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AMHS Teacher And Staff Appreciation Committee Needs Your Help!

AMHS Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is April 20 - 24th.  Want to show these wonderful folks how important they have been to our students all year?  This is your chance to say THANKS!    We need some help with a few special events and gifts.


On Monday, April 20, we will have some signs and banners of appreciation made and hung in the school. Can you assist (making them ahead and/or putting them up)?  Email [email protected].
 
On Tuesday, April 29th at noon, we will host our now-famous, seated pot-luck luncheon in the cafeteria lobby.  We will have pretty tablecloths (thanks to Laura Alberg), floral arrangements(thanks to Margaret Wannamaker), live student music, and delicious foods prepared lovingly by AMHS families. 
 
WE NEED DONATIONS!!   We ask for homemade, or high quality-purchased food items  in quantities prepared for 15-20 people,  gallons of tea & lemonade, pretty paper goods in spring colors (lunch or dessert plates, napkins, 16 oz clear cups, plastic utensils).  We will be serving about 65 people.  You can sign up to donate/volunteer on by clicking here to go to Sign Up Genius.
OR by emailing me, [email protected].  

In addition, on one of the final days of the week, we would like to have another gift card give away. For this give-away, we hope that each family can send in one $10 or $20 gift card to a place that they frequent or enjoy...anything from your favorite restaurant, yogurt shop, coffee shop, movie theater, gift shop,etc.  Anything that is FUN for you will be enjoyed by one of our teachers.  You are always welcome to add a little note to the card to say thanks and who the donor is.

I hope to hear from you soon! Enjoy your break!

Thank you,
Cammie Camp [email protected] and the
AMHS Teacher and Staff Appreciation Committee

Magnet's Science Olympiad Team Advances to National Science Olympiad Competition in Nebraska

On Saturday, March 21, AMHS Team A won the SCSO and are heading to the National Science Olympiad at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in May. This is the first time that a school besides Clinton or Irmo has ever won.

 

The team included: Jamisen Collier, Timothy Corder, Aiden Gomez, Leotie Hakkila, Dawn Jensen, Ethan Kautz, Steven Lu, Kilbey McCormick, Vaibhav Mohanty, Zoe Norris, Alex Rovner, Vivian Song, John Staubes, and Whitney Su. They won a trophy and a plaque for coach Katy Metzner-Roop.

 

The secondary team was not allowed to compete for the National prize, but did come in first among the non-competitive teams and would have been seventh overall if their points had counted. This team included Fanny Cheung, Helena Guo, Christian Long, Robyn Loucks, Sloan Nietert, John Pavlides, Michael Pi, Alex Puckhaber, Sashank Sakamuri, Anna Smirnova, Anthony Spyropoulos, Helena Upshaw, Jenny Yao, and Nelson Yeung.

 

Individual winners were: 7th place: Anthony & Helena U in GeoLogic Mapping

6th place (and a ribbon): Anna & Jenny in Disease Detectives, Jamisen & Vivian in Bridge Building, Timothy & Leotie in Astronomy.

5th place (and a ribbon): Zoe & Alex R. in Write It, Do It, Michael & Helena U in Dynamic Planet.

4th place (and a medal): Aidan & Dawn in Protein Modeling, Steven & Whitney in Disease Detectives, Robyn & John P. in Bridge Building, Dawn & Whitney in Dynamic Planet and Anatomy & Physiology.

3rd place (and a medal): Timothy & Kilbey in Geologic Mapping, Fanny & Jenny in Experimental Design, Aidan, Leotie, & Zoe in Picture This, Helena G & Nelson in Fossils, Anthony & Nelson in Chemistry Lab.

2nd place (and a medal): Leotie & Alex R. in Green Generation, Fanny & Jenny in Cell Biology,

Vaibhav & Alex R. in Fossils, Sloan & Anna in Astronomy, Timothy & Steven in Entomology.

