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THE ANNUAL AMHS
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 Saturday, October 19 6-8 pm in the AMHS Cafeteria
Ticket sales are open and the event is FAST APPROACHING!! See our on-line ticket purchasing link attached!
Tickets may also be purchased at the door on October 19th!!
Adults: $5.00 - Student cost: $3.00
To purchase your tickets online click here:
International Dinner Tickets.
This is a great evening
of food, fun and fellowship!
SOME OF OUR TALENTED STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AT THE EVENT!
We have wonderful parent and student volunteers who are preparing the food and helping to bring this event together!!
We currently have the following tables represented:
GERMANY, ITALY, CHINA, MEXICO, INDIA, POLAND, GREECE, USA, SLOVAKIA SAUDI ARABIA and ISRAEL!
Please contact Maura Johnson at amhsdinner@aol.com if you are interested in helping country tables make or serve food OR VOLUNTEER IN ANY WAY! ALL HELP IS WELCOME AND APPRECIATED!
DESSERT TABLE - JUNIORS: THIS IS YOUR FUND RAISER!
Please contact jr. class president, Colleen Christensen, or the jr. class representative Susan Henley, to provide desserts for our International dinner. Attendees love to leave this event with a homemade dessert and are happy to contribute to the junior class fund!
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: Email Janice.mcrae@yahoo.com for info and to sign up!
Please join us and attend this wonderful annual event!
Thank you,
Elaine Coen and Maura Johnson
AMHS International dinner Co-chairs
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| Academic Magnet Swimmers Capture 2nd State Title |
 The Academic Magnet boys' swimteam came through last year with its first state championship. This year, they've done it again! Led by senior James Koval, who won two individual events and was on a winning relay team, the Raptors dominated the Class AAA-AA-A meet Saturday in Columbia. Congratulations on your continued success!
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| Congratulations to AMHS Senior Dana Krzyzaniak |
Dana Krzyzaniak received a cash award from the President of the South Carolina Entomological Society, Dr. Pat Zungoli, when she won the best paper in her High School category. Way to go Dana!
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| AMHS Rowers Earn Medals at Tail of the Tiger Regatta |
The Raptor Youth Rowing Club attended the Tail of the Tiger Regatta at Clemson on October 5th. All boats that went earned medals! The Mixed (Coed) Four, A-Boat, Eric van Overeem, Chaz Cain, Julia Meredith, Fiona McMurtry, and Coxswain Bhavani Srivanas received 1st Place. The Mixed (Coed) Four, B-Boat, Patrick Burns, Jameson Sanders, Maggie McConnell, Kellen Datta, and Coxswain Robert Lowry got a 3rd Place finish. Men's Lightweight, Justin Hull, Taylor King, Alex Rovner, Noah Derrick, and Coxswain Bhavani Srivanas took 3rd Place. Congratulations to all the rowers!
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Leveraging Success
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AcademicMagnetFoundation
Our fundraising campaign is under way! Please help LeverageSuccess for AMHS! We need maximum parent participation to show all local and larger businesses, philanthropies and other donors why they all - why EVERYBODY needs to lend a hand & invest in AMHS too!
*Contribute as a HELPING HAND - $50 & up!
*Build the strength of a MAGNETIC FIELD - $250 & up!
*Create compound power as a DYNAMIC FORCE - $500 & up!
*Amplify AMHS synergies as part of a VIRTUOUS CIRCLE - $2,500 & up!
*Be an EXPONENTIAL BENEFACTOR - $5,000 & up, up, up...
Help "tip the balance" for AMHS - Please click here to Donate.
Foundation Board meetings are typically held in the Media Center Conference Room on the second Monday of the month. The next two meetings are October 14 and November 11 at 6 pm. All are welcome!
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The Student Perspective...
by Jennie Schaaf |
Last week, the Academic Magnet students and staff enjoyed a full spirit week leading up to Friday's homecoming game against Ridgeland. On Monday, two, three or a group of people dressed alike for Twin Day. The senior class also held a luau during lunch that included beach volleyball, umbrellas, folding chairs, and fun music. The halls were full of superheroes, celebrities, and characters for Tuesday's Character Day, and the seniors decided to dress up as minions from Despicable Me 1 and 2.
