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Raptor Report
March 5, 2025
from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)
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Parent Volunteers Needed: 3rd Quarter Ice Cream Party! | | |
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You scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!
The 3rd Quarter Ice Cream Party will be held on Thursday, March 27th (Freshmen and Juniors) and Friday, March 28th (Sophomores and Seniors).
If you can help serve ice cream, PIE would greatly appreciate the support!
Sign up at this link.
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Food Truck Festival Celebrates Black History Month | |
Students and staff enjoyed the Black History Month Food Truck Festival last Wednesday during lunch! Thank you Cast Iron, Shantastic Treats, and Chucktown Seafood for offering so many delicious options! | |
Volunteer Needed: Serve PIE as Treasurer | |
Raptors Invited to Lunch with Alumni | | |
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Raptors: The AMHS Alumni Club is hosting nine alumni next month for small group lunches with current students. If you are interested in having lunch with one of the alumni, complete the request form at bit.ly/amhsalumnilunch
Priority will go to juniors and seniors, but we will extend to other grades if space permits!
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Limited Spots Available to go to Greece in 2027 | |
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It's official! Grecian Odyssey 2027 is happening! There was a lot of interest, so we opened up some more spots and have 10 left. Visit this link to learn more and enroll: http://www.eftours.com/2853355JW.
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Don't Forget to Order a Yearbook | |
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TICKETS AVAILABLE:
2nd Annual Raptors Golf Classic & Silent Auction
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Tickets are on sale NOW for the 2nd Annual Raptors Golf Classic & Silent Auction on March 18, 2025, at The Links at Stono Ferry!
Secure your spot today:
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Single Player – $150
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Duo – $295
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Foursome – $595
Don’t miss your chance to hit the greens, enjoy great company, and support a fantastic cause: your Raptor student-athletes. Grab your tickets now before they sell out!
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Check Out and Order Student Photos Online | |
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March 6 – Lecture Series – 9th and 11th grades
March 7 – Lecture Series – 10th and 12th grades
March 10 – SIC Meeting
March 11 – ACT and SAT Testing – 11th grades
March 12 – P-ACT Testing – 10th grade
March 12 – Talent Show
March 13-16 – Junior Class trip to Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City
March 13 – Early Release Day
March 14 – Teacher Workday – no students
Learn more on the AMHS calendar at this link.
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Handbook Helps Students & Parents Plan for What's Next! | |
Click here for
College Planning Guidance
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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. | | |
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Financial aid looks different for everyone. Explore what’s available—and how it can help you pay for college—then start your application at https://bit.ly/DoTheFAFSA | |
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. | |
The next PIE meeting is Thursday, March 20 at 4 pm. 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 March 10, 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. | |
AMHS Mock Trial Team Advances to State Competition | |
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The Mock Trial team led by presidents Kimberly Do and Molly George placed 2nd place at the regional competitions this past weekend. Kimberly Do, both a prosecution attorney and defense attorney, won 3/3 awards for Most Effective Attorney voted by peers and 2/3 awards for Most Effective Attorney voted by judges juries. Molly George, a defense witness, won 2/3 awards for Most Effective Witness voted by peers and 2/3 awards for Most Effective Witness voted by judges juries. Delaney Cox, a prosecution witness, also won two Most Effective Witness Awards, one by peers and one by judges juries. The team also won the Professionalism and Civility Award. They are headed to the State competition next weekend in Columbia.
See more photos of the team on Facebook at this link.
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AMHS Mu Alpha Theta Wins First Place Times FIVE! | |
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Congratulations to the AMHS Mu Alpha Theta team, who clinched no fewer than FIVE first place wins at the College of Charleston's Annual Math Meet last Saturday! A huge thank you goes, too, to their coach, math teacher Mrs. Frazier.
