Wando High School
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Wando High School is a high school in Mt. Pleasant
, South Carolina
. Home of the Wando Warriors, the school was built new in 2004 to accommodate the town's rapid growth during the 1990s. Located now on 1000 Warrior Way off Highway 17. Wando offers over 250 classes, including Advanced placement, Dual Credit, Honors, College Preparatory, and Applied Technology courses. The addition of a "Freshman Academy" improves the smooth transition of the change from middle school, to high school. After freshman year, the students are asked to pick one of four schools of study to major in. On September 28, 2009, Ms. Lucy G. Beckham was named the 2010 MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Secondary Principal of the Year. This is classified as the highest honor for a secondary school principal in the nation http://ccsdschools.org/NewsCenter/documents/N20081216LucyBeckham.pdf--WHS09CU13
Inside the school, there is a 906 square feet (84.2 m²) performing arts center; the gym has over 2560 square feet (237.8 m²); and the specialized food court has 780 square feet (72.5 m²). 27,800,000 tons of steel, 12,000,000 tons of concrete, over 800,000,000 bricks and concrete blocks and a total of 176 individual HVAC units were used in construction. The Wando High school has two multi-purpose fields along with separate fields for band practice, soccer, football, baseball and softball. There are also six tennis courts, a track area, and a shot put and javelin area.
The old Wando building still stands, but it now houses Laing Middle School. The football team continues to utilize the stadium situated at the old Wando site.
Lower State Champs - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Lower State Champs - 2011
State Champs - 2011
Region Champs - 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Lower State Champs - 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2011
Region Champs - 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Lower State Champs - 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Region Champs - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
State Champs - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Region Champs - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011
Region Champs - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
State Champs - 2007
Region Champs - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007
Lower State Champs - 1997
Region Champs - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Lower State Champs - 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
State Champs - 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Region Champs - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
State Champs - 2009
Region Champs - 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
State Champs - 2007
Region Champs - 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008
State Champs - 1976, 2009
Region Champs - 2006, 2007
HIT Champs- 2007, 2008
Region Champs - 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1995, 2010
Region Champs - 1991, 1992, 2000-2008
State Champs - 1977, 1980
2 Robotics Teams
2 Aerospace Engineering Teams
1 Trebuchet team
3 Design/Invention teams
1 Bridge Design Team
and more.
The Engineering Club website is www.wandoengineering.com
, the changing of seasons and included a plume change. In 2005 the band had an undefeated season, achieving first place in every competition attended.
The band is under the direction of Scott Rush, and assisted by Jeff Handel and Lanie Radecke. Scott Rush is the president of the SCBDA, the organization under which they have won numerous state championships. Scott Rush has authored two nationally recognized textbooks for band directors and college instrumental methods classes.
Former directors include Basil Kerr and Miller Asbill.
The band has been awarded the Outstanding Performance Award for 2008-2009.
The Wando High School Symphonic Band performed at The Midwest Clinic in 2007.
The Wando High School Band program received the The Sudler Flag of Honor on May 15, 2008.
State Champs - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
The Wando High School Marching Band is also the second band from South Carolina to make the Bands of America
Grand National Finals, placing 11th in 2009 and 12th in 2011. The first was Irmo High School
.
The Tribal Tribune also won the equivalency for a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 called the Pacemaker, under the direction and advisement of Mrs. Watkins for over 20 years.
Wando also boasts over 70 different unique clubs, ranging from The National Honors Society, to The Rock Climbing Club, and back to the Dance Dance Revolution club. To see the full list, visit www.wandohigh.com/clubs.htm
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant is a large affluent suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is a member of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area, for statistical purpose only, as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget....
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. Home of the Wando Warriors, the school was built new in 2004 to accommodate the town's rapid growth during the 1990s. Located now on 1000 Warrior Way off Highway 17. Wando offers over 250 classes, including Advanced placement, Dual Credit, Honors, College Preparatory, and Applied Technology courses. The addition of a "Freshman Academy" improves the smooth transition of the change from middle school, to high school. After freshman year, the students are asked to pick one of four schools of study to major in. On September 28, 2009, Ms. Lucy G. Beckham was named the 2010 MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Secondary Principal of the Year. This is classified as the highest honor for a secondary school principal in the nation http://ccsdschools.org/NewsCenter/documents/N20081216LucyBeckham.pdf--WHS09CU13
The New Wando
Sited on 110 acre (0.4451546 km²), this 433121 square feet (40,238.3 m²) building shows notable statistics. The grounds include a 4800 square feet (445.9 m²) field house complete with a 1598 square feet (148.5 m²) press box. Student parking spaces total 1,179, with 33 visitor spaces, 368 staff spaces and room for 20 buses. The layout of this high school was based on the similar layout of West Ashley High School, one of their cross town rivals.Inside the school, there is a 906 square feet (84.2 m²) performing arts center; the gym has over 2560 square feet (237.8 m²); and the specialized food court has 780 square feet (72.5 m²). 27,800,000 tons of steel, 12,000,000 tons of concrete, over 800,000,000 bricks and concrete blocks and a total of 176 individual HVAC units were used in construction. The Wando High school has two multi-purpose fields along with separate fields for band practice, soccer, football, baseball and softball. There are also six tennis courts, a track area, and a shot put and javelin area.
The old Wando building still stands, but it now houses Laing Middle School. The football team continues to utilize the stadium situated at the old Wando site.
