| DOH and HIDOE launch website to monitor progress of repairs to school drinking water fixtures | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DOH-and-HIDOE-launch-website-to-monitor-progress-of-repairs-to-school-drinking-water-fixtures.aspx | DOH and HIDOE launch website to monitor progress of repairs to school drinking water fixtures | Of the 1,500 water fixtures scheduled for replacement at 170 elementary schools, more than 600 fixtures have already been replaced. The new website will allow the public to track the progress of the ongoing fixture replacements, and to view lab results of the confirmatory testing. | | |
| Second phase of lead testing to assess drinking water at 72 public elementary schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Lead-Testing-Phase-II.aspx | Second phase of lead testing to assess drinking water at 72 public elementary schools | In cooperation with the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), HIDOE will begin testing drinking water sources for lead at 72 public elementary schools beginning in late May of 2022. This work is a continuation of an existing project which tested drinking water at 106 schools and child care facilities from May to December of 2021. | | |
| Ewa Makai Middle dedicates new $24 million classroom wing | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Ewa-Makai-Middle-dedicates-new-campus-wing.aspx | Ewa Makai Middle dedicates new $24 million classroom wing | Ewa Makai Middle celebrated the dedication of a new 24-room, two-story campus wing to accommodate approximately 450 new sixth-graders. | | |
| Niu Valley Middle School breaks ground on new World Language Center | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Niu-Valley-Middle-School-World-Language-Center.aspx | Niu Valley Middle School breaks ground on new World Language Center | The Hawaii State Department of Education held a groundbreaking ceremony at Niu Valley Middle School on Thursday, Oct. 10 for its new World Language Center. | | |
| School Directed AC program empowers schools and communities to take the lead on cooling classrooms | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Schools-Directed-AC.aspx | School Directed AC program empowers schools and communities to take the lead on cooling classrooms | HIDOE is empowering schools to lead the charge on cooling classrooms using a new process designed to more quickly deploy AC in buildings that can accommodate the increased energy use. | | |
| Kohala High dedicates new facility to boost STEM learning and achievement | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kohala-High-dedicates-new-facility-to-boost-STEM-learning-and-achievement.aspx | Kohala High dedicates new facility to boost STEM learning and achievement | The new state-of-the-art facility is comprised of four single-story classroom buildings connected by a covered walkway that provides a new physical science lab, biochemistry lab, natural resources lab, two general classrooms and additional office space. | | |
| Kalani High dedicates new Girls’ Locker Room and athletics facilities | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kalani-High-Dedication.aspx | Kalani High dedicates new Girls’ Locker Room and athletics facilities | Kalani High celebrated the dedication of several new athletics facilities including a new Girls’ Locker Room, an Athletics Trainers’ Facility, a Judo and Wrestling room, and other improvements. | | |
| Waianae High School counselor honored in Washington D.C. during National Counselor of the Year ceremony | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Waianae-High-Counselor-Named-2018-Hawaii-Counselor-of-the-Year.aspx | Waianae High School counselor honored in Washington D.C. during National Counselor of the Year ceremony | Waianae High School Counselor Desiré DeSoto was named the 2018 Hawaii School Counselor of the Year and recognized as a 2019 American School Counselor of the Year Finalist. | | |
| To the Rescue: Facilities Maintenance Branch creates 300 sandbags and delivers nearly 900 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/FMB-to-the-rescue.aspx | To the Rescue: Facilities Maintenance Branch creates 300 sandbags and delivers nearly 900 | The Facilities Maintenance Branch (FMB) at the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) helps Hawaii's public schools with a variety of services, including minor repairs and maintenance on school campuses. FMB also played a significant role in helping schools prepare during Hawaii's annual hurricane season, which officially ended last month. | | |
| December 2018 Education Update | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/EducationUpdate/Pages/1218.aspx | December 2018 Education Update | Monthly print newsletter featuring the top stories from across Hawaii's public schools, distributed to schools and the Board of Education. In this edition: Congratulations to Hawai'i's Teacher of the Year, Future School Now facilities management program launched, Hawai'i public school students achieve year-over-year gains on the AP exam, more stories. | | |
| September 2018 Inspire | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Inspire/Pages/0918.aspx | September 2018 Inspire | Inspirational stories from Hawai'i's public schools. In this edition: 9th graders at Wai'anae High excel on "The R.I.D.E.," school-based health center dedicated at Nanakuli High & Intermediate, the HIDOE Team and Employee of the Year are named, new classroom building breaks ground at Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School, more stories. | | |
