Being named 2010 National High School Principal of the Year has been an amazing journey.  It is a humbling honor but also a tremendous opportunity for me to share the Wando story and tell folks about the wonderful place we call home. Words will ...  

No doubt, in your comings and goings around Mount Pleasant, you have seen the Charleston County Schools’ white and blue mini-buses. These activity buses are used to transport small athletic teams, such as tennis, wrestling, golf or volleyball, as wel ...  

Our first week of school has been fantastic. We are glad to see the students and they are happy to see each other. Opening school each year is like planning an elaborate wedding, giving birth, and planning a major military invasion all in one.   ...  

(Editor’s note - This is an excerpt from Wando High School Principal Lucy Bekcham’s speech to the Class of 2009 graduating class last Friday).Tonight you will notice that many of these seniors are wearing cords. Some of the cords represent recognitio ...  

As a high school principal, I am always interested in where our graduates go in life and what careers they chose. I had the opportunity recently to follow up on three outstanding Wando graduates, the Voit brothers. All three accepted full scholarship ...  

Wando students have been “Bringing Home the Gold” in recent weeks.  In recognition of high levels of academic achievement, the South Carolina  Depart-ment of Education  designated Wando  High School as a Palmetto Gold award winner ...  

Wando students have been “Bringing Home the Gold” in recent weeks.  In recognition of high levels of academic achievement, the South Carolina  Department of Education  designated Wando  High School as a Palmetto Gold award winner& ...  

What does it take to have one of the top high school choral programs in the Southeast? The short answer is talented directors, dedicated students, supportive parents and a community willing to support the arts. Our directors, Vernon Huff and Eric Wil ...  

Community support continues to be a crucial factor in making Wando a school of excellence. Our PTSO Big Bash was a great success both as a fund-raiser and a fun community event. The profit was more than $28,000. With the budget cuts we face, this fin ...  

In the past 40 years, I have seen the educational world transformed from no technology to extensive technology integration, supporting very innovative course opportunities for our students.  In fact, Virtual School is now an educational option. ...  

I want to give you the “Big Picture” of Wando athletics and its funding. Wando competes with the largest high schools in South Carolina in the AAAA classification. During the 2007-08 school year, the Wando athletic program earned a No. 2 ranking base ...  

Newspaper headlines reported that districts and schools felt short of meeting the federal NCLB goals. None of the 85 school districts in South Carolina  made Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP)  under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.& ...  

As I reflect on the progress and changes at Wando in the past 10 years, the results are truly amazing. When I arrived on the scene in July, 1998, as the new principal, I could not have envisioned Wando, 2008. Technology at old Wando was a minimal net ...