Wando High School - Legend Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, SC)

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Many facilities now considered necessary were either lacking or in- adequate. As there was no lunch- room the students ate their lunches across the street at the Pitt Street Pharmacy or went home for the lunch period. The library was very small and could be used only for the circulation of books. As the auditori- um was inadequate for commence- ment exercises. Alhambra Hall was used for the '41-43 graduating classes. In April. 1944. Moultrie High School was moved to a site on Highway 17. After a renovation, the school had fourteen classrooms, a large library, a large auditorium and lunchroom, music rooms, and a gymnasium. The enrollment was then 850 in grades seven through twelve with a faculty of thirty-two.'' The town continued to grow steadily, necessitating three sepa- rate additions to the original high school by 1960. Eventually the old high school became entirely unable to hold all of the East Cooper area's students. In 1973. General William Moultrie High School was closed down and all current students were moved to the new $3.1 million Wando High School at the intersec- tion of Mathis Ferry and Whipple Roads. The old high school was converted into a middle school, but because it was built so long ago the building was rather dilapidated. It was finally demolished and replaced by an all new middle school in 1985. (Courtesy of Bertha Cain. Moultrie Librarian from 1953 to 1978. In the fifteen years of Wando’s ex- istence, our student body has con- tinued its tradition of generous com- munity contributions. The only public high school east of the Coo- per River, Wando’s 1,823 students enjoyed a reputation of excellence in academics, athletics, and communi- ty involvement. Our students were involved in the job market and volun- teer ranks. We helped in hospitals, local nursing homes and retirement villages; we supervised children and volunteered our services at orphan- ages. tended lawns, fed the commu- nity from its restaurants, worked in stores, and then assumed responsi- bilities at home. But, as hard as we worked, we also enjoyed free time. Boredom is rarely a problem in a town like Mt. Pleasant. We are lucky to live in a town fast becoming a nationally known resort and vaca- tion area, and we took advantage of the opportunities: we surfed, sun- bathed, shrimped, fished, skated, raised horses, and partied! Now, let’s look forward to looking backward through the LEGENDary JOURNEY that was the 1987-1988 school year and to remembering all the bridges we crossed and new friends we met. The journey begins here and now! These two sophomore girls Meg Myers and Deanna Conco. are enjoying The Living Day- lights, the new James Bond movie with Timo- thy Dalton, together at the Mt. Pleasant Cine- ma 1-2-3. a favorite spot where students could kill some spare time on a slow summer night.

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