West Ashley Poet, Acadia Reynolds, Wins Statewide Prize by Hailey M. Williams | Contributing Writer Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) sophomore Acadia Reynolds recently took the stage to read her poem, “For Jadzia Stern” during the 5th Annual MUSC Septima P....
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Top Of The Class
West Ashley High School senior James Altman recently learned that he is a National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist. “I was surprised and did not really know what was happening since I did not apply,” said Altman. Altman’s school counselor, Susan Brown, noticed his high...
All for Stono and Stono for All!
It’s been two weeks since the Charleston County School District changed its mind and decided it would rebuild Stono Park Elementary, and still the mood is celebratory when the Ladies of DuWapp get together. Even though only one of them, Latoya Bennett, actually has...
West Ashley Alumni Night
On Friday, September 30, West Ashley High School hosted Alumni Night, an event that has already become tradition after only three years. The event invites the alumni from St. Andrews, Middleton, and West Ashley, the three West Ashley schools, to come together to...
Feeling the Spirit
If you’ve been through the car rider line at several elementary schools in the West Ashley community lately you may have been greeted by some new friendly faces when dropping your child off at the school. Members of the West Ashley High School athletic department have...
Cannons Blast the Competition
Part of the Cainhoy Athletic Soccer Club (CASC), the West Ashley Based Cainhoy Cannons traveled to the Upstate to compete in the Discoveries Soccer Club Rock Hill Soccer Tournament Sep. 10-11. The U12G (Under 12 Girls) division won the title with scores of 6-0, 8-0,...
Moving Pieces
Hundreds, if not thousands of West Ashley families could be directly affected by an upcoming decision by the Charleston County School Board. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the School Board is expected to finally make a decision about the future of Stono Park Elementary, which...
Show Your Team Spirit
West Ashley High School and the Magwood Chick-fil-A are partnering for the third year in a row to host a Community Pep Rally on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 7- 8 p.m. The event was designed to serve as a way to highlight the high school and its fall sports teams, but also...
State of the School Address
West Ashley High School enters the 2016-2017 Academic Year prepared to build upon last year’s accomplishments to generate this year’s success stories. The Class of 2016 graduated in June posting nearly a 78% on-time graduation rate while earning $8 million in...
Oh The Places They’ll Go…
“There is a quote by Donovan Livingston I thought described this Class of 2016 perfectly,” said West Ashley High School valedictorian Adriana Pappas, “‘At the core, none of us are meant to be common. We were born to be comets, darting across space and time, leaving...
College Decision Day
West Ashley High School seniors who are attending a college or university in the fall were invited by the Wildcat P.R.E.S.S. Team and the WAHS Guidance Department to participate in the first-ever College Decision Day in the school’s main gymnasium and cafeteria on...
