A Center For Everything
Inside the brand new100,00-square-foot West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies by Bill Davis | News Editor There’s an old saying in education that goes: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach; and those who can’t teach … become an administrator.” Try telling that...
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Local DECA Club Members Place at State
The West Ashley High School DECA Club competed at the DECA State Career Conference at the North Charleston Coliseum Feb. 26-28. Twelve members placed in the top ten and three members placed in the top three. DECA is designed to prepare emerging leaders and...
High School Culinary Team Places First in State
Two West Ashley High School Culinary Arts Teams participated in the 14th Annual South Carolina ProStart Invitational March 6-8 at the North Charleston Convention Center. The WAHS ProStart Culinary Team took 1st place at the State Competition while the WAHS ProStart...
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...
Souper Bowl of Caring
The 2nd Grade classes at Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School held their 7th annual “Souper Bowl of Caring”, a food drive to benefit the Low Country Food Bank. The students made posters, decorated collection boxes, and created commercials for the school news...
Teachers Get Schooled
More than 70 members of the faculty and staff of West Ashley High School recently took the opportunity recently on one of the district’s Professional Development days to participate in externships, which are learning opportunities that give short practical experiences...
