ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Tickets for the 2025 Aberdeen Central High School Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Ceremony are now available for purchase. The nineteenth annual CHS Hall of Fame Banquet is scheduled for 5:00 pm Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Central High School.
Banquet tickets are $50 per person. Tickets are available at the Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation Office at 1224 3rd Street South, Aberdeen, SD 57401, or online at www.AberdeenPublicSchoolsFoundation.org.
The following individuals will be honored at the 2025 CHS Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Ceremony:
Academics/Achievement
Leah (Ackerman) duCharme, JD, Class of 1995
Charles F. Gorder, Sr., Class of 1943
J. Alan Groves, Class of 1971
Athletics
Jared Hannigan, Class of 2010
Chelsea (Brandlee) Hanson, Class of 2005
Douglas Woodruff Smith, Class of 1962
Fine Arts
Scott Bohall, Class of 1981
Courtney “Corky” Rott, Jr., Class of 1984
Distinguished Service
Char Akkerman, ASD 1972-2006
The CHS Hall of Fame is a special project of the Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation. For more information, contact the Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation at (605) 725-7118 or visit the Foundation website at www.AberdeenPublicSchoolsFoundation.org. The Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence in education by forging partnerships among the schools, community, and alumni.