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Inside this issue:

New Teacher Spotlight 2

Career Corner 3-4

8th Gr. NYC Trip 5

Fall Sports 6

Walk to School Day 7-9

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 Redickat [email protected].

Sep 15, 2014

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal

[email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

Box Tops: Turn in Box Tops to your Home Room for

quarterly rewards.

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Chromebooks are coming: In order to ensure that yourstudent receives their device the week of Sep 22-26, you must havesubmitted the Mobile Device Agreementand purchased the insuranceplan (or made payment arrangements) by Sep 17. If forms or pay-

ment for the insurance plan is received after this date, your studentwill receive their device during one of the make-up distribution sessions the following wee

Parent Chromebook Orientations: We encourage all parents to attend one the orientation sessions scheduled for Sep 16 at 6:30 pmand Sep 25 at 5:30 and 6pm in the cafeteria. . During these sessions, parents and students will have theopportunito learn more about the District's technology plan, the Chromebook device, and studentexpectations and responsibilities. Questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Young or

Mrs. Major-Murphy.

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Pre-season conditioning:Wrestling (Middle & High School Winter Sport): Interested wrestlers, please attend

pre-season conditioning 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., M-TH, Sep.15 - Oct. 15. Contact: Coach TomRinehart [email protected].

C-Team Girls Basketball: All 7th & 8th grade girls interested in playing, pre-season conditioning will start Mon, Sep 15th in the IMS gym from 4:00-5:30. Con-

tact: Coach Caitlin Vaughn [email protected].

B-Team, JV & Varsity conditioning & practice STARTED Mon, Sept 8 & runthrough Thu, Oct 17 from 4:15-6:00 every M-Th. Contact: Coach Monica William

[email protected].

Softball: Pre-season conditioning STARTED Sept 8 at 4:15 at the IHS softball field

Contact: Coach Caitlin Vaughn [email protected] - Workouts for interested Varsity, JV or B-Team players (who are notplaying a Fall sport) STARTED Mon Sep 8th from 4:15-6:00 at IHS field and heldevery Mon & Wed in Sep & Oct. for players . If you are playing another sport & pla

on trying out in February please email Coach Canady: [email protected].

Pre-season conditioning:

C-Team Boys Basketball (7th, 8thWinter Sport): Tryouts will begin Mon Nov.

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:

Black Week

Mon 9/15 Football Parents Jerseys Girls Basketball Softball Baseball

Tues 9/16 St. Govt Mtg 7:45 am Rm 812 Parent Chromebook Mtg 6:30 Caf C Team Volleyball @ Meadow Glen 5:30Wed 9/17

C Team Football @ White Knoll MS 5:30Thurs 9/18

C Team Volleyball vs. White Knoll 5:30

Fri 9/19 FCA Mtg 7:30 am Rm 823

8th Grade PSAT formand money due on 9/19

Cost: $14.00Test Date: Oct. 15


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Page 2 The Buzz at Irmo Middle

New Teacher SpotlightMath

Miss Goecknerrecently graduated from Lander University in December 2013. MissGoeckner earned her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Mathematics; shethen completed her middle school certification from USC Graduate School. She com-

pleted a long term substitute position within District 5 following her graduation. In addi-tion to teaching seventh grade Pre-Algebra and Algebra Honors at IMS, Miss Goecknerwill be one of the co-sponsors of the Beta Club. She is excited to be part of the Irmo

team this year!

Ms. Odom is a current graduate from the University of South Carolina right here inColumbia, where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Middle Level Educa-tion; she also attended Coastal Carolina University. Ms. Odom is a yellow jacketthrough and through! She attended Pine Ridge Middle School and is a graduate of IrmoHigh School, where she was in the teacher cadet program. She is also a volleyball coachand has been involved in the sport since middle school. She has coached for Busbee

Creative Arts Academy for two years and has been an assistant volleyball coach withLake Murray Club Volleyball since 2012. She is involved in the PBIS program here at

Irmo Middle School and is really excited about teaching 7 thpre-algebra and Math 7.

Kerra Fowleris a Native of Brooklyn, N.Y. Kerra graduated from South CarolinaState University with a Bachelor in Computer Science and a Minor in Math where shealso became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She continued her educationat Webster University and received a Dual Masters in Computer Resources InformationManagement & Business. Kerra decided to follow her true passion of teaching afterworking as a database administrator. Mrs. Fowler not only enjoys teaching children butalso takes pleasure in teaching adults as an adjunct and online professor. Recently re-turning from China this summer, Kerra had the opportunity to teach adults English, walkthe Great Wall, and learn more about the Chinese culture. Kerra enjoys spending timewith her family and being involved in Toastmasters. She aspires to travel the world,

create long lasting relationships, and maintain good health.

Ms. Leeperteaches Math 7 and Pre-Algebra 7. Born and raised in Columbia, SouthCarolina, Ms. Leeper earned her Bachelor's degree in elementary education fromColumbia College in 2014. Wanting to focus on math and work with children in themiddle years, she added on the certification for middle level math while completing herbachelor's degree. In addition to teaching seventh grade math at IMS, Ms. Leeper will

also be the sponsor of the Math Counts team. She is very excited about being on theIrmo Middle team this year!



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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 career

awareness 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 throughself assessments, speakers, field trips, Career Day, Job Shadowing, activi-

ties and lessons during the year.

8thGraders to Tour the D5 Career for Advanced Technical StudiesDuring the month ofOctober, all 8thgraders 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 8th 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. 3rd. This experience is free for all students. Below are the assigned

dates for 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 IMSNovemberis 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.OnWednesday, November 12thfrom 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 Redickat 476-3668or email at

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IMS Career Corner contdAllison Redick, Career Specialist

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

1) Start young. Develop career awareness by discussing career opportunities when reading books

and 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: on

the job training, technical college, four year college, apprenticeships or the military.

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

Job Shadowingis 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 a

particular 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] pick up a packet or go

to our IMS Websiteunder the Guidance Department/Career Specialistto print a packet.



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Irmo Fall Sports Infowww.IrmoAthletics.orgSports online interviews and videos: www.MidlandsHSSports.com.

All teams schedules: www.IrmoAthletics.org, Athletic Office 803-476-3006.

Fall Varsity Sport Athletes Sweat Orders (Varsity only): IYJC Sweat order deadline to return to yourcoach is Fri, September 19. Please thank our IYJC for offering our Varsity Athletes great sweats for agreat price! These signature sweats are fantastic!

All-Sport Passesare available for students K-12 for only $50 ($695 value). These passes provides stu-

dent admission to all athletic home events for all sports contentsfall, 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 onlinewww.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 parking lot (cornerEmory Lane/St Andrews Rd) in the front of Irmo High School at the Irmo vs Ridge View game (Sept

12). A Yellow Jacket Club Member will greet you with your packet and provide convenient park-ing. Thank you for supporting our Yellow Jackets!

Athletic Physical forms, Concussion forms and 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!

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

Reserved Parking Lot: Corner of St. Andrews Rd & Emory Lane for $5 until sold out! Come early toget your convenient space. (Priority Reserved parkingis included in IYJC Membership Packets).

Fri, Sept 19, Irmo Varsity Football vs Spring Valley, Kickoff 7:30 p.m. (Business AppreciationNight) - 107.5 GAME OF THE WEEK

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 students--Irmo, Harbison West,Leaphart, Nursery Road, Seven Oaks--and Cross Roads and Irmo Middle Schools--- to Football ClusterNight! All of these students are invited to attend the game for only $1 admission! Go to IrmoAthlet-

ics.org for detail information. (links & files).



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