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Inside this issue:
TRI DAC Nominations 2Basketball Schedule 2Individual Graduation Plans 3
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].
January 11, 20
Dates to Remember:
Mon 1/11 C Team Basketball @
Lexington Middle 5:30Tues 1/12 G40 Mtg. 7:45-8:10
Media Center Exploratory Semester
Exams
No Crew NY Expedition TripMeeting 6:30 Cafe
Wed 1/13 Winter Map Testing Exploratory Semester
Exams No CrewThurs 1/14 C Team Basketball @
Home vs. Pleasant Hill5:30
IMS/iAM InformationExpedition 6 PM Café’
Fri 1/15 No School forStudents
Staff Inservice Day
Monday, 1/18
MLK, Jr. Holiday:
No school
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
Open House
Tuesday, Jan 12
6-7:30 pm
Wednesday, Jan 13
6-7:30 pm
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TRI-DAC NOMINATIONS
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program.
Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington-Richland Five
and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year marks the 31st year Tri-DAC has provided
students an outstanding and intense study of the arts through this summer program. The program
is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are rising sixth through ninth graders in the summer before
the 2016-2017 school year. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (strings, vocal and wind/
percussion), theatre or visual art.
Basketball
Schedule
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What are Individual
Graduaon Plans (IGP)?
The Economic Development Act (EEDA) was passed in 2005. The implementaon of this law was designed to
beer prepare yourself for what you want to do aer high school and to help you and your parents/guardians
make informed decisions about your educaon and future. The core of this law is the idea of planning. You,
along with your parent, will begin to create an IGP in the 8th
grade as you prepare to enter the high school. Dur-
ing this me, you will select a cluster of study as you map out courses to take in high school. A career cluster is
way of organizing classes around an occupaonal group. Each year in high school, you will review your IGP with
guidance counselor and changes can be made based on your interest.
The Guidance Department will be scheduling the IGP meengs for 8th
graders. You will receive a leer in the
mail over the next few of months which will have a scheduled appointment me. This meeng will allow your
student to choose a cluster of study. This plan can be changed and will be re-visited each year during registra-
on. If you have a conict or unable to aend the assigned appointment me, please contact Allison Redick a
803-476-3668 or email at [email protected].
Tips for Parents
In helping your child
chose a Career path:
Start young. Develop career awareness by discuss-ing career opportunies when reading books and
newspapers, watching television and observing
worksites.
Support you child’s eorts to assess his or her own
interests, aptudes, values and work styles.
Share your job experiences. A child delights in hearing about his or her parents’ jobs.
Encourage parcipaon in job shadowing and internship opportunies.
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 educaon pathway to a good job. More than 50% of the fast-
est growing jobs require an associate’s degree. There are a variety of routes to success: on the job training,
technical college, four year college, apprenceships or the military.
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