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Raptor Report
November 6, 2024
from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)
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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 to Celebrate Blue Ribbon Week With Scavenger Hunt, Prizes, and Fun! | |
To celebrate our designation as a National Blue Ribbon School, AMHS will celebrate Blue Ribbon Week November 12-15. A major event will be a Scavenger Hunt. Check out the "rules" at this link so students know what to find each day! Also see the graphic above for more daily details! | |
Spring Break in Italy? Don't miss the chance to join the trip! | | |
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Spaces are available for the AMHS 2025 Spring Break trip to Italy on April 11-19, 2025. The chaperone is Ms. Christine Bednarcyzk (SOA).
Find out more and sign up at this link:
https://www.eftours.com/tour-website/2810767CN
The trip will include stops in Milan, Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome!
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In addition to the Red Cross Relief drive that is in the AMHS Building 7 Key, CCSD has decided to adopt Mitchell County Schools in Bakersville, NC. Check out the list of recommended donations on thie list above. Collections will begin Monday, October 28, and will run through Friday, November 8. | | |
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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.
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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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Volunteer opportunities for the AMHS 2024 Freshman Carnival THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8th are STILL available
Please click on the following web link to go to the signup sheet:
volunteersignup.org/YAY3J
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do. Thank you for volunteering!
Permission slips were due on Monday, November 4.
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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. | |
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 6: Auburn University (Senior Lounge)
November 12: Randolph-Macon College (Senior Lounge)
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.
Our next meeting is scheduled for November 11, 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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Academic Magnet High School is extraordinarily proud to share that Charleston County School District’s male nominee for a 2025 United States Presidential Scholars Award is Keveon Ford '25!
To learn more about Keveon and this prestigious award, please read the Press Release on the AMHS website at this link.
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The AMHS Student Newspaper. Read it here to "get the word on the birds."
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The AMHS Women's & Men's Cross Country (XC) teams performed exceptionally well at the Region VI-AA championships Wednesday evening at Middleburg Plantation. The women's team came in 2nd place overall with Cate Arrants '25, Evie Hassid '28, and Rhythm Harris '29 earning all-Region VI-AA honors for finishing in the top 10. The men's team won the region championship in an ultra-close race. Quinn Swanton '25 finished 1st overall and earned all-Region VI-AA honors along with teammates Peyton Johnson '25, Hunter Kuhnell '25, and Everett Landrith '25, who all finished in the top 10. | | |
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Alaina Jarrett '25 earned All-State Women's Volleyball honors among all A, AA, and AAA players. | | |
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Akiera Sanchez '25 earned AA All-State honors for her performance at the SCHSL's AA Women's Golf championships this past week. I believe this is her 3rd consecutive all-state award! | |
Basketball tryout information: All forms must be submitted and approved through BigTeams to participate. More information at amhsraptorsathletics.com. | |
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. | |
Community Service + Activities | |
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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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