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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WAHS Robotics Team Takes Top Honors
The VEX Competitions, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, tasks teams of students with designing and building a robot to play against other teams from around the world in a game-based engineering challenge. The West Ashley High School...
Student of the Month
West Ashley High School junior Colin Winstead was surprised and honored when he found out that his drama teacher, Nancy Shurlds, nominated him to be Student of the Month. “He is a good student, an excellent member of The Drama Studio, and he is a hard-working,...
Casting A Big Shadow
West Ashley High School recently hosted the third annual Senior Shadow Day. This year, more than 90 seniors participated. The goal of the project is for seniors to learn about the job application process from start to finish. The seniors have to apply for the job,...
Mysterious Musicians Invade West Ashley
Recently, they performed at the C.E. Williams PTSA meeting and once again at the annual “Taste of C.E.” and Holiday Band Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at West Ashley High School. The C.E. Williams Drumline, under the direction of Denisse Stanbery, performs annually at...
Shooting For The Stars
So far this school year the West Ashley High School Air Rifle Team has competed in three competitions throughout the Lowcountry. They have won two first place trophies and one second place trophy. During an air rifle competition, there are three different positions...
Students Compete for $4 Million
The winning group on Day One, Dymaree Mason, Juan Salgado Sepulveda, and Parker Adams, came up with a solution to the social issue Fast Food – How It Affects the Earth. Front Row (L-R): Emily Collier (Honor English I teacher), Caroline Mullis (Coastal Community...
Leading By Example
West Ashley High School junior Kathleen “Kate” Buda was excited and surprised when she found out she was selected as the Student of the Month. “I take it as an honor because I’ve only been here since the beginning of this year,” says Buda. “Kate is an enthusiastic...
A Dose of the Real World
As a way to promote a college and career focus at Advanced Studies Magnet West Ashley and in recognition of National Pharmacist month, the middle school’s guidance department invited Samantha Sandolfa to speak to some of the students. Sandolfa is a pharmacy resident...
Student of the Month — Brennan Jensen
West Ashley High School sophomore Brennan Jensen was surprised when he found out he was selected as the Student of the Month. When asked what he does to set himself apart from other students, Jensen said, “I represent the school, wear my [student] ID, and wear nice...
Get a Taste of West Ashley High
West Ashley High School invites the community to A Taste of West Ashley, an event designed to highlight many of the great programs and departments that WAHS has to offer. Held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, A Taste of West Ashley will offers a wide variety of...
