Dedication Ceremony Unveils Attaway-Heinsohn Pocket Park

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Charleston County School District (CCSD) held a dedication ceremony on April 21st, 2022 to commemorate the iconic stadium that once stood where the Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (CRCAS) is located. The stadium was named after Hubert Attaway and Alvin Heinsohn who were both public servants and active members of the North Charleston community. 

Attaway was appointed the first Chairman of the Public Service Commision in North Charleston by the governor of South Carolina. The commission was the prime governing body for services in the community before the City of North Charleston. 

Heinsohn was the Chairman of the Cooper River Parks and Recreation Commission, which was also the predecessor of services now provided by the City of North Charleston. 

The CRCAS is a state-of-the-art facility that offers students of North Charleston high schools an opportunity in career clusters including builing construction, manufacturing, transportation, distribution and logistics, heath science, media technology, information technology, and cybersecurity/pre engineering. 

The facility has been designed to adapt to the changing industry and business needs gives students college and career ready opportunities through this century. This project is part of the $930 million school district infrastructure investment in North Charleston schools which represents more than 35 percent of CCSD’s capital construction and maintenance investment across the district. 

As part of that CCSD officials wanted to honor Attaway and Heinsohn with a street-facing pocket park that will remind students, staff, and community members of their legacy. 

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