The Celebrate Magnet Mardi Gras Auction was fantastic, if you were there, I hope you agree! A big thank you goes to John and Becky Dornisch for all of there work pulling it together.  We are still crunching the numbers and organizing all the fun bidding stories we want to share.  Look for lots more in next week's Raptor Report! For a complete list of sponsors click here.

A very wonderful teacher  (Ms. Desbrow) lost a sentimental party mask at the event. We would love your help in trying to get this mask returned to her.  

This past week was also the week of Coming Home, a winter spirit week leading up to the Coming Home basketball games on Friday. Monday was Charleston Day, which the seniors broadly interpreted when they dressed up as Charleston Bridge Run runners and the Ravenel Bridge itself. On twin day, two grades, the seniors and the sophomores, chose to be twins as a class, dressing for Mardi Gras and as farmers respectively. Mathlete vs. Athlete day on Wednesday meant that the whole wide world of sports was represented, with the seniors once again choosing a class theme and dressing as ping pong players, complete with spontaneous ping pong matches in the cafeteria at lunch. AMHS temporarily transformed into Hogwarts for Harry Potter Day on Thursday and, although the traditional quidditch tournament was canceled at lunch, the grades still enjoyed dressing as their respective houses, with some students choosing to portray specific characters from the series.

After some minor complications with the wall decorations Thursday evening, everything miraculously pulled together for Friday as is always the case. The freshman theme this winter was farmers, sophomores decorated for Avatar, the juniors made a last minute decision to wear pajamas for a sleepover and the seniors once again chose an intimidating theme- Vikings. At the pep rally, Mr. and Ms. Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior were announced as well as Mr. and Ms. Magnet from the senior class, something different from the fall pep rally. Winter sports were given recognition with senior basketball players receiving extra recognition at their games later that evening. Although we lost to BE at home, we all came to the game determined to cheer for everyone leaving their hearts on the court and left as a united school, feeling that we had definitely won in spirit and support. 

Jennie Schaaf, AMHS Senior

On Saturday members of the AMHS Ecology Club (and the Roop family) cleaned the stretch of 17 North that we adopted at the beginning of the year. In all, 2 bags of trash and 3 bags of recyclables were collected. 

If you care about the environment, please join us A-day Mondays at lunch in room 7224.  We do more than clean!

The Dirty Birds will be playing at the Stingrays Game on Friday, March 20th.  There will be discounted tickets available for AMHS. 

Purchase books to say thank you, thank you very much to those educators who have inspired and motivated you, your family members, and/or your colleagues.

Books will be personalized for educators, displayed at this year's Viva Las Vegas! gala event, and given as special gifts to honored educators. Books are $10 for 1 or $20 for 3. Here's how:

• Purchase by Feb.13 at www.biddingforgood.com/CCSDGala Follow online instructions for purchasing and personalizing. To purchase one book only, call Laurie at 843.937.6343.

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