Islands High School is a

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located on

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Chatham County, Georgia Chatham County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after Will ...

, United States, east of

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(with a Savannah postal address). 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

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and the

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. It is also home to the Savannah-Chatham school district's Scientific Research and Veterinary Science Specialty programs.

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 Islands. 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 2020 is Derrick Butler. In 2016, Islands was one of five Georgia schools to win an AP Champion Award. In 2020, Islands teacher Megan Heberle was awarded the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

Student activities

Academic competitions

* Mock Trial Team * Literary Quiz Bowl * GHSA Literary Competition

Athletics

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

Clubs and organizations

* Chorus * Concert Band * Drama Club * French Club *

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Band (spring) * Marching Band (fall/winter) *

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* Parent Teacher Student Association * Student Leadership Program * Student Senate * Symphonic Band *

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National Music Honor Society * GLOW Club/ GSA

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Educational institutions established in 1956 Schools in Chatham County, Georgia 1956 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)