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Raptor Report
August 14, 2024
from AMHS Partners in Education (PIE)
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Raptors Start the New School Year! | |
It was great to welcome our new Raptors, as well as our returning Raptors, for the first day of school on Tuesday, August 13! It was a great start to the week! | CCSD Offers Family Resources on District Website | |
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CCSD Families- as we start the school year, make sure check out the CCSD Family Resources page on the district website. There is plenty of helpful information available, with more on the way this month and throughout the year.
https://www.ccsdschools.com/2024-2025-family-resources
For example, click on the "PowerSchool Parent Portal" for tips and resources on setting up and managing your accounts. One resource on the "PowerSchool Parent Portal" help page is a simple document showing you how to access your student's schedule.
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August 26: Last Chance for Yearbook/ID Photos | |
For students who were unable to have their photos taken while picking up schedules, Chromebooks, and textbooks, the make-up portrait day will be on August 26 during school.
Please mark your calendar and make sure your student has a photo taken on that day. Thank you!
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Welcome Back Letters from Principal Perlmutter | |
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Last Friday, Principal Perlmutter shared the fourth and final "welcome back" letter by email with AMHS families. These letters contain a wealth of helpful information for our Raptor families. In case you missed them, find them on the AMHS website at this link, and also linked below.
| AMHS School Bus Information | |
As a county-wide magnet school, AMHS offers centralized (or parent assisted) bus transportation service. Bus stops are typically within five miles of a student's home. In a document at this link, you can find the AMHS bus stops, route numbers, and times. Additionally, the district’s bus stop look-up tool, bus stop guidelines, and Firstview app (Firstview code for CCSD: GF8G) are all tools that our families find useful. Visit the CCSD webpage on Transportation for more information.
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AMHS Welcomes New Colleagues for the 2024-25 School Year | |
Schedule change requests may be made through 8/23/24. Requests will be considered on a first-come basis, as class capacity allows. | |
Handbook Now Available to Help Students & Parents Plan for What's Next! | |
Click here for
College Planning Guidance
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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.
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Click here for Resume Tips! | |
Click here for Interview Tips! | |
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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!
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Essay prompts for 2024-25 can be found here.
Learn more about the Common App here and here.
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Application Guide for First Time Applicants/Rising Seniors.
The Common App opened August 1 and seniors can begin their college application process in full swing!
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AMHS enjoys the support of three parent-led, community supported groups and an active SIC group. You can read about each group's mission and get updates below or find out more under the Parent Tab on the School Website. | |
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Welcome Back Raptor Families! AMHS PIE is looking forward to a fantastic year and we are already busy!
Please support your PTSO for the 2024-2025 school year!
You can Join PIE or Renew your membership or sponsorship HERE.
Did You Know...?
- PIE pays for the AMHS JSTOR subscription that gives our students access to a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources for research?
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PIE volunteers operate the AMHS Spirit Store - and inventory has been restocked- including a new t-shirt design!
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If you have any concerns you would like SIC to address in future meetings, please email Meg Manuel P'24 at megkmanuel@gmail.com. The administrative contact is Ms. GG. | |
Check out the 23-24 School Improvement Council Report | | |
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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.
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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 AMHS Student Newspaper. Read it here to "get the word on the birds."
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Know of an opportunity from which AMHS students might benefit? Share it with the Raptor Report here.
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The South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina invites students to submit entries for the S.C. High School Writing Contest, which is open to South Carolina high school juniors and seniors in public, private and home schools. Students will submit written works addressing the topic question, “How should we improve the state of South Carolina?”
Submissions are welcome in all creative genres, including fiction, drama and poetry. USC also welcome straightforward essays and other kinds of writings – diary entries and letters, for example. After a student submits their work, about 20 finalists will be chosen. Finalists will have their work reviewed by the 2024 writing contest judge Carla Damron. The entries of finalists and winners will be showcased by the South Carolina Honors College on its website. Cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners. Learn more at this link. DEADLINE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024.
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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. | |
Community Service + Activities | |
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Here is a comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities.
Learn more about the AMHS Volunteer Hours
graduation requirement here.
Volunteer Hours Form
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The Raptor Report is published weekly by AMHS PIE on Wednesdays 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 the Raptor Report Editors by 5 pm on the Monday preceding the Wednesday publication date.
Feedback or suggestions for improvement? Please send an email as well.
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2024, No. 7
2023, No. 8
2020-22, No. 2
2019, No. 1
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