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Inside this issue:New Teacher/Staff 28th Gr. NYC Trip 3Career Corner 4-5Walk to School Day 6-8Irmo Sports 9

Irmo Middle School6051 Wescott RoadColumbia, SC 29212(803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:

8:20 a.m.3:35 p.m.

If you have news for theBuzz, email Allison Redick at [email protected].

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Chromebooks: Prepaid Chromebooks (forms and payment re-ceived by 9/17) will be distributed this week . If forms and payment wasreceived after 9/17/14, your student will receive their device duringone of the make-up distribution sessions the following week.

Parent Chromebook Orientations : If you have not already attended, we en-courage all parents to attend one of the remaining parent orientation s Sep 25 at 5:30 o6 pm in the cafeteria. . D uring these sessions, parents and students will have the opportunity to learn more about the District's technology plan, the Chromebook device, and

student expectations and responsibilities. Questions or concerns, please contact Mrs.Young or Mrs. Major-Murphy.***************************************************************************Box Tops: "Turn in Box Tops to your Home Room forquarterly rewards" . Contact Mrs. Tina Stevens

***************************************************************************Pre-season conditioning : (for those not participating in a Fall Sport)

Wrestling: STARTED Sept 15 - Oct 15 M-TH 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Con-tact: @ I.H.S Coach Tom Rinehart [email protected] or @ I.M.S.Coach Walter Wilson [email protected] .

C-Team Girls Basketball: STARTED Mon, Sep 15th in the IMS gym from4:15-5:15. Contact: Coach Caitlin Vaughn [email protected].

B-Team, JV & Varsity Girls Basketball: STARTED Mon, Sept 8 & run throughThu, Oct 17 from 4:15-6:00 every M-Th. Contact: Coach Monica Williams [email protected] .

Softball : STARTED Sept 8 at 4:15 at the IHS softball field. Contact: CoachCaitlin Vaughn [email protected].

Baseball: - STARTED Mon Sep 8th from 4:15-6:00Oct. If playing asport & plan on trying out in February, please email Coach Ca-nady: [email protected] .

Upcoming Tryouts:C-Team Boys Basketball (7th, 8thWinter Sport): Tryouts will begin MonNov. 3. Contact: Coach Barry Lee [email protected] .

Boys Lacrosse - (Spring Sport7th & 8th graders are eligible to play JV. Interested athletes, please contact Coach David Bates [email protected] .

Dates to Remember:

Gold Week

Chromebook Delivery

Tues 9/23 Stud. Govt 7:45-8:15 AM Room 812 C Team Volleyball vs. Lexington 5:30 PM

Wed 9/24 C Team Football vs. Meadow Glen 5 PMThurs 9/25

Interims go home C Team Volleyball vs. Dutch Fork 5:30 pm Chromebook Parent Orientation 5:30 or 6PM

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

Creating successful stud ents for the challenges of tomorrow Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., [email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal


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New Teacher and Staff Spotlight

Mrs. Young comes to us from Summit Parkway Middle School in Richland Twowhere she taught seventh grade ELA and served as their AVID coordinator and elec-tive teacher for the past four years. Prior to that, she worked as a human resourcerepresentative and training coordinator. She attended Clemson University andearned a Bachelors in English and a Masters in Human Resource Development. Mrs.Young recently obtained her Masters degree in Educational Administration from theUniversity of South Carolina. She is married and the proud parent of two labradorretrievers, India and Trouble. She is very excited about joining the Irmo MiddleSchool family as our Technology Integration Specialist.

Mrs. Paull joins us as the Literacy Lab teacher with seven years of teaching ex-perience. Mr. Paull earned Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina and Master's Degree in Education from Walden University and is aNational Board Certified Literacy Teacher. Mrs. Paull and her husband have threebeautiful children, Tyler, 9, Landon, 6, and Harper, 8 months. Mrs. Paull is lookingforward to a wonderful year at IMS.

Mrs. Burton joins us from Irmo Elementary and her experience includes 22 yearsas an Elementary School Food Service Manager in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Mrs.Burton is excited to be a member of the Irmo Middle School team.



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Welcome to the IMS Career Corner!Allison Redick, Career Specialist

Welcome to the Irmo Middle School Career Corner! My name is Allison Redick, the Career Specialistat Irmo Middle School. In my role as Career Specialist, I will be assisting all IMS students in careerawareness and exploration.

Who am I? Where am I Going? How do I get There? We hope with parents, teachers andcounselors, we will help students begin to explore these questions and start setting goals and looking attheir future career options. By starting this process early, students will be able to discover their inter-

ests and hopefully be lucky enough to find careers they will enjoy! Your career is all the education,training, and jobs you have during your entire life. As a middle school student, they will need to plan forhigh school and their career after high school. We want students to know it is okay to change theirsminds as they learn more about themselves, school, and work. In fact, surveys says, that their generationmight have 8-15 careers in their lifetime. While at IMS, students will have many opportunities to startexploring through self assessments, speakers, field trips, Career Day, Job Shadowing, activi-ties and lessons during the year.

8 th Graders to Tour the D5 Career for Advanced Technical StudiesDuring the month of October, all 8th graders are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity tovisit the Career for Advanced Technical Studies in our District. The Center offers 16 programs of study.

