Editor’s Note: This article was originally written by the late Bill Farley in 2016. Farley was a beloved contributor to Mount Pleasant Magazine. Thanks for your devotion, Bill. There’s a popular club in Mount Pleasant that meets every weekend, but has no admission requirements, no membership rolls, no dues and, pretty much, no rules. Everyone is welcome to join just by … [Read more...]

Pretend you’re a K-12 teacher looking for a job and come across this ad: Sound impossible to achieve? Not if it’s with the 235 members of the Wando High School Marching Band, all of whom operate as one large single unit, which has not only won 15 state band championships from 2005-23, but is also recognized nationwide under the tutelage of Bobby Lambert and Lanie Radecke as … [Read more...]

At Christ Our King - Stella Maris School, community and service are not just an extracurricular activity. They are embedded in each area of the school day and a part of the culture. Each year, eighth grade students dive into a year-long service project that not only builds empathy and leadership but strengthens their connection to the community beyond the school’s walls. Young … [Read more...]

LaTanya Butler of Philip Simmons High School LaTanya Butler, the new principal of Philip Simmons High School, is ready to come home. She’s eager to start this new chapter and come back to high school after serving in a middle school. A longtime Berkeley County educator and Goose Creek native, Butler is deeply entrenched in the local community and already has built … [Read more...]

Behind the serenity and beauty of the exquisite Lowcountry landscape lies the story of a hallowed and sacred land, saturated with the suffocated screams of ghosts from the bygone plantation era. During the height of the cash crop culture, Georgetown County was home to more than 200 rice plantations, their fields tilled by the hands of African slaves. Mosquitos, alligators, … [Read more...]

For decades, an empty, unmarked, crumbling brick tomb on the edge of the Philips Community lay hidden from sight, shrouded with pine needles, creeping vines, leaves and branches. Although unseen, the descendants of enslaved people who live on the ancestral land never forgot the burial ground. According to community leader Richard Habersham, “In the 1950s, some people came … [Read more...]

From a young age, Richard Almes has been fascinated by motion pictures. After seeing the movie “Jaws” in theaters for the first time, he went back 10 more times, amazed at how powerful a film could be. “I knew I wanted to be able to one day craft something in this medium,” Almes said. “It still fascinates me to this day how powerful and impactful video can be.” What … [Read more...]

You may have heard that our nation is preparing for a big birthday party next year celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But if you remember any of your history from high school, you may also recall that the Declaration in 1776 wasn’t the beginning nor was it the end of the colonists’ attempt to separate from Great Britain. It took … [Read more...]