Academic Magnet High School Raptor Report
4/28/16
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This week at the Academic Magnet:  
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  • Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week - May 16-20
  • AMHS All Sports Banquet - May 19 - Photos needed!
  • AMHS Night at the Riverdogs - May 20
  • Athletic Booster Club Board Positions Available
  • PIE Board Positions Available
  • Service Opportunities
  • Magnet Goes to Scandinavia - Spring Break 2017
Read below to find out more! 
School News

Principal Points: April
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"Spring" does seem to be here finally, and that means the  AMHS community is racing toward graduation for the Class of 2016 on May 31, 2016 at 2:30 PM in the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. However, in our race there is one key hurdle with which we really need your help:
 
AP Exams: The AP Exams will begin Monday, May 2 and continue daily through Thursday, May 12. It is very important for each student taking an AP exam to be present and on time for school.
 
Once this hurdle has been successfully crossed, we will continue the race to graduation with a host of student academic experiences and events. The calendar is full, and I will continue to add to it as activities are planned.
 
May 2-12:        AP Tests
May 13:           AP Picnic with Battle of the Bands and King of
Pops 
May 15:           Senior Celebration at 3:00
                          (formerly called Baccalaureate) 
May 16-20:      EOC Tests (English I, Biology, and US History)
May 17-20:      Senior Exams 
May 23:           Awards Assembly for AMHS students 
May 24-27:      Underclassmen Exams and Senior Trip 
May 30:           Memorial Day: Schools and Offices are closed.
May 31:           Graduation 2:30 PM
 
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.
 
Thank you for your continued support of our efforts to offer the best possible academic program we can. 

News from Parent Boards
 
Get on Board with PIE
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  • Would you like to be part of making the school days better for the staff and students of AMHS? 
  • Would you like to get to know AMHS a little better?
  • Would you like to be a part of helping us keep our place as one of the top 10 high schools in the nation?
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above, please consider joining the PIE Board for the 2016-17 school year.

PIE (Partners in Education) is a vibrant, engaged parent organization. Most of us work "regular jobs" as well as filling our volunteer roles for Magnet.  Meetings are held monthly, the dates and times of which will be determined by the incoming Board.

We have an Executive Board which will be elected in the coming weeks, which consists of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and a Member-at-Large.  There are also numerous committees which will require chairpersons to help coordinate PIE's various activities, including Staff Appreciation, A/B Honor Roll, Office Volunteers,  International Dinner, Auction/Gala, Student Volunteer Opportunities, Grocery Store Partnerships, and more.

Please submit your nominations (Yes, you can nominate yourself!) to Anne Walpole (PIE Secretary, and Nominating Committee Chair) at [email protected] . If you have ANY questions about any of the positions, please contact Kelly Yost at [email protected] .


AMHS Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
May 16th - May 20th

We need your help!

AMHS PIE will be sponsoring Teacher Appreciation Week in May and we need your help to make it successful!  We need gift cards by Wednesday, May 11th for a teacher give away.  Please place gift cards in an envelope labeled "Teacher Appreciation" and turn in to the school office. 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. 

Our teachers and staff work so hard for our students - please help us show them our appreciation.  If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Winters at [email protected].



AMHS All Sports Banquet
May 19th @ 6pm in cafeteria 
Catering by Sticky Fingers

This year's banquet will feature speaker Jamie Bradford from ESPN Radio.  Meals for athletes and meals for coaches and meals for coaches plus one guest are compliments of the Athletic Booster Club, but you must RSVP!  Please RSVP and purchase tickets with the attached form, or online at
 
Team or individual action photos wanted for the AMHS All Sports Banquet. Please forward any photos you would like included to John Dornisch at [email protected]

Any questions about the banquet, please contact Donna Rose at tarheelsd@comcast.net

 
The AMHS Athletic Booster Club is seeking your support!

We have unfilled Board and Event Chairs positions for next year.

If these positions cannot be filled the services and support provided to our student athletes will be affected and reduced.
Please consider joining the team and allow us to continue with the level of the support this organization provides.