| 9th graders at Wai‘anae High know 'We've got your back' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/WHS-9th-grade.aspx | 9th graders at Wai‘anae High know 'We've got your back' | A few years ago, about a third of 9th graders at Wai‘anae High weren’t getting promoted to the 10th grade. Staff designed a framework of supports called “The R.I.D.E.” that tackled academics, behavior, and culture. Grade 9 misconduct incidents plummeted and the grade point average is now above the state average. Downstream, rising enrollment in early college, career pathway completion, and graduation rates show the strategy is working. | | |
| Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School breaks ground for new construction | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Waikoloa-El-Middle-School-groundbreaking.aspx | Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School breaks ground for new construction | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) held a groundbreaking ceremony at Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School on Monday, Sept. 10 for its new construction project. | | |
| Kalihi-to-Ala Moana School Impact Fees to begin Oct. 1 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/kalihi-ala-moana-impact-fees.aspx | Kalihi-to-Ala Moana School Impact Fees to begin Oct. 1 | Beginning Oct. 1, 2018, homebuilders and residential developers in the urban corridor from Kalihi to Ala Moana will be subject to a school impact fee when applying for building permits for new residential construction. | | |
| Honowai Elementary selected as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Honowai-El-ED-GRS-awardee.aspx | Honowai Elementary selected as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School | Honowai Elementary School, located in the heart of Waipahu, is among the 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) that was selected for its innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. | | |
| East Kapolei Middle School breaks ground for its first phase | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/East-Kapolei-Middle-School-breaks-ground.aspx | East Kapolei Middle School breaks ground for its first phase | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) broke ground on May 10 for the first phase of its new East Kapolei Middle School located on Maunakapu Street across from The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii. The $59 million first phase for West Oahu’s new middle school includes an administration building, library, cafeteria, classrooms, covered and open play courts, and a music building. | | |
| Hawaii public schools to open satellite classes at Hanalei Colony Resort for Waikoko, Wainiha and Haena students | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hanalei-satellite-classes.aspx | Hawaii public schools to open satellite classes at Hanalei Colony Resort for Waikoko, Wainiha and Haena students | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is opening a temporary educational site on April 26 at the Hanalei Colony Resort to serve 51 students residing in Waikoko, Wainiha and Haena, who were impacted after heavy rains and landslides closed Kuhio Highway on Kauai. | | |
| Hanalei Elementary to reopen Monday, April 23 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hanalei-El-Reopens.aspx | Hanalei Elementary to reopen Monday, April 23 | Hanalei Elementary will reopen for all students, teachers and staff on Monday, April 23. The school was closed for four days following heavy rains that flooded areas of the campus. | | |
| Hanalei Elementary to remain closed through the week | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hanalei-El-Closure.aspx | Hanalei Elementary to remain closed through the week | Hanalei Elementary will remain closed for all students, teachers and staff tomorrow and Friday, April 19-20. The campus continues to undergo cleanup of damaged areas from recent heavy rains. | | |
| Campbell High kicks off construction of multi-classroom project | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-Campbell-High-new-classroom-building.aspx | Campbell High kicks off construction of multi-classroom project | James Campbell High School (JCHS) kicks off the start of construction on its new 27-classroom building today with a dedication ceremony. The project includes science labs, culinary arts lab, Hawaiian studies classroom, faculty centers, an outdoor performing space, herb garden and more. | | |
| Nanakuli and Waianae students to benefit from new GEAR UP partnership grant | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Nanakuli-and-Waianae-students-to-benefit-from-new-GEAR-UP-partnership-grant.aspx | Nanakuli and Waianae students to benefit from new GEAR UP partnership grant | The Nānākuli-Wai‘anae Complex Area is ramping up its college and career readiness supports thanks to a $2.7 million federal GEAR UP partnership grant. The grant establishes a partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi-West Oahu, GEAR UP match partner Kamehameha Schools, and Hawaii State Department of Education schools. | | |
| Leeward high schoolers use the summer to earn college credits | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/Early-College-Summer-Scholars.aspx | Leeward high schoolers use the summer to earn college credits | A group of 62 rising 11th graders from Wai'anae High and Nānākuli High & Intermediate took classes at the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu as part of a new, intensive six-week program — the Early College Summer Scholars Program — earning college and high school credits along the way.
