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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 11/25/22

Upcoming Events

November

  • 11/28 – “Home Sweet Home Court” – *See flyer for details
  • 12/2 – Bake Sale Fundraiser

December

  • 12/5 -Preschool / Elementary Christmas Program 6:00PM in the Old Mill Field House
  • 12/10 – Kea’au Light Parade – *See flyer below for details and waiver
  • 12/12 – Jr High Performing Arts & High School Choir Christmas Program @ 6:00PM in the Rosie O’ Pavilion

1st Quarter Honor Roll – 1st thru 8th Grade

1st – 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th – 8th Grade




Students of the Week


Home Sweet Home Court

The day has finally come! After 3 varsity seasons and zero home games, we will finally host our first home games this season! In honor of this we will be holding a basketball fun night on Monday, November 28th from 5:30PM – 7:00PM at the Old Mill Field House. Admission is free and all students, family, and friends are welcome to attend.

Here is what you can look forward to at this event:

  • Gotcha Competition (open to all attendees)
  • Canefire Basketball Trivia (open to all attendees)
  • Half Court Shot Contest (participants selected at random)
  • 3 Point Shooting Contest (participants pre-selected)
  • CLA Faculty vs Girls’ Varsity Game
  • Free hot dogs and drinks
  • prizes and more!

We’ll see you at the Field House!


Upper Elementary Intramurals


High School Sports

Girls’ Basketball

  • 11/28 – Home Sweet Home Court! (*See flyer above for details)
  • 12/3 – Honoka’a Tournament – Times TBD
  • *Practice is M-F from 3:00PM – 5:00PM on non-game days
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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 11/18/22

Upcoming Events

November

  • 11/19 – Family Dinner, Games & Movie Night – Missions Fundraiser
  • 11/23 – High School Thanksgiving Lunch (See flyer for details)
  • 11/23 – Jr High Thanksgiving Lunch
  • 11/24 & 11/25 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
  • 11/28 – “Home, Sweet Home” – Varsity Girls Basketball Event

December

  • 12/5 -Preschool / Elementary Christmas Program 6:00PM in the Old Mill Field House
  • 12/10 – Kea’au Light Parade
  • 12/12 – Jr High Performing Arts & High School Choir Christmas Program @ 6:00PM in the Rosie O’ Pavilion

Parent Corner


This Saturday, November 19th, the Italy Missions Trip Team will be hosting a Dinner, Games & Movie, fundraiser at the Rosie O’ Pavilion from 6:00PM – 8:30PM. Tickets are $10 and includes dinner.

On the menu for dinner: Chili & Rice with a drink. *Additionally, snacks will be available for purchase. Proceeds to benefit the CLA Missions Team. There are a LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS for this event. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the CLA lower campus office or at the door on the night of the event.


Parents and additional family/friends are welcome with the purchase of a ticket. All preschoolers (4 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult).

– We hope to see you there!


1st Quarter Honor Roll – 1st thru 8th Grade

1st – 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th – 8th Grade


High School Honor Roll & Principal’s List

Principal’s List for first quarter (All As)

  • 9th grade – Liana Costales, Lauren Johnson, Eli Rushton, Samuel Shrinski
  • 10th grade – Ethan Bartz, Emma DeCleene, Cameron Elijah Montrose
  • 11th grade – Alexandra Gray
  • 12th grade – Christian Lee

Honor Roll for first quarter (All As and Bs with an average of 90% or higher)

  • 9th grade – Adrianna Mukai, Emily Vogt
  • 10th grade – Caedence Basque, Yuisa Nakamura
  • 11th grade – Bethany De Loach, Wehi Kahele, Noel Ventenilla, Lily Vogt
  • 12th grade – Joshua DeCleene, Kamille Febo-Santiago, Megan Gray, Elianna Mukai, Caleb Vogt





Home, Sweet Home

The day has finally come! After 3 varsity seasons and zero home games, we will finally host our first home games this season! In honor of this we will be holding a basketball fun night on Monday, November 28th from 5:30PM – 7:00PM at the Old Mill Field House. Admission is free and all students, family, and friends are welcome to attend.

Here is what you can look forward to at this event:

  • Gotcha Competition (open to all attendees)
  • Canefire Basketball Trivia (open to all attendees)
  • Half Court Shot Contest (participants selected at random)
  • 3 Point Shooting Contest (participants pre-selected)
  • CLA Faculty vs Girls’ Varsity Game
  • Free hotdogs
  • prizes and more!

We’ll see you at the Field House!


Upper Elementary Intramurals


High School Sports

Girls’ Basketball

  • 11/28 – Home, Sweet Home! (*See flyer above for details)
  • 12/3 – Honoka’a Tournament – Times TBD
  • *Practice is M-F from 3:00PM – 5:00PM on non-game days
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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 11/11/22

Upcoming Events

November

  • 11/24 & 11/25 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
  • 12/5 -Preschool / Elementary Christmas Program 6pm in the Old Mill Field House



Order your Canefire Fan Shirt!

With winter sports quickly approaching, you’ll want to be wearing the Canefire fan shirt to each game/meet/match! These shirts can also be worn on Fridays with jeans or Lands End CLA bottoms. Click below to place your order! Order window closes on Sunday, November 13th!


