This is my last issue as Raptor Report editor, and I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to:

...all the people who so graciously contributed information and photographs over the past two years. You have helped make the Raptor Report an invaluable resource for Magnet parents!

...everyone who took a few moments to send me an email or stop me at the school to say how much you appreciate and use the Raptor Report. Your encouraging words always made me smile!

...the AMHS faculty and staff for putting up with all my questions. Without you, this job would have been so much harder!

...to Judith Peterson for taking the time to write the Principal Points article each month.

...to former editor, Tonya McGue, for the training and encouragement you gave me during that first year!

Next year, Cathy Cocolas cathycocolas@gmail.com will be assuming the editor's duties, and I hope that you will support her as you have supported me. Cathy has spent several days working with me over the past month, so I know she has some great ideas for the Raptor Report.

I wish everyone a happy, safe summer, and a successful 2013-2014 school year!

Rhonda Hunter

As hard as it is to believe, the 2012-2013 school year is coming to an end, and with that comes the excitement of graduation. We salute The Class of 2013 for your hard work and many accomplishments.



Facts about the Class of 2013:

The Class of 2013 has 140 graduating members...the largest class to ever graduate from AMHS!

Megan Hunt is class valedictorian and Rachel Polcyn is salutatorian.

    Stuart Walters
McDaniel College

The school received $1,000 for our Wellness Initiatives.  Anyone interested in serving on the Wellness Committee next year should contact Maria Kelly maria_kelly@charleston.k12.sc.us. We are looking forward to completing bigger wellness initiatives for next year!

Congratulations to this year's Wellness Committee on a job WELL DONE!

Senior, Matthew Hunter, will represent South Carolina  in the national Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition on June 15 in Portland, Oregon. Matthew's senior thesis paper, Bioremediation of 1,2 Propanediol: A Preliminary Microcosm Study was selected by the Water Environment Association of South Carolina as the winning paper for the state, automatically qualifying him for the national competition. The national winner will represent the United States at the international competition in Stockholm, Sweden in August.

Congratulations on being named the state winner, and best of luck at the national competition!

 

This year was a banner year for the AMHS Carpe Diem yearbook staff.  For the first time in school history, the yearbook sold out! Our amazing staff is gearing up for another great year, and we need your help. The Carpe Diem staff is hitting the streets to sell advertisements and we'd love your support. If you'd like to purchase a business ad, attached is a form with information, pricing, etc. If you have any questions, please contact larissa_bortz@charleston.k12.sc.us. 

And thank you for your continued support!