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| Banyan trees infected by gall wasp infestation to be removed at McKinley High campus | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/McKinley-Banyans.aspx | Banyan trees infected by gall wasp infestation to be removed at McKinley High campus | McKinley High School will begin work on Friday, July 7, 2017, to remove six Banyan trees on its front lawn that have been significantly damaged by an island-wide infestation of gall wasps. All removed Banyan trees will be replaced with Golden Trumpet trees. | | |
| Department makes progress with energy efficient strategies for cooling schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/cooling-schools.aspx | Department makes progress with energy efficient strategies for cooling schools | HIDOE has been working to fast track heat-relief initiatives through its Heat Abatement Program. During the last three years, schools across the state were evaluated for various cooling options including air conditioning (AC), ceiling fans, nighttime heat flushing fans, solar light, trees, heat reflective paint, and more. | | |
| Waianae High’s Searider Productions will get a new home for its growing needs | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Searider-Productions-Building.aspx | Waianae High’s Searider Productions will get a new home for its growing needs | A new facility will be built for Waianae High's Searider Productions thanks in part to legislative appropriations totaling $10.7 million. The 8,500-square-foot facility will include a new lobby, "makery space," three new classrooms, a flexible multi-purpose open courtyard that will be used for outdoor classrooms and to host gatherings, and more. | | |
| Waianae High senior wins Seal of Biliteracy logo design contest | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Seal-of-Biliteracy-logo-winner.aspx | Waianae High senior wins Seal of Biliteracy logo design contest | Waianae High senior Javen Towne was named the winner of the HIDOE Seal of Biliteracy logo design contest in front of his fellow graphic design students. As the winner, Towne was awarded an honorary Seal of Biliteracy medallion of his own design and monetary prize. Towne’s classroom, home to Waianae High’s Searider Digital Media Program, will also receive a new graphics arts computer. | | |
| Kawananakoa Middle celebrates 90th anniversary with the re-opening of its historic auditorium | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Kawananakoa-Middle-celebrates.aspx | Kawananakoa Middle celebrates 90th anniversary with the re-opening of its historic auditorium | Kawananakoa Middle had a lot to celebrate with the opening of its newly renovated Princess Kawananakoa Auditorium and its 90th anniversary. Hundreds of community members, dignitaries, staff and students, and alumni were on-hand to experience the $15 million state of the art upgrades. | | |
| Farrington High celebrates the opening of the Edward ‘Skippa’ Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Edward-Skippa-Diaz-Stadium-at-Kusunoki-Field.aspx | Farrington High celebrates the opening of the Edward ‘Skippa’ Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field | Farrington High School kicked off its 80 years of Governor pride celebrations with the official dedication and opening of its Edward 'Skippa' Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field. The $19.5 million stadium includes a new locker room, laundry and equipment rooms and athletic training room. | | |
| Farrington High School auditorium renovations complete | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/FarringtonAuditoriumReopen.aspx | Farrington High School auditorium renovations complete | Nearly four years after the roof collapsed, Farrington High School's auditorium is back open. | | |
| Department of Education moves forward on energy efficiency goals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/honowaiefficiency.aspx | Department of Education moves forward on energy efficiency goals | Honowai Elementary in Waipahu is the first HIDOE campus to complete a school retrofit with campus-wide energy efficiencies and energy generation. These efforts are part of the Department's Ka Hei program that integrates innovative energy technology with meaningful learning experiences, all while reducing energy costs.
