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2010 National Secondary School
Principal of the Year, Lucy Beckham has served as principal at Wando High School since 1998.
MEET THE PRINCIPALS
OF WANDO HIGH SCHOOL, CARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL & WHITESIDES ELEMENTARY
stories by Brian Sherman with photography by Brian Sherman and Joel Cardwell
Leading from the Top WANDO HIGH SCHOOL
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N EDUCATION, bigger isn’t always better. Under different circum- stances, South Carolina’s largest secondary school could have posed a fright- ening and unenlightening
experience for some students and a bureaucratic nightmare for admin- istrators, teachers and guidance coun- selors seeking to nurture the dreams and aspirations of more than 3,400 individuals, each with unique plans for life after Wando High School. Under the leadership of longtime
Principal Lucy Beckham, Wando has instead garnered statewide and national attention for academic excellence, athletic achievement, a wide range of extracurricular activi- ties and challenging course work in diversified subjects ranging from architecture to hospitality manage- ment to aerospace engineering, all aimed at preparing each student to thrive in an ever-changing world. Beckham, who took the reins of the school in 1998 when it was located on Mathis Ferry Road and now supervises the sprawling cam-
photo by Joel Cardwell
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