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Students in the EMT course at Aberdeen Central High School’s ATEC Academy gained hands-on experience with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The EMT students perfor...

February 13, 2025
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central High School’s ATEC Academy now has brand new, state-of-the art welding equipment that puts the latest industry technology in students’ hand...

October 4, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – On Friday, Aberdeen Public School District’s ATEC Academy hosted a National Manufacturing Day event. The event, sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Co...

June 26, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Aberdeen Public School District has been awarded a South Dakota Department of Education grant to purchase state-of-the-art welding equipment for Aberdee...

April 22, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – On Tuesday mornings at ATEC Academy, students step out of the classroom and into the studio to deliver the news across the school district—and throughout the en...

February 29, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Riley Magee had never welded before taking a course at Aberdeen Central’s ATEC Academy—but once she tried it, she liked it.
“I just like the heat and the sp...

February 29, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – In the Building Trades program at Aberdeen Central’s ATEC Academy, students gain hands-on experience—and it benefits the entire community.
ATEC Building Tra...

February 28, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Once a week during the fall, Aberdeen Central staff and students can grab lunch from a student-run restaurant in the CHS culinary arts kitchen.
It’s all par...

February 28, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central’s new greenhouse has been very beneficial for ag courses at ATEC Academy—and the greenhouse wouldn’t be possible without the work of CHS studen...

February 27, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – In the Automotive Program at Aberdeen Central’s ATEC Academy, students get to do all kinds of hands-on work, from fixing dents to replacing tires to repainting ...

February 20, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Twice a week, Aberdeen Central students DJ Johnson and Danica Klein help out in Simmons Elementary classrooms.
This hands-on learning is part of the Child D...

February 5, 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central High School’s ATEC Academy is offering a new Emergency Medical Responder course that takes hands-on learning to a whole new level.
Student...