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| Energy efficiency project opens Harvard-bound student’s eyes to possibility | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/Energy-efficiency-project-.aspx | Energy efficiency project opens Harvard-bound student’s eyes to possibility | Aiea High School Class of 2016 graduate Perry Arrasmith focused on the photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of Aiea High for his senior capstone project. His project has inspired change at his school that HIDOE's Office of School Facilities and Support Services helped to make a reality. | | |
| Rotted monkey pod tree in Hilo to be removed | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Monkeypodtreeremove.aspx | Rotted monkey pod tree in Hilo to be removed | The tree’s limbs are hollow from rot and estimated to weigh 15 to 20 tons. The removal will take place sometime before the school year begins on Aug. 1. | | |
| Additional contractors sought for heat abatement work | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/MoreContractorsHeat.aspx | Additional contractors sought for heat abatement work | Contractors will have the chance to qualify to work on heat abatement projects at Hawaii public schools. | | |
| Student voices rise at 2016 ‘Ōlelo Youth Xchange video awards | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2016-Olelo.aspx | Student voices rise at 2016 ‘Ōlelo Youth Xchange video awards | Waianae public schools sweep the expert division and public schools win most top prizes in the annual event that aims to cultivate student voice, perspective, and storytelling. | | |
| Kailua High opens the doors to new Natural Science Lab Building and Early College courses | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kailua-Science-Lab.aspx | Kailua High opens the doors to new Natural Science Lab Building and Early College courses | Kailua High School will welcome students, parents, and guests to its new, state of the art Natural Science Lab Building. Dedicated to the study of Microbiology and Life Sciences, the building boasts four classrooms, two computer labs and an aquaculture multiuse area. | | |
| Keeping schools running behind the scenes | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/FacilitiesManager.aspx | Keeping schools running behind the scenes | It takes a lot of hard-working people to keep aging schools operating, including many you never see. Here we bid a fond aloha to Jeff Davis, who did whatever it took to keep schools running over a 30-year career. | | |
| Fund to cool classrooms gets $25,000 boost | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Cool-Classrooms-Donation.aspx | Fund to cool classrooms gets $25,000 boost | Hawaii 3R's received a generous $25,000 donation from the Central Pacific Bank Foundation to help cool classrooms following a call to action by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. | | |
| Hawaii 3R’s to assist Department of Education with donations to cool schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/CoolDonations.aspx | Hawaii 3R’s to assist Department of Education with donations to cool schools | Hawaii 3R’s to raise funds towards cooling schools. Hawaii 3R’s is a local nonprofit organization aimed to Repair, Remodel, Restore Hawaii’s public schools. | | |
| Temporary fix for space issues at Campbell, Kealakehe high schools found | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/CampbellKealakehePortables.aspx | Temporary fix for space issues at Campbell, Kealakehe high schools found | The portable classrooms used to set up the emergency "Keonepoko North" campus during the Puna lava flow last year will be used to offset classroom overcrowding at two high schools. | | |
| DOE breaks ground on first Ka Hei Photovoltaic Projects | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/KaHeiGround.aspx | DOE breaks ground on first Ka Hei Photovoltaic Projects | The Department begins the energy-generation phase of the Ka Hei program, a multi-year initiative to integrate innovative energy technology with meaningful learning experiences, all while reducing energy costs. | | |
| Hawaii schools dominate national television competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/2015-STN.aspx | Hawaii schools dominate national television competition | Local public and private schools take home 28 awards at the 12th Annual Student Television Network Convention in San Diego April 1-4. Waianae High and Maui Waena Intermediate were top winners with six awards each. | | |
| Spotlight: Waianae High — 'We're going to do better, and you're going to work at it' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/CCRI15-Waianae-High.aspx | Spotlight: Waianae High — 'We're going to do better, and you're going to work at it' | Taking a closer look at some of the standout schools in the 2015 College & Career Readiness Indicators (CCRI) report, which looks at the performance of the Class of 2014 across a variety of key measurements, including proficiency, graduation, college-going and dual enrollment rates. Here we profile Waianae High School. | | |
