The International Academy of Macomb (IAM/IA) is a public, magnet high school in Macomb County, Michigan located in the Chippewa Valley 9th Grade Center in Clinton Township. The school opened in the spring of 2008 and is an International Baccalaureate school as of early 2010. The first two years at the IAM consist of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme courses . After these two years, students will begin the International Baccalaureate program, which lasts for two years. All IB students will have to complete 9 'CAS' experiences (creativity, action, service) throughout the two IB years. After all four years are completed, students will partake in several IB exams in order to receive their IB diploma. The students at the IAM get an understanding of the world through many great books, including Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Odyssey by Homer, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although it is an IB school, the IAM is still considered a public school, but it requires students to pass a test and get drawn in a lottery to become enrolled. There is no tuition required for students, but there is an initial $150 fee that will cover computer fees. Each student will receive his or her own laptop that will be used throughout the four years at the IAM, and any damage can usually be fixed with a re-imaging, including physical damage to the laptop. Extracurricular activities All of the IAM's Division I MHSAA sports teams are known as the Lady Leopards. The only sport that the IAM offers currently, as of 2020, is girls Powderpuff (sports) football. In October 2013, IAM secured their first victory in the annual "Nerd Bowl" by defeating the Utica Academy for International Studies by a score of 54-6. On October 11, 2014, headed by brilliant coaches Greg Iacobelli, Ben Dib, Salvatore "Sal" Maltese, Sam Ebbit, and Miroslaw "Miko" Ochocinski, the Lady Leopards went on to defeat UAIS by a score of 55-18 and hereby setting the series record at 2-2. The Lady Leopards' slogan is "RKO Utica", in reference to famous wrestler Randy Orton. On September 12, 2015, the IAM played UAIS for the first time at their home field. With only three weeks of practice, head coach Ben Dib and assistant coaches Alex Damer and Devin Bingham led the Leopards to a 32-12 victory over the Phoenix. This win marked the 3rd win