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The Jessica Ross Memorial Blood Drive will be held at ICHS on December 1st from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Irwin County High School and Middle School are seeking applicants for a Special Education Paraprofessional for grades 6-12. This is a full-time position. Applicants must hold a Georgia Paraprofessional Certificate or be eligible for a paraprofessional certificate. Applicants can be eligible for a Paraprofessional Certificate by having a minimum of 60 semester college hours or having passed the GACE Paraprofessional Test. Please contact the ICMS Principal, Andrew Tucker, by calling the school. The phone number is 229-468-5517.
It’s that time of year!! If you’re new in town, the local wrestling program hosts its annual bake sale the day before Thanksgiving - just in time for you to pick up your homemade treats! We hope to have your support! See you at 9am at Pecks on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Congratulations to the ICHS Top Ten FLEX Students!!!! GOOD LUCK in the next round!!!!
Round 1 is complete! Here are your TOP TEN FLEX Companies! Over the next 11 weeks, these companies will be operating their business and working on getting the FLEX Finals on March 15th at The Historic Grand Theatre! Congratulations to you all and Good Luck!
“FLEX” Fitzgerald Leadership and Entrepreneur X-perience
Powered by Fitzgerald Utilities and Irwin EMC
We received 17 entries in the 2021-22 “FLEX” Contest. In a blind submission format (student and advisor names were taken out and could not be viewed), local banking lenders and entrepreneurs reviewed each of the 17 business plans and came up with the Top 10. Congratulations to the Top 10 that will move on to Round 2! Here are the Top 10 in alphabetical order:
10 Point Marketing- Independent Marketing Specialist and Consultants
Owner: Landon Bynum
Cake it with Chloe- Custom cakes and cupcakes specializes in gluten-free
Owner: Chloe Paulk
Cocoa Fuel- Homemade Hot Cocoa Bombs
Owners: Cheyenne Walsh, Laylah Giddens
Drew's Cattle Company- Raising orphan beef cattle
Owner: Drew Wiley
Imagine Images- Custom Vinyl decals
Owners: Dameon Bell, Joshua Mobley
KB's Muletape Madness- High-end hand-braided mule tape equestrian tack
Owner: Kallie Yates
Real Estate Exposure Solutions- Professional real estate photography and video
Owner: Yahir Meza
Tekeria's Tutoring- Private tutoring services
Owner: Tekeria Edmond
Tucker Enterprises- Therapeutic services for show animals during livestock events
Owners: Gracie Tucker, JT Tucker
White's Lawn Care- Mowing, Trimming, and landscaping services
Owner: Logan White
FHS College and Career Academy, Irwin County High School, Fitzgerald Ben-Hill Chamber of Commerce, and Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority would like to recognize all the “FLEX” Contest entries. These students took the time to assemble a management team, develop a business idea, create a business plan, and enter the contest. Round 1 required a large amount of work and time and is the first step in being a true entrepreneur. For that, the organizers of the “FLEX” Contest are very proud of each company.
Veterans Day Facts
November 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as “Armistice Day”.
May 13, 1938 November 11th Veterans Day became a National Holiday honoring Veterans of WWI.
Raymond Weeks led a parade on November 11th, 1947 honoring Veterans of all wars.
World War I fighting stopped on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
In 1954 “Armistice Day” was renamed “Veterans Day” to honor American Veterans of all wars.
Ocilla-Irwin Chamber of Commerce Small Business Showcase November 11, 2021
Happy Financial Appreciation Day!!!
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GHSA releases 21-22 GHSA Class A Public State Football Playoff Bracket. Good Luck to our Indians in their chase for their third consecutive state title, as they prepare to face Johnson Co. in the first round of playoffs.
Happy November!
ICMS Scholastic Book Fair
The link below will allow you to access Irwin County Middle School's Book Fair.
https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5172210&ET_CID=DM336376&ET_RID=1852068793
We are loving our new app! Access documents,
events, news updates, and even emergency notifications.
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iPhone: https://apple.co/39H0x4d.
The Irwin County Show Choir is sponsoring our bi-annual Halloween Concert and Trunk-or-Treat!!! This Tuesday, October 26th, the ICHS/ICMS Chorus will perform a Halloween Concert with a special performance by the ICHS Band, as well. Immediately following the concert, there will be a trunk-or-treat in the auditorium parking lot. The cost is $5 for both the concert and trunk-or-treat or $3 just for the concert. There will be face painting, art on display, cotton candy for sale, and a cake walk!!!! All proceeds from the event go to help the Show Choir with any competition costs for this year. Please come out and support your fellow Indians as we present this year's Halloween Spooktacular!!! Oh yeah, costumes are encouraged! :)
Book Fair at ICHS/ICMS
For more information, visit the ICMS/ICHS Media Center webpage at https://sites.google.com/irwin.k12.ga.us/icmsichs-media-center/home
In a year filled with unforeseen challenges and plenty of setbacks, you found a way to overcome adversity!!!!!!!!
Irwin County Schools Central Office Crew wore purple today to bring awareness to domestic violence.
Ruth's Cottage and The Patticake House's mission is to help end domestic and sexual violence, as well as child sexual and physical abuse. The vision is to provide safety and comprehensive support to all victims of family violence and to promote activities that work toward the elimination of violence toward men, women and children.
The website link for Ruth's Cottage and The Patticake House can be found below. #stopthehurt #weareirwin
https://stopthehurtga.org/
ICSS Appreciates our school's Informational Technologists!!! #weareirwin
October 21/2021 is Domestic Violence Awareness Day! Stop the Hurt! #PurpleThursday #Every1KnowsSome1 #DVAM
October 18-22, 2021 is School Bus Safety Week! "Be Safe-Know the Danger Zone" Artwork by Huyen Pham of Northbrook Middle School, Atlanta, Georgia