| Futuristic design grows out of need for savings | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/Offices/FacilitiesandOperations/FutureSchoolsNow/Pages/Futuristic-design.aspx | Futuristic design grows out of need for savings | The Department of Education is testing a new portable building design in hopes of giving students and teachers more creative and flexible space while saving money on utility bills. | | |
| Boosting teacher, student STEM learning while upgrading campuses | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Ka-Hei-Feb-2015-update.aspx | Boosting teacher, student STEM learning while upgrading campuses | This update on the Department's Ka Hei program, in partnership with OpTerra Energy Services, was penned by Dann Carlson, assistant superintendent for school facilities. It ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Feb. 8, 2015. | | |
| The serious work behind playtime | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/playground-update.aspx | The serious work behind playtime | A school playground is much more than monkey bars and jungle gyms in an open field. It’s a platform for physical, emotional, social and cognitive development. Play builds synapses just as much as muscle fibers. Which is why the Department takes playgrounds seriously. (And, notably, set policy for students to get at least 20 minutes’ physical exercise daily.) | | |
| Mahalo! James Campbell Company donates $250,000 to Kapolei, West Oahu schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/JCC2014.aspx | Mahalo! James Campbell Company donates $250,000 to Kapolei, West Oahu schools | Principals from nine Kapolei and West Oahu were presented checks from $15,000 to $45,000 to fund critical areas for student achievement. | | |
| Inspire E-news: July 2014 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Inspire/Pages/July-2014.aspx | Inspire E-news: July 2014 | Get inspired with good news stories about our students, educators, schools and more. In this issue: Hawaii impresses at the 2014 international science fair, CAS Ruth Silberstein is honored, Waianae cleans up at regional high school Emmys, more. | | |
| Winners of the 2014 Student Television Awards for Excellence named | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2014-high-school-emmys.aspx | Winners of the 2014 Student Television Awards for Excellence named | A hearty congratulations to Waianae High, Maui High and the Hawaii Student Television outreach program, who were honored for their excellent work by the regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences last month. | | |
| Schools impress at Olelo Youth XChange video competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2014yxc.aspx | Schools impress at Olelo Youth XChange video competition | The 11th Annual 2014 Youth Xchange Student Video Competition, hosted by ‘Ōlelo Community Media, garnered more than 800 student entries from schools across the Islands. Winners were announced in categories including Animation, Public Service Announcement, News, Mini-Documentary, Short, and Expert. | | |
| DOE announces historic sustainable energy program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DOE-announces-historic-sustainable-energy-program.aspx | DOE announces historic sustainable energy program | The program, called Ka Hei, will include the installation of sustainable energy generation equipment in all public schools statewide, positioning the DOE among the state’s foremost environmental stewards while expanding real-world educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). | | |
| Community-based partnership helps Waianae students attend college | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/Community-based-partnership-helps-Waianae-students-attend-college.aspx | Community-based partnership helps Waianae students attend college | Kauhale O Waianae, a school-community partnership between MAO Organic Farms, Waianae High School’s Searider Productions, and Makaha Studios, is helping 75 young adults from Waianae attend community colleges. | | |
| Farrington High unveils first Small Learning Communities facilities | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Farrington-High-unveils-first-Small-Learning-Communities-facilities.aspx | Farrington High unveils first Small Learning Communities facilities | The redesigned wing at Farrington High will house its Law and Justice Academy, Sports Industry Academy, and Business Academy. "Small Learning Communities are highly focused on providing personalized education as well as college and career preparation for students," says Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. | | |
| Public schools have strong showing at national TV awards | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DOE-schools-have-strong-showing-at-national-student-TV-awards.aspx | Public schools have strong showing at national TV awards | HONOLULU – Led by five awards from Waianae High School, public schools captured 16 of 17 awards won by Hawaii schools this month at the 10th Annual Student Television Network (STN) Convention in Los Angeles, Calif. | | |
