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The Buzz
Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal rsjackso@lexrich5.org
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Issue 26

Inside this issue: Get Connected: Adventure Summer Camp Donate Backpacks 8th Grade Social Irmo Farmers Market C-Team Cheerleading

Yearbooks are still on sale at Irmo Middle School!

Buy your student's yearbook online with a credit card at www.yearbookforever.com (a $1 convenience fee will be added to online purchases) or at school with cash or check (made out to IMS). Payments can be turned in to the IMS Front Office or Mrs. Fuseler (rm. 733). Don't wait - yearbooks are on sale for only $45.00 and are sure to go fast! If you are unsure as to whether you already purchased a yearbook at registration, please email me at efuseler@lexrich5.org. Yearbooks will be distributed on May 24th and are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Once we sell out, no more yearbooks will be available. Don't miss out on your chance to help your student remember all of the exciting events happening this year!

Dates to Remember:
Monday, May 6 Teacher Appreciation Week Girls Varsity Soccer Playoffs Tuesday, May 7 PASS Testing Student Government 7:45-8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 8 PASS Testing Girls Varsity Soccer Playoffs Unity Task Force 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9 PASS Testing Football Informational 3-4 p.m. Friday, May 10 PASS Testing Interims Go Home Girls Varsity Soccer Playoffs FCA 7:35-8:05 a.m.

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If you have any school or athletic news that you would like to see published in the IMS Buzz weekly newsletter, please contact Julie Taradash at Juliet@sc.rr.com.

PASS Testing Reminder: Tuesday, May 7Friday, May 10 will be PASS Testing Days. Please schedule outside appointments for after noon on these days to not interfere with testing times.

Football Informational 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 Student Government 7:45-8:45 a.m. Friday, May 10 FCA 7:35-8:05 a.m.

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Our goal is to have every student, parent, and staff member follow our blog, our Facebook page, twitter feed, and register to receive regular updates from our website and free text messaging program (Remind 101). Please sign up to follow the blog and receive updates. You haveto use the links to the right of 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) 6758432 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. In the body of the text, write @parentsa and press send. You will be automatically added 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 Follow us on Twitter: Principal Asst. Principal 7th Asst. Principal 8th Asst. Principal https://twitter.com/irmomiddle https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal https://twitter.com/glennhutto1 https://twitter.com/jemccray https://twitter.com/jasonbaileyims

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C-Team Cheerleading Squad Announced!

By: Michelle King, C-Team Cheerleading Coach
Please join us in congratulating these fantastic young ladies on making C-Team Cheerleading Squad. 7th graders IMS: Summer Cook Molly Corbett Megan Denning Samantha Edge Caroline Gossett Callie Hand Madison Harper Alexis Jirowetz Reilly Kohn Payton Lang Ashley Mistoler Alison Monson Jordan Murray Michaela Sims Eva Smith Mary Grace Strickland Haley Tapp Brianna White 6th graders CRMS: Sullivan Bennett MacKenna Bryant Addison Cox Sarah Grace Creech Sarah Wallace Deschamps Lauren Hilley Autumn King Madeleine Knowles Kyra McCants Logan Sawyer B-Team: Logan Amick Tatianna Bracey Alston Carter Sarah Chaney Madison Chavis Mariah Earley Molly Mayer Tiana Riley Lauryn Squire Madisen Stroud