Ms. Lucy Beckham Principal Wando High School is a comprehensive school for grades 9 – 12 with a diverse student body of more than 2,900. Thirty-three percent (33%) are considered Gifted and Talented. Ninety-three percent (93%) of our graduates typically enroll in either a two or four year college or university. Wando offers over 250 course selections including Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, Honors, College Preparatory, and Applied Technology courses. AP courses are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Statistics, Physics, Calculus, English, U. S. History, European History, World History, Economics, U.S. Government, and Art. Wando is accredited by the state of South Carolina and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Southern Regional Education Board also recognizes Wando as a High School That Works (HSTW) site.

Wando is engaged in a major restructuring initiative which includes improving the transition between middle and high school, ensuring consistency and rigor in courses, and helping students see the relevance of their classes and the connections to their future goals. In short, “Rigor, Relevancy, and Relationships”, the new three R’s, are our goals. National studies continue to support the success of large high schools organized into smaller learning communities.

Our new Ninth Grade Academy houses our freshmen in a “school within a school” where they take core courses. This smaller environment gives ninth graders the opportunity to build relationships and reduces the sense of complexity. Ninth graders share other experiences including the Freshman Focus course and intramural sports activities.

Our Smaller Learning Communities Initiative provides a reorganization of the school for grades 10-12 into four smaller career related “Schools of Study”. We believe using a career-related school approach to teaching and learning will help students to see the relevance of their coursework and its connection to the future. We also expect that our Schools of Study will allow great personalization for students and provide stronger relationships among students and between students and staff.

We constantly seek ways to improve instructionally and to increase learning opportunities for our students. Our dedicated faculty and staff have spent many hours participating in professional development. Our focus areas have been active student engagement, differentiated instruction, technology implementation, and standards based instruction and assessment.

The continued support and help of parents and community members is vital for Wando's continued success. Volunteers will be needed to tutor, mentor, and assist in the College and Career Center, Library Media Center, offices or the Health Clinic. Please continue to be involved at Wando High School!