For Whom the Bell Tolls
Under the guidance of principal Ryan Cumback, West Ashley High School continues to make big strides by Lorne Chambers | editor Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, distance learning placed a strain on parents, teachers, and students. Drops in nearly every major...
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Former First Lady Helps Local School
“Once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open,” said former First Lady Laura Bush. It’s her Foundation that is helping one West Ashley School improve its library for its students and teachers. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s...
Hey Mama, Welcome to the 60s
This week West Ashley High School presents its yearly musical when they perform the Broadway hit Hairspray in the school’s auditorium on May 18, 19, 20. With more than 70 Honors Drama IV and Drama IV students making up the cast of characters and crew, theater-goers...
WAHS Introduces New Dance Team
A couple weeks ago West Ashley High’s first-ever dance team, The Pawettes, made their debut at the Spring Sports Pep Rally the day before spring break. The team consists of 12 girls: three sophomores and nine freshmen. “I’m extremely proud of how the team performed at...
The Student Becomes the Teacher
West Ashley High School senior Savannah Watson was excited and surprised when she found out she was named the West Of Student of the Month. “Savannah flies under the radar, but is an outstanding student and overall great kid,” says history teacher Sam Meade. “Savannah...
WAHS Student Receives Gates Millennium Scholarship
West Ashley High School senior Quadray Hughes was recently awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship. He’s the first student in the school’s 15 year history to receive this scholarship and the first student in the Charleston County School District to receive the...
Odyssey of the Mind
At West Ashley Advanced Studies Magnet, teachers and faculty offer a lot of great extracurricular activities for students to be a part of. One of these many options is a club called Odyssey of the Mind. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving organization...
Technically Speaking
West Ashley High School senior Stephen Maddy was recently named the Trident Region’s Technology Champion of the Year. Maddy will be recognized and awarded with a State Department of Education Office of Career and Technology Education certificate and a check for $250...
Wildcats are “Gearing Up”for College
In February and March West Ashley High School sent 88 students to tour various college campuses thanks to the GEAR UP program. They visited Morris College, Coastal Carolina, Claflin University, South Carolina State University, Trident Technical College, and Charleston...
Triple Threat
Junior Anna Matutina was very grateful when she found out her Zoology teacher, Joseph Jutzi, nominated her to be West Of’s Student of the Month. “Anna is the epitome of a model student here at WAHS,” says Jutzi. “[She is] always courteous, perpetually in a good mood,...
Safety First
On March 24, close to 300 students participated in the 5th Annual Golf Cart Rodeo hosted by West Ashley High School. The event was coordinated by Molly West, one of WAHS’s school counselors, the High School Injury Prevention Coalition and MUSC. Ms. West first began...
