Academic Magnet High School

Academic Magnet High School (AMHS) is a high school (grades 9–12) in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The school enrolls students through an admissions process based on middle school grades, test scores, teacher recommendations, and a written essay.

Academic Magnet High School
Location
5109-A West Enterprise Street

North Charleston
,
(Charleston County)
,
South Carolina

United States
Coordinates32°53′09″N 80°00′00″W
Information
TypeMagnet high school
MottoEruditio et Honor
Established1988
School districtCharleston County School District
PrincipalCatherine Spencer
Staff38.30 (FTE)[1]
Number of students655 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.10[1]
Color(s)Hunter green and black
         
MascotRemy the Raptor
NicknameRaps
NewspaperThe Talon
YearbookCarpe Diem
Websiteamhs.ccsdschools.com

History

Academic Magnet High School was established in 1988, and the first class graduated in 1992. The school was originally located as a separate sub-campus of Burke High School in downtown Charleston. It then moved to the Charleston Naval Base, where it stayed until 2010, when it moved to the newly built Bonds Wilson campus on the site of the old Bonds-Wilson High School in North Charleston, South Carolina. Academic Magnet shares this state-of-the-art campus with the Charleston County School of the Arts middle and high schools. The new campus is part of an effort by the Charleston County School District to upgrade its facilities.[2] In December 2018, the school changed its motto from "seriously smart" to "eruditio et honor" (scholarship and honor) due to a movement led by a student council member to represent the school by its core values.

Students

Academic Magnet enrolled over 615 students in the 2013–14 school year. Compared to the average South Carolina high school, it has a higher Asian-American population, and a lower African-American population.

The school's SAT scores have been the second-best in the state since 1998, surpassed only by the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics.[3]

Academic Magnet is composed of students who reside in Charleston County and of students who own property in Charleston County in accordance with S.C. Code Section 59-63-30. The school is part of the Charleston County School District 20.

The school is also notorious for their spirit week where students show their spirit in wall decorations and dress up days.

Curriculum

To graduate, students must complete tasks that go beyond the standard credits and classes taken in high school. Students are required to fulfill a 90-hour service requirement,[4] take (and pass) at least four Advanced Placement (AP) courses throughout their high school career, and complete AP Research and AP Seminar, as a replacement to the formerly used senior thesis.

Recognition

In April 2019, U.S. News & World Report recognized Academic Magnet High School as the best high school in the nation. The school was ranked number one among more than 17,000 public high schools.[5]

In the May 19, 2008 Newsweek cover story, Academic Magnet High School was ranked 7th among national public high schools based on an index consisting of the quotient of AP exams taken by all students and the quantity and quality of graduating seniors. Most recently, it was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the 7th best high school in the nation.[6]

Faculty

The principal is Catherine Spencer. She succeeded Judith Peterson as full-time principal. Lucy Pinckney became the school's assistant principal after coming from Military Magnet Academy.

Notable Alumni

Muhiyidin Moye, Black Lives Matter activist[7]

Sports

Despite its relatively small size, Academic Magnet fields a wide variety of sports teams, including particularly strong soccer, swimming, and sailing programs on both the men's and women's sides. Recently, the AMHS Raptors have seen athletic success. To date, the school has won 18 SCHSL state championships, including five championships in the 2013–14 school year alone. The football team achieved its first ever winning record (6–5) in the 2012 season.[8] In October 2013, the Raptors' men's swim team became the first sports team from AMHS to win back-to-back SCHSL state titles, a feat later outdone by the women's soccer team in 2013–15. In addition to team success, AMHS has had individual state champions in men's and women's cross country and track, men's and women's swimming, and wrestling, and has sent many student-athletes on to compete at the collegiate level.

  • Baseball (men's varsity & JV): 2016–17 National Champions
  • Basketball (men's varsity & JV)
  • Basketball (women's varsity & JV)
  • Cheerleading
  • Crew (rowing) (men's)
  • Crew (rowing) (women's)
  • Cross country (men's): 2006, 2007, 2008 A State runners-up,[9][10][11] 2012 AA State runners-up,[12] 2013 AA State Champions[13]
  • Cross country (women's)
  • Dance
  • Football: 2012 first-ever winning record (6-5)
  • Golf (men's): 2010 A State Champions [14]
  • Golf (women's)
  • Lacrosse (men's)
  • Lacrosse (women's)
  • Sailing: 2011, 2013, 2014 State Champions,[15][16][17] 2012 State runners-up[18]
  • Soccer (men's): 2008, 2009, 2010 A State runners-up,[19][20][21] 2012, 2014 AA State Champions[22][23]
  • Soccer (women's): 2011, 2013, 2014 AA State Champions,[24][25][26] 2012 AA State runners-up[27]
  • Softball
  • Swimming (men's): 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 AAA-AA-A State runners-up,[28][29][30][31] 2012, 2013 AAA-AA-A State Champions[32][33]
  • Swimming (women's): 2013 AAA-AA-A State runners-up[33] 2014 AAA-AA-A State runners-up, 2015 AAA-AA-A State Champions[31] 2016 AAA-AA-A State Champions
  • Tennis (men's): 2016 AA State Champions[34]
  • Tennis (women's)
  • Track and field (men's)
  • Track and field (women's)
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

State Champion teams:

  • Cross country (men's): 2013
  • Cross country (women's): 2014
  • Golf (men's): 2010
  • Sailing: 2011, 2013, 2014
  • Soccer (men's): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Soccer (women's): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Swimming (men's): 2012, 2013
  • Swimming (women's): 2015, 2016
  • Tennis (men's): 2016

Clubs

AMHS has over 60 student-run clubs, offering a club for nearly every interest.

  • A capella (Unaccompanied Minors)
  • Academic Bowl (2012, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Lowcountry Champions)
  • African Awareness
  • Asian Awareness
  • Chess Club
  • Dirty Birds (the AMHS drum group, acting as a unique band for the school)
  • F2: Film and Fine Arts Club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
  • High School Musical Club
  • Investment Club
  • Junior Intermezzo
  • Key Club
  • Movie Mania Club
  • Mu Alpha Theta (math)
  • National French Honor Society
  • National Spanish Honor Society
  • Physics Club
  • Science Olympiad (2015, 2019 State Champions)
  • Speech and Debate Team

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