Islands High School

Islands High School
Address
170 Whitemarsh Island Road Savannah, Georgia, (Chatham County), 31410 United States
Coordinates	32°02′14″N 81°00′27″W / 32.0372°N 81.0074°W / 32.0372; -81.0074Coordinates: 32°02′14″N 81°00′27″W / 32.0372°N 81.0074°W / 32.0372; -81.0074
Information
Type	Public
Opened	2010
School board	Savannah-Chatham County School Board
School district	Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Principal	Kerry Coursey
Grades	9-12
School color(s)	Teal, Black, and White
Nickname	Sharks
Yearbook	The Current
Information	(912) 395-2000
Website	Islands High School

Islands High School is a public high school located on Whitemarsh Island in unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia, east of Savannah. 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 Southern Association of Colleges and Preschools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission. It is also home to the Savannah-Chatham school district's Biological/Environmental Sciences Specialty program.

Academics

Student enrollment is just under 950^[1] in grades 9-12, from the school's neighborhood attendance district as well as from elsewhere in Chatham County through the Biological/Environmental Science Specialty Program.

Islands offers honors courses, AP courses, CTAE courses, art and music courses, and Spanish and French language options. AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art: 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP U.S. History are offered.^[2]

As part of its Biological/Environmental Sciences program, Islands is the only school in the district to offer veterinary classes and agriculture classes. Various small animals can regularly be found on site.

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 Island. 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 2014 is Kerry Coursey. Coursey was previously principal of Coastal Middle School.

Student activities

Academic competitions

Athletics

Clubs and organizations

References

^[1]

External links

• Islands High School (Official) Site

1. ↑ http://savannahnow.com/sports/2010-06-23/new-islands-high-school-sharks-getting-athletics-programs-ready-fall-debut