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Raptor Report
August 13, 2025
from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)
| | Raptors Begin the New School Year! | | It was great to welcome back our returning Raptors and welcome for the first time the Class of 2029 on Tuesday, August 12! PIE sweetened the first day back with Smarties candies and some Post-it Notes for all the hard work they will do this year! | | On Monday, PIE provided a Welcome Back Lunch for teachers and staff to show a little gratitude as we enter the new school year. Parent support of PIE makes these events possible! If you haven't signed up yet, please see the links below about how to support PIE for the 2025-26 school year! | | Join PIE for the New School Year! | | |
Welcome (Back), Raptor Families! AMHS PIE is looking forward to a fantastic year and we are already busy! We hope you will join PIE for the 2025-26 year to help us support our students, teachers, and staff ALL year long!
You can join PIE or RENEW your membership or sponsorship HERE.
Did You Know...?
- PIE pays for the AMHS JSTOR subscription that gives our students access to a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources for research?
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PIE volunteers operate the AMHS Spirit Store - and inventory has been restocked! Check out the link below to shop the store--all orders placed by August 19 will be available for pickup at Open House on August 20!
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Familiar with Constant Contact or a similar program -- or willing to learn? Volunteer your time to help produce this weekly email!
Interested? Email here.
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Parents should have received four weekly emails from Principal Perlmutter starting on July 18. If you missed them, you can find them on the website at this link.
Here are direct links to all of the letters:
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School Bus Information- As a county-wide magnet school, AMHS offers centralized, parent-assisted bus transportation service. Bus stops are within five miles of a student’s primary residence. View this document to see the routes, bus stops and times in a PDF. The CCSD Transportation Page has updated information as well as links to the bus stop look-up tool and the school bus tracking app that many of our families find useful. The Firstview Classic app was updated to Firstview 1.0 so if you currently have the Firstview Classic app on your phone from last year, you should delete it and download the new one. This year’s bus code is N6G3F.
| | Come Learn About the AMHS Booster Club! | | Back-to-School Information from the Charleston County School District | | |
Transportation FAQ
Visit our Transportation-at-a-glance webpage (https://www.ccsdschools.com/transportationfaq) for answers to your most frequently asked questions about bus transportation.
Back-to-School Hotline
Our annual Back to School Hotline opened on Thursday, August 7, and will be available through Wednesday, August 13, from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Call 843-444-5417 to speak with CCSD staff members who are ready to assist with your back-to-school questions.
Join the Official CCSD Parents Facebook Page
Connect with other families, ask questions, and receive real-time, accurate information directly from district leaders. Click here to join.
Additional Back-to-School Resources
For more helpful tools and information, visit: https://www.ccsdschools.com/familyresources.
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Please contact your counselor if you have any questions about your schedule or what seniors need to do to prepare for the new year (an email was sent to all senior families about Xello, the Common App, and more!).
Need to request a change? 25-26 Schedule Change Requests
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SENIORS: Click here for
College Planning Guidance
| | Click here for Resume Tips! | | Click here for Interview Tips! | | SAVE THE DATE! CCSD has set graduation dates for 2026 and our AMHS seniors will walk across the stage on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 3 pm. Graduation will be held at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. | | |
Essay prompts for 2025-26 can be found here.
Learn more about the Common App here and here.
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Application Guide for First Time Applicants/Rising Seniors.
The Common App opened August 1 and seniors can begin their college application process in full swing! Please see recent emails from our counseling staff about how to connect your counselor to your student's Common App!
| | 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. | | |
2025-2026 Officers
Kate Williams - President '25 P and 28' P
Meredith White - Vice President '27 P
Kimberly Steele - Secretary '26 P and 28' P
Caroline Helems - Treasurer '27 P
Alicia Denzel - Member-at-Large '27 P
Questions? Email amhspie@gmail.com.
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Learn more about the AMHS School Improvement Council (SIC) here.
The SIC Report for 2024-2025 can be found on the AMHS website. Read it at this link.
| | 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 Senior Recognized as Coolidge Senator | | |
Congratulations to Vanessa Nguyen '26, who was recognized as a Coolidge Senator this summer as one of the top 100 applicants for the Coolidge Scholarship. This year, nearly 5,000 students from across the country in the Class of 2026 applied (2%). Selection is based on academic excellence, interest in public policy, appreciation of Coolidge values, humility, and service. Coolidge Senators receive a one-time scholarship in addition to an all-expenses paid trip to the Coolidge Senator Summit.
This summit took place from July 29-August 3. Vanessa and the other Coolidge Senators visited both Boston, MA, where Coolidge began his political career, and Plymouth Notch, VT, where Coolidge grew up. They had the opportunity to hear from many renowned experts, like Dr. Colleen Shogan (11th Archivist of the US) and former Vermont Governor James Douglas, in various seminars and lectures regarding pressing issues in policy and business, such as education, immigration, free speech, and tariffs.
More information regarding the scholarship can be found at https://coolidgescholars.org/about/, and more information about the Senators program can be found at https://coolidgescholars.org/senators/.
| | Senior Raptors Attend Leadership Seminars Program at the University of Notre Dame | | |
Congratulations to Kate Heichelbech '26 and Jennie Pelic '26, who attended the Leadership Seminars Program at the University of Notre Dame this summer. Leadership Seminars is a competitive, 10-day initiative on Notre Dame's campus for academically talented students who show impressive leadership within their communities. The program is fully-funded and has a 6% acceptance rate. Approximately 150 students are admitted to Leadership Seminars each year. Kate's coursework focused on Inequality in America: America's Social and Economic Inequities. Jennie's program focused on RADIANT (Research, Analytics, Data Innovation, and New Technologies). Kate and Jennie also had the opportunity to volunteer at a local nonprofit.
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The AMHS Student Newspaper. Read it here to "get the word on the birds."
| | Know a Raptor Interested in Medical Career? | |
Are you interested in a career in the medical field? Ms. Kaley, the AMHS athletic trainer is accepting applications for student aides who are interested in learning more. Please complete this application and reach out to Ms. Kaley at Mixonka@musc.edu with any questions.
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Know of an opportunity from which AMHS students might benefit? Share it with the Raptor Report here.
| | Know a Raptor Interested in Medical Career? | Are you interested in a career in the medical field? Ms. Kaley, the AMHS athletic trainer is accepting applications for student aides who are interested in learning more. Please complete this application and reach out to Ms. Kaley at Mixonka@musc.edu with any questions. | | Community Service + Activities | | |
Guidance Counselors will 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.
Have a service opportunity to share? Email raptorreporteditor@gmail.com.
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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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