A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE CATHOLIC HERALD | NOVEMBER 3, 2017 15 The School NewS

movie on our great lush lawn. The entire 1 PEARL CITY day was packed with excitement and Our Lady of Good Counsel smiles. … Second quarter here they come! (Reported by Roselyn Vicente Mc- School Mahon) Our teachers are always finding ways to enrich students’ educational experi- 7 KEKAHA ences beyond the four walls of their classrooms. Every member on staff is St. Theresa School challenged to contribute to the team to On Oct. 21, our school held its annual provide students with a sense of com- Trunk or Treat event. Classrooms each munity and real-life experiences. All staff hosted a Halloween-themed decorated and students journeyed to Hoa Aina O 1 2 trunk with food and game booths. All Makaha in Waianae and participated proceeds collected benefited each re- in the Ke Ala Program. Students and spective classroom. The event kicked off teachers, through hands-on activities, with a costume contest for various age learned to respect the land and to be- groups and concluded, under the stars, come aware of the delicate relationship with the movie “Hotel Transylvania 2.” As between humans and their environment. always, much fun by all on this booooti- Preschool through grade three took ful night! (Reported by Lehua Ham Young the general farm tour which focuses on and Chantal Duarte) plant and animal life cycles. Grades four through eight experienced the Hawai- 8 iana Tour and explored the voyages of Lower Polynesians, their traditions, the kinds of plants they brought with them and how School they used them. The younger students Teacher Carrie Knebel’s class of three- enjoyed searching for bunnies, feeding and four-year-olds became adept in the goats, sitting with bees, and walking field of kindergarten engineering. Using with ducks. The older students learned colorful ice cream cones, they attempted about farm life and planting. The overall 3 4 to build the tallest tower possible, sturdy message learned certainly influenced enough not to topple. The aspiring en- the entire school community: “People gineers researched and studied various are like plants — with proper nurturing, towers before beginning construction. attention and care, we are able to grow They came up with their own, unique, beautifully!” The school is excited to ex- custom design and drew up blueprints. tend what was introduced at the farm by Despite a few cone crashes during beginning a school garden of their own! construction, the determined students PE teacher Donna Daligcon has taken successfully engineered their towers. (Re- the lead on this new project and the ported by Hayley Matson-Mathes) school community is looking forward to KAILUA the joy the garden will bring. (Reported by 9 Chantelle Luarca) St. John Vianney School HONOLULU EDITOR’S Congratulations to eighth grader Allison 2 Silva, selected as a finalist in the Aloha St. Theresa School 5 CHOICE 6 Harvest’s 6th Annual Compassion in On Sept. 30, the entire community cel- Art Competition. She plans to donate ebrated our patroness, St. Therese of her original art piece to their silent auc- Lisieux. Because this year’s stewardship tion. Auction profits will support Aloha theme is on marriage and family, the Harvest’s mission, to feed the hungry in families of our school, parishioners of our Hawaii. The artwork will be on display at parish, board members, PTG members the School until and alumnae gathered to host a fun filled Nov. 11. Congratulations to Alexander Family Day for all to enjoy. There was Asing (sixth grade), Reagan Beissel food, games, entertainment, pony rides, (sixth grade) and Liberty Lum (eighth a petting zoo, bingo and a silent auction. grade) for their incredible artwork also All proceeds went toward funding the air submitted to the competition! Many conditioning project at our school to get thanks to Mrs. DeMeo, our school’s art an AC unit in all classrooms. Families and teacher, for encouraging their participa- friends had a great time celebrating and 7 8 tion! … On Oct. 28 our school and parish working toward improving our school. joined together to host a Fall Festival on (Reported by Lauren Sayapheth) the Fellowship Lanai and Parish Lounge, 6-8 p.m. The festival included a costume 3 contest, a decorated trunk contest, St. Anthony School games, dinner and lots of fun! Admission On Oct. 13, students, faculty, staff and was one can of food for the food pantries parents took a field trip to the Polyne- at St. Anthony and St. George parishes. sian Cultural Center. The day started … Our school’s Halau Ka Pa Hula O Ka with a shower of blessings (rain) but the Lei Hulu Hiwa performed at the Damien rest of the day was perfectly sunny. It was and Marianne Catholic Conference at a fun-filled day visiting the different -au the Hawaii Convention Center on Oct. thentic villages from six Pacific cultures. 