Waccamaw High School was excited for the 2023-2024 school year.  The Warriors continued to thrive in and out of the classroom! Waccamaw High School was awarded one of SREB's 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Awards (for the second year in a row). Furthermore, Waccamaw High School's award-winning student council was named State Student Council of the Year for a twentieth consecutive year in the spring of 2024.  Our school is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a rigorous curriculum that includes fifteen Advanced Placement offerings, nine PACE-Program for Accelerated College Enrollment classes, four PLTW engineering and computer science classes, an expansion to PLTW Biomedical classes, accepted as an AP Capstone Program, and a multitude of high level honors opportunities. Waccamaw High School is also fully accredited through Advanc-Ed, a national accreditation body. Our main focus continues to be student academic achievement through the implementation of research-based strategies, collaborative teaching, and rigorous common assessments. Our school consistently monitors and examines all data and uses this information to better plan our instruction and assessment to continuously improve student outcomes. Additionally, over 70% of our teaching staff has an advanced degree. For 2023-24, our average SAT composite score was 938 and our ACT average was 21. More than 72% of our graduating class participating in these assessments. Furthermore, over 40% of our senior class qualified for LIFE scholarships and our seniors scholarship winnings totaled approximately 6.3 million dollars. Finally, an outstanding 95% of our students met all state requirements for a high school diploma in 2023-2024. WHS students are also excelling in numerous extra-curricular activities, service projects, and community organizations. In 2023-2024, our athletic teams won several region championships along with numerous individual awards and honors. Also, the WHS girls’ golf, girls soccer teams (second year in a row), and boys' 4 x 800 relay team were state champions. Furthermore, our band and chorus both achieved state-wide recognition and our speech and debate team won another AAA state title and sent several individuals to national level competitions.  Finally, Waccamaw High School students are also active in their community, participating in a multitude of community service projects throughout the year. There is a strong connection between Waccamaw High School and our community, and we will continue to nurture this priceless partnership.

David Hammel Principal

Melissa Moschgat