4th Grader Nolan Kai Wins March Mammal Madness!
Congratulations to all of our March Mammal Madness winners this year at WAAS, with an extra special shout out to Nolan Cai, this year’s school champion. March Mammal Madness is a fun, educational, and science-based tournament simulating challenges between different...
WAAS Drama Captivates the Audience with Dynamic Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Performances!
Taking on a fun, lively, and challenging new musical this Spring, the WAAS Drama Club brought the rock & roll, and cut a rug with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! The shows took place Friday-Sunday at Masonboro Elementary School. The unique thrust stage...
Azalea Art Contest Community Art Showcase
Congratulations to 7th Grader Anna Dehmer, and 5th Grader Powell Andrews on their Azalea Art Contest entries being selected for showcase at the Community Arts Center in the Hannah Block Historic USO Building this Spring! The North Carolina Azalea Festival Youth Art...
Nest Knockout Basketball Results!
Our March Madness rescheduling of the Nest Knockout Basketball competition was a success this past Friday! All students participated in a preliminary round of knockout with their Nest. 15 students (3 from each Nest) advanced from the preliminary round to the finals to...
The 100 Digits of Pi Club!
Mr. Simon's math classes participated in a pi digit challenge on Tuesday, March 18th. They learned songs on Pi Day to help them remember as many digits of this fascinating irrational number as they could. The top five students in each class were celebrated and awarded...
Quarter 3 Honor Roll
Congratulations to our Honor Roll recipients for the 3rd Quarter! Please see the link below highlighting our A+ and A Honor Rolls. Earning Honor Roll at WAAS is a major achievement, and we are very proud these student's hard work! WAAS Honor Roll Q3 2025
MathCounts Team Represents WAAS Well in the State MathCounts Competition!
Congratulations to our WAAS State Championship MathCounts Team of Bentley Burton (8th), Harrison Lacy (8th), Blake Torok (8th), and David You (6th) who represented WAAS very well at the State Competition in Durham this past Friday. The team finished 18th overall in a...
WAAS Quiz Bowl Team Excels in IAC Regional Geography and History Bee!
We are very proud of our WAAS Quiz Bowl team who competed Saturday at the IAC Geography and History Bee event in Durham! This event is a buzzer based individual competition, with separate categories testing Geography and History knowledge.. Medals were awarded for the...
WAAS 8th Graders Have An Outstanding Showing at Regional National History Day!
Congratulations to our 8th Grade students who competed in the 2025 Regional National History Day Event at Cape Fear Museum on Thursday. Students have invested their time the last few months researching their topic, completing a bibliography and process paper, and...
Varsity Science Olympiad 2nd Place, Junior Varsity 1st Place at Regional Tournament!
Congratulations to our Middle School Science Olympiad Teams for outstanding performances at the Regional competition on Saturday at UNCW! The Varsity Team placed 2nd in their division, and the Junior Varsity team won their division, in a very competitive regional...
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WAAS High School Math Competition Team Earns Two 2nd Place Trophies at States!
Congratulations to Takoda Lac (7th) and Bentley Burton (8th) for earning two incredible 2nd Place finishes at the NC High School Math State Competition this past week in Fayetteville! Takoda was 2nd Place in Level 1, and Bentley was 2nd Place in Level 3! Harrison Lacy...
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