Raptor Report

January 3, 2024

from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)

AMHS Code is 4626

Current Number of Families Linked: 227

Funds raised to date: $818.59

Reach out to the Booster Club for more information.

Jan / Feb sign ups are open here. Support your Raptors and earn volunteer hours.

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January 2024



January 3rd – School Resumes

January 4/5th – Lecture Series

January 8th – FT to Gibbes Museum

January 9th – PreACT Testing 

January 9th – Mu Alpha Theta Induction Ceremony

January 10th – Viola Question - Yale Improv Workshop and Performance

January 10th – College Rep - Charleston Southern University, 12:30 Cafeteria

January 12th – AMHS Prospective Student Tour 1

January 12th - 14th – JKC North Carolina College Tours Field Trip

January 15th – Martin Luther King Day - School and Offices Closed

January 17th – AMHS Prospective Student Tour 2

January 17th – Sophomore Parent (and Student) Night, Lecture Hall, 6-7 PM

January 18th – Academic Bowl Competition

January 23rd – End of Second Quarter

January 24th – Teacher Workday 

January 25th – Academic Bowl Competition

January 26th – Early Release Day (out at 1:30 pm)

• Click here for past free college planning workshops. Example: Affording College: Accessing free money, scholarships, and paying for higher education 

Dates for college rep visits at AMHS and college rep visits in the Charleston area can be found here.

Register through Naviance to show demonstrated interest. These sessions are open for all grades. 

Ms. Mansfield, the 2023-24 College and Career Specialist, is on the AMHS campus on Wednesdays and Thursdays during school hours.

Her email is rhiannon_mansfield@charleston.k12.sc.us 

Click here for Resume Tips!

Click here for Interview Tips!

If you have any concerns you would like SIC to address in future meetings, please email Jessica Garrett P'25 at jessicakelleygarrett@gmail.com.

Alright, alright, alright ….

Basketball season is finally here!

Which means, the concession stand is back in business. Our Raptor season underway and the Booster club is looking for concessions volunteers.

Concessions is a great way to earn student service hours, while also supporting your classmates.

Sign up for basketball concessions here. Go Raptors!

Join the Booster Club. Learn more here.

Academic Magnet’s Akiera Sanchez '25 heads All-Lowcountry girls golf team. Read more here.

The JV girls basketball team won the gold bracket at the Ty Solomon “Heart Health Awareness” Basketball tournament. The tournament was held to bring heart awareness, named in honor of former SC State player Ty Solomon whose life was saved with the help of an AED after he collapsed at a game 6 years ago. 

Emma Nelson '27 (AMHS) and Nadia Fox '26 (SOA) made the tournament All-Star team. Emma Nelson was also named tournament MVP.

Please use this link to submit photos to the AMHS Yearbook. If needed, our school code is 25698. You can also submit using the Herff Jones e-Share app available in Apple and Google Play stores for your mobile device. 

Athletic Director: Raymond Knauer or 843.746.6376

Assistant Athletic Director: Stevie Jones

Trainer: Marty Travis

Coach contact information is here.

The Summer 2024 Bank of America Student Leaders Program applications are now open for high school juniors and seniors. This is a PAID Internship 

Scholars will have the opportunity to work with local non-profits to address pressing societal issues, gain understanding on how nonprofits, governments, and businesses collaborate to meet local needs. 

Students will will also participate in a national Student Leaders Summit in Washington, DC!

Application Deadline Date: January 17th 

Click Here For More Information and to Apply,

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:

Summer internship opportunity for HS Students interested in Biomedical Science deadline to apply is January 17, 2024! 

• The internship is 10 weeks (May 27 - August 3, 2024)
• Interns receive a $650 stipend each week to cover the cost of participation and travel to and from Nashville, TN.
• Vanderbilt dormitories are available to students through the Office of Conferences.
• Rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale

The program is supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. 

You can access our application and information through their website: https://aspirnaut.org/high-school-internships/

Join us for an unforgettable 2 weeks in Spain where we will visit and explore Madrid, Sevilla, Malaga and Toledo. Teenagers who want to increase their Spanish skills, looking at minoring or majoring in Spanish or just interested in going with a group of friends this program is for you. 

You will stay with a host family with host siblings while we are in Madrid and then stay in hostels as we travel south to the other cities. You will indulge in traditional Spanish cuisine, see all the must see sights in the capital and other major cities, attend spanish classes at a local spanish school as well as master the Escape Room, zip line through the outskirts of Madrid, visit one of the most beautiful beaches in Malaga, explore an underground cave called, “la cueva del Tesoro,” and so much more. Dates are June 12-25. Trip is provided by Barling School and the local coordinator. For more information contact Jennie de Diago at myinternationalprograms@gmail.com. Deadline is March 1.

Here is a comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities.

Learn more about the AMHS Volunteer Hours

graduation requirement here.

Volunteer Hours Form

Have an event that could use AMHS volunteers?

Send info and details to raptorreporteditor@gmail.com.

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