Wando Sports
Sport competitions that Wando has won over the years:- Boys Lacrosse:
Lower State Champs - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Girls Lacrosse:
Lower State Champs - 2011
State Champs - 2011
- Boys Soccer:
Region Champs - 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Lower State Champs - 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2011
- Girls Soccer:
Region Champs - 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Lower State Champs - 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- Golf:
Region Champs - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
State Champs - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
- Boys Swimming
Region Champs - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
State Champs - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Girls Swimming
Region Champs - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
State Champs - 2007
- Boys Tennis
Region Champs - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007
Lower State Champs - 1997
- Girls Tennis
Region Champs - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Lower State Champs - 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
State Champs - 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Girls Track & Field
Region Champs - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Boys Track & Field
State Champs - 2009
- Boys Cross Country
Region Champs - 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
State Champs - 2007
- Girls Cross Country
Region Champs - 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008
State Champs - 1976, 2009
- Baseball
Region Champs - 2006, 2007
HIT Champs- 2007, 2008
- Boys Basketball
Region Champs - 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1995, 2010
- Girls Basketball
Region Champs - 1991, 1992, 2000-2008
State Champs - 1977, 1980
Wando Engineering
The Wando engineering program is one of the best in the state. Offering 8 courses and an internship program, it is also one of the biggest in the state as well, with more than 400 students and a faculty of 5 teachers. In 2008, the Wando engineering program was named a National Model Site by Project Lead the Way. Teacher David Roemer was inducted into The Citadel's "Wall of Fame" on 9/22/2011 as the first ever STEM Educator of the Year in South Carolina. David Roemer and Katie Johnston sponsor the Engineering Club, which is home to several competitive teams including:2 Robotics Teams
2 Aerospace Engineering Teams
1 Trebuchet team
3 Design/Invention teams
1 Bridge Design Team
and more.
The Engineering Club website is www.wandoengineering.com
Wando Band
The Wando Marching band http://www.wandobands.org has won the SCBDA state 5-A championship for 7 years in a row with their 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 shows respectively entitled Equilibrium, Watermark, Promethean Dreams, Incarnata, Beyond, Turn, and Deadelus and Icarus. Turn included the music of Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music...
, the changing of seasons and included a plume change. In 2005 the band had an undefeated season, achieving first place in every competition attended.
The band is under the direction of Scott Rush, and assisted by Jeff Handel and Lanie Radecke. Scott Rush is the president of the SCBDA, the organization under which they have won numerous state championships. Scott Rush has authored two nationally recognized textbooks for band directors and college instrumental methods classes.
Former directors include Basil Kerr and Miller Asbill.
Notable achievements
In 2009, the Wando Band placed 51 people in the All-State Band, more than any other band in the state.The band has been awarded the Outstanding Performance Award for 2008-2009.
The Wando High School Symphonic Band performed at The Midwest Clinic in 2007.
The Wando High School Band program received the The Sudler Flag of Honor on May 15, 2008.
Marching Band
Lower State Champs - 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011State Champs - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
The Wando High School Marching Band is also the second band from South Carolina to make the Bands of America
Bands of America
Bands of America , a division of Music for All, Inc., is an organization that promotes and organizes marching band competitions for high school students. Competitions include both Regional and Super Regional Championships as well as the Grand National Championships...
Grand National Finals, placing 11th in 2009 and 12th in 2011. The first was Irmo High School
Irmo High School
Irmo High School is a four-grade public high school in Irmo, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. Around 2,000 students are enrolled in any single year...
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Wando chorus
The Wando choirs are led by Eric Wilkinson. Last Year the Wando Choir was ranked 3rd in the State. Vernon Huff, Rodger Wiley and Marilyn Austin are former directors. Their website http://wandochorus.comThe Tribal Tribune
Wando's school newspaper, viewable online at their website, has won many awards including for the second consecutive year the Best in Show Award for newspapers over 17 pages at the National Scholastic Press Association Convention, the All-American Award from the NSPA for the sixth consecutive year, the Silver Crown Award for the second consecutive year from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and the Gold Medalist award from CSPA.It also placed in the top 35 newspapers in the nation. Also receiving the Best in State of South Carolina Award from the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the sixth consecutive year, an All-Southern ranking, the SIPA’s highest ranking, for the 16th consecutive year, and Best in State from SCSPA for five of the last seven years.. The Tribal Tribune's website is www.tribaltribune.com http://www.tribaltribune.com.The Tribal Tribune also won the equivalency for a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 called the Pacemaker, under the direction and advisement of Mrs. Watkins for over 20 years.
Classes
- English Classes: 22
- Math Classes: 18
- Science Classes: 21
- History classes: 20
- Foreign language classes: 20 (including French, Spanish, German, and Latin)
- Physical Education classes: 11
- Health Education classes: 11
- JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) classes: 8
- Direct Business classes : 35
- Family and Consumer Science classes: 5
- Hospitality and Tourism classes: 4
- Engineering Classes: 8
- Art Classes: 7
- Band, Orchestra, and Choir classes: 11
- Drama and Dance classes: 9
Students, Teachers, and Clubs
Wando has a ratio of 28 students to 1 teacher in core subjects, having over 280 hand-picked available staff members ready to serve the students. There were an estimated 3,105 students that attended Wando during the 2008-2009 school year. It was the second largest high school in the state of South Carolina, behind Summerville High School. But, since then, the school's student population has grown over a thousand, making it the largest high school in the state.Wando also boasts over 70 different unique clubs, ranging from The National Honors Society, to The Rock Climbing Club, and back to the Dance Dance Revolution club. To see the full list, visit www.wandohigh.com/clubs.htm
Notable alumni
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