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Raptor Report

July 31, 2024

from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)

Schedule, Textbook, & Chromebook Pickups This Week

Note:

AMHS incurs a surcharge by transaction when families pay these fees, so please pay all applicable fees simultaneously in a single transaction.

Juniors: Return for Photos

Juniors, please swing by school on Wednesday (7/31) or Thursday (8/1) anytime between 8 am and 2 pm to take your photo for IDs and the yearbook. A photographer will be in the gym lobby. The make-up portrait day is on August 26 during school. Thank you!

As we prepare to return to school on Tuesday, August 13, Principal Perlmutter has shared the first two of four letters by email with AMHS families. In case you missed them, find them on the AMHS website at this link, and also linked below.

• July 19, 2024 - Welcome Back Letter I
• July 26, 2024 - Welcome Back Letter II

AMHS Welcomes New Colleagues (and a Familiar Face to a New Role) for the 2024-25 School Year

• Ms. Flashette Johnson, Assistant Principal
• Ms. Zuleima Barba, World Languages Teacher
• Ms. Kaley Mixon, Certified Athletic Trainer
• Dr. Jennifer Whipple, AP Seminar Teacher
• Dr. Andrea Lupo, AP Spanish Teacher & Graduation Coach

Schedule change requests may be made through  8/23/24. Requests will be considered on a first-come basis. Allow 2-3 days for an email response from your counselor. When a student is approved for a schedule change, any books for dropped classes must be returned to your counselor before you can pick up your new schedule.

New Handbook Now Available to Help Students & Parents Plan for What's Next!

Click here for

College Planning Guidance

• Click here for past free college planning workshops. Example: Affording College: Accessing free money, scholarships, and paying for higher education 

Dates for college rep visits at AMHS and college rep visits in the Charleston area will be shared once the school year begins.

Register through Naviance to show demonstrated interest. These sessions are open for all grades. 

Ms. Mansfield, the 2023-24 College and Career Specialist, is on the AMHS campus on Wednesdays and Thursdays during school hours.

Her email is rhiannon_mansfield@charleston.k12.sc.us 

Click here for Resume Tips!

Click here for Interview Tips!

Class of 2025

Prep list for Summer before Senior Year

Sample College Essay Prompt Worksheet and Essay FAQs

Parents and Guardians! Hopefully by now you have heard of how Naviance can help with college selection and with the college process in general. A reference guide is here and you can learn more about Naviance here.

Your student has an account already and can start searching, building a resume and planning at any point while at AMHS.

Questions? Reach out to your school counselor!

Essay prompts for 2024-25 can be found here.

Learn more about the Common App here and here.

Application Guide for First Time Applicants/Rising Seniors.

It opens August 1 every year, but students don't have to wait until then to get started on the Common App. 

They can create an account at any time and transfer their information into the new app when it opens.

Class of 2026

Class of 2027

Class of 2028

If you have any concerns you would like SIC to address in future meetings, please email Jessica Garrett P'25 at jessicakelleygarrett@gmail.com.

Check out the 23-24 School Improvement Council Report

Mandated by the state, a School Improvement Council (SIC) serves as a vehicle for

teachers, students, parents, administrators, and community representatives to

collaborate and help schools across South Carolina reach the goals identified in their

five-year school improvement plans (SIPs). Review this year's report by scanning the QR code or click here.

Join the Booster Club. Learn more here.

Help spread the good news! Got scoop on a current or former Raptor making their mark in the world? Share it with the Raptor Report here.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced recently that more than 800 additional former high school students across the nation, including five recent graduates from Academic Magnet High School, earned National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.

The following five Academic Magnet grads who received college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships this month are:

Nicholas W. Edwards '24 – National Merit Clemson University Scholarship

Scarlet Rutter '24 – National Merit Harvey Mudd College Scholarship

Caroline M. Spann '24 – National Merit Clemson University Scholarship

Thompson W. Sasser '24 – National Merit Clemson University Scholarship

Kabir A. Zaman '24 – National Merit University of South Carolina Scholarship

Summer workouts and practices are strongly encouraged for all new and returning student-athletes. Find more information at this link.

Please make sure to address all items related to BigTeams first and foremost. More information, should you need it, can be found here. Physicals are required EACH year for all athletes.

Contact information for all of our head varsity coaches is available here. Follow the Raptor Athletics Instagram and Facebook page for updates and/or changes.

Athletic Director: Raymond Knauer or 843.746.6376

Assistant Athletic Director: Stevie Jones

Coach contact information is here.

Spend Spring Break 2025 in Costa Rica! Raptors are invited to consider this amazing opportunity to explore the ecology of Costa Rica during spring break of 2025. Students will conduct research on leatherback sea turtles AND earn 30 hours of community service. Email Ms. Phillips (karla_phillips@charleston.k12.sc.us) with any questions.

Here is a comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities.

Learn more about the AMHS Volunteer Hours

graduation requirement here.

Volunteer Hours Form

2024, No. 7

2023, No. 8

2020-22, No. 2

2019, No. 1