Ms. Cochran’s class says “hello” as they
enjoy the first week of school!
Posted Wednesday, 27 August 2008
“We were quite overwhelmed with your
generosity!”, said Missions Director Robin Fox after receiving hundreds
of school supplies from Hanalani Schools. Near the end of last year,
boxes were placed in the hallways to collect unwanted school supplies.
These donated materials, along with out-of-service textbooks were donated to
missionaries and Christian schools in the Philippines, Japan, Nepal, and
India! Thank you students for your support of missions abroad. As Fox
pointed out, the supplies, “gives us an open door to sharing the Gospel
of Jesus Christ to many unsaved peoples”.
For more information about this program, contact Cindy De
Lizo at extension 122.
Posted Thursday, 21 August 2008
Ah, the first day of school. It’s a time to
unwrap your school supplies, see where you’re sitting, find out what
books you’ll be reading, and of course a time to make new friends.
With the start of the first day of school also comes the opening
of the new SAC East Wing. If you haven’t seen it – it’s
really impressive! The new wing includes… (a) three new classrooms,
(b) a college and academic counselor’s office, (c) an elementary art work
room, (d) an upper school art work classroom), (e) and the new “The
Learning Center” (TLC).
Posted Monday, 11 August 2008
While the math department had cities popping up in their
class, the computer department had websites appearing! Students in Mr.
Stone’s “Cool Computer Stuff” created their own websites this
summer. The websites were created during the 6-week long summer course which
taught students the basics of XHTML and CSS. For many, this was their
first experience with either technology. After 4 weeks of learning, the
students then embarked on their own project: Conceptualizing a website and creating
it over the next 2 weeks. Final website projects were judged by Hanalani
staff and alumni. And the winners are….
First Place –
Nathan Chun, “Make a Website”
Second Place – Ei Meren Acierto & Ku’ulei
Yamamoto, “Pinoy Pride”
Third Place – Catherine Armstrong & Chalyna Kehler, “Eat
My Bubbles”
Great job students!
Posted Friday, 18 July 2008
Cities are popping up all over Ms. Wong’s math class
this summer. To really bring the ideas of area and volume
‘alive’, Ms. Wong’s class constructed their own cities.
The colorful models were created in class as a group project. After
finishing the city, each group then had to calculated the volume occupied by
the buildings. Looking closely, one will notice that the groups went far
beyond just making cities, meticulously adding many details of daily life, such
as shopping centers, fast food restaurants, and traffic jams. Perhaps for
these students of math, the challenge isn’t to think outside the box, but
to measure its volume!
Posted Monday, 14 July 2008
Hanalani Schools Athletic Director Robert Araki was recently
recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
(NIAAA). The association, who’s mission it is to “develop,
enhance and preserve the educational values of interscholastic athletics”
granted Mr. Araki the status of Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA). This
achievement was awarded for his years of experience and successful completion
of both training and examinations by the association. Congratulations to
Mr. Robert Araki CAA!
Posted Thursday, 10 July 2008
Superintendent Mark Sugimoto and Upper School Principal
Winston Sakurai proudly stand in front of the school’s newest
acquisition: a school bus. The new mini-busses are part of
Hanalani’s improvements for transportation for the 2008-2009 school year,
and were acquired to help keep transportation costs down for parents. In
addition to lowering prices, the new busses come fully equipped with many
comfort and safety features, to keep our students both happy and secure.
So what’s got Mr. Sugimoto so excited?
It’s the school’s first time, in all 54 years of Hanalani history,
that a brand new vehicle has been acquired. Expect to see two of these
mint condition vehicles around campus in the very near future.
Posted Thursday, 26 June 2008
The Hanalani web team has made some additions to the website
which will be helpful to parents and supporters of the school.
First, all of the information for the new school year
(included in the June new school year packet) is now available on the website.
What you need to know on the first day, your child’s supply list,
information about uniforms, how to drive in the parking lot: it’s all
there!
New
School Year Info Page
Second, the calendar has been updated. The previous
calendar only showed the months of the school year that were remaining, and in
a simple list format. The new calendar now allows individuals to move back and
forward in time to see the dates they’re looking for. It also displays
these events in an actual calendar type of format.
Additionally, we’ve also provided the calendar events
in a number of formats to either download and print or synchronize with
calendar software that you’re already using. A big advantage to the new synchronization
link is that it allows you to synchronize the entire calendar at once, instead
of having to import events one by one.
School Calendar Page
Lastly, if you haven’t yet turned in your Smart
Tuition Form (required for your child to attend), we’ve made those forms
available online. They can be accessed on either the Forms Page or the Tuition Page.
Posted Wednesday, 25 June 2008
If your child will be attending Hanalani Schools in
2008-2009 and you have not yet submitted your Smart Tuition Application
(previously distributed), please do so immediately. The form may be downloaded (here) or
sent/faxed upon request.
Posted Monday, 09 June 2008
Welcome students, to the first day of Ka Imi Loa 2008!
Posted Monday, 09 June 2008