22. Only a limited number of halau were The students joined in on a variety of invited and it was a great honor to be Polynesian activities and games that test- included. The symposium for youth was ed their skills. (Reported by Tess A. Reyes) attended by people from around the state and around the world. Many thanks 4 HONOLULU 9 10 to our very special, beloved kumu, Jack Sacred Hearts Academy High McKeague, for providing our students with such memorable experiences and School students in this prestigious program are are some people that light up the world beautiful and empowering day! (Reported for acting as amazing goodwill ambas- Junior Jenna Tanna immersed herself some of the most promising minds of the around them. They take time out to listen by Andrea Corbo and Patricia Doherty) sadors. (Reported by Earl Walker) in academic pursuits at the University next generation and are chosen based to others, they are endlessly selfless, and of California at Santa Cruz as part of on their results from City’s Talent Search, they set a positive example every day. 6 WAIALAE-KAHALA 10 MAKAWAO Johns Hopkins University’s Center which includes scores from standardized One such person is our Father Anthony Mary, Star of the Sea School St. Joseph Early Learning for Talented Youth (CTY) Summer tests, such as the PSAT. Jenna appears on Rapozo. He is an absolute blessing to our Program. During a three-week session On Sept. 29, students completed their Center the left (also pictured Kiara Flores). (Re- school and church community. Through first quarter studies and celebrated with on astronomy, Jenna investigated light, ported by Hayley Matson-Mathes) the labor he puts in to beautify our cam- We visited the Kahului Fire Station for much excitement. They showed their Fire Prevention Month optics and other facets of physics em- pus, the sermons he gives at our school . The field trip KAPAA school spirit supporting their girls’ and consisted of a fire and safety interaction ployed in the study of astronomy and the 5 Masses, and the overall upbeat attitude boys’ volleyball teams during a very and demonstration, then a tour of the myriad of details of the celestial world. he has every day, he is irreplaceable. Our Areas covered focused on the planets St. Catherine School high-energized pep rally. Donning their station and fire trucks with a concluding students love him and our teachers ad- and all-things related to stars, including During our fall break, some people school spirit shirts emblazoned with the experience to team handle an active mire and appreciate him. We can’t thank the sun, quasars and black holes. CTY were still on campus and very active. team name “Na Hoku” (Hawaiian for fire hose. Pictured are the St. Joseph him enough, but we certainly tried on students also visited a local observatory, Preschool students, for example, spent “The Stars”), the students cheered the ELC “Jr. Firefighters” and the Kahului a planetarium and a science center. This one week having so much fun cook- Friday morning, Oct. 20 with a celebra- two teams as they battled each other. station crew alongside the brand new was Jenna’s fifth year participating in CTY ing all kinds of goodies and making art tion in Coyle Hall for Pastors Apprecia- Pictured are the fourth graders showing Kapapaula Engine 10 that was blessed summer offerings. Each year, she has not crafts. Also, three of our alumni, James, tion Day. … On Oct. 21, a few St. Cath- their spirit. The school gym was electri- and dedicated that afternoon. (Reported only studied different academic areas but Joseph and Theresa Lindsey, visited erine ladies had the pleasure of being a fied with excitement as the teams took by Helen Souza) has also adjusted to dormitory living and, our preschool offering a Hawaiian perfor- part of the third annual Pink Pineapple turns taking the lead. In the end, even more importantly, has interacted with mance while teaching the keikis about Project at Retro Farms in Moloaa. PPP is though it was the boys’ team that pre- students from around the world. The the Hokulea. … We would like to extend a girls’ empowerment day spent learning vailed, all students, whether they played Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth a big mahalo to Drew Williams, the about healthy lifestyles and confidence on the teams or cheered on the sidelines, focuses on identifying and developing husband of Miss Sally (our after school issues, planting pineapples, and creating came out stars. To top off an already fun the talents of academically-advanced care provider and talented artist), for art. Our girls made new friends, laughed day, many of those same stars showed students from around the world and repainting all our middle school lockers. and got to spend time with our staff Chef up in the evening for a PTG-sponsored providing resources for their families. The They now look fabulously clean! … There Carrie, Ms. Val and Ms. Slimko. It was a event featuring dinner and a big screen