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Inside this issue:
TRI DAC Nominations 2DFHS Stem Magnet 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 4, 20
Dates to Remember:
Tues 1/5 G40 Mtg. 7:45-8:10
Media Center C Team Basketball @
Home vs. DF 5:30Wed 1/6
Winter MAP Testing Geography Bee @11
IMS Media Center Band Students Field
Study at Irmo High1:20 PM
Thurs 1/7 Winter MAP Testing C Team Basketball @
White Knoll MS 5:30 District Magnet Fair
5:30 @ Center forAdvanced TechnicalStudies
Fri 1/8 FCA Mtg. 7:40-8:10AM Room 904
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
District Five to hold Magnet Fair in January
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold aMagnet Fair on Jan. 7 to give families in the district
another opportunity to explore magnet programs at several of itsschools. The open house-style event at the Center for AdvancedTechnical Studies from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. will feature programsfrom eight schools: Dutch Fork Elementary, Dutch Fork High, H. E.Corley Elementary, Irmo Middle, Irmo High, Leaphart Elementary,Seven Oaks Elementary and Spring Hill High School. School offi-cials will provide information on their program offerings and talk witparents about options to fit students’ needs.
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TRI-DAC NOMINATIONS
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Pro-
gram. 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 sum-
mer 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.
DFHS STEM MAGNET
Applications for Dutch Fork High School's STEM Magnet Program are now being accepted for ris-
ing 9th grade students. The STEM program at Dutch Fork High School is an honors magnet pro-
gram that accelerates and enriches learning experiences for students who are academically gifted
and have an interest in STEM-related majors and careers. The application deadline for rising 9th
graders is January 8, 2016
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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