Kona Pacific breaking ground at campus
Kona Pacific Public Charter School breaks ground on a $1 million campus expansion at 1:30 p.m. May 23, marking a new beginning on ancient land. The ceremony begins with a traditional blessing by kumu Keala Ching.
The expansion will add 6,000 square feet of classroom space to the campus, allowing the school to grow by 25 percent next year. The school will add a second kindergarten class and will serve 230 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
The improved facilities will provide expanded, modern classrooms in order to create an educational environment that supports the school’s mission of cultivating in young people the skills, knowledge and values they need to reach their highest potential. Kona Pacific offers a rigorous academic program and integrates Hawaiian culture and agriculture studies into its Waldorf curriculum.
The school is accepting applications for all grades through the beginning of the 2012-13 school year. Call 322-4900 with enrollment inquiries.
For more information, visit kppcs.org.
Kealakehe High council meets May 10
Kealakehe High School’s Community Council meets from 5:15 to 7 p.m. May 10 in the school’s staff cafeteria dining room. This is a date change.
Agenda items include the school’s field trip policy, athletic department game times and coordination of games, survey results of junior students post graduation plans, and recognition of students with perfect attendance.
Parents, students and community members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact Linda Jeffrey, Parent-Community Center, at 327-4300, ext. 2432.
Waimea sixth-grade orientation slated
Families of current Waimea Elementary School fifth-grade students are invited to Waimea Middle School’s annual incoming sixth-grade family orientation from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the cafeteria.
The orientation for incoming sixth-graders and their families will include an overview of why the school opted to become the state’s first public conversion charter school and how this translates into additional student supports for both academic progress and growth of the whole child. The sixth-grade curriculum, school policies and the many learning opportunities available at the school will be discussed.
Families will also learn about the Jump Start program planned from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 18 through July 6.
Jump Start costs $50 per child including morning and afternoon bus transportation and breakfast and lunch daily. The program features middle school transition and life skills, Ike Hawaii lessons, reading, writing and math, computer program introduction and enrichment. The fee is waived for children eligible for free or reduced lunch. Scholarships are available. Scholarship applications are available in the school office and on the school website, as is the Jump Start application.
For information about registering for the school, call Betty Healy at 887-6090, ext. 228.
For information or to make reservations for the orientation, call Patti Cook at 937-2833.
For Jump Start information, call Mary Martinson at 887-6090, ext. 252.
Inaba is winner
of Discus Award
Holeka Inaba, a senior at Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama Campus, has been recognized as a 2011-12 Discus Award winner for his achievements in the areas of government, community service and academics.
The Discus Awards is a national program that recognizes all-around high school students who excel in three of 10 key attributes. As a winner, Inaba is eligible for Discus Awards scholarships.
Inaba created a multimedia profile highlighting his achievements, which may be viewed in the Discus Awards Winners Gallery at DiscusAwards.com/winners.
He is the son of Don and Kawehi Inaba of Kailua-Kona.
Scholars with Disabilities
grant available
The Scholars with Disabilities Achievement Grant recognizes and honors the superior scholastic performance of a student with a disability who is enrolled or planning to enroll at the University of Hawaii at Hilo for the fall 2012 semester. A qualifying student may be enrolled full or part time, must have at least a 3.0 grade point aveage and have a disability. The application deadline is June 30.
For more information, alternate format request or an application form, call the Disability Services office at 933-0816, 933-3334 (TTY) or email uds@hawaii.edu.
Honaunau students celebrating May Day
From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Honaunau Elementary School hosts a May Day celebration. The event features a country store, live and silent auctions, a rummage sale, food booths, games, entertainment, a performance by the students and staff, mango pickles and more. All proceeds will be put toward meeting the general needs of Honaunau School students.
Contact Trish Mejia at 328-2727 or 238-5233 or email trishmejia2612@hotmail.com for more information.
