Islands High School

Islands High School
Address
170 Whitemarsh Island Road
Savannah, Georgia, (Chatham County) 31410
United States
Coordinates 32°02′14″N 81°00′27″W / 32.0372°N 81.0074°W / 32.0372; -81.0074Coordinates: 32°02′14″N 81°00′27″W / 32.0372°N 81.0074°W / 32.0372; -81.0074
Information
Type Public
Opened 2010
School board Savannah-Chatham County School Board
School district Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Principal Kerry Coursey
Grades 9-12
School color(s) Teal, Black, and White
              
Nickname Sharks
Yearbook The Current
Information (912) 395-2000
Website Islands High School

Islands High School is a public high school located on Whitemarsh Island in unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia, east of Savannah. The school is part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and its basic attendance zone covers the urbanized Georgia barrier islands of Whitemarsh, Wilmington, Talahi, and Tybee. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Preschools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission. It is also home to the Savannah-Chatham school district's Biological/Environmental Sciences Specialty program.

Academics

Student enrollment is just under 950[1] in grades 9-12, from the school's neighborhood attendance district as well as from elsewhere in Chatham County through the Biological/Environmental Science Specialty Program.

Islands offers honors courses, AP courses, CTAE courses, art and music courses, and Spanish and French language options. AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art: 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP U.S. History are offered.[2]

As part of its Biological/Environmental Sciences program, Islands is the only school in the district to offer veterinary classes and agriculture classes. Various small animals can regularly be found on site.

History

Islands High School was started in 2010 to fill the need of a high school for the growing number of students on Whitemarsh, Wilmington, Talahi, and Tybee Island. The school used the building previously occupied by Coastal Middle School. Coastal Middle shifted to the Islands Elementary building, and Islands Elementary was closed. Danielle Pinkerton was principal from the school's inception to 2014.

In 2012, Islands teacher Allison Konter was named SCCPSS district teacher of the year.

In 2013, Islands started its first junior varsity football team, and in 2014 it started its first varsity football team.

The principal of Islands High School as of August 2014 is Kerry Coursey. Coursey was previously principal of Coastal Middle School.

In 2016, Islands was one of five Georgia schools to win an AP Champion Award.[3]

Student activities

Academic competitions

  • Academic Quiz Bowl
  • Mock Trial Team
  • Reading Quiz Bowl

Athletics

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Clubs and organizations

  • Chorus
  • Concert Band
  • Drama Club
  • French Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Future Farmers of America
  • Jazz Band (spring)
  • Marching Band (fall/winter)
  • Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • Odyssey of the Mind
  • Parent Teacher Student Association
  • Student Senate
  • Student Leadership Program
  • Symphonic Band
  • Tri-M National Music Honor Society

References

  1. ↑ http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/ihs/CounselingOffice/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
  2. ↑ http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/ihs/staff/Documents/AP%20contract14-15.pdf
  3. ↑ http://savannahnow.com/your-good-news/2016-01-06/p-nodehl1spanislands-high-school-wins-ap-champion-awardspan-p

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External links

  1. ↑ http://savannahnow.com/sports/2010-06-23/new-islands-high-school-sharks-getting-athletics-programs-ready-fall-debut
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