Raptor Report

November 15, 2023

from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)

The following races from the Nov. 7, 2023 elections will be determined by runoff voting:

• Charleston - City Council Dist. 9
• Charleston - Mayor
• Folly Beach – City Council

We have a NEW offering in the PIE spirit wear store. 100% cotton flannel pajama pants are available for pre-order until Friday, November 25. All orders must be received by then to guarantee delivery before the holiday break. (We have a minimum number that we can order, and if we don't make that, refunds will be issued.) These make GREAT gifts for your favorite Raptor, and are perfect for lounging around watching Hallmark movies. 

Check out all of our great gear in the PIE spirit wear store! 

Thank you for considering making a gift to this year's Thanks for Giving Campaign. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, is critical. You can give online here or with the QR code.

AMHS Code is 4626

Current Number of Families Linked: 225

Funds raised to date: $485.00

A yearbook ad is the best way to commemorate this big year for your senior. Reserve a space for your child as a special gift for this year and for years to come.

Visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and use our school code: 25698. Click on "Yearbook Ads" in the top right corner and select the size that's right for your needs.

94 seniors have signed up! Friday is the last day.

Pay on Revtrak.

We have seen a (small) uptick in sick students [last] week, completely within a normal range and quite predictable given the time of year but just for your information, [here are] the guidelines that [the AMHS] clinic uses to advise families about withholding students from school."

"[This] is also the time of year that our AMHS Lost and Found areas floweth over. Strongly encourage ... your students to look in both the lost and found in Building 7 by the book room and the cafeteria lost and found area for items. All items that are left after next week will be donated."

- Mr. Perlmutter

Click here for past free college planning workshops.

Read the AMHS student body’s review of the new digital PSAT here.

Many thanks to Ms. Krupilis for

putting this together for the Class of 2025!

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 

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

Join the Booster Club. Learn more here.

Raptors took the 2023 SCHSL runner-up trophy in the AA Men's XC Championships.

4 Raptors earned AA All-State honors for finishing in the top 15 overall:

Peyton Johnson '25

Hunter Kuhnell '25

Calvin Volkman '25 and

AA men's champion, Quinn Swanton '25

Great racing also by Colin George '24, Brayden Bunt '26, and Everett Landrith '25

Great job, ladies, on the 3rd place finish and a very big congratulations to Anna Hollister ('24) on her all-state honors!

Congratulations to student Xi Chen, whose acrylic work entitled 'Pondering' earned the Judge's Award for Youth Art in its division at the Coastal Carolina Fair.

Congratulations to the winners of Academic Magnet High School's Hispanic Heritage Art Contest, which focused on depicting Hispanic heritage in the city of Charleston.

1st Place - Katie Shefield

2nd Place - Xi Chen

3rd Place - Nicholas Pineda

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.

If you're interested in ordering a letter jacket through Jostens, contact Coach Knauer at raymond_knauer@charleston.k12.sc.us for the link.

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.

2023, No. 8

2020-22, No. 2

2019, No. 1