A Center For Everything
Inside the brand new100,00-square-foot West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies by Bill Davis | News Editor There’s an old saying in education that goes: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach; and those who can’t teach … become an administrator.” Try telling that...
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Mmmm … New School Smell
There’s nothing better than new school smell. It’s better than pulling off the top of a magic marker and sticking the felt tip deliciously close to your nose and taking in a big honking whiff. It’s better than when you take in that first rush of escaping air from a...
Leader of the Pack
Entering into her third year of high school, Amanda Eubanks has become a leader in every aspect of the word. According to drama teacher Nancy Shurlds. [Eubanks] is a leader, a volunteer, possesses integrity, and is an asset to any class. She has helped me tremendously...
To Read or Not to Read?
West Ashley High School principal Lee Runyon announced last week his decision to pull and review one of the novels on the required summer reading list for 9th grade honors English. The award-winning novel, a very modern take on some of the most current issues facing...
New Superintendent Hired; Process Criticized
Charleston County’s new superintendent of schools will enter office soon in the same way her predecessor left: in a hail of racial criticisms. Last week, the School Board voted 5-4 along racial lines to select Gerrita Postlewait as the successor to Nancy McGinley....
WAHS Students Display Entrepreneurial Spirit
On June 17 YEScarolina hosted 18 high school students and their teachers from all over the state, several of which were from West Ashley High School, to compete at the State Level of the YEScarolina Business Plan Competition presented by the Mark E. Motley Foundation....
Mr. Smalls Goes to Washington
“The future of our community, country and world are relying on your leadership,” said West Ashley High School principal Lee Runyon in his opening comments at WAHS’ Class of 2015 graduation ceremony. And while he was clearly speaking to the entire 388 students who were...
Getting Down To Business
Last month, West Ashley High School Entrepreneurship teacher Eva Rutiri took a group of students to compete in the Mark Motley Foundation Regional Business Plan Competition at the College of Charleston. The competition was put on by YESCarolina, the only organization...
Not One to Miss Out
For 12 years, Taylor Barrickman has not missed a single day of school, which comes out to approximately 2,160 days of perfect attendance For this reason, and many others, she is West Ashley High’s final West Of Student of the Month for the 2014-15 school year. Perfect...
Out of This World
Students from C. E. Williams Middle School in West Ashley recently attended Pathfinder at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., NASA’s official Visitor Information Center for Marshall Space Flight Center and the home of Space Camp and Aviation...
A Dash Thru the Den
Nearly 100 runners and walkers turned out for the inaugural WA 5K: A Dash Thru the Den run/walk on Saturday, May 23 at West Ashley High School. Hosted by the WAHS’s DECA, an organization that prepares young leaders and entrepreneurs for careers and education in...
