PIE is currently looking for nominees for all elected PIE Offices. While Cheryl Roberts (Secretary), Sharon Beeson (Treasurer), and Brenda Rindge (At Large Member) have all agreed to stay on another year, any PIE member is able to nominate themselves if they would like to be on the ballot for these offices.

The BIG needs are for the PIE President and Vice President. Four out of five of this year's PIE officers work full time outside the home, and I think it's safe to say we had a successful year at PIE, so you can do it, too!   

AMHS PIE is special in that we have a huge cadre of active parents and committee chairs, so much of the work of the PIE President is pure delegation to a very competent parent population. PIE meetings are monthly during the school year. The only qualification for being an officer is that you are a member of PIE. You can read the duties for all offices in the PIE Bylaws.

Elections will be via a Raptor Report email in May, with the new officers starting July 1. If you are interested, or want to nominate someone, please contact Nominating Committee Chair Cheryl Roberts at cherllr@aol.com.   

AMHS PIE's Celebrate Magnet Auction and 25th Anniversary Celebration was a huge success!  Current and past AMHS parents and staff gathered for an exciting and enjoyable evening raising over $100,000 to support the academic and enrichment efforts of our school. A major thanks goes to the Auction Committee Co-Chairs Coleman Legerton, Darlene Rawls, and Hallie Seilbels and to their Assistant Co-Chairs Carrie Bovender and Sue Woods for their tireless efforts in this incredible event!  With these funds, PIE is able to fully fund to Teachers' Wish List below so that these educational supports will be in place when school begins next fall!  

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT:  quality head phones for each classroom

• MATH DEPARTMENT: 6 mini-Ipads to connect with the SmartBoards for instruction.

• ANATOMY, BIOLOGY & HEALTH: Model body parts, Educational posters, and Body Fat Analyzer; 3-D Anatomy Imaging software, Medical Monopoly, and a Human Senses Experiement Kit.

• CHEMISTRY: pH Meter and 75 lab Coats (will be shared with biology and Anatomy)

• PHYSICS:  6 Dynamics Track Optics Kits, 6 PAStrack Dynamics System, 6 Mechanical Wave Diver, 12 Photogate Pendulum Sets, Stopwatches, Metersticks, Wooden Ramps

• COMPUTER/ENGINEERING: 35 setsof 1/8" - 1/8" audio cables, 15 sets of Breadboard Power Supply 5V/3.3V, 28 Wacom Bamboo Splash Pen Tablets

• MEDIA  CENTER: Canon Flash Memory Camcorder

• ADMINISTRATION: Class field trip scholarships; Thinkers in Residence, Convocation and Graduation speakers; and Humanitarian Fund

The remainder of the money will fully fund the PIE budget for next year which includes such important items as augmenting staff salaries, supporting teachers' and students' academic projects, providing additional financial support for teachers and staff, providing Convocation and Graduation speakers, and supporting Library needs, to name a few.

This event was truly the work of a Village! Thank you to the many, many parents and staff who committed their time and money to support our fabulous school!

Mary Catherine Dubois

2012-2013 PIE President

If you need more volunteer hours before the end of the school year, be sure to check out the link on the AMHS and PIE websites.  

We have gotten positive feedback from several organizations who have been very impressed with their student volunteers.Fields to Families, which helps the hungry in our community gain access to fresh fruits and vegetables, had students pick over 100 pounds of collards at Rosebank Farms last weekend.There are additional gleanings of winter crops this Saturday, but you must complete a volunteer form from their website at fieldstofamilies.org.   

Rein and Shine, a therapeutic riding organization, also thanked us for the hard work of several students at their barn in Awendaw.  

Please forward any information about volunteer opportunities to Sarah Winters at tswinters@hotmail.com.

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