Local Robotics Teams Go International
Orange Grove students to represent Charleston in the Netherlands this month from Staff Reports A group of West Ashley students is taking their talents overseas this month, representing Charleston on an international stage in one of the world’s fastest-growing STEM...
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District Honors West Ashley Counselor
C.E. Williams Middle School’s Tori Hoplins named first-ever CCSD School Counselor of the Year from Staff Reports Last month, Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced the recipient of its first-ever School Counselor of the Year Award, recognizing excellence...
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Drayton Hall Elementary’s Kaitlin Ashby receives first-year honor from district from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Huggins and staff surprised four first-year teachers with Rookie Teacher of the Year awards. Among them was one...
Bobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much scheduled west of the Ashley River this year, West Ashley still found a...
Turning Wrenches, Changing Lives
West Ashley CAS students breathe new life into emergency vehicle bound for Honduras from Staff Reports Students in the West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies’ Automotive Technology program recently completed a repair project on a donated ambulance, which is destined...
Paint It Positive
Youth Art Gallery returns to West Ashley Library from Staff Reports Young creatives across West Ashley are being invited to put their imagination—and encouragement—on display. The Charleston County Public Library’s West Ashley branch is now accepting submissions for...
The Power of Flowers (and veggies)
C.E. Williams—North’s Garden Club is about growing more than just plants by Lorne Chambers | Editor C.E. Williams—North campus welcomed students, staff, families, community members, and media outlets to a Garden Gala on Friday, May 16. The event showcased the hard...
West Ashley’s Littlest Artists
The Youth Art Gallery at West Ashley Branch Library returns with Spring exhibit, summer packets now available by Lorne Chambers | Editor Last year, the recently reopened West Ashley Library in South Windermere began a program that highlighted the work of some of West...
Star Principals of the Year
Two West Ashley Principals honored by CCSD for their dedication to their respective schools from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) recently recognized seven Star Principals of the Year for 2024-2025. Several of them have ties to West Ashley,...
No Place For Hate
West Ashley’s Montessori Community School leads the way in anti-bias initiative from Staff Reports Over the last 20 years, schools nationwide have committed to creating inclusive learning environments through the “No Place for Hate” program. Charleston County School...
Moving on Up
Former WAHS Principal Ryan Cumback takes on new role with CCSD by Jenny Peterson | News Editor Longtime educator and West Ashley High School (WAHS) Principal Ryan Cumback is taking an administrative role the next school year and said leaving the school he’s served for...
