12 A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD | FEBRUARY 23, 2018 THE SCHOOL NEWS 1 HONOLULU on Jan. 13 and 14 by storm again this year! Based on their showing Saint Louis School throughout the season and world Our school honored our 30-year rankings, two groups of junior Catholic school educator Kathy high students and three lower Botelho and 20-year educator Mi- school teams qualified for the VEX chael K. Pa’ekukui at the Annual Robotics World Championships, Conference for Catholic Educa- April 29-May 1, at the Kentucky tors. The annual event celebrates Exposition Center. Also, falling Mass with Bishop Silva and honors just short of earning a berth in teachers for their years of ser- this event, one lower school team vice in Hawaii Catholic Schools. received an invite for the CREATE Congratulations! The elementary U.S. Open Championships, April school was visited by the St. Louis 2-4, at the Mid-America Center Chinese Lion Dance club in cel- 1 2 3 in Iowa. Kudos to advisor Peter ebration of the Year of the Dog. Park and all the Academy VEX IQ Students wore red and offered tra- participants! And a resounding ditional offerings to the dancers in mahalo to the remarkable par- hope of good luck and prosperity. ent mentors. (Reported by Hayley (Reported by Michael K. Paekukui) Matson-Mathes) 2 HONOLULU 5 HONOLULU Sacred Hearts Academy Mary, Star of the Sea School High School It is always a wonderful way to Academy Ka Leo reporters Mad- kick-start our second semester by eleine de Vos and Natalie Pagdi- celebrating Catholic education. lao had the unique opportunity Learn, Serve, Lead and Succeed to hone their journalism skills was this year’s Catholic Schools during an exclusive media event Week theme. The week was full of in late January for the Disney 4 5 celebrations of each other, fam- movie “Moana,” which is being ily, friends, community helpers translated into Hawaiian. The only and inspirational speakers. The student journalists invited to the students also each participated in press event, the duo reported service projects where they pre- alongside professionals from Ha- pared food for the homeless. We waii News Now, KHON and the thank all who participated! Pic- Star-Advertiser. The highlight of tured are third graders Ava Moe, the experience was a one-on-one Caitlin Jaimes, Claudia Krischke, interview with Aulii Cravalho, Taj Bjorkholm, Niko Allday and the star of the animated film. The Sydney Julian-Araki who deco- student reporters posed ques- rated their classroom door with a tions about the film and a few, fun Bible verse. (Reported by Roselyn EDITOR’S “would-you-rather” inquiries. The Vicente McMahon) 6 CHOICE 7 invaluable event also allowed de Vos and Pagdilao to network and 6 HONOLULU see industry professionals in ac- Monday, our choir performed and with our faculty and staff attend- Award for service. Pictured win- tion. (Reported by Hayley Matson- then the whole school proceeded ing the ACCE Conference. On top ning first and second place in the St. Anthony School Mathes) to Kailua Beach for a micro-plastic of all that, our students contin- Windward District Spelling Bee On Feb. 4, our school was in- clean-up. On Tuesday, our band ued their learning with projects are Camryn Chun, first place, and vited by the Japanese Women’s Mikayla Seeger, second place. 3 KAILUA performed and we enjoyed and classes. Such a great way to Society of Hawaii to entertain our traditional cultural aware- celebrate Catholic Schools. … Re- They go on to the State Spell- the Japanese senior residents at St. Anthony School ness day with presentations of cently a number of our students ing Bee in March. Mahalo to the Kuakini. The students performed Our school had a great beginning countries and cultural foods. On have worked really hard, entered teachers for all of their hard work hula dances, songs, played the to a new year and third quarter. Wednesday our faculty performed contests and won. Lani Pearce too. (Reported by Patricia Barros) piano and Mrs. Corazon Aczon, We enjoyed a very busy Catholic on ukulele and our Jump Rope won third place in the state for her our third grade teacher and music Schools Week celebrating all of for Heart fundraiser for the Lion’s Club peace poster art work. 4 HONOLULU director, played a Japanese song the wonderful teachers and stu- American Heart Association Chris Gomez won the school Ge- on the piano. This is our school’s dents at our school. We began on collected $7,000. On Thursday, a ography Bee and will be compet- Sacred Hearts Academy second community outreach for Friday with a school Mass and on hula performance, crazy socks and ing on the next level. Grace Ken- Lower School the school year. Each quarter, our Sunday a parish Mass