The Write Stuff
WAHS student Addie Johnson wins inaugural Strong Men & Women in South Carolina History Writing Contest from Staff Reports Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) have selected five winners in each of the state’s regions for the...
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They’re Poets and They Know It
In honor of National Poetry Month, Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School held it’s 11th annual Poetry Slam on April 23 and 24. More than 60 students submitted original poems, memorized them, and performed them before a panel of judges. Students were judged on...
Movin’ On Up
Mary Runyon is not the retiring type. Far from it. So when she told her staff at West Ashley High School recently that she was stepping down, many expected the tiny dynamo with a shock of white hair was leaving for good. She is. Leaving. For good. The greater good....
Innovation in Motion
The Charleston County School District’s Department of Educational Technology has created a new initiative to recognize teachers who implement innovative technology to promote 21st century skills in the classroom and engage their students. Teachers will be nominated...
Local Students Do Swimmingly
Earlier this month 41 teams competed in the third annual Charleston Challenge SeaPerch Competition. This event showcased the skills of building Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and testing their ability to complete specialized underwater tasks. The building of the...
Ending on a High Note
One month and some change. That’s what it has come down to for J. Edward Shealy, the director of bands at West Ashley High School. Shealy is synonymous with marching bands and the West Ashley area. Now after 33 years of teaching music and directing bands, the Maestro...
Full Nelson
When West Of last interviewed young Tyler Nelson in 2012 he was a budding wrestling talent. Wrestling at 55 pounds, Tyler had just won the state title in only his first year of real organized wrestling. People began to notice that Tyler had a knack for the sport, a...
Stuck In The ‘Middle’
All Tamara Avery wants is what’s best for her five-year-old son, Tripp, and if that ends up helping all of West Ashley, then all the better. When it came time to enroll Tripp in kindergarten, Tamara and her husband, a local member of law enforcement, wanted to send...
Creative Meaning through Literature
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School welcomed noted author Claudia Cornett to its campus for the public launching of her just-released book, “Creative Meaning through Literature and the Arts.” The book is already used widely by many universities and in other...
Going The Distance
West Ashley High School’s boys’ track team is viewing this season as more of a distance race than a sprint. The season kicked off recently when WAHS hosted the Sandlapper Track and Field classic at Wildcat stadium. It was a good showcase for area runners as they get...
A Good Spin
An area group of do-gooders this Saturday is hosting the seventh-annual Pedal4Pattison’s 4-Hour Spinning Marathon to raise money for a West Ashley charter school for students with disabilities. The event will be held at the Pattison Academy for Comprehensive Education...
