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IRMS is proud to celebrate Black History Month! ❤️💛💚 This month, we honor the achievements, history, culture, and lasting impact of Black leaders and changemakers who continue to inspire our students every day.

What an amazing night at the IRMS Talent Show! 🌟 Our performers did an outstanding job! We are so proud of each and every one of them! Thank you to all the families and guests who came out to support our students. We are looking forward to next year's show!

🌍 Join us for Around the World Family Night on March 5th! This event is a celebration of global cultures, packed with fun for the whole family.

✨ Live Performances
🎨 Hands-on Activities
🍕 FREE Pizza & Ice Cream!

📅 When: March 5, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Where: Deep Creek High School

Let’s celebrate our diverse community together! This event is open to everyone.

🔗 RSVP here: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=51834265

This program is part of our Peake Parent University. For more information, please visit: https://www.cpschools.com/page/family-and-community-engagement/

Mrs. Williams’ students have been hard at work creating Black History Month one-pagers! ✏️

On Valentine’s Day, our Instructional Leadership Team treated the IRMS staff to sweets and popcorn to show their love and appreciation. ❤️

📚⚡ SOL POWER SESSIONS ARE HERE! ⚡📚

📝 ENGLISH
• February 24th
• April 20th
• May 26th

➗ MATH
• February 23rd
• April 22nd
• May 19th

🌎🔬 6th Grade Civics / 8th Grade Science
• February 18th
• April 21st
• May 13th

⏰ Time: 3:15–4:30 PM
🚌 Activity bus available on Mondays & Wednesdays
✅ Sign up is required!

Let’s power up and get SOL ready! 💪✨

Thanks to everyone who came out for yesterday's Family Fun Night & AVID Night ! Families and students connected with Math, Social Studies, PE & Music teachers! AVID students and families worked on their collaborative and creative /critical thinking skills by building a tower out of spaghetti noodles to support a marshmallow on top!!

Today we celebrate National SRO & SSO Day! 🎉 Thank you to Officer Bray, Ms. Benson, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Ruszas for keeping IRMS safe, building positive relationships with students, and supporting our entire school community. We truly appreciate all you do for IRMS each and every day! 💙

We celebrated the 100th Day of School in style at IRMS with a surprise Pop-Up Spirit Day — Hat Day!

Congratulations to the IRMS Speech Team on their outstanding performance at last night’s City Tournament!

👏 Isaiah Humphrey delivered a strong performance in Original Oratory
🥈 Cate Close earned 2nd place in Dramatic Poetry Interpretation
🥈 Kate Meadows earned 2nd place in Dramatic Prose Interpretation

We are so proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to represent IRMS! 🎤✨

🎙️ This Black History Month, we’re proud to share stories rooted right here in Chesapeake. On our latest podcast episode, Dr. Ella Ward, educator, former School Board member, and current Chesapeake City Council Member, reflects on a lifetime of service and the lasting legacy of the historic Cornland School. You’ll also hear from Principal Wade Sloan of Portlock Primary School about how students honor Black History Month in meaningful ways that help them confidently say, “I can.”
🎧 Listen now at cpschools.com/amplified or wherever you get your podcasts. #CPSCelebrates #EmpowerCPS

Happy National School Counseling Week! 💙 We are so grateful for our incredible counselors—Nicole Lewis, Mia Mina, and Syreatha Ervin—who support, guide, and uplift our students every single day. Thank you for all you do for our Braves family! ✨

❄️ Due to potential for hazardous road conditions, Chesapeake Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, February 5, 2026.

💻 Visit our website for additional details: http://cpschools.com/emergency

Be sure to get important weather, closing, or delay notifications with our district app and turn on "Push Notifications." You can also follow your school and receive important updates, events, and more.

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🏔️ Join our 4th Annual Teen Summit, a FREE conference for students in grades 6-12 that tackles real issues that matter. Hear from student peers, teachers, community members, and our featured speaker!

MEET THE FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Eugene D. Holloman

Dr. Holloman was a star running back at James Madison University until two knee surgeries ended his football dreams. 🏈

What happened next? Four years of figuring things out, working retail, earning his MBA, and starting at the bottom of a Fortune 500 company. Today he's a Cybersecurity Professional with a doctorate AND an author helping students navigate the same struggles he faced.
Hear his story and discover that when life throws you a curveball, it's not game over, just a new beginning.

EVENT DETAILS:
📅 When: February 28, 2026
🕐 Time: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
📍 Where: Indian River High School
🍴 Free lunch included!

💻 For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=49539767

Mr. Riffle’s class engaged. in station rotations to review probability of independent and dependent events.👏📊

Way to go, IRMS wrestlers! Congratulations to everyone who competed in the citywide wrestling match, and special shoutouts to Jaylin Williams – 3rd Place, Jayson Price - 4th Place, and Finley Knutzen - 4th place! We are proud of you all!

On Thursday, our IRMS staff spent the day in professional learning, continuing to grow our practice so we can continue to best support our Indian River Middle students. 💙

🏀 Big congratulations to our girls and boys basketball teams on their wins against Hickory tonight!🏀 👏 Girls Basketball with a hard-fought victory, 36–32 👏 Boys Basketball with a strong win, 48–27