To learn more about the team's success, please read the press release on our website: https://amhs.ccsdschools.com/
Pictured above, L to R: Neva Aygar ‘25, Berkay Sahin ‘28, Connor Li ‘25, Sameen Basunia ‘27, Yiqing Ye ‘26, Yidong Ye ‘27, Robert Heidenreich ‘25, and Olivia Elko ‘26
Not pictured: Joseph Gaddy ‘25, Whitney Gwisc ‘27, Francesco Hamilton ‘26, Suzette Head ‘27, Jonathan Mei ‘27, Maxwell Peters ‘25, and Dora Wang ‘28
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Science Club Competes at South Carolina Science Olympiad | |
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On Saturday, March 1, the Science Club went to Presbyterian College to compete in the South Carolina Science Olympiad. Despite robots in two events malfunctioning causing disqualifications, the students were able to rally and come in 3rd place out of 25 teams.
The results were as follows: In Air Trajectory, Vedant Parmar and Nicholas Turco placed 9th. In Anatomy & Physiology, Molly George and Lindsay Gunn placed 3rd. In Astronomy, Ethan McCleary and Matthew Westbury placed 10th. In Bungee Drop, Meha Patel and Jason Wijaya placed 8th. In Chemistry Lab, Molly and Winfield Swing placed 11th. In Codebusters, Sameen Basunia, Vedant, and Jason placed 13th. In Disease Detectives, Lindsay and Francesco Hamilton placed 6th. In Dynamic Planet, Ethan and Matthew placed 3rd. Molly and Lindsay won Ecology. In Entomology, Lindsay and Francesco placed 4th. In Experimental Design, Billy Brodsky, Vedant, and Winfield placed 6th. In Forensics, Siqi Fan and Nicholas placed 5th. In Fossils, Molly and Ethan placed 3rd. In Geologic Mapping, Ethan and Matthew placed 2nd. Nicholas won Helicopter. In Materials Science, Winfield and Jason placed 6th. Sameen and Francesco won Microbe Mission. In Optics, Sameen and Nicholas placed 2nd. In Tower, Billy and Ethan placed 13th. In Wind Power, Siqi and Meha placed 6th. In Write It/Do It, Meha and Jason placed 10th.
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Left to Right: Ms. Metzner-Roop, Nicholas Turco, Francesco Hamilton, Winfield Swing, Molly George, Jason Wijaya, Lindsay Gunn, Meha Patel, Ethan McCleary, Siqi Fang, Sameen Basunia, Vedant Parmar, Matthew Westbury | |
Picture on the stage, Left to right: Matthew Westbury, Nicholas Turco, Vedant Parmar, Sameen Basunia, Francesco Hamilton, Ethan McCleary, Molly George, Lindsay Gunn, Winfield Swing, Jason Wijaya, Meha Patel, Siqi Fang, Ms. Metzner-Roop | |
The AMHS Student Newspaper. Read it here to "get the word on the birds."
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AMHS Soccer Wins in OT as Tournament Champions | |
The AMHS boys varsity soccer team won the Charleston Shootout tournament this past weekend! The team took down Riverside High Schol in overtime to emerge as the victors! | |
AMHS Sports Events This Week | |
Know of an opportunity from which AMHS students might benefit? Share it with the Raptor Report here.
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The South Carolina State Fair’s Ride of Your Life Scholarship | | |
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The South Carolina State Fair annually awards 50 scholarships to South Carolina high school students planning to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state. The $10,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $2,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application.
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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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Community Service + Activities | |
Ms. McCall and Ms. Krupilis regularly post opportunities for service on students' Canvas page and those are also sometimes shared on AMHS social media accounts. Students are encouraged to find opportunities for service in their own communities. Additional opportunties that are shared with the Raptor Report are listed below. | | |
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The graduation requirement for all students at AMHS is for 90 hours of community service (adjustments for late enrollees and pandemic).
Volunteer Hours Form
Presidential Service Award Submissions are due by March 13!
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First of all, what is Camp Saint Christopher? We are an Episcopal Summer Camp located on beautiful Seabrook Island, South Carolina. All are welcome regardless of your spiritual or religious background! With 314 acres of barrier island property, there’s always an adventure to be had! Perhaps you’ll sail or swim on the beach or launch a kayak into the marsh. Maybe you’ll lead a hike on one of our trails (we have 5 miles to choose from!) or host a campfire under the stars. And at the end of the day, you can watch the sunset from the boardwalk or from one of our beachfront cabins with all your new camp friends. Consider joining the team for a fun and rewarding summer leadership opportunity that will also help you reach your volunteer service hour requirements! Learn more at this link! | |
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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