as principal from the school’s founding until the end of the academic year in July 2003. Carol Tempel served as principal from July 2003 to July 2004 with Peterson returning after Tempel's departure. Peterson was succeeded by Catherine Spencer who was principal from July 2017 to June 2021. The current principal is Jacob Perlmutter who is an alumnus of Academic Magnet. Notable alumni Muhiyidin Moye, Black Lives Matter activist Spencer Wetmore, state legislator Sports The school has won 18 SCHSL state championships, including five championships in the 201314 school year alone. The football team achieved its first ever winning record (65) in the 2012 season. 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 201315. 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): 201617 National Champions Cross country (men's): 2006, 2007, 2008 A State runners-up, 2012 AA State runners-up, 2013 AA State Champions Football: 2012 first-ever winning record (6-5) Golf (men's): 2010 A State Champions Sailing: 2011, 2013, 2014 State Champions, 2012 State runners-up Soccer (men's): 2008, 2009, 2010 A State runners-up, 2012, 2014 AA State Champions Soccer (women's): 2011, 2013, 2014 AA State Champions, 2012 AA State runners-up Swimming (men's): 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 AAA-AA-A State runners-up, 2012, 2013 AAA-AA-A State Champions Swimming (women's): 2013 AAA-AA-A State runners-up 2014 AAA-AA-A State runners-up, 2015 AAA-AA-A State Champions 2016 AAA-AA-A State Champions Tennis (men's): 2016 AA State Champions 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 References External links School profile AMHS homepage Public high schools in South Carolina Magnet schools in South Carolina Education in North Charleston, South Carolina Schools in Charleston County, South Carolina 1988 establishments in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1988