Top of the Class
West Ashley educators rack up a stack of end-of-year accolades by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Excitement was building at Springfield Elementary, a school situated in the Canterbury Woods neighborhood. On Friday, May 19, just before lunchtime, teachers were...
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A New Era For Wildcats Football
William Wineberg takes the helm at West Ashley High School by Lorne Chambers | Editor Many were surprised this off-season when in-coming principal Ryan Cumback relieved long-time West Ashley High School head football coach Bobby Marion of his duties. None more so than...
Major Shake-ups at West Ashley High
Superintendent finally removes principal after previous attempts, football coach also out by Bill Davis | news editor Threatened regime change has finally come to West Ashley High School, as last month it became public knowledge that Superintendent Gerrita Postelwaite...
Another Chapter for Cynthia Graham Hurd
CCPL & USC Launch Teen Book Club in honor of beloved librarian from Staff Reports Last month, the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) honored the memory of Cynthia Graham Hurd, a 31-year veteran of CCPL who most recently worked in West Ashley at the St Andrews...
Be Their Guest
The Drama Studio at West Ashley High School stages Beauty and the Beast for spring musical by Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer For many as the leaves begin to change colors and flowers begin to bloom, it signals the start of springtime. At West Ashley High School,...
Dash Through the Den
West Ashley High’s DECA chapter puts on fundraiser event for the community by Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer For the fifth year in a row, West Ashley High School’s DECA chapter will host the Dash Thru the Den 5K on Saturday, May 18th at 9 a.m. The run / walk,...
WAHS on Display
WAHS’s annual A Taste of West Ashley offers the community a glimpse into the various programs offered at the high school from Staff Reports According to author Mitch Albom, it’s important to “devote yourself to your community around you and to devote yourself to...
Cash For Cabbage
Ashley River Creative Arts student earns top prize in Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program from Staff Reports Mallory Posta might not pursue the agricultural field when she gets older, but the fourth-grader at Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School might have...
Ending With a Real “Debacle”
Orange Grove’s Ranitha Kumarasinghe wins CCSD’s 2019 Spelling Bee from Staff Reports It took 30 rounds to get to the final word of the night in the Charleston County School District (CCSD) 2019 Spelling Bee held January 17, 2019 at Burke High School. Orange Grove...
A Guiding Light
First-year Biology teacher Emily Sandifer received the Guiding Light of Excellence Award from CCSD’s Office of Teacher Effectiveness from Staff Reports According to Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), “education is for improving the...
Wildcats Evoking Sense of Community
Community Pep Rally and Trunk-or-Treat have become favorite annual events at WAHS By Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer The words West Ashley and community go hand in hand. But put them together and they take on an even deeper meaning. The West Ashley community is a...