followed by another long-held tradition — our nedy won the state middle school Our Lancer VEX IQ team took the school reaches out to the commu- our annual pancake breakfast. On talent show. The week ended Prudential Spirit of Community Hawaii State Championships nity visiting shelters, the elderly FEBRUARY 23, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD SCHOOL.NEWS 13 and the homeless. (Reported by dressed in school colors another Tess Reyes) day and had Mass at Lydgate Pa- vilion with our sister school, St. 7 AIEA Theresa, Kekaha. The students had a picnic and got to play on St. Elizabeth School the playground and with orga- Our school invited parents and nized games. The highlight of the grandparents for a Morning of week was decorating and stuff- Coffee & Malassadas in our par- ish hall to celebrate Fat Tuesday. ing bags. The students brought Everyone who came was treated in crayons, coloring books and to delicious poi, cinnamon and little toys. They decorated the traditional malassadas and great bags with cheerful pictures and conversation. A great time was 8 9 put the goodies inside. Andrew had by all! (Reported by Sharon Bestwick, development officer Nagasawa) for Wilcox Hospital, collected the bags at our morning assem- 8 KAILUA bly. They will go to children who come to the emergency room or St. John Vianney School who come with a family member The Intent to Return Form for the needing aid. We sent prayers for 2018-19 school year is available swift healing along with the bags. in the school office for current students. Completed forms need Some students even included to be returned to the school of- jokes. It was a beautiful project fice via email or hard copy by Feb. and summed up Catholic Schools 23. For first time new students, Week for us perfectly. We are all our school is offering Welcome grateful to be a part of a Catholic Grants to Catholic students who 10 11 school and community. Pictured transfer to our school from a pub- is Andrew Bestwick accepting gift lic, private non-Catholic, charter bags from students (Reported by or home school. Eligible students Elizabeth Sancho) will receive a $4,000 discount on tuition for the first year, and a PEARL CITY $2,000 discount for the second 13 year. Parents, come learn what a Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic education can do for your School child and your family. For more information, please contact the Our school congratulates students school office at 261-4651. (Report- who progressed to the next step ed by Earl Walker) beyond the school’s competitive science fair! Middle-school science 9 KEKAHA 12 13 teacher Mrs. Sylvia Tsuda and the school’s district representatives — St. Theresa School Kylie Canubida, Nathan Bonnell, outstanding honorees, Ms. Davis the Trike-A-Thon. After a won- collecting the most pledges for Our school learners had their an- Kailee Tomas (grade 8); Sakura and Ms. Grace. … Feb. 1 was a day derful week of activities from the event. Happy Catholic Schools nual STREAM (Science, Technol- Morita, Alexia Eleccion (grade 7); ogy, Religion, Engineering, Art, of great celebration beginning service day where the students Week to all. (Reported by Helen and Kelina Fuerst, Lauren Shaw and Math) Night on Jan. 30. All with the school Mass! After weekly cleaned the parish graveyard and Souza) (grade 6) — traveled to Hawaii projects were based on faith and classes with Sister Judith Abique, grounds, to a sports and pajama Baptist Academy on Feb. 10. The displayed in each classroom. We SPC, the school witnessed the in- day where they enjoyed wear- 12 KAPAA had a relaxed evening of fun and vestiture and commissioning of 10 ing fun garb to school. Then to students completed their indi- fellowship. In appreciation of our students as Knights of the Altar. wrap up the week, the students St. Catherine School vidual interviews. Sakura Morita wonderful parishioners, pictured Sister Judith renewed her vows as participated on their first Trike Much has been going on at our took first place in junior division are some of the students who dis- a perpetually professed Sister of -A-Thon to raise funds for the school. In January, our amazingly robotics and received the Office tributed a token of thanks follow- St. Paul of Chartres for 10 years school. Children received pledges talented recess/after school-care of Naval Research Naval Science ing the school’s Family Mass on and Sister Mercedes Namayan, for laps they acquired around a teacher, Sally Harrison, unveiled Award! Kailee Tomas and Sakura Jan. 28. (Reported by Lehua Ham SPC, for 16 years. Lastly, everyone trike path with a water mister, another piece of sacred art that Morita were selected to attend Young) honored and thanked Ms.