Believe it or not, there are only 5 1/2   weeks remaining until the Class of 2014 graduates on June 4, 2014, and the days will fly by.  I included a schedule of the final events in the April Principal Points, and I will include it again at the close of the updates.

First and foremost, on behalf of all the faculty and staff at AMHS, THANK YOU for a memorable Teacher Appreciation Week. Your generosity and kindnesses are truly remarkable and appreciated by all of us. We love sharing our days with your students, and your gift cards, notes, breakfast and lunch were wonderful reminders that we work in a very special community. THANK YOU!!!

As we prepare also for the 2014 - 2015 school year, I want to alert you to the fact that we will be required again to collect and validate information on students' residences. Please begin to gather the following items: a property tax bill if you own your home; a lease agreement if you are renting, a contract if you are building; a copy of a water bill, a cable bill, a power bill, a phone bill (not cell); a signed and notarized affidavit affirming that you and your student live at the Charleston County address listed. Specific details will come home with the final report cards and will appear on our website, but I want you to be preparing for this "address verification" process.

This school year has been a successful one, and I hope that each student and faculty/staff member will remember the year as a positive and purposeful one. As we come to its close, please let us know if there are any questions or concerns that you may have.  We want to continue our efforts to maintain the academic excellence and the sense of community associated with AMHS.

Thank you for your support this year; we look forward to the 2014-2015 school year with optimism and a strong sense of purpose.

Calendar: May

May 2:   AMHS at the River Dogs' Game

May 5-15: AP Tests

May 16:  AP Picnic & Battle of the Bands

May 16-21: Senior Exams

May 21:  Booster Club Athletic Banquet 

May 20 - 22: EOC Tests (English I, Biology and US History)

May 22 - 25: Senior Trip

May 29, 30:  Underclassmen Exams

June 1:     Baccalaureate  3:00 PM

June 2, 3: Underclassmen Exams

June 4:   Graduation 11:30 AM

Please make a note of all these events. We will keep you posted with details as each activity comes up, but I wanted everyone to have an idea of some of the key events that lie ahead. I encourage you to check the AMHS Website calendar and to call the office if you have a question about any activity.

See you at one or more of the athletic competitions, year-end activities, or at the graduation. Thanks for your continued support of our efforts to offer the best possible academic program we can for our students.

Judith Peterson, Principal

"Charleston County School District is committed to being a premier school district in the state of South Carolina and the nation.  To continue to move forward in this journey to excellence, the district is continuing to gather data from stakeholders to determine where we are as a district and to set realistic, measurable goals for continuous improvement.

The Parent Satisfaction Survey allows parents to provide input on parent engagement for each school.  The Parent Satisfaction Survey will be open from April 23 to May 23."
 

The survey can be accessed online at 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCSD_Parent_4_2014 .

Come one come all to a social family event Friday, May 2nd. Gates open 6:00 pm with

the amazing AMHS Dirty Birds entertaining, and Sophomore Haley Mae Campbell

singing the National Anthem. 

The game begins at 7:00 pm as we cheer for our very own Principal Mrs Judith Peterson throwing the first pitch. Help to celebrate as each class is recognized as well as the faculty and staff. There will be give-aways and the fun evening will culminate with a fireworks show. 

Tickets are only $6.00. Click here to purchase tickets at this discounted rate. The password is amhs. We look forward to seeing the entire AMHS community at the JOE!