West Ashley High’s AJ Barnes named CCSD 2021 Teacher of the Year
from Staff Reports Adam “AJ” Barnes is Charleston County School District’s 2021 Teacherofthe Year. Barnes teaches AP European History, U.S. History, and coaches baseball at West Ashley High School (WAHS). This is his fifth year at the school. Barnes is humbled by the...
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Positivity Pays Off
Junior Tygee Ferris was surprised when she found out she was selected as West Of’s Student of the Month. “I’m proud of myself for being positive and being a leader, not a follower,” says Ferris. She believes that she sets herself apart from her peers by being an...
Carolina Dreamer Headed for Ireland
For eight months, St. Andrew's School of Math and Science students in Ms. Amy McMahon’s 4th grade class have been tracking their unmanned sailboat out in the Mid-Atlantic. The Carolina Dreamer has had quite a journey since she was launched 1,000 miles off Charleston...
Starting The New Year Off Right
Students and faculty at CE Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Arts have plenty to be proud of this week. The West Ashley school has started 2016 with a bang, with several of their students being honored for their academic achievements. Twenty-two...
WAHS Partners With Teach the Need
Twelve West Ashley High School seniors graduated from the six-week Teach the Need program on Tuesday, December 8th. The Teach the Need program is designed for seniors interested in pursuing a career in the hospitality industry. Mickey Bakst from the Charleston Grill...
Robotics Team Loses Tournament, But Wins Big in the End
The West Ashley High School robotics team, W.A.R.P. DRIVE, recently traveled to Sumter to compete in their second VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) event of the season, the Bot Squad Icicle Open. This event was a regional qualifying event where the top teams could earn a...
A Recipe for Success
One of West Ashley High’s promising students and the most recent to be selected as the Student of the Month is junior Christian Allen. When asked how he felt about this achievement Allen said that he was happy because he works hard every day and that he likes that one...
Sure Shot Wildcats
West Ashley High School’s NJROTC Rifle Team took a trip to Summerville High School on Saturday, Dec. 12 to compete in the Great Region Six Area Six Rifle Qualifier. The competition began around 9am and lasted until 1:30pm. West Ashley High competed along with students...
Doing Their Part
West Ashley High School recently partnered with Joint Base Charleston, a military facility in North Charleston, to perform a Clean Sweep of the WAHS school grounds as part of Trident United Way’s Day of Caring. This marked the second year that WAHS took part in the...
A Helping Hand
CE Williams’ 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are members of the school’s service-learning club called Peer Express visited the Ronald McDonald House Thursday, Dec. 10 and Friday, Dec. 11. The students worked all semester to collect can tabs and food for families...
C.E. Williams Wins First Place at Math Bowl
C.E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Arts students completed on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Middle School Learning Community Math Bowl at North Charleston High School. Students from middle schools all around Charleston County competed in both...
