Star Principals of the Year
Two West Ashley Principals honored by CCSD for their dedication to their respective schools from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) recently recognized seven Star Principals of the Year for 2024-2025. Several of them have ties to West Ashley,...
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WAHS Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Coach
Benjamin Snyder, former three-time Coach of the year takes over Wildcat program from Staff Reports West Ashley High has named Benjamin Snyder, a four- time Conference Coach of the Year, as its next head men’s basketball coach. After a successful run as the head coach...
WAHS Robotics Team Wins State Championship
Robotics Team 9623Z takes top spot at VRC High School State Championships from Staff Reports West Ashley High School’s robotics team, 9623Z - Zulu, competed at the VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) High School State Championship this past weekend in Greenville, SC, and...
Queen Bee
C.E. Williams’ Keerthana Samuel wins Spellbound! again, heading to National Spelling be in Disney World from Staff Reports Keerthana Samuel, a seventh grader at C.E. Williams Middle School was victorious for the second time in the Spellbound! regional spelling bee...
Hats Off to the Class of 2020
In the most unconventional year in West Ashley High’s history, 338 seniors graduate in memorable fashion from Staff Reports It started like any other year at West Ashley High School. Planning for the student’s return in July. Schedule Pick-up in August. Semester One...
Gearing Up For 2021
West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies names its first principal at new school set to open in Fall 2021 from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced this week that Dale Metzger is principal of the new West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies...
Ethically Correct
West Ashley High Philosophy Club takes 1st place at Ethics Bowl by Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer West Ashley High School competed in the South Carolina High School Ethics Bowl at Wofford recently and came in first place! They competed against 18 teams from 12...
Future Wildcats Get a Taste of WAHS
Annual event gives local elementary and middle schoolers a chance to see what high school is all about by Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer According to author Mitch Albom, it is important to “devote yourself to your community around you and to devote yourself to...
Big Cat on Campus
WAHS names two-time state champion Donnie Kiefer as new head football from Staff Reports In a surprise move last year, WAHS’s incoming principal Ryan Cumback relieved former Wildcat head football coach Bobby Marion of his duties after 12 years with the school. With...
How to Spell Success
C.E. Williams student Keerthana Samuel takes top spot in CCSD’s 2020 Spelling Bee from Staff Reports Forty spellers participated in the Charleston County School District (CCSD) 2020 Spelling Bee held January 16, 2020, at Burke High School. It took eight rounds for...
Avoiding Flint’s Misery
CCSD tests schools’ tap water, West Ashley Schools looking good by Bill Davis | News Editor Charleston County Schools has begun a system-wide check of the safety of its drinking water, with a special attention on the presence of lead, under the guidance of its new...










