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Raptor Report
November 13, 2024
from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)
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There's Still Time to Help PIE Give Thanks to AMHS Teachers & Staff | |
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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching! Every year in November, PIE gifts our teachers and staff with a personal note, gift card and a festive treat through Nothing Bundt Cakes. Visit the link below to sign up to donate to this worthy cause through Venmo!
THANK YOU in advance for a Venmo gift amount.
SPECIAL NOTE: All contributions need to be sent by Thursday, November 14th. View the signup at this link at this link.
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Add Some AMHS Spirit Wear to your Holiday Gift List!
Working on your holiday gift list? Order sweatpants (or other great items) in the AMHS Spirit Store through PIE!
| Get your orders in by November 21! | |
Raptors Celebrating Blue Ribbon Week With Scavenger Hunt, Prizes, and Fun! | |
To celebrate our designation as a National Blue Ribbon School, AMHS is celebrating Blue Ribbon Week November 12-15. A major event The Scavenger Hunt started today! Check out the "rules" at this link so students know what to find each day. Also see the graphic above for more daily details! | |
Parents Needed for the Golf Classic Committee! | | |
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Raptor Athlete Parents - Want to meet other parents while supporting your athlete?
We Need You!
Join the Golf Classic Committee! We are looking to have one parent from each sports team join!
Contact Kat Taylor: taylor1351@gmail.com
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Raptors, learn more about the upcoming GT nomination process and the upcoming testing window for secondary students in grades 6-12 from the FAQs document on the AMHS website at this link.
Grades 9-10 will be assessed from November 4-29, 2024.
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Raptors, the yearbook is seeking YOUR great photos of sporting events, special events, competitions, field trips, and all-around fun.
To submit your photos for consideration, please use the QR code in the image or use this link: https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/home?code=25698
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Dates Announced for 2025 AMHS Tours for Prospective Students
Do you know a potential Raptor? Let them and their families know about the upcoming options to tour Academic Magnet High School.
Please save the date and sign up for one of the upcoming tours as soon as possible to save your spot. Sign up at this link.
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Check Out and Order Student Photos Online | |
Order a Yearbook & Create Senior Ads | | |
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Families can now pre-order yearbooks and purchase senior ads. The yearbook early bird price is $65 until January. Visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use our school code: 25698. Ad buyers should create their ads using the design wizard on the website. | |
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Principal Perlmutter and Ms. Grayson were in Washington D.C. last week to collect the flag for the school's National Blue Ribbon distinction on behalf of AMHS. In her remarks during the event, the Deputy Secretary of Education, Cindy Marten, asked Mr. Perlmutter to pass along her gratitude to AMHS faculty and staff for "carefully curating the most exquisite learning conditions so that every student gets what they need in the way that they need it to be the best version of themselves."
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Handbook Helps Students & Parents Plan for What's Next! | |
Click here for
College Planning Guidance
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Colleges continue to visit AMHS or the Charleston area each week! Keep up to date by visiting this document. Visits planned for the next two weeks include:
November 22: Harvard University (Lecture Hall)
Register through Naviance to show demonstrated interest. These sessions are open for all grades.
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Click here for Resume Tips! | |
Click here for Interview Tips! | |
Graduation Date: Save the Date! CCSD has set the date for AMHS graduation as Friday, May 23, 2025 at 3 pm. Graduation is held at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. | |
AMHS enjoys the support of three parent-led, community supported groups and an active SIC group. You can read about each group's mission and get updates below or find out more under the Parent Tab on the School Website. | |
Please contact Kate Williams at amhspie@gmail.com with any questions about PIE (Partners in Education). | |
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Learn more about SIC here. If you have any concerns you would like SIC to address in future meetings, please email Meg Manuel '22P and '24P at megkmanuel@gmail.com. The SIC administrative contact is Ms. Gerideau-Grant, who can be reached at kylene_grant@charleston.k12.sc.us.
The SIC met on Monday. The next meeting is scheduled for December 9, Room 7235, Building 7, at 4 PM.
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Join the Booster Club for the 2024-25 year. Learn more here. | |
Help spread the good news! Got scoop on a current or former Raptor making their mark in the world? Share it with the Raptor Report here. | | |
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Congratulations to AMHS Visual Arts students Xi Chen '26 for taking 1st place (art to the left/above) and Susan Dong '27 receiving the Judge's Award (art to the right/below) at the 2024 Coastal Carolina Fair Art Competition. | |
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The AMHS Student Newspaper. Read it here to "get the word on the birds."
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Know of an opportunity from which AMHS students might benefit? Share it with the Raptor Report here.
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One80 Place, a facility that provides support, shelter, food, and resources for homeless people in the community, is seeking student involvement in a new program called Students Striving To End Homelessness! Students Striving To End Homelessness is a dynamic leadership and community engagement program that will allow high school students to advocate for One80 Place and its mission to end homelessness while gaining leadership skills, community service hours, college/career readiness and so much more. Learn more at this link and with this document.
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The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund provides up to $10,000 per year in college scholarships for high-achieving South Carolina students with a demonstrated financial need (who will be attending an eligible South Carolina college/university).
We're accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-25 school year from January - May. Apply now at this link.
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Spend Spring Break 2025 in Costa Rica! Raptors are invited to consider this amazing opportunity to explore the ecology of Costa Rica during spring break of 2025. Students will conduct research on leatherback sea turtles AND earn 30 hours of community service. Email Ms. Phillips (karla_phillips@charleston.k12.sc.us) with any questions. | |
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Here is a comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities.
Learn more about the AMHS Volunteer Hours
graduation requirement here.
Volunteer Hours Form
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Volunteers are needed for the Walk for Autism on April 26, 2025 from 7 am to 1:30 pm. Any students wishing to volunteer can come for part of the hours or all. If interested in volunteering please contact Rose O'Neal at 843-553-1316 or rrzoneal@hotmail.com
Volunteers will assist in several tasks: setting up tables and tents; manning jump castles, food stations, silent auction tables, merchandise table, ticket sales and at the end of the event breaking down tables and tents along with clean up.
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Our Lady of Mercy offers volunteer opportunities with various community events, a clothing closet, Downtown soup kitchen, food pantry and after school activities. There are two locations that are welcoming volunteers, one is Downtown on America Street and the other is the primary campus located at 1684 Brownswood Road on John Island. All volunteers have orientation sessions and additional online training if they are working with the afterschool programs. The minimum age required to volunteer is 16.
Interested students can go to this link to learn more and complete a volunteer application: https://www.olmoutreach.org/volunteer. Volunteer Services Manager is Sydni Auvil and she can be reached at 843.559.4109 ext. 100 or via email at sydni.auvil@olmoutreach.org.
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The Raptor Report is published weekly by AMHS PIE on Wednesdays during the school year except for holiday breaks.
Faculty, students, and parents are encouraged to submit articles and/or pictures of AMHS events, honors, and needs.
Please email your information to the Raptor Report Editors by 5 pm on the Monday preceding the Wednesday publication date.
Feedback or suggestions for improvement? Please send an email as well.
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