Austin Savage will play for the Charleston Battery after four years at Clemson.
A former Stratford High School and Clemson University soccer standout will join the Charleston Battery pro soccer team this year. Forward Austin Savage, who set a school record for goals while at Stratford and then played for Clemson for four years, will join the team's this year. The Battery open play on April 13. Learn more about the Charleston Battery here.
Photo of Stratford High student from the stage in 2011.
On Saturday, freinds and family of Kirsten Mimms celebrated the life of the Stratford High senior. Mimms passed away on Tuesday. Last fall, Mimms perfromed with other Stratford High students in the school's production of "The Rehearsal." More coverage:
In this Article:
Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Goose Creek Chapel.
Kirsten Lane Mimms, 17, of Ladson, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Kirsten was born May 1, 1995, in Charleston, a daughter to Rusty and Linda Lane Mimms. Kirsten was a senior at Stratford High School. She was employed at Palmetto Moon. During her high school career she was very involved in the drama club, the soccer team, cheerleading and chorus. She loved the water, boating and fishing with her dad, and shopping with her mom. She also loved the USC Gamecocks. Her family remembers her as an exuberant, independent, happy and funny young lady. She was a "people person." She loved her music and she loved to dance. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Phyllis Lane. Survivors include her parents, Rusty and Linda Mimms …
10:01 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
I miss u mimms. You were a ray of sunshine and happiness in my life. Your birthday will be here soon. You will always be in our hearts. My love goes to the family. more ›
Performance of classic play includes Drama 3 Honors students.
Police believe suspect responsible for similar break-in last week.
Goose Creek Police have arrested a man accused of breaking into Stratford High School and stealing money from the school's vending machines. Matthew Thomas has been charged with burglary, possession of implements capable of being used in a crime and resisting arrest. Officers responded to a call of an alarm sounding at the high school after 9:30 p.m. Sunday night. Alarm company representatives told police that it sounded like something was being destroyed in the building. Don't miss a headline! Like Goose Creek Patch on Facebook! Police say Thomas was found in the school with a yellow crowbar and chased out into the parking lot. After apprehending the suspect, officers say they found $125 in one dollar bills in his coat pocket. They also …
Both JV and Varsity take home first place in Lowcountry competition.
Stratford High School JV and Varsity Competition Teams both won first place Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Patriots Lowcountry Cheer Classic. The competition was held at Fort Dorchester High School. Congrats to both teams! Read more school notes from across the Goose Creek/Hanahan area.
Two days, two columns of ink spent on Berkeley schools referendum.
If the supporters of a school district bond referendum were hoping a new four minute video would go viral, two columns of newspaper ink suggest its at least getting attention. On Nov. 6, Berkeley County voters will decide whether to support a $198 million bond referendum to build five new schools; provide major renovations at Goose Creek High, Stratford High and Marrington Middle; and other improvements to more than two dozen schools across the district. Yes 4 Schools, the independent group supporting the referendum, created the video that has group leader Jane Pulling making the argument for the referendum. The issues she brings up in the video are similar to the comments she made at the Yes 4 Schools launch earlier this month in front of…
In this Article:
2:18 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
"Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end, you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on its own tail. It won't fatten the dog." Mark Twain. more ›
Students Nichole Linthicum and Kat Tate recognized.
The Stratford High School junior varsity volleyball team took home top honors at the Ashley Ridge Volleyball Invitational on Sept. 15th. The Lady Knights defeated Fort Dorchester in the championship game 2-0 after falling behind by 10 points in the first game. Nichole Linthicum was named to the all-tournament team, and Kat Tate was named tournament most valuable player. Don't miss a headline! Like Goose Creek Patch on Facebook! Read more school notes from across the Goose Creek/Hanahan area.
Orioles tie playoff series Tuesday night at one win each.
Stratford High grad Matt Wieters, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles scored the winning run Tuesday night in the division playoff series against the New York Yankees. The 3-2 win puts the series at one win each as both teams head to New York on Wednesday. Read more Matt Wieters coverage at Goose Creek Patch.
Support on the heels of Yes 4 Schools launch.
Local legislators are endorsing Berkeley County School District's bond referendum on the November ballot. Their support follows the launch of Yes 4 Schools, a volunteer effort in support of the referendum. The district is asking voters to approve spending $198 million for 5 new schools and renovations at 29 existing sites. If approved, new sites include elementary schools in at Sheep Island Road, Tanner Plantation and Foxbank Plantation, and a new high school and middle school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area. There will also be improvements to several schools, including large projects at Goose Creek High and Stratford High to address overcrowding. Read the Berkeley schools ballot referendum as it will appear on the ballot "Goose Creek …
11:14 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012
Will this money go to help the schools provide quality education, or, will it be spent, like Cainbay, to build an expensive sports complex? We should be teaching the basics so that a graduate has skills to get a viable job, not be a short lived sports professional. After injuries, who pays for these sports professionals that had to be tutored to meed minimum requirement to get out of the school … more ›
Tina Savage
9:05 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013
That's my son! So proud of the young man that he is becoming! more ›