Waccamaw High School faced many new challenges in the 2020-2021 school year with COVID restrictions and different modalities of instruction. The teachers, students, and parents worked together to create the best learning environment for remote, hybrid, prime, and virtual instruction. Despite the challenges, the Warriors continued to thrive in and out of the classroom! Waccamaw High School is a Red Carpet Award winner and won the prestigious Palmetto's Finest Award in 2008. Furthermore, Waccamaw High School's award winning student council was named State Student Council of the Year for a sixteenth consecutive year in the spring of 2021. 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, 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 2021, our average SAT composite score was 1064 and our ACT average was 21.5. These impressive numbers were achieved with more than 70% 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 4.6 million dollars. Finally, an outstanding 94% of our students met all state requirements for a high school diploma in 2020-2021.
WHS students are also excelling in numerous extra-curricular activities, service projects, and community organizations. In 2020-2021, our athletic teams won several region championships along with numerous individual awards and honors. 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 invaluable partnership.
Mr. Adam George, Principal
Kathi Grace, SIC Chair