1st place (with a medal and a scholarship): Jamisen & Vivian in Experimental Design, Fanny & Michael in Protein Modeling, Vaibhav & Zoe in Forensics, Steven & Vaibhav in Cell Biology, Ethan & John S. Wright Stuff.

 

The students must raise the money needed to travel to Lincoln and buy the supplies necessary to compete. If you would like to help their fundraising efforts, please donate to the AMHS Science Club or contact Ms. Metzner-Roop at [email protected]. Thank you!

Congratulations to the Lowcountry Science Fair Winners

Students recently competed in the Lowcountry Science Fair. Congratulations to the following winners:

 

Hannah Waddell - NOAA award

Chandler Anderson - MUSC Medical Scientist Training Award
Deidre Ward - Yale Science and Engineering Award
  
Overall winners
3rd Chandler Anderson
2nd Deidre Ward
1st Bertrand Zhang
  
Good luck to Bertrand as he moves on to compete in the International Science Fair in Pittsburg. Pictured left to right are Deidre Ward, Bertrand Zhang, and Chandler Anderson.

AMHS Still Seeking Mentors

Hello! We have been diligently searching for mentors, but are coming up short on a few topics. Do you know anyone with expertise in the following areas?  If you have a potential resource, please email [email protected] with contact information. Thanks!

  • Antibiotics/medicines in the water
  • Developing a web crawler to look for anti-vaccine blogs to find out why people are anti-vaccine
  • Designing a vector to increase gene expression in cardiac cells - basically anyone who works with DNA
  • Any project related to organic chemistry or possibly a biochemistry medical
  • Bi-phasic sleep and functionality or sleep studies in general
  • creation of academic curriculum in Financial Literacy
  • Evaluation of Cooperation/Eradication and Alternative Development programs in Columbia (Plan Columbia)
  • Integrated pest management or biological pest control 
Parent Survey Provides Communication Tool to Administrators

Click here to access a survey concerning your child's school to help us provide continued service excellence to our parents and community. The Charleston County School District is committed to providing a great place for students to learn and for parents to send their children for a quality education. Your responses to this survey are analyzed to determine what is working well in your child's school and any areas that may need improvement. Your input is important to us. This survey is anonymous and IP Addresses are not tracked.

Athens and the Islands...
AMHS Spring Break 2016

Trace the path of Ancient History! Experience the Acropolis, Delphi, the Temple of Poseidon, Santorini, Patmos, Crete, Rhodes, and Ephesus.

 

We have slightly revised the trip for Spring Break 2016. With consideration for getting the best value for our money without missing too much school, we are offering a 10-day trip to Greece and Turkey. 

 

We offered a trip to Greece a few years ago, and it was a great success, particularly the islands! Please take a look at the itinerary online or send me an email if you would like a hard copy. You can also pick up information in my room or in Mr. McCormick's. 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! We have also included 2 extra activities in the price - a Greek cooking class and a Greek Evening with food and music.

 
Please let me know if you have any questions. You can reach me by phone at 746-1300, ex. 26227 or by email at [email protected].

School Calendar
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Spring Break
3/28 - 4/3
 
AMF Meeting
4/13 6 PM

AMHS Prom
4/25
 
Sophomore Trip to
Washington, DC
5/15 - 5/18
 
Memorial Day - No School
5/25 
 
Athletic Banquet
5/28 6 PM
 
Graduation Day
6/3
 
Last Day of School
6/4

Raptor Report

The Raptor Report is published weekly on Thursdays during the school year, except for holiday breaks.

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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Open Nominations

Calling all educators, specialists, businesspeople & parents

- leaders & participants of all kinds


 

> Do you have ideas about what AMHS needs most & about how best to build funding?

 

> Can you help decide which investments are best for helping AMHS continue to fulfill its mission?

 

> Can you help create more opportunities through grant applications and corporate development?

