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Principal Points: November
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The second term has gotten off to a fast and furious start as we head into the season of Senior Thesis presentations, the admissions' process, and the holidays. While there is work that lies ahead, AMHS has much to be proud of in the academic realm, in the arts, and on the athletic field.
Academic Accomplishments:
Anne Frank Exhibit was viewed by all history classes; the traveling exhibit spent two days at AMHS in the Media Center.
SCJAS: AMHS team was the overall winner of the Competition-Workshop held November 1, 2014.
50+ Juniors are being considered to participate in the Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program
6 Grantees for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for (Senior Thesis) research at College of Charleston
Vaibhav Mohanty will present his thesis at the Medical University of South Carolina Student Research Day.
Arts and AMHS:
French Musician, Eric Vincent, presented a jazz/folk concert on campus, November 5, 2014.
"Y'all Fest:" students worked with publishing writers (Ellen Hopkins and Christine Lauren) in a writer's workshop, November 7, 2014, and many AMHS students volunteered for the weekend event.
Jumaadi, Indonesian artist, has been working with AMHS students at the Halsey Institute and her on campus. He will present his work and the students' work on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 5:00 in the AMHS Lecture Hall and Gallery.
On the Athletic Field:
- Annika Bovender is the AA Girls Golf State Champion.
- Boys X Country Team is the AA Boys State Champions with 1st and 2nd Place Winners: Hayden DiBona and Trace Hall.
- Girls X Country Team is the AA Girls State Champions.
Two seniors will "sign" with their colleges in a formal ceremony, Monday, November 17, 2014: Annika Bovender will play golf at Furman University; Cassidy Rindge will swim for Converse College.
Thank you for your continuing support as AMHS moves ahead into the season of college applications, thesis presentations, and the holiday activities. If we can help with anything, please call us at 746-1300.
Judith Peterson, AMHS Principal
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PIE Annual Fundraiser Date Set
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Dear Parents and Friends of AMHS:
February 7, 2015, mark your calendars!
It's time to celebrate Academic Magnet, "Mardi Gras" style.
Partners in Education's (PIE) Annual Fundraiser will celebrate a night of "Mardi Gras" fun with friends at the Blackbaud Atrium to raise funds for one of the top ranked public high schools in the nation.
Our goal this year is $50,000 and we will need your help to reach this goal. All funds raised go directly to the school for the support of:
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Professional teacher development and training
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Student recognition for making the Honor Roll
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Salaries for administrative support staff
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Essential classroom supplies
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Teacher appreciation
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Honoraria for speakers
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Classroom "wish lists" to enhance curriculum
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Student scholarship fund
The following chart illustrates the breakdown of how PIE supports the school and its many vital programs. Without our annual fundraiser and the reaching our goal of $50,000 many of the items for teachers, students and the salaries for administrative support staff would not be possible.
So how can you help? We ask that you, your company or employer be a sponsor for this event and/or donate silent auction items. There are many sponsor options available, from a $250 Owl sponsorship up to a $5,000 Raptor sponsorship! Each sponsorship level provides special benefits. And, new this year, businesses that become a sponsor of the event this year, will have their company's name advertised in the yearbook, a link to your business website on the Raptor Report, and your company information placed within the PIE Directory for 2015-16. A business sponsorship is a wonderful way of advertising within the AMHS community effectively as well as a fantastic way to support PIE's important mission and our school.
We are also looking for businesses that can donate an item for our silent auction. This year, we will have themed baskets such as "Pamper Me" (think spa package) or "Tourist in your own town" basket (think hotel stay and a fine restaurant certificate). The themed basket possibilities are endless. We need your help to ask merchants where you shop, eat and play to donate merchandise and/or a gift certificate. For a very special item, if you own a vacation home or have a contact that can arrange an exciting adventure, we would love to have those items as well.
The PIE auction committee is in need of more volunteers to help with the event, some areas of help include: silent auction organization, decorating, communication and invitations. More specific information will follow next week in the Raptor Report from our PIE President, Christen Hall. I wanted to alert you now to save February 7th on your calendar, consider becoming a sponsor and help us begin gathering our fabulous auction items. I can guarantee this will be a fantastic night of "Mardi Gras" fun with our AMHS family.
Please contact me, Becky Dornisch, PIE Auction Chair at amhsauction@dornisch.org or our PIE President, Christen Hall at amhspie@gmail.com if you would like to sign up immediately for a sponsorship, volunteer, or have an auction item to donate.
We can be successful and reach our goal of $50,000 only with your help. Please consider helping today!
Becky Dornisch
AMHS PIE Auction Chair
Co-Chair, Student Volunteer Opportunities
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AMHS Cross Country Team Victorious at State Championships
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 The Raptors boys cross country team brought home the gold from the State Championships for the second year in a row and this time they were joined at the top of the podium by the girls' team, giving Coach Gwen Hooffstetter her first state championship in 15 years as a coach.
