| Kapa‘a High Principal Tommy Cox recognized with $25,000 leadership award | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kapaa-High-Principal-Wins-25000-award.aspx | Kapa‘a High Principal Tommy Cox recognized with $25,000 leadership award | Tommy Cox of Kapa‘a High School was praised for expanding access to college-level courses, career academy pathways and Career and Technical Education programs. | | |
| HIDOE announces complex area superintendent appointments as longtime leaders retire | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/CAS-appointments-as-longtime-leaders-retire.aspx | HIDOE announces complex area superintendent appointments as longtime leaders retire | Paul Zina and Sione Thompson will be stepping into the complex area superintendent roles to guide schools on Kauai and the Leeward Oahu Coast as longtime leaders Bill Arakaki, Ann Mahi and Art Souza retire. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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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| 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. | | |
| Maunakea Scholars Awards New Student Astronomers at Nanakuli and Kapolei | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Astronomers-at-Nanakuli-and-Kapolei.aspx | Maunakea Scholars Awards New Student Astronomers at Nanakuli and Kapolei | Students from Nanakuli High School and Kapolei High School have been awarded Maunakea Observatories telescope time. The winning proposals were selected based on technical viability, creativity, and scientific merit. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 2015 Year in Review | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2015-Year-in-Review.aspx | 2015 Year in Review | There is much work to be done, but there is much to celebrate now! Here’s a rundown of impressive achievements in 2015 by our schools, educators and keiki. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Nanakuli High and Intermediate Performing Arts Center students visit White House | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/Nanakuli-PAC-students.aspx | Nanakuli High and Intermediate Performing Arts Center students visit White House | Five students from the Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center were among 124 students from around the country who participated in the GRAMMY Museum “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul,” educational workshop on March 6 at the White House. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
