Irmo High School International School for the Arts

Class of 2027, it’s (almost) time to take your senior portraits! Visit upstate-images.com to sign up for a portrait session or call 1-855-773-3321 to schedule a no cost yearbook picture only session . Portraits will be August 3-5 in the CFA.

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We love Ms. Mosely!

RISING STAR AWARD FEATURE:

⭐ Rising Star: Nia Mosely
📍 Irmo High School International School for the Arts
✏️ Sports Medicine

🍎 First Year Teacher Perspective:
- The most valuable thing I learned this year was the relationship and connection I was able to create with my students. I made an emphasis on connecting with my students rather than just teaching the curriculum. This meant engaging with them on a personal level—whether they were sharing what they're doing for the weekend or telling me about what they had for lunch. Those small moments of genuine connection became the foundation of my teaching practice.

📅 Favorite Day of the School Year:
- My favorite day of the school year will be the last day of school—not just because we get to go into summer break, but because I can look back and reflect on how much my students have grown and matured as individuals. Watching them grow and mature, and preparing them for their next grade level or life in general throughout the year, is truly why I decided to get into this profession. Because you see how far they've come.

✏️Impact of the STARS Induction Program:
- The STARS Induction Program really impacted my first year by giving me confidence in myself as a teacher. It allowed me to understand that I could still be myself and bring my own personality and teaching style into the classroom while still being effective with students. As a first year teacher, that helped me a lot because it made me more comfortable building relationships with students and creating a classroom environment that fit me naturally.

You have worked hard, and you made it! To our Track & Field Athletes Heading to State CONGRATS… YOU’RE STATE BOUND, BABY! You earned this moment. Every practice, every tough workout, every time you pushed past tired it all led right here. Be proud. Go compete with confidence and heart. You did it!

Athletes competing at State:

Boys
100m: Tai Phillips, Ethan Singletary
200m: Ethan Singletary
4x100m Relay: Zion Gates, Ethan Singletary, Demarion Arrington, Tai Phillips ALT: Khyree Pollard
4x400m Relay: Zion Gates, Delreco Eady, Makari Allen-Hendrix, Ethan Singletary ALT: Gideon Stroud
High Jump: Dwyane Perez
Discus: Vernen Hairens, JeVonte Hill
Shot Put: Jaiden Bryant

Girls
100m: Janiah English
400m: Caylee Alexander
High Jump: JaNiyah Stokes
Long & Triple Jump: Jayla Weaver
Discus: Skylar Hudson
Shot Put: KemetYah Clay
4x100m Relay: JaNiyah Stokes, Samia Jackson, Mackenzie Mcintee, Janiah English

Let’s finish this season strong. State, here we come!
ONE TEAM! ONE HIVE!

EOC testing continues this week! Biology and US History students, be sure to be prepared with your Chromebook and student ID!

English 2 students take the reading portion of the EOC tomorrow, May 7th. Students need their Chromebooks, charger, and student ID. It is important for students who are testing to arrive prepared and on time!

Join the chorus program tomorrow evening for their Spring concert and awards ceremony! The program begins at 6:30pm in the CFA!

We are so proud of Hunter!

💜 CHANGE MAKER: Irmo High School International School for the Arts sophomore Hunter Hugg is turning personal loss into meaningful change by helping secure a statewide proclamation recognizing June 2026 as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in South Carolina.

Hunter took his advocacy straight to the Governor’s Office, and his efforts paid off shining a light on a disease that affects more than 55 million people worldwide and countless families right here at home.

“This proclamation means a lot not just to me, but to my family as I lost my grandmother due to Alzheimer’s,” Hunter shared. “I want to support other families and make sure efforts to find treatments don’t go unnoticed.”

We are so proud of Hunter for using his voice to raise awareness, fight stigma, and advocate for a cause that matters.