Upper Elementary Intramurals



High School Sports

Girls’ Basketball

  • 11/14 – 5:00PM – CLA @ Kamehameha
  • 11/21 – 5:00PM – CLA @ Hilo High
  • 12/1 – 5:00PM – HPA @ CLA – First home game ever!
  • 12/3 – Honoka’a Tournament – Times TBD
  • *Practice is M-F from 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Boys’ Soccer

  • 11/2 – Saturday – JV Tournament @ HPA
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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 11/4/22

Upcoming Events

November

  • 11/9 – * $1 Free Dress
  • 11/9 – 11/11 – High School Spiritual Retreat at KMC
  • 11/10 – Veterans’ Day Field Trip (Preschool and Elementary)


Pre-orders end on Tuesday,  November 8, 2022
Order pick up Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 6:45am- 8:00am
Pick-up will be at the Canefire Kitchen next to the Rosie O

$6.00 (Cash only, please)  **Thank you!!!!  We appreciate your support.

 If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Rombow – trombow@clahawaii.org

Mahalo!


Parent Corner



Order your Canefire Fan Shirt!

With winter sports quickly approaching, you’ll want to be wearing the Canefire fan shirt to each game/meet/match! These shirts can also be worn on Fridays with jeans or Lands End CLA bottoms. Click below to place your order! Order window closes on Sunday, November 13th!


Upper Elementary Intramurals



High School Sports

Girls’ Basketball

  • 11/7 – 4:50PM – Parent meeting @ Old Mill Field House
  • 11/14 – 5:00PM – CLA @ Kamehameha
  • 11/21 – 5:00PM – CLA @ Hilo High
  • 12/1 – 5:00PM – HPA @ CLA – First home game ever!
  • 12/3 – Honoka’a Tournament – Times TBD
  • *Practice is M-F from 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Boys’ Soccer

  • 11/5 – Saturday – 8:00AM – JV Tournament @ Waiakea High
  • 11/7 – Monday – Varisty practice begins
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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 10/28/22

Congratulations Christian!

Earlier this week, Christian Liberty Academy senior, Christian Lee, competed in the HHSAA Air Riflery State Championship on O’ahu. We are so proud of you! Great job to the entire air riflery team and their coach, Brette Gray.

CLA Cross Country competing at the State Championship Race this Saturday!

Prayers up for our cross country runners as they race on Kaua’i.

Sophomore, Ethan Bartz, medaled (19th) at the BIIF Championship race last Saturday. Kamille Febo-Santiago and Emma DeCleene qualified for states and Judah Shrinski and Elijah Montrose qualified as alternates for the State Championships.

Go Canefire!

Clockwise from bottom left: Emma DeCleene, Ethan Bartz, Troy Rimel, Morgan Zuhl, Elijah Montrose, and Kamille Febo-Santiago.

Upcoming Events

October

  • 10/31 – Orange Out Day

November

  • 11/9 – 11/11 – High School Spiritual Retreat at KMC
  • 11/10 – Veterans’ Day Field Trip (Preschool and Elementary)


Parent Corner



Upper Elementary Intramurals



High School Sports

Cross Country

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Saturday, October 29 @ Kaua’i

Girls’ Basketball

  • 10/31 – Practice officially starts on Monday, October 31st from 3:00pm – 4:00pm. The rest of the week will be from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. Any and all high school girls are welcome!

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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 10/21/22

Upcoming Events

October

  • 10/25 – PSAT/NMSQT – 11th Grade
  • 10/31 – Orange Out Day

November

  • 11/9 – 11/11 – High School Spiritual Retreat at KMC


Parent Corner



Upper Elementary Intramurals



High School Sports

Cross Country

BIIF CHAMPIONSHIPS – Saturday, October 22 at Kamehameha

  • 9:00 a.m. – Coed Open Race
  • 9:45 a.m. – Girls Championship Race
  • 10:30 a.m. – Boys Championship Race

Girls’ Basketball

  • 10/31 – Practice officially starts

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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 10/14/22

Upcoming Events

October

  • 10/17 – 2nd Quarter Begins – Students back to school
  • 10/19 – ASVAB Test for 11th grade
  • 10/20 – School Pictures – retakes / make up day
  • 10/20 & 10/21 – Parent-teacher conference (Preschool & Elementary)
  • 10/21 – College Fair for 11th and 12 Grade – Field Trip form going home on Wednesday, 10/19
  • 10/25 – PSAT/NMSQT – 11th Grade

Pre-orders end on Tuesday,  October 18, 2022
Order pick up Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 6:45am- 8:00am
Pick-up will be at the Canefire Kitchen next to the Rosie O

$6.00 (Cash only, please)  **Thank you for understanding the price increase.  We appreciate your support.

 If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Rombow – trombow@clahawaii.org

Mahalo!


Upper Elementary Intramurals


Ola’a Family Fest 2022

Thank you so much for supporting the first annual, Ola’a Family Fest. From selling steak tickets, donating to the rummage sale, and volunteering with games and other booths, you all were integral to the success of our event. We can’t thank you enough! We hope that you all had a great time last Saturday.



High School Sports

Girls’ Basketball

  • 10/31 – Practice officially starts

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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 10/7/22

Upcoming Events

October

  • 10/8 – CLA – Ola’a Family Fest – 10AM – 4PM
  • 10/10-10/14 – Fall Break
  • 10/12 – SAT 12 @ 7:50 AM in the Green Room
  • 10/20 – School Pictures – retakes / make up day
  • 10/20 & 10/21 – Parent-teacher conference (Preschool & Elementary)

Ola’a Family Fest 2022

This Saturday, October 8th, from 10AM – 4PM, we will be holding the first, Ola’a Family Fest. This day will be a fun filled family day for the residents of our community with awesome games and activities, amazing local music and performances from our students and great local artists, ono food from local food trucks, and a delightful country market.

Admission is FREE! Game wrist bands start at $5 for 5 and under, and $10 for 6 and above for unlimited play for all games.


Parent Corner – Guarding Your Words


High School Sports

Girls’ Volleyball

  • Tuesday, October 11th – CLA @