Irwin County Schools

IT'S GAME DAY, INDIANS!!!! Please come out and support the coaches and players tonight at 7:30 p.m. Let's show some of that Indian Pride and cheer the team on to victory!!! #irwincountyindians #ghsaplayoffs #round3 #weareirwin 🏈❤💯

Have a safe Thanksgiving and may many blessings come your way!

Irwin County Football has been blessed with great coaches, players and supportive community! Today is the 10th straight year of practicing on Thanksgiving! Please come out and support the Indians tomorrow night at 7:30. Irwin vs Macon

Irwin County High School and Athletic Department Press Release

Macon County vs Irwin County @ Home Playoffs Round 3 Kick-off is at 7:30. Tickets will be sold at the gate or on the GoFan App. All tickets are $12.00. GO INDIANS!!!!

Cookie dough can be picked up on Monday, Nov 29th, from 8:30-6:00. Please go to the front office to pick the cookie dough up. If a different time is needed, please set up an appointment with your child’s teacher to pick it up! Thank you for supporting ICES!!!

Thanksgiving Break

Sidelines and Playoff Games

Irwin County Indians vs. Lincoln County Red Devils Friday, November 19th Gates Open at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Irwin County vs. Lincoln County 11/19/21 GoFan App Information Please find the link below to purchase your mobile tickets. This link can also be used for all home games. We are encouraging fans to purchase mobile tickets. This will help with standing in lines and will limit contact for fans and staff. GO INDIANS!!! https://gofan.co/app/school/GA13728

ICSS School Nutrition Program currently has openings for a Cafeteria Manager and for full time and part time Cooks/Servers/Cashiers. Please apply in person to Sandi Purvis at the Irwin County Board of Education. Applications will be taken until positions are filled. Job descriptions can be found at https://irwincountyschoolsystemga.sites.thrillshare.com/page/current-openings

Irwin County Schools P-EBT Information Please see the documents included in this post for information regarding the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program available in Georgia. https://dfcs.georgia.gov/pandemic-electronic-benefit-transfer

ICES Cookie Dough Pick-up is Friday, November 19th, from 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in the ICES Cafeteria.

December 3, 2021 Donate Canned Goods (4 to Attend) or Purchase a Ticket for $2.00 ICHS/ICMS White Christmas Program Students may donate more canned goods to receive more tickets! This event is a fundraiser for the Irwin community. All canned goods and profit are donated to area families in need.

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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.