AMHS turned into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on Wednesday when teachers dressed up as the professors of the magical school and the grades each took a different Hogwarts house. At an extended lunch, the Freshmen, who were Hufflepuff, faced the Slytherin seniors in the first round of an exciting game of Quidditch where the seniors were victorious. The sophomores, who were Ravenclaw, lost to the Gryffindor juniors in the second round. The final match pitted Gryffindor versus Slytherin and the seniors won, much to the dismay of the junior class.
On Thursday, the grades took their typical generations for Generation Day and freshman dressed as babies, sophomores as toddlers, the junior class as doctors or professional adults, and the seniors as senior citizens. The seniors had many difficulties navigating the hallways and stairs of the school, and clouds of baby powder could be seen flying from their graying hair during the lively senior citizen race at lunch.
Friday was by far the most intense as students participated in the wall theme of each class's wall. The freshman sported camo outfits and duck whistles for their Duck Dynasty theme, the sophomores wore scrubs for their hospital, juniors came as mammoths, rocks, dinosaurs, and cavemen for their cavemen theme, and seniors went wild with a tribal jungle idea. Tensions were strong between the two tribal groups of upperclassmen leading up to the first pep rally of the year. Performances were made by the Dirty Birds, Hott Steppers, and AMHS Cheerleaders in between announcements of fall sports teams and traditional school cheers.
The excitement continued at the Homecoming game against Ridgeland where many of the members of the AMHS community showed up to cheer for our own football team. Though we lost the game, we proved that our school has spirit and knows how to have fun.
Jennie Schaaf
AMHS Junior
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| School Improvement Council Meeting Set for October 16 |
Hello AMHS Community,
SIC (School Improvement Council) is a State Mandated Group of volunteer parents, community members, teachers, and our principal tasked with the responsibility for planning, monitoring and implementing improvement at AMHS. SIC also outlines long term goals for AMHS. Each SIC member serves a 2 year term. Elections for 2013-14 Chair, VIce Chair, and Secretary will be on Wednesday October 16 at 5pm in the Conference Room behind the front desk. SIC has several standing committees including: Freshman Health Series, Senior Thesis/Mentor Group, Diversity Group, Convocation, School Renewal Plan, and others as needs arise. Partners in Education (PIE) , Booster Club , and Academic Magnet Foundation (AMF) are also included to report to the SIC group.
On Wednesday, October 16th, we are asking any and all volunteers that are interested to attend our SIC meeting. Please email me if you have any questions, would like to join SIC, or would like to know more about duties of the officers.
As always, our meetings are open to the public.
Please join us and volunteer for our great school.
Darlene Rawls, MD
SIC Chair
cusabo2@bellsouth.net
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| Please Vote for Magnet Skit! |
Magnet Student Council needs your votes! Please vote from next Mon - Thurs (7-10 October) on our skit for the Low Country Food Bank. If we get the most votes our school will win a 90-second shopping spree at Food Lion that goes towards our overall total in the canned food drive competition. The link to vote is on Facebook.
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School Calendar
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AMF Board Meeting
October 14
PSAT Testing
October 16
PIE International Dinner
October 19
College Admissions 101
Interviewing Techniques 202
October 23 - 6 pm Magnet Lecture Hall
No School
October 28
AMF Board Meeting
November 11
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Click on this link to receive the Raptor Report.
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PIE Notes
Fall is such an exciting time of year for parents to get together, get to know each other and help our school, all at once! First up, we have our wonderful International Dinner on Saturday Oct 19th! It is a perfect opportunity to mingle with like minded parents, enjoy listening to our many musically talented students, and dine on authentic, International Cuisine. PLUS, all the proceeds go to support Magnet! Please come!