Students will be led through the Center by CATE student ambassadors to see the many exciting pro-grams being offered at the high school level at the Center. Your 8 th grade student was given a letterabout the field trip and permission form last week by his/her Homeroom teacher. Please return thesigned permission form by Oct. 3 rd. This experience is free for all students. Below are the assigned datesfor each team:

Monday, October 20 : Team Island Navigators (8A)Tuesday, October 21 : Team Continental Drifters (8B)Thursday, October 23 : Team Antarctica (8C)Friday, October 24 : Team Africa (8D)

Career Day at IMSNovember is National Career Month. The month is designed to highlight the importance of lifelongcareer development and the personal empowerment of all people. It also gives us another opportunityto show students how what they learn in school is related to the skills they will need in the workplace.On Wednesday, November 12 th from 8:30-11:30 AM, IMS will be hosting Career Day. All stu-dents will have the opportunity to listen to multiple speakers from various career areas. Parents , if youare willing to share you career experiences with our students on Career Day, we would appreciate yourparticipation in this program. Please contact Allison Redick at 476-3668 or email [email protected].



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IMS Career Corner contdAllison Redick, Career Specialist

Tips for Parents helping your child to chose a Career path:

1) Start young . Develop career awareness by discussing career opportunities when reading booksand newspapers, watching television and observing worksites.

2) Support you childs efforts to assess his or her own interests, aptitudes, values and work styles.

3) Share your job experiences . A child delights in hearing about his or her parents jobs.4) Encourage participation in job shadowing and internship opportunities.5) Help your child understand the value and importance of his or her academic courses for success in a

future career.6) Advise your child that there is more than one education pathway to a good job. More than 50%

of the fastest growing jobs require an associates degree. There are a variety of routes to success: onthe job training, technical college, four year college, apprenticeships or the military.

Job Shadowing starts October 24, 2014 thru April 24, 2015.

Job Shadowing is a great time for your student to explore the world of work. Job Shadowing gives students an opportunity to see that the skills they learn in school are related to theskills they will need in the workplace. Job Shadowing is considered a short-term experience to intro-duce a student to a particular job by a one-on-one pairing of a student with an employee in a work envi-ronment. The student shadows the worker up to one day to better understand the requirements of aparticular career. All students are encouraged to participate in this activity.

Important Information about Job Shadowing:Students and their parents/guardians will make arrangements for the student to shadow a parent/guardian, friend, relative or another person in a career of interest at the work site to include Transpor-

tation. This Job Shadowing opportunity is offered in lieu of Take-Your-Daughter/Son To-Work Day andGroundhog Shadowing Day. Students are only eligible to have ONE day per school year for this activity.

Job Shadowing can be completed in a couple of hours, an entire day, weekends and/or holidays. Stu-dents provide their own lunch during shadowing, if applicable Students should demonstrate punctuality,honesty, good grooming habits, appropriate dress and willingness to learn. Students serve as an ob-server, not a worker. Students are not permitted to shadow teachers at Irmo Middle School or Cross-roads Middle School. Any school work missed as a result of being absent for shadowing is the responsi-bility of the student.

If interested, or if you need assistance for a particular career to job shadow, please have your studentcontact Allison Redick , Career Specialist, 476-3668 or [email protected]. to pick up a packet or goto our IMS Website under the Guidance Department/Career Specialist to print a packet.



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Sportswww.IrmoAthletics.org

Interviews & videos : www.MidlandsHSSports.com .Athletic Office: 803-476-3006.

All-Sport Passes are available for students K-12 for only $50 ($695 value ). These passes provides stu-dent admission to all athletic home events for all sports contents fall, winter and spring excluding the.South Carolina High School League playoffs. Passes can be purchased in the Athletic Office/FieldHouse. 803-476-3006.

Yellow Jacket / Booster Club membership packets are available for adults and families. Membershipsnot only support our Athletic program but also provides savings for our fans. Applications may be ob-tained online www.IrmoAthletics.org (files and links folder). Applications may be mailed to the IYJC,address provided on form or delivered to the Athletic Office/Field House 803-476-3006.

Pre-ordered packets not yet picked up will be disbursed when you enter the reserved parking lot(corner Emory Lane/St Andrews Rd) in the front of Irmo High School. A Yellow Jacket Club Memberwill greet you with your packet and provide convenient parking. Thank you for supporting our YellowJackets!

Game Info: 7:30 p.m. kickoffs, General Admission $6, Reserved Section $8.

Reserved Parking: Corner of St. Andrews Rd & Emory Lane for $5 until sold out! Come early to getyour convenient space. (Priority Reserved parking is included in IYJC Membership Packets).

Athletic, Physical, and Concussion forms & IYJC Membership applications are available online:

www.IrmoAthletics.org under the files and links.

The Sting Store (spirit apparel and memorabilia) is under new management and being offered throughour Athletic Booster Club (IYJC). Be sure to shop at the Varsity Football Games for GREAT closeoutprices while they last to show your spirit and love of IRMO YELLOW JACKETS. New merchandisewill be arriving soon!

Fri, Sept 26, Irmo Varsity Football vs Blythewood, Kickoff 7:30 p.m. (Cluster Night)

Cluster Night -6:45 p.m. Irmo welcomes our elementary cluster school stu-dents--Irmo, Harbison West, Leaphart, Nursery Road, Seven Oaks--andCross Roads and Irmo Middle Schools--- to Football Cluster Night! All of

these students are invited to attend the game for only $1 admission! Go toIrmoAthletics.org for detail information. (links & files).


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