Pictured left to right Irmo 1972 alumni Paula Ashley and Melody Clowney Whitworth hand over two $500 checks for both the Irmo High Student Council and the Sunshine Teachers Fund to Administrative Assistant Shauna Dorn at the IHS office on June 14. The funds were left over from the 50th-year reunion for the class ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Home Run Derby is not the only event drawing athletes to Seattle, Washington during Major League Baseball All-Star Week. A softball tournament involving the top national talent in the Class of 2024 will include All-State senior shortstop Precious Bross of Irmo High School. The UniversityContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s varsity boys basketball program and veteran head coach Tim Whipple recorded another state championship last week, adding to a long history of appearances in the state finals for the school, the program and its coach. Already owning the Region 5-4A title and the lower state championship,Continue Reading
By CT McDonald After winning the 4A lower state championship last week, the Irmo boys varsity basketball team will play for its sixth state title tonight, Thursday, in Aiken. The Yellow Jackets will take on upper state champion Lancaster at 7 pm in the USC Aiken Convocation Center in theContinue Reading
Irmo High School senior Brandon Crawford has been named the 2023 South Carolina Region 5 4A Player of the Year. “Receiving this award made me feel relieved that all the hard work I’ve accomplished finally paid off,” Crawford said. “I didn’t let down the people that helped me become theContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s varsity boys basketball team is headed to the 4A Lower State Championship game this week after winning the quarterfinal round at home earlier in the week. The Yellow Jackets (24-5) will take on Hartsville (14-13) at 7:30 pm at the Florence Civic Center on Friday inContinue Reading
Five members of the Irmo High School Astronomy classes, along with their instructor Jeff Cameron, got to listen to a presentation by world-renowned Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, at the Koger Center January 11. Tyson spoke on Astronomy topics that have made the news in the past two years. His lecture wasContinue Reading
The Irmo High School Concert Choir performed during the inauguration ceremonies for Governor Henry McMaster on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the South Carolina State House. The students, under the direction of choral director Frank Tuner, performed “Stars I Shall Find”. Congratulations to Mr. Turner and his incredibly talented students!Continue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s winter sports teams resumed their regular schedules this week after bringing home wins in recent holiday tournaments, and region games are just ahead. The boys’ varsity basketball team won the Mountaineer Classic tournament at Kings Mountain, North Carolina last Friday when the Yellow Jackets capped offContinue Reading
Irmo High School’s public speaking class participated in a special Month Storytelling Event recently. Students took turns taking the stage to share stories they prepared in class with an audience. This year was the first year for the event and the school plans to host it again in the future.Continue Reading
The Irmo High School Astronomy classes met behind the school on December 1 between 8-9 pm to use their telescopes to investigate some of the stellar bodies they have been studying. Nineteen amateur astronomers showed up that night and the weather was perfectly clear. The classes saw close-ups of theContinue Reading