Irwin County High School
| Irwin County High School | |
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Home of the Indians | |
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149 Chieftain Circle Ocilla, Georgia United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°34′40″N 83°14′21″W / 31.5777°N 83.2392°WCoordinates: 31°34′40″N 83°14′21″W / 31.5777°N 83.2392°W |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Irwin County School District |
| CEEB Code | 112305 |
| Principal | Kerry Billingsley |
| Teaching staff | 41 FTE[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 433 (2011-2012) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red, black, and silver |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Team name | Indians |
| Accreditation | Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges and Georgia Department of Education |
| Newspaper | Arrowhead |
| Website | www.irwincountyhigh.org |
Irwin County High School is a public high school located in Ocilla, Georgia, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12. Around 450 students currently attend Irwin County High School as of the 2011-2012 school year.
Irwin County High School is governed by the Irwin County School District and is accredited by the Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges, as well as the Georgia DOE.
The Irwin County High School marching band attended and played at the 2011 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Demographics
For the 2011-2012 school year, there were 433 students that attended Irwin County High School. About 49% of these students are male and about 51% are female. 65% of students at ICHS are white/Caucasian, 31% are African-American, 0.02% are Asian, 0% are Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 3% are Hispanic, and 1% are mixed with two or more races. 35% of students are considered to be a part of a minority. 66% of students are considered economically disadvantaged with 54% receiving free lunches and 12% receiving reduced lunches.[2] For the 2011-2012 school year, there were 136 ninth-grade students, 101 tenth-grade students, 109 eleventh-grade students, and 87 twelfth-grade students.[2]
The Campus and Building
Irwin County High School's present-day campus shares a location and building with Irwin County Middle School and the alternative education school and opened for the 1995-96 school year. It was designed and constructed by Smith & Smith Architects. The main building consists of seven main hallways and on these hallways, students will find the library, cafeteria, gym, chorus and band rooms, and multiple technology labs.
Around 2000, due to an increase in members of the student body, a need for additional classrooms was identified and six classrooms, two and two bathrooms were added. During this time, the library's size was increased by about fifty percent as well.
The campus also has livestock holding and showing facilities, a 570-seat auditorium,[3] greenhouses, tool shops, and a football stadium with a field house and track facilities.
Curriculum
Irwin County High School follows the national CORE curriculum set of standards. It also offers Business Education, Spanish, Library Sciences, Journalism, and Show Choir courses which students may take.
Extracurricular Activities
Irwin County High School has a variety of school clubs and student organization for students to participate in. Clubs include the school newspaper, Technology Student Association, Future Business Leaders of America, FCCLA, Future Educators of America, Future Farmers of America, One Club, and Spanish Club.[4]
Notable Alumni
- Dre Barnes - Running back for Liberty University
- Bruce Dorminey - Forbes journalist
- Walt H. Sumner - Outfielder and defensive back for Florida State University[5]
- Justin Anderson - Guard for the New York Giants and offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts[6]
- Dennis Dove - Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals[7]
- Jack Smith - American football player
References
- ↑ "School Stats". School-stats.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Irwin County High School in OCILLA, GA | Student Body". Usnews.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "SRJ Architects-Irwin County School System". Srjarchitects.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "Irwin County High School - Clubs and Organizations". Irwincountyhigh.org. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "Walt Sumner". Nolefan.org. 1969-09-21. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20141218233453/http://www.nucsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23100. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Dennis Dove Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
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