Westside High School News
Browse past news stories for Westside High School in Anderson, SC.
- Scouting the WMU women's basketball team (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:51:35 am
Bio capsules of the 2009-2010 Western Michigan University women's basketball team:3 | Taylor ManleyYear: Junior.Position: Guard. Height: 5-foot-6.Last season: Played at John A. Logan College and averaged 11.1 points per game. Named to National Junior College Athletic Association All-Region Team.... - Veterans parade draws good turnout in Anderson (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 10:37:00 pm
ANDERSON COUNTY —Jackson Woods beamed with pride as he saluted the crowd as the Honored Veteran of the 2009 Anderson County Veterans Day Parade Sunday.Woods, 91, was recognized for his service in World War II. He worked at the Chiquola Mill in Honea Path for 55 years and won the 2009 Anderson County Jo Brown Senior of the Year award for continuing to support his community. He said it was an ... - Students in Anderson County to celebrate Veterans Day (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:30:53 am
ANDERSON COUNTY — While some adults may stay home to observe Veterans Day, children throughout Anderson County will be in school learning about the holiday. From Pendleton to Iva, schools will be the site of activities designed to promote remembrance of veterans. Some activities began earlier this week. Iva Elementary School students placed flags on the front lawn of the school to honor ... - Students win Student of Integrity Award from BBB (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:30:40 pm
ANDERSON — Destinee Kiara Johnson of Westside High School, Rachel Alyssa Whitmire of T.L. Hanna High School and Marlena Nicole Brdar of Oakwood Christian School are among six students in the 10-county Upstate area who recently received Student of Integrity Awards. The Better Business Bureau presents the awards to rising high school seniors in the Upstate who personify high character through ... - Joseph Wheeler completes basic military training (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:30:39 pm
ANDERSON — Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph W. Wheeler graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits ... - Stephen D. Durbin completes basic combat training (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:30:38 pm
Army Pvt. Stephen D. Durbin has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training. Pvt. Durbin trained in drill and ceremony ... - Westside marching band slated for Disney World (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:00:34 pm
ANDERSON — The Westside High School Marching Band has accepted an invitation to perform on March 27, 2010 at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The band will march through Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park as part of the “Magic Music Days” festivities, according to band director Shane Vickery. Band members will also participate in a workshop titled “You’re Instrumental” at Disney’s EPCOT theme park on ... - Hanna and Westside bands compete in Garden City Class (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:00:33 pm
ANDERSON — The T.L. Hanna High School band placed third out of 29 bands at the Garden City Classic held recently in Orangeburg. Hanna was 1.5 points behind first-place Dutch Fork and 0.3 points behind former state 4A champion Colleton County. Hanna drum major Wade Murray finished first overall with a score of 95. The Hanna drum line placed second with a score of 91, and the Hanna color guard ... - Westside grad to sign book about player, coach ‘Hatch’ (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:00:27 pm
Westside High School and Clemson University graduate Daniel Shirley will sign copies of his first book, “Hatch Attack,” at 11 a.m. Friday at the Anderson County library. He will be signing books before and after the Anderson Touchdown Club meeting. Shirley is sports editor at The Telegraph in Macon, Ga. His book details the playing and coaching careers of Georgia Southern head football coach ... - Vigil held to raise awareness of domestic violence (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 03:01:11 am
ANDERSON — Mellonee Brown felt helpless and filled with shame when she suffered domestic abuse after growing up in a loving family in Anderson. Brown shared her story Tuesday during Safe Harbor’s 5th annual Candlelight Vigil for Peace at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion in Anderson. She said her boyfriend verbally abused her from 2004 to 2006 in Lexington County, and he was later convicted of ... - Brandi Scarboro places second in Accounting II at FBLA (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:31:16 pm
ANDERSON — Brandi Scarboro, a 2009 graduate of Westside High School, was awarded second place in Accounting II at the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, on June 28. Brandi received $400 from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Accompanying her to California was Janice Bosman, one of the FBLA advisors at the Hanna ... - Westside’s Destinee Johnson named semifinalist in National Achievement Scholarship program (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:31:01 pm
ANDERSON — Destinee Johnson, a senior at Westside High School, is one of 45 seniors from South Carolina who have been named 2010 semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship competition. The 45 South Carolina students are among more than 1,600 students to achieve this honor nationwide. Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 scholarships ... - Scarborough graduates from basic training (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:30:53 pm
ANDERSON — Army National Guard Pvt. Jonathan J. Scarborough has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, and chemical warfare and bayonet training. Pvt ... - 45 students earn AP Scholar Awards (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:30:48 pm
