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The Buzz at Irmo Middle SchoolCreating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow

Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principalrsjackso@lexrich5.org https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

Dates to Remember:

Monday, March 4

C-Team Basketball Championship

Honor Band Rehearsal 3:30-5 p.m.

Girls JV Soccer @ Lexington5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5

Student Government 7:45-8:45 a.m

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Lexington

5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 6

Beta Club Officers 7:35-8:05 a.m.

Academic Team 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 7

Beta Club 7:35-8:20 a.m.

Girls JV Soccer 6 p.m.

Friday, March 8

FCA 7:35-8:05 a.m.

SC Student Government Conventio

@ Waccamaw High School(thru Sunday)

Saturday, March 9

Step Competition@ Columbia High 1-3 p.m.

@ C.A. Johnson High 5-7 p.m.

See page 2 for continuation...

Inside this issue:

Get Connected:IMS Blog, Facebookand TwitterIMS RegistrationCalendar

2

Family Literacy Day 3

Spirit Night Out 4

March College of the

Month: FurmanColumbia College

Emerging Leaders

5

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

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:8:20 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

If you have any school orathletic news that you

would like to seepublished in the IMS Buzzweekly newsletter, please

contact Julie Taradash atJuliet@sc.rr.com.

Attention Rising 7thGraders

Pass it along...

Congratulations MathCounts!

The IMS team came in 6th placein the entire state this weekend!!!!!

We will not be going to the national com-

petition but we're IRMO proud.All four of our team members were ranked

in the top forty and Sanatana was in thetop fifteen!

Please congratulate Sanatana Reddy,Zach Amend, Rachel Dukes,

and Sunjay J ayaram.

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Get Connected and Stay ConnectedOur goal is to have every student, parent, and staff memberfollow our blog, our Facebook page, twitter feed, and registerto receive regular updates from our website and free text mes-saging program (Remind 101). Please sign up to follow theblog and receive updates. You haveto use the links to the rightof the blogpost. To sign up for the free Remind 101 program,send a free text message to the following number: (702) 675-8432 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE(702) 675-8432end_of_the_skype_highlighting. In the body of the text,write @parentsa and press send. You will be automaticallyadded to the distribution list.

Get connected here:

Join us on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/irmomiddle

See what going on through our Blog:

www.irmomiddleblogspot.com

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IRMO Middle SchoolREGISTRATION CALENDAR

2013-2014

March 11 29 MAP Testing

March 27 End of third Nine Weeks

April 1 5 Spring Break

April 12 Placement available from Spring 2012 MAP scores & grades from 1st 3 Qtrs.PDF files registration forms & rosters sent to schools Principals &Registrars.

Schools provide to ELA/Math teachers.

April 15-19 Teachers contact parents to discuss recommended placement changes andwaive procedures.

April 22 Registration Forms sent home to parents (along with any recommendedwaiver forms)

April 26 Registration Forms/Waivers returned by parent to schools

May 24 Master Schedule submitted to District Office for Review

Dates to Remember:

Continued from Page 1

Monday, March 11

Honor Band Rehearsal 3:30-5 p.m.

Tuesday, March12

Student Government 7:45-8:45 a.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Blythewood

7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13

Academic Team 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Unity Task Force 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14

BandOrlando Music Festival

(thru Sunday)

Dance Performance During Lunch

11:30-2 p.m.

IMS Talent Show 6-8 p.m.

Friday, March 15

FCA 7:33-8:05 a.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Richland

Northeast 5:30 p.m.

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For 23 years Columbia College has offered leadership programs for girls whoshow interest and ability in leadership, academic achievement and community in-

volvement.Emerging Leaders, June 9-13, is designed to provide rising 9th grade girls with theskills necessary for academic and leadership success in high school. Participants learnto set and meet their goals for academic, social and service through interactive andfun leadership training. This program is held on the Columbia College campus. Tui-

tion is $500. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available.Applications are available through Connie Johnson, IMS Guidance Director, at

cljohnso@lexrich5.org or 476-3669.

March College of the Month

The IMS March College of the Month is Furman University

Furman University is one of the nation's premier undergraduate liberal arts colleges. The university offersoutstanding academics, opportunities for a broad range of talented students with a passion for learning, arobust visual and performing arts program and NCAA Division I athletics. Our campus is nationallyacclaimed for its beauty and the residential student body is the ideal size to enhance scholarly activity,personal growth and leadership development. With its more realistic approach to college admissions, thecollege has made the standardized test optional and instead relies on interviews with hopeful applicants.

Founded in 1826, the private university is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Modern, sophisticatedacademic buildings are complemented by comprehensive athletics, recreational and social facilities. Stu-dent housing ranges from traditional dormitory residences to apartments. The James B. Duke Library in-cludes more than 500,000 volumes. The 750-acre campus features an Asian garden, a replica of HenryDavid Thoreau's cabin, the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability, a Florentine bell tower, a spring-fedlake, 13 miles of paved trails through the woodlands for hiking and biking and an 18-hole golf course.

Fast Facts:

2,800 undergraduates from 46 states and 47 countries

238 faculty, 96% with the highest in their field Student-faculty ratio: 11:1

Average class size: 19

Areas of study: 42

IMS Alumni: Barry Lee, 7th Grade Social Studies Team 74 Teacher, is a Furman University graduate. Hemajored in Political Science. His father is also a Furman graduate.

The above information was obtained from http://www.2furman.edu.