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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 (South Carolina) in downtown Charleston, SC , but has since moved to the Charleston Naval Base {Link without Title} . STUDENTS Academic Magnet is home to 514 students in the 2005-2006 school year. The ethnic breakup of the student population is as follows: 59% white, 27% black, 11% Asian, 2% Hispanic. Compared to an average South Carolina high school, there is a considerably higher Asian population and a considerably lower black population at Academic Magnet. {Link without Title} . The school's , Duke University , Princeton University , Dartmouth College , Brown University , Swarthmore College , etc. Unlike the Governor’s School For Math & Science , Academic Magnet is composed entirely of students from the Charleston area, as it is part of the Charleston County School District. CURRICULUM Students must fulfill a 90-hour service requirement in order to graduate. {Link without Title} Students must also complete at least four advanced placement (AP) courses throughout their high school career in order to graduate from the Academic Magnet. Another requirement is Senior Thesis. Students take one year to work with a mentor and teacher advisor to pursue a research project on a topic of their choice. AP Courses Offered
Community Service In 2005 , South Carolina Department Of Health And Environmental Control presented the school with the Donna Bates Memorial Award for coastal environmental education activities. It announced that the school would use the accompanying grant to improve its "Splish-Splash Water Testing Project" and to purchase soil and water probes, native plants and other materials to help student-led efforts to restore Noisette Creek in North Charleston . {Link without Title} RECOGNITION The Academic Magnet High School is recognized as one of the foremost secondary schools in South Carolina and in the nation. In the May 8, 2006 Newsweek cover story, Academic Magnet High School was ranked 10th among national public high schools based on an index consisting of the quotient of AP exams taken by all students and the quantity of graduating seniors. {Link without Title} Newsweek gave the school the same national rank (10) a year later, in 2007. CONTACT INFORMATION The Magnet high school is located in North Charleston, South Carolina ; the precise address is: 1525 Avenue B South North Charleston, SC 29405 The school can also be reached by telephone: (843) 746-1300. The actual in-school hours are between 8:15 AM and 3:20 PM, though teachers often arrive as early as 7:00 AM and stay as late as 6:00 PM. FACULTY Staff The current principal of the Academic Magnet High School is Carol Temple, who has been chosen to fill the spot left by Michael Tolley, as he moved to Seattle as an administrator. Patrick Harrington is the Assistant Principal of the school, while Margaret Dobson is the head counselor of guidance. James Yates is also a guidance counselor, while Tracy O'Connor is the media specialist and Linda Duckett is the office secretary. Teachers Foreign Languages
Mathematics
Computer Sciences and Engineering
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Arts (Fine and Performing)
Music
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Do note that after the 2005-2006 school year, Molly Woofter, Candice Cliff, Wendy Pumphrey, and Mary Cabezas left the school. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Sports
Clubs Academic Magnet has more than 42 clubs, including the following:
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