Once again, WAAS students claimed First, Second and Third Place in the North Carolina's Law Day Essay Contest!  Last year, we did the same! Congratulations to the following students and, of course, Mrs. Puritis for this great achievement! First Place  Aparna...

The Junior Varsity Science Olympiad Team is amazing!Thank you to all students, parents, and coaches involved with JV Science Olympiad. It was challenging for our students to have 3 or 4 events to prepare for, but their hard work and dedication paid off on Saturday. It...

Congratulations to our Junior Varsity and Varsity Science Olympiad teams for earning First Place in the recent Regional Science Olympiad competition at UNCW on Saturday, March 7. Since the beginning of the school year, team members and coaches worked hard to prepare,...

Congratulations to WAAS' Middle School MathCounts team for winning Third Place in the Regional MathCounts Competition on February 22, 2020. This team will advance to the State competition at the NCSSM on March 20, 2020.  Mr. Simon is the MathCounts Team Coach....

Congratulations to the following students for having their art work recognized during the recent Azalea Festival Art Contest. Second Place  Ava Rineer Third Place  Avery Kievit Honorable Mention  Issy Gee These ladies were recognized at a reception at the Bluewater...

Congratulations to our 4th/5th grade Elementary Science Olympiad team for coming in First Place in the New Hanover County Schools' competition on February 29, 2020 . Not only did our WAAS team place First, but every student received a medal. Also impressive was the 47...

WAAS SUMMER CAMPS 2020 Please see the available summer camps offered by WAAS teachers. The various camps are designed to give the students an academic and social jumpstart into the school year. I highly recommend that new students participate in the summer camps...

Please note the following EOC testing dates: Biology EOC Testing Date May 19  (Grades 6-8) Math 1 EOC Testing Date May 21   (Math 1 Students) Please mark your planner and calendar. Beth Upton Director

Congratulations to the following WAAS Owl-Standing Students for the Second Nine Weeks! These students are being recognized for going above and beyond the already high expectations at WAAS for the second nine weeks! Cynthia Worrell Gus Coleman Jackie Crawford Siena...

Congratulations to our MathCounts team for coming in First Place in the NHCS MathCounts competition today! The students who participated are Samin Bhan, Max Wang, Luke Adams, Maria Hanna, Sheel Patel, Cameron Johnson, Jason Lee and Ashwin Varadarajan. Max Wang won...