For additional information or if interested, please contact:
 
Donna Lee Rose                
843-270-0315

John Dornisch                 or   
843-991-9603

Gwen Hooffstetter


Please come out and support the AMHS Raptors at their various sports. Check our website for all spring sports schedules at: www.amhsboosterclub.org
Community Happenings

AMHS Night at the Riverdogs

Please join PIE for a fun filled evening at the RiverDogs game on Friday, May 20th at Joe Riley Stadium.  The fun will begin outside the gates where our own AMHS Dirty Birds will be performing.

Gates open at 6:00 with game time at 7:05.  Group tickets can be purchased for $8 through the group portal at  http://cr1.glitnirticketing.com/crticket/web/gpcaptcha.php. Use the password AMHS16.  Stick around after the game for the Fireworks display when our Seniors will be out on the field.  Hope to see you all at the ball game!  (Seniors do not need to purchase advance tickets.  They should listen for school announcements on how to sign up for their game tickets.)


AP Chemistry Project - Donations Needed

Each year after the AP Chemistry Exam I have my students work on a project of their choice and this year they have expressed interest in creating an 'outdoor' classroom underneath the 'old-oak tree' here on campus. (Typically we choose a chemistry related project to do in the lab but this group really wants to build something!)

I am seeking donations of Lowe's or Home Depot gift cards so we may purchase materials to construct  benches, protective posts, a white-board, etc. for this outdoor classroom! Gift cards can be sent to school to the attention of Murray Eicher.

Thanks,
Murray Eicher


News from Guidance
   
Seniors:

If you have qualified for the Palmetto Fellows Late Award or if you are taking the SAT and/or ACT in April, May or June to try to qualify, please see your counselor as soon as possible for an application. This application must be completed or your name will not be submitted. You must have your April, May and June SAT or ACT scores sent directly to the Commission on Higher Education.
 
Any senior who has already qualified for the Palmetto Fellows Early Award but has not received the email with their Designation Form, should see their counselor immediately.


Enrichment/Summer Programs
 
If you are looking for enrichment or summer programs for your student, please check Naviance. Enrichment programs are listed under the "College" tab. Information is updated as it is received, so you should check the site regularly.
  
Athletics and Activities
 
Upcoming Athletic Events:

Check the Booster Club website for all spring sports schedules at:
 
Community Service Opportunities

Soldier's Angels -- Ongoing

Soldier's Angels is a national charity which provides aid and comfort to those who have served in our armed forces and their families.  Our organization offers many volunteer opportunities that allow thousands of volunteers to work tirelessly and assist veterans in a variety of exclusive and effective ways.

We are currently recruiting volunteers to work with our veterans within the Ralph A. Johnson Center as Patient Visitors. Our Patient Visitors will provide support to veterans within the hospital through approved visitations and distribution of donated materials. We will work with your students to establish a schedule that allows them to visit the hospital for only a few hours each week, or during one of the special events we will be hosting this year. Students will be responsible for maintaining a log of their hours.

Soldier's Angels is the only post-9/11 charity that is able to serve within veterans hospitals in this capacity. Please view our website at http://soldiersangels.org/, and the linked presentation entitled "Veteran Support Programs".

For more information, contact Lorena Jordan at  [email protected] .

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For a more complete list of community service opportunities, click here.   If you know of an opportunity that needs to be added to this list, please forward the information to Becky Dornisch at [email protected]
 

In Other News....


Magnet goes to Scandinavia April 7-15, 2017

Visit the Viking museum in Oslo, the Tivoli gardens in Copenhagen, and the Skansen open-air museum and Nordic zoo in Stockholm; explore the Danish medieval town of Elsinore and walk in the footsteps of Shakespeare's Hamlet in the 400-year-old Kronborg castle and its maze of secret passageways.

Go to eftours.com, type in the tour #1808536TW, to view the tour and cost.  Sign up online with a $95 non-refundable deposit, and set up automatic monthly payments.  Any questions, contact Dr. Altman at [email protected] or Mr. McCormick at [email protected]


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 Liz Boyles  by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the Thursday publication date.