Academic Magnet High School Raptor Report
6/2/16
  
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Academic Magnet Class of 2016!


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Have a great summer, Academic Magnet!

Before you check out for vacation, check out...  
  • new round logoElections for 2016-17 PIE Board
  • Athletic Booster Club Board Positions Available
  • New Remy Raptor needs help!
  • Clemson National Biology Merit Exam winners
  • Magnet Goes to Scandinavia - Spring Break 2017
  • Journey Down Under - June 2017
 
See you in August, Magnet!
Community Happenings

PIE Election for 2016-17 School Year

The proposed slate of officers for the 2016-2017 PIE PIE LOGO Board is now available from the Nominating Committee. Each member of PIE may cast one vote. No response will be counted as a "YES" vote. 

Proposed PIE Board Members 2016-2017

President:               Tiffany Clifford
Vice President:       Kristin Lesesne 
Treasurer:               Kelly Yost 
Secretary:               Tracy Fair 
Member- At-Large: Sarah Winters
 
Please email your vote to  [email protected] by June 30th.


2016-17 Athletic Booster Club Board       
Our Athletic Booster Club Board would like to welcome our new members who start their terms July 1st. They are:
Rachel Tolando - Treasurer
David Freudenheim - Website Chair
Aleta Riesberg - Coach Liaison

We are still looking for a few more pieces to our puzzle and need volunteers to give a little time each month to help run our organization.
We need:
VP - Works closely with the President
Membership Chair - Organizes membership drive during school registration in August
Football Concession Stand Chair/Co-Chairs - Organizes the concession stand for the five home football games at the Danny Jones field during the Fall
Basketball Concession Stand Co-Chair
- to work with current Chair during the Winter
Athletic Banquet Chair/Co-Chairs - Works with the BC Board to organize the All Sports Athletic banquet in May

We would also like to welcome back some of our current Board Members:
Donna Lee Rose - President
Maureen Lehman - Secretary
Gwen Hooffstetter - Teacher/Coach Representative
Kimberly Otey - Oyster Roast Chair 
 
Athletics and Activities
 


Remy the Raptor

At the spring pep rally May 13, a contest was held to see who would be the new Raptor mascot, "Remy the Raptor".  After a fierce competition, freshman Nicholas Wetzel won with thunderous applause.  He will be in the raptor costume for the 2016-2017 sports season.

During the competition, the costume was enthusiastically hugged, resulting in the loss of an arm.  If any Raptor parent can sew and would like to volunteer to re-attach Remy's Raptor arm/wing, please contact Ms. Metzner-Roop at [email protected].  Thank you!



Congratulations to the many Raptors who participated in the Clemson National Biology Merit Exam! 

Raptor winners include: 
Second Place: Razeen Basunia

Honorable Mention:  Abby Keating, Tommy Crookes, Emma Louise Farmer, Julian Gatch, Maddie Stephens

Second Honorable Mention: Sullivan Lant, Devin Narula, Janie O'Shea, Anne Claire Purcell, Steven Schlosser, James Staubes, Pauline Wang


AMHS Students Receive French Awards

Each year the American Association of Teachers of French acknowledges one worthy candidate nominated from each high school. The 2016 Outstanding Senior Award was presented to Matthew Frances Leadem. While a student at the Magnet, Matthew earned a 5 on the AP French Language and Culture Exam, completed 2 semesters of college level French, and 4 semesters of college level Chinese. He also chose to examine the role of personality in learning a Foreign Language as his Senior Thesis project. We salute you, Mathieu, and are reminded of the African proverb:

� Un homme qui parle une langue vaut un homme; un homme qui parle deux langues vaut deux hommes; un homme qui en parle trois vaut toute l'humanit�.�
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In March 2016, our students once again participated in the National French Contest. The results highlighted student achievement at the national level. The students were honored at our recent Awards Ceremony with a medal.   F�licitations!

Platinum Medal for Perfect Score
Level 1
Abigail Keating, Garrett Kelley
 
Gold Medal
Level 1
Riane Coman, Lillian Gillespie, Alyssa Nida, Betsy Samber

Level 2                                                                              
Adriana Ballinger, Sophie MyrickAnna Smirnova, Zach Wallace-Wright                                              
 
Level 3
Maria Camargo, Fanny Cheung, Charlotte Lucas, Hannah Martin, Haywood White

Level 5
Miranda Schwacke, Lea Staykoff
 
Silver Medal
Level 1
Caroline Drolet, Zoe Harris, Ivy Lu, Grace Moorman, Miranda Schuehle, Tori Streetman

Level 2
Razeen Basunia, Evelyn Bi, Peyton Funkhouser, Christopher Littlejohn, Paul Puckette

Level 3
Caitlin Facello, Aubrey Hodapp, Alex Puckhaber, Alyssa Turk, Max van Asten, Kerri Wong, Sarah Zhang

Level 4
Olive Gardner, Katherine Moseley, Michael Pi, Helena Upshaw, Jenny Yao

Level 5
Natalie Davidson, Vivian Song
 
Bronze Medal
Level 1
Audrey Alexander, Savanah Campo, John Conley, Parker LeClerc, Luke Matthews, Bohan Wang

Level 2
Bryn Gerding, Mary Grace Wolf, Lydia Heath, Isabel Root, Paula Wang, Abigail Williamson

Level 3
Gia Braddock, Claire Dickman, Thomas Dorfner, Allison Durand, Jackson Howe, Brennan Kosut, Sara Moussa, William Pitts, Karl Pless, William Tipton

Level 4
Eliot Leadem, Aldo Moreno-Reyes

Level 5
Evey Adams, Rachel Clyburn 
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]



Journey Down Under
 
We did this tour four years ago and everyone keeps asking when we'll return. June 2017!! Join us for a 14 day tour of New Zealand and Australia. The highlights of the trip include: The Sydney Opera House, Koala Bears, Glow Worms in New Zealand, Hobbit Shire tour, and snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef.
 
Please visit www.eftours.com and enter tour # 1873993NA to read more about the trip or sign up. Parents are welcome to join!

E-mail [email protected] if you have any questions.

News from Guidance
   
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.
  
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]
 

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.