 

> Can you help lead as a member of the 2015/2016 Board of Directors - or of the School Needs Committee

the Marketing & Communications Committee, the Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, ...or any other way?

 

If you said "YES!" - please email:

[email protected] 

 

THANK YOU!

                                                             

ALL Foundation Board meetings are

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please to take part.

The next one is @ 6PM on Monday, April 13th!

 

www.AcademicMagnetFoundation.org

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Attention Seniors...

Seniors:

 

If you have qualified for the Palmetto Fellows Award since November, be sure to see your counselor in May for an application.

 

If you are still trying to qualify by taking the SAT in May or June or ACT in April or June, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR SCORES SENT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION. You must request these scores when you register for the test, not after you receive your scores. Use the following codes:

 

SAT: 4313

ACT: 6326 

Athletic Banquet Date Set for May 28th

Save the Date for the All-Sports Athletic Banquet on May 28th. We will soon be reaching out to all of you that signed up to help us with the event. Forgot to volunteer? Contact Francie Reding at [email protected] for more information on how you can help make this a great night for our student athletes! 

Reminders for Sophomores Registering for English Classes 

Dear Sophomore Parents,

 

Registration for next year is on the horizon. Keep in mind that Junior year is a difficult one - thesis begins and all content classes are more difficult. As you choose your child's AP classes, please keep this in mind. All APs may not be for all children. Doing well in the AP classes taken is more important than taking on too many AP classes. As a teacher of AP English Language and Composition, I would like for you to consider the following in choosing this class for your child. AP Language is for students who read avidly, and are confident in their essay writing. Extra reading is required of them because American Literature is also being covered - summer work will be reading and annotating 5 novels. If your child sees this as a chore, it might not be the right class for him or her. Every year there are students who take the class who are not ready to tackle AP Language so I ask that you carefully consider this decision. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Carol Hurt 


MUSC Center for Drug & Alcohol Programs (CDAP) is a charity connection for the 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run. CDAP will be coordinating with the City of Mt. Pleasant to promote recycling during the Bridge Run. The details are:
 

Saturday Volunteers
Who? 85-100 volunteers needed   

When? March 28, 5:30AM-10:00AM

What?

  • Pulling recycling bins out of clean port-o-lets and placing along start line/fence openings
  • Directing people to use the recycle boxes 
  • Pulling out and replacing liners as needed.  We will have gloves available if anyone wants them, but this is really not a dirty job as the majority of waste at the start line is empty water bottles
  • Assisting with tossing bags into the recycling trucks after the runners clear the course

Where? Meeting at Sea Island Shopping Center at Coleman Blvd. and Chuck Dawley. Click here for the volunteer sheet. For more information, please contact:  Sylvia Rivers: [email protected] 
 


Click here to get details about these events and additional 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

[email protected]. 

If you are looking for summer programs for your student, please check the Guidance and School Counseling Department page on the AMHS website. We list programs as they come in, so check regularly if you are interested.

2015 AMHS Prom

April 25, 2015

South Carolina Aquarium
7:30 pm - 11:130 pm
Ticket Prices:  Single - $35.00; Couple - $65.00
Theme:  TBA
 
Yearbook Information

Interested in yearbook deadlines?  Need a parent recognition advertisement form? Confused about the deadline for Senior Pages? Like the AMHS Yearbook Facebook page for all this information and more! Questions? Contact [email protected]

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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

Target Take Charge of Education Logo
Click on the logo to link your REDCard. AMHS School ID is 118136 
harris teeter
Click on the logo to re-link your Harris Teeter card & help the school raise funds. AMHS code is 4626 
PIE Presentation Page
 
For information on presentaions from PIE events, please visit the PIE tab on the AMHS website. Open the Presentation Page and look for the link for what you are interested in. If you have a contact you wish to include on the list please email [email protected].
Thank you Mrs. Susan Henley, AMHS Media Specialist, for helping to organize this new feature.

 

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