ANDERSON — A total of 45 students in Anderson School District 5 have earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. At T.L. Hanna High School, five students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams ... - Westside class of 1969 celebrates 40th reunion (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:01:02 pm
The Westside High School class of 1969 held its 40-year reunion on Sept. 11-13. The event and activities on Friday and Saturday were held at the Main Street Deli on South Main Street in Anderson. The Sunday worship services were held with Charity Springs AME Church, Anderson. - Anderson Buddy Walk gives families chance to celebrate special members (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 09:00:52 pm
ANDERSON — Kim Dove laughed with joy as her daughter, Ellie, danced during the Seventh Annual Buddy Walk Sunday. The event at Anderson University Athletic Campus brought out friends and family members of those with Down syndrome, walking with their “Buddies.” It was sponsored by Family Connection of South Carolina and more than 350 residents came out for the event, said Sherry Fields, an area ... - Building a strong community (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 10:02:13 pm
HONEA PATH — Charles Thompson, an Anderson County native, travels the world and has his family and his health — everything he could ever want. At 73, this builder is working for a different kind of paycheck. He’s spent the last couple of years volunteering his time to clear a 5-acre piece of land across the street from New Broadmouth Baptist Church in Honea Path. His goal: build a community ... - Gamecocks light up Bulldogs (The Greenville News)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 06:06:06 am
COLUMBIA — There was a partial power outage at Williams-Brice Stadium moments before the start of Saturday's game between the University of South Carolina and South Carolina State University. - Corey Davis graduates from basic military training (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 01:30:57 am
ANDERSON — Air Force Airman Corey C. Davis graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an ... - Three Anderson School District 5 students named National Merit semifinalists (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 01:30:53 am
ANDERSON — Three District Five seniors are among 146 students in 59 South Carolina public high schools who have been named semifinalists in the 55th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They will vie for 8,200 scholarships worth more than $36 million that will be offered next spring. Lewis Ray “Trey” Hubbard III and Nathan Gavin Madden IV, both of Westside High School, and Larissa Brdar ... - Westside classes of ’78, ’79 and ’80 reunion committee seeking classmates (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 10:01:15 pm
ANDERSON — The reunion committee is seeking all classmates for Westside High School classes of ’78, ’79 and ’80. Asking members to please contact the person from your class: ’78 — Eric Gladman at (706) 799-9917 or Angela Dickerson Reeves at (864) 224-1461; ’79 — Alison Armstrong Phillips at (864) 992-0348 or Kim Brown Harrell at (864) 332-8904; ’80 — Sandy Fountain Jordan at (864) 245-1355 or ... - Westside student named National Achievement Scholarship semifinalist (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:01:14 pm
Destinee Johnson, a student at Westside High School in Anderson, is one of only 45 seniors in South Carolina to be named a semifinalist in the 46th Annual National Achievement Scholarship competition. Nationally, only 1,300 students were named semifinalists. Semifinalists will compete for approximately 800 scholarships worth more than $2.6 million to be awarded next spring. The competition ... - New drill runs smoothly at Anderson school (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 10:05:22 pm
As the fire trucks pulled in front of Homeland Park Elementary School on Friday morning, school buses readied themselves at the side, waiting to transport students away from danger. - Student Says He Must Share His Textbooks (FOX Carolina)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 01:15:35 pm
An Upstate student says that for the last two years hes been forced to share his textbooks with other students in his class. - Former Westside star hopes to give Cowboys a boost (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 04:06:49 am
Donaldson plays DT for Oklahoma State. - Drive's Kelly nearing the end of his time at shortstop (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 09:26:31 am
Published: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 3:50 a.m. - Drive will honor Red Sox great Rice on Thursday (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
posted on September 1, 2009 at 06:46:12 am
Published: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 12:39 a.m. Anderson native and newest Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Rice will be honored Thursday night by the Greenville Drive, the single-A team of his beloved Boston Red Sox. - Graduate Anderson hits the streets (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 02:10:37 am
Program aims to persuade high school students to return to school - The big game: Players’ parents nervous, proud (Anderson Independent-Mail)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 03:25:47 am
Drew Hankins’ father, Andy Hankins, sat with relative calm Friday night a half-hour before the kick-off of Anderson’s biggest grudge match of the year: the first of two annual T.L. Hanna-Westside football games. - Dropout Prevention Program Comes To Anderson Co. (WYFF 4 Greenville)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 12:44:01 am
This weekend, a new dropout prevention program will come to Anderson County, and it's already a success elsewhere.