I've just come from a terrific GALA/ Auction KICK- OFF social. Thank you so much to the Borland's for hosting it in their lovely home, and for Susan and Heidi's spectacular energy and organization! You are not too late to take part in the planning and preparation, simply email either Susan Kilpatrick (mother of a Junior girl) skilpat@bellsouth.net or Heidi Brown, (mom to a Freshman boy) hsbrown@bellsouth.net and they will be happy to put you with a great committee! Please don't forget to SAVE the DATE! March 22, 2014!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend PIE's College Fair and Forum last week. Special
ACCOLADES to Mrs. Sharon Beeson for organizing the majority of the evening, and many thanks to our PARENT/ College Representatives, Mr. Frank Kolbe (US Naval Academy); Mrs. Chris Schlosser (US Military Academy at West Point); Mr. and Mrs. Dubois (RIT) and Mrs. Robyn Bradley (Vanderbilt). The "Been There, Done That Parents" were fantastic, I'm hoping they will be willing to return for an encore in the Spring (be sure to talk to them about it, when you see them)! We appreciate your insight, Mrs. Maura Johnson, Mr. William Allen and Dr. Sarah Book.
Stay tuned for more information about PIE's next College Awareness night on Oct 23rd.
Have a wonderful week, and thanks to everyone who continues to support our school through supporting PIE!
Next PIE Board meeting is Thursday, Oct 17 at 4:00 pm in the Conference room. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Christen Hall
PIE President
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Let's Give Thanks and Give!
AMHS Girls LAX sponsored Food Drive to help 70 families enjoy Thanksgiving! Leftover donations will be given to our local Food Bank.
It's a Class Competition
Please donate according to your class in the designated boxes. The Class with the most donations earns a Cookie Party at lunch the last day before Thanksgiving!
Seniors: Dessert(cake mixes/icing, brownie mix, cookie mix, can pie filling, can pumpkin)
Juniors: Fruit(can fruit, can cranberries, jello)
Sophomores: Veggies (can veggies, gravy mixes, can broth)
Freshmen: Starches (instant potatoes, can yams, mac & cheese, rice)
Deadline is November 18th
Questions? Contact Siobhan Ragan at Siobhan_Ragan@charleston.k12.sc.us
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 20th ANNUAL LOWCOUNTRY RACE FOR THE CURE
It is time to register for the 20th Annual Lowcountry Race for the Cure on Daniel Island. The run/walk is on Saturday, October 19th at 8:30 AM. We have an Academic Magnet HS team and would appreciate your support by joining us for this worthwhile event.
Here is the link for registration. You may email me with any questions about the AMHS team
The deadline to register for our team is Friday, September 27th. The fee for registration also increases after this date.
Thank you for your support.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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A huge THANK YOU goes out to the 20 plus students and 5 parents who volunteered at the Down Syndrome Buddy Walk this past Sunday. Our students did a fantastic job of representing the true spirit of Magnet!
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Volunteer opportunities are available for two students to teach soccer skills one day a week at North Charleston Creative Arts After-School program as well as tutors to work one on one with k-third grade. Interested students or for more details, email cheryllr@aol.com.
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The school nurses are looking for parent volunteers to assist with the DHEC flu clinic that is scheduled at the school on November 11th starting at 7:30 a.m.
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Raptor Football Schedule
Oct 11 at Garrett 7:30 pm
Oct 18 at Burke 7:30 pm
Oct 25 at North Charleston 7:30 pm
Nov 1 at home vs Battery Creek 7:30 pm
Nov 8 State Playoffs begin TBA
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Prom 2014
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Date: Saturday April 5, 2014
Location: South Carolina Aquarium
Time: 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Ticket Price: Single-$35.00; Couple- $65.00
More details to be released as the date approaches!
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Students...
Do you need community service hours? Click on the link above for a list of community service opportunities. If you choose to participate in a community service project, remember to take the Community Service Project form and have the event sponsor sign it for you. If you know of an opportunity that needs to be added to the list, forward that information to Sarah Winters at
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Check here for PIE events and information. The link will remain all year, so be sure to check for updates.
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QUICK LINKS
AMHSClick here to go directly to the school website.
PIE Board 2013-2014 Board Members and Committee Chairs Raptor Report Archive Access back issues of the Raptor Report here. (Note: Due to digital storage limitations, pictures may not display in older issues of the Raptor Report.)
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Remember to pick up a Publix keychain card at the AMHS visitor desk, and give it to the cashier each time you shop at Publix
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Click on the logo to link your REDCard. AMHS School ID is 118136
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Raptor Report
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Faculty, students, and parents are encouraged to submit articles and/or pictures of AMHS events, honors, and needs.
Please email your information to
by the Tuesday preceding the Thursday publication date.
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