West Ashley High School
West Ashley High School is the only public high school located in the West Ashley area in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 2000, when the Charleston County School District merged Middleton High School and Saint Andrews High School. It is a part of St. Andrews Constituent District #10.
Notable events
On July 29, 2002, President George W. Bush visited West Ashley High School to speak about welfare reforms and other topics.[2][3]
Athletics
West Ashley competes in Class 5A of the SCHSL. Their main rivals are the Wando High School Warriors and the James Island Charter High School Trojans.
- Fall sports: football, volleyball, girls' tennis, cross-country, swimming
- Winter sports: basketball, wrestling
- Spring sports: soccer, track and field, lacrosse, boys' tennis, baseball, softball
Volleyball
West Ashley High School's volleyball team established one of the best programs in the state. During the 2005 season the Lady Wildcats were crowned State Champions, and the following year the Wildcats were runners-up, falling to Hillcrest High School. The team is coached by Christy Jickling, a former professional Canadian volleyball player, the wife of former ECHL South Carolina Stingrays player Mike, one of numerous former Stingrays to have settled in Charleston after their playing careers ended.
- Region Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Lower-State Champions (State Runners-Up): 2006
- State Champions: 2005
Girls' soccer
- State Champions: 2002, 2003, 2005
- Lower State Runners-Up: 2004, 2006, 2012
Notable alumni
- Tre McLean (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
External links
- West Ashley High School official site
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- Charleston RiverDogs (SAL)
- Charleston Outlaws RFC (USA Rugby)
- The Post and Courier
- Charleston City Paper
- The Charleston Regional Business Journal
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- Court House Square
- Marion Square
- Washington Square
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- The Battery
- Edmondston–Alston House
- Pink House
- Public art
- Rainbow Row
- Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
- Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
- Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Huguenot Church
- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
- St. John's Reformed Episcopal Church
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
- St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church
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