Growing Community
Charleston Horticultural Society and local partners debut new educational pollinator garden at St. Andrews School of Math & Science from Staff Reports As COVID-19 was in the midst of making its way across the country last spring, Charleston Horticultural Society...
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New Superintendent Hired; Process Criticized
Charleston County’s new superintendent of schools will enter office soon in the same way her predecessor left: in a hail of racial criticisms. Last week, the School Board voted 5-4 along racial lines to select Gerrita Postlewait as the successor to Nancy McGinley....
WAHS Students Display Entrepreneurial Spirit
On June 17 YEScarolina hosted 18 high school students and their teachers from all over the state, several of which were from West Ashley High School, to compete at the State Level of the YEScarolina Business Plan Competition presented by the Mark E. Motley Foundation....
Mr. Smalls Goes to Washington
“The future of our community, country and world are relying on your leadership,” said West Ashley High School principal Lee Runyon in his opening comments at WAHS’ Class of 2015 graduation ceremony. And while he was clearly speaking to the entire 388 students who were...
Getting Down To Business
Last month, West Ashley High School Entrepreneurship teacher Eva Rutiri took a group of students to compete in the Mark Motley Foundation Regional Business Plan Competition at the College of Charleston. The competition was put on by YESCarolina, the only organization...
Not One to Miss Out
For 12 years, Taylor Barrickman has not missed a single day of school, which comes out to approximately 2,160 days of perfect attendance For this reason, and many others, she is West Ashley High’s final West Of Student of the Month for the 2014-15 school year. Perfect...
Out of This World
Students from C. E. Williams Middle School in West Ashley recently attended Pathfinder at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., NASA’s official Visitor Information Center for Marshall Space Flight Center and the home of Space Camp and Aviation...
A Dash Thru the Den
Nearly 100 runners and walkers turned out for the inaugural WA 5K: A Dash Thru the Den run/walk on Saturday, May 23 at West Ashley High School. Hosted by the WAHS’s DECA, an organization that prepares young leaders and entrepreneurs for careers and education in...
A Day To Remember
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. proclaimed May 12, 2015 “Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School Day” in the city of Charleston. The proclamation recognizes Ashley River for more than 30 years of excellent educational services to the students of West Ashley,...
Live in Technicolor
After weeks of hard work, more than 70 Honors Drama IV and Drama IV students at West Ashley High School will perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat May 21-23 at the WAHS Auditorium. The play, a hit show by Andrew Lloyd Webber, along with Tim Rice, first...
Substitute Teacher of the Year
Brian Canady, a long-term substitute teacher for Kelly Educational Staffing (KES), was recently selected as the district substitute teacher of the year. Canady began as a substitute for CCSD in August of 2013 before KES began providing substitute teachers to the...
