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James Island students and faculty once again have the opportunity to participate in a school-wide summer reading program.  You choose the book.  We purchase it for you.  You read it.  Once school resumes in the fall, we will conduct activites and discussions over the books you read. 
 
Go to the Media Center link above to view additional information.
 

Check out these JICHS Website Links
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JICHS Athletics
 
Pride of the Island Marching Band

From the Principal 

Welcome to our site.

Robert Bohnstengel

Daily Announcements 

 
JICHS is a High Schools that Work and
IB Charter School

JICHS offices will be closed on July 3, 2009 ~ TROJAN PRIDE!! Have a safe and wonderful summer!!!

JICHS REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 
Registration is open on Monday - Friday  from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm when the school is open. Please call 762-2755 to set up an appointment to confirm a guidance counselor for scheduling purposes.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Hotchkiss at 843-762-2759.  If coming under the NCLB program, parents must bring documentation and the letter from NCLB showing JICHS as their assignment.
 
Please click here for more information.
 
 
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
June 15, 2009 - July 24, 2009
 
James Island Charter High School is offering a computer based summer "Credit Recovery" program for students who have failed a course and would like to recover lost credit.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Gordon at 762-5204. 
 
Click here to view schedule and courses offered
 
 
 
 
(Check site calendar for full camp dates)
 
This camp is open to all incoming JICHS Freshman.
 
Please contact Mr. Gordon at 762-5204 for more information
 
 
JAMES ISLAND TROJANS CHEERLEADING CLINIC
 
The James Island Charter HS Trojan Cheerleaders
are ready to PUMP YOU UP!!!
 
Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24th
9:00 am - 12 noon
JICHS Gym
Cost is $70 per girl for an additional $7 you my order a Clinic T-Shirt
You must register by July 15, 2009 to get a T-Shirt
 
Contact the main office for more information.

JI NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 
 JICHS ROTC:  Congratulations to our ROTC cadets in their wonderful showing at Newberry.  One of our finest finished 2nd overall in academics out of 139 cadets from the upstate, Alabama and North Carolina.
 
 
 
SUMMER WEIGHT ROOM HOURS:
 
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - 8:00 am - 10:00 am and 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday - Football position work T.B.A. each week
 
 
 
 
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SUMMER READING
Students are required to complete the assigned summer reading and accompanying assignments according to the guidelines in the 2009 - 2010 JICHS Program of Studies on pages 23 - 24.  Click here to view

If you have any questions about summer reading during the summer, please call the Main Office at 762-2756.
 
ENGLISH I HONORS:  Students are required to read at least two books during the summer break.  The required reading is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, but they may choose the second selection.  The second selection must be over 100 pages and may come from any area of interest.
 
ENGLISH I CP:  Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
 
ENGLISH II HONORS:  The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, translated and abridged by Lowell Blair.
 
ENGLISH II CP:  The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo
 
IB ENGLISH A1 HL-1:  The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri
 
ENGLISH III HONORS:  All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
 
ENGLISH III CP:  Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Sallinger
 
IB ENGLISH A1 HL-1 (GRADE 11):  The "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
 
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION (GRADE 11):  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
 
AP ENGLISH AND IB ENGLISH A1 HL-2 (GRADE 12):  1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene.
 
ENGLISH IV HONORS:  The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
 
ENGLISH IV CP:  1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
 
JANUARY 2009 PARENT NEWSLETTER - Click here to view.  
 
 

Weather 

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High: 87 | Low: 77
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Tomorrow, 7/4/2009
High: 91 | Low: 77
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Upcoming Events 

Tuesday, July 7
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Percussion Practice
6:00 PM
Wednesday, July 8
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Thursday, July 9
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Friday, July 10
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Mon, Jul 13 - Fri, Jul 17
WE MATTER SUMMER CAMP
For all Rising 9th Graders
Monday, July 13
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Percussion Practice
6:00 PM
Wednesday, July 15
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Thursday, July 16
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Friday, July 17
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Monday, July 20
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, July 21
SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
Room 815
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Percussion Practice
6:00 PM
Friday, July 03, 2009
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