Kamran Ward is Defensive Player of the Year
Joe Lee Hansley presented ICHS Sophomore Kamran Ward (Big Red Varsity Football #8) with the Joe Lee Hansley Foundation Defensive Football Player of the Year award on Tuesday, December 18. Congratulations, Kamran, and keep up the good work!
Olguin Signs with Andrew College
Congratulations to Nana Olguin, who on Friday, December 14, signed to play softball with the Andrew College Wildcats next year. Nana has worked hard on the Indian fields and on the off-season has played travel ball. All of us at Irwin County School System with Nana the best of luck in the future.
Indians Are State Runner-Up in Football
Congratulations Coach Nobles, Coaching Staff, and the 2018 Big Red Indians football team. Pictured is Irwin County Farm Bureau's Todd Young and Gary Paulk presenting Coach Nobles with the State Runner-Up trophy with seniors Locklan Cunningham, Davion Pollard, Will Burnum, Wil Hudson, and Javon Stanley. The Indians had a great year of undefeated football!
Beta Club White Christmas
The ICHS Beta Club has had another successful white Christmas. The money given will be used to purchase Piggly Wiggly gift cards. The gift cards and the canned goods will be given to Irwin County Families.
The Betas and adviser Laurien Diffie would like to thank you all for your donations to help put the merry into Christmas for Irwin families.
Jami Willis Named System-Wide TOTY
Jami Willis and Dr. Thad ClaytonJami Willis, Irwin County High School Science teacher and teacher of the year, was named as the Irwin County School System teacher of the year at the regular Board of Education meeting on Monday, November 12.Ms. Willis is a 1993 graduate of Tift Co. High School and 1997 graduate of Georgia Southern (Bachelor's degree in Middle Grades Ed: Science and Math). She has a Master of Science in Post Secondary Education from Troy University and is currently working on her EdS in Curriculum and Instruction at Kennesaw State University to graduate in May 2019. She holds certifications to teach PK-5; 4-8 Math, Science, and Reading; and 6-12 Science. She also has a Gifted Certification and is Google Educator Certified. She has been teaching for 22 years--8 years in Newton County Schools, 9 years in Cook County Schools, 2 years in Tift County Schools, and this is her third year in Irwin County.
Congratulations, Ms. Willis!