Top of the Class
West Ashley educators rack up a stack of end-of-year accolades by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Excitement was building at Springfield Elementary, a school situated in the Canterbury Woods neighborhood. On Friday, May 19, just before lunchtime, teachers were...
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A True Friend To Our Schools
For the last century, there have been few industries in the United States that are more rooted in their respective community than the local pizzeria. And while chain pizza places have done little to carry on this tradition, there are still local pizza restaurants in...
Restaurant-Ready
The problem of understaffing in the Charleston food and beverage industry may have found its solution in the award-winning culinary program at West Ashley High School. Churning out culinary competition state champs who are trained in restaurant management and...
All Good Things
The end of a school year always brings to a close many different things. It’s the advancement of students from one grade to another. It’s the graduation of others as they begin the next chapter in their lives. It’s the end of some friendships and the beginning of...
Runyon Gets New Gig
Charleston County School District Superintendent Gerrita Postlewait has made the next move in the ongoing battle over West Ashley High School principal Lee Runyon. Last week, the district announced that Runyon will become the “principal on special assignment” to heads...
Seamless Summer Feeding
Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Department of Nutrition Services is pleased to announce 97 sites will serve free meals as part of the Seamless Summer Feeding Program (SSFP). Volunteers at places such as churches, schools, community centers, and park and...
The Most Dangerous Man in West Ashley
How has this guy not yet been fired? Or reassigned to a different school? Or roughed-up? For the past seven years, Drayton Hall fifth-grade teacher and West Ashley resident Patrick Hayes has been a one-man wrecking ball, wreking havoc with his bosses at the Charleston...
All Their Hard Work Finally Pays Off
“These next steps are our defining moments that will establish our future,” said West Ashley High School salutatorian Michelle Hammock. “Everyone should always have a goal, a passion, something you will continue to work hard to accomplish. We’ve all dreamed about how...
Student of the Month — Dexter Freeman
West Ashley High School senior Dexter Freeman recently felt the honor and surprise of being selected as the Student of the Month. “Dexter is a caring and intelligent young man, who is humble, friendly, and hardworking,” says West Ashley High School Counselor Molly...
WAHS Seniors are Honored on College Decision Day
West Ashley High School held the second annual College Decision Day on May 17, 2017, to recognize all graduating seniors who have been accepted to a college or university or have enlisted in the military. This year, 75 seniors were in attendance. All total, 28...
Legally Blonde
The Drama Studio at West Ashley High School has put on a Broadway caliber spring musical every year since the school opened in 2000. Some of their previous productions include Les Miserables, Ragtime, Little Shop of Horrors, The Blues Brothers, Shrek-The Musical, and...