Junior Hayden DiBona (16:08) and senior Trace Hall (16:21) led the boys team in a 1-2 sweep for the Raptors.
Other named to All-State honors (top 15 finishers ) are juniors Dylan Robinson (5th) and Kyle McGue (8th). Junior Will Bridgham finished 20th, senior Noah Hollister was 24th, and sophomore Zachary Dalzell was 43rd in the field of 169 runners.
The boys team score was 36, 65 points ahead of second place finisher Waccamaw.
The boys are coached by SOA PE/Health teacher Brian Johnson and assistants Chris Bailey and Allan DaPore (AMHS '09).
Leading the girls team to victory was junior Kristin Fairey, whose 19:25 earned her a third place finish. Other All-State finishers were sophomore Megan Kolbe (8th) and freshman Carly Hall (11th). Freshman Caroline Seymour was 22nd, senior Caitlyn Fairey finished 31st, senior Cassidy Rindge was 67th and freshman Payton Ritter was 77th in the field of 126 runners.
They had 74 points, while runner-up Waccamaw had 102.
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Sign up to be a Senior Thesis Mentor
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Dear Parents and Friends of the Academic Magnet High School (AMHS),
The students of AMHS actively engage in academic pursuits both in and out of the classroom. Many students eagerly participate in academic competitions, including science fairs and robotics' competitions, and all seniors must complete the senior thesis, the capstone of the AMHS academic experience. As the school has grown and matured, the challenge to fulfill students' needs for academic and thesis mentors has become more and more difficult. The School Improvement Council (SIC) has been working with several senior thesis advisors to create a database of individuals who could possibly serve as mentors or could assist in identifying mentors in a particular area of study. We are pleased to report that this database is now available for use by the academic advisors, and the advisors will be able to search for potential mentors by field/area of expertise and key word. We would like to enhance this database by including information from current parents and AMHS supporters.
Please consider adding your name to the Senior Thesis Resource Database by providing a small amount of information through the survey linked below. The survey will prompt you to share your name, contact information, company name, position, occupation/field of expertise and keywords (an example of keywords would be that a lawyer specializing in constitutional law may choose constitution and law as keywords). You do not have to complete all of the fields. If you are not be able to serve as a mentor but may be able to help advisors identify mentors, please also complete the survey. If you completed the survey about two years ago, we would like to ask that you resubmit your information through the current survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HRFD2LN
Please contact us if you have questions about the database. Thank you for your time!
Best regards,
Holly Mitchell (jmitchell172@comcast.net),
Michael Soltys, &Sue Woods
AMHS School Improvement Council
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AMHS Varsity Soccer Team Fundraiser!!!
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As a fundraiser for the AMHS Varsity Girls Soccer team, we are selling the following:
$25 CASH or Checks made out to Raptor Girls Varsity Soccer
SOLD DURING LUNCH
Thursday, Nov. 13
Anyone that misses the sale can submit an order form to Ms Merriman or Sheryl Schnell.
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From Rome to Athens...
AMHS Spring Break 2016
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During spring break 2016, we are offering a 9-day trip to Italy and Greece. Please take a look at the itinerary online or send me an email if you would like a hard copy. If you would like to register for the trip, please go to www.eftours.com, then type in the tour number 1668155KK. The total price is detailed for you on line. You can sign up for the trip with a $95 deposit. When you sign up on line, you can choose to pay the company monthly or pay in full, 90 days before departure. The earlier you sign up the less the monthly payment! At present, you can pay $190 a month.
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School Calendar
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11/24-11/28
Winter Break
12/22-1/2
MLK Day - No School
1/15-1/19
Presidents Day - No School
2/16
AMHS Prom
4/25
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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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Check out Magnet's new online newspaper!
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Click on this link to receive the Raptor Report.
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Now's the Time - Click to Donate!
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ONCE A YEAR, we ask you - our AMHS Community - to help the Academic Magnet Foundation LeverageSuccess for AMHS.
With weeks to go, we are halfway towards this year's goals of 75% participation from within our school community. Your support helps define our own, internal commitment to AMHS when the Foundation seeks funding from businesses and other outside sources.
THANK YOU to the 52% of you who took part last year - and to the many who already donated for 2014: Click here to see a complete list.
The Foundation works with AMHS faculty, leadership, and groups to highlight long-term academic needs - and provide long-term funding to fulfill those needs.
Last year - your new Foundation's first-year - our accomplishments included:
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Chinese language - adding an entirely new, college-level language program to the AMHS curriculum, with a minimum 3-year funding commitment;
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Summer Scholars Institute - adding a 4-day academic/orientation program for all AMHS freshman - created by AMHS faculty, directed by Ms. Tonya McIntyre & Principal Peterson. Here too, we made a minimum 3-year funding commitment - partnering with PIE the first year; seeking corporate sponsorships for ongoing funding.
