The Gold Standard

Last week 38 Charleston County School District (CCSD) schools were announced as Palmetto Gold and Silver Award winners. Four of them are West Ashley schools. Founded in 1998, the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards is a state-based program developed to recognize schools...

Rebuild or Renovate

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg has joined the chorus of voices in West Ashley calling for the county school district to rebuild, not just renovate, Stono Park Elementary. Last week, Tecklenburg, a West Ashley resident, appeared before the Charleston County School...

Formula for Success

Michael Lanier was excited when he found out he was named the West Of’s Student of the Month. According to West Ashley High School senior, he was most likely chosen because when he participates in class he always tries to always provide “correct and sophisticated”...

A Trip Across The Pond

Most 9 and 10-year olds make toy boats and sail them proudly down the creek behind their house or in the pond down the street. But a group of 4th graders at St. Andrew’s School of Math & Science sailed a boat across the pond … The Big Pond … the large, volatile,...

WAHS Robotics Team Heading To Nationals

Recently three West Ashley High robotics teams finished in 1st place overall in the Bluffton New Year Bash Vex Robotics Competition (VRC) earning invitations to Nationals, which will take place in Iowa, in April. Prior to this competition, one of the WAHS robots had...

Wildcats Band Beats the Competition

West Ashley High School’s drumline performed very well at their most recent competition on Jan. 30 at the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association’s (CWEA) Southern Premiere Show. WAHS’s Indoor Drumline placed first in their class, the Varsity Winter Guard earned their...

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