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Establishing bylaws, good governance & achieving IRS determination of 501c3 ("tax deductible") status.
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Creating online portals for community & alumni outreach:
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Surpassing fundraising goals - over 52% participation in our 1st year.
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Establishing the AMHS School Needs Committee to define investment needs under the direction of AMHS faculty & Principal Peterson (and with counsel from SIC & PIE).
2014 investments are focused on "STEAM" & professional development programs - and we aim to create more diverse & greater funding for AMHS.
TAKE PART TODAY! Get involved. Volunteer! Click here to DONATE.
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Magnet Students Lob into 3rd Place at USC Engineering Contest
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The Rock Lobsters, Thomas Bennett, Ian Ouellette, and Sam Menkus, represented Academic Magnet at the Pumpkin Chunkin' competition sponsored by USC's engineering fraternity, Theta Tau, in Columbia this past weekend. They lobbed themselves into a Third Place ranking and earned a $100 dollar prize. These guys impressed fellow competitors and judges with their innovative design. Third Place isn't bad for a first try. Stay tuned. The Rock Lobsters will be taking their show to the Storm the Citadel competition in February.
Pictured from left to right: Thomas Bennett, Sam Menkus, & Ian Ouellette
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Thanks for the Support
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The Raptor Football team would like  to thank the Kickin' Chicken for generously providing our last team dinner of the season. With a 7 and 4 winning record this season had plenty of high marks and tremendous school spirit. Please support our Player of the Week Kickin' Chicken with 5 convenient locations. Thank you for your support Raptornation!
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Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) conferences for 11th grade students are currently being scheduled on sign-up genius. Your student was given information to bring home last week. If you did not receive this information, please go to the Guidance and School Counseling page on the AMHS website and look for Junior IGP Conferences. Times scheduled during the school day are during lunch or during 11th grade focus.
We look forward to seeing and your student soon!
Donna Taylor (A-K) and Deborah Mettler (L-Z)
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Sign up to Present Your Senior Thesis at Competition
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The deadline has been extended to talk to Ms. Metzner-Roop about presenting your senior thesis at competition. Please click here to contact her by November 19 if you are interested.
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Buy a Poinsettia and Contribute to Children's Cancer Research
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Chase After a Cure is selling poinsettias for the  Christmas season! Chase After a Cure is a
student based club that raises money for Children's Cancer Research. The poinsettias will be delivered to the school December 5, 2014 and the money is due the last day before Thanksgiving
break, November 21,2014.
Choose from three different colors:
Red, White, and Pink Poinsettias.
They are all available in the following sizes:
Small- $9, Large- $16, Hanging- $16
Please send in your money to Dr. Altman and write the checks to AMHS. We appreciate your help during this giving season.
Chase After a Cure Club
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37th Annual Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble 5k
Thursday, Nov. 27, Marion Square, Downtown Charleston
Hours Vary before Race for packet stuffing; volunteers can also sign up as a day of race volunteer.
Online volunteer registration is NOW OPEN for the 2014 race! Individuals interested in signing up to volunteer can either pre register as a volunteer online or show up at Marion Square in Downtown Charleston at 6:30 a.m. on Race Day. The Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble would not be a success without volunteers who help us set up the course and assist with the expo and race day. Click here to sign up to be a volunteer!
Race Day Volunteers who complete and submit a volunteer application by 12 Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 25 will receive a FREE volunteer shirt.
High school students are eligible for services hours. Volunteers under the age of 18, must submit a Turkey Day Run volunteer application complete with the signature of a parent/guardian.
Students who sign up online will be required to complete a paper copy of the Turkey Day Run volunteer application and bring it to their respective shift(s) so that their parent/guardian's signature will be on file.
ANY VOLUNTEERS UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE, MUST HAVE A PARENT/GUARDIAN ON SITE WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES DURING THEIR SERVICE HOURS.
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24th Annual Reindeer Run
Saturday, December 6th, 2014, Downtown Charleston
If you'd like to participate but don't want to run or walk, please consider being a volunteer. Help is needed at packet pick-up (12/06) and race day (12/7). If interested, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator via email (Volunteer@reindeerrun.org)
Do you need community service hours? Click here 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 Becky and John Dornisch
amhs.volunteer@dornisch.org.
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2015 AMHS Prom
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April 25, 2015
South Carolina Aquarium
7:30 pm - 11:130 pm
Ticket Prices: Single - $35.00; Couple - $65.00
Theme: TBA
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QUICK LINKS
AMHSClick here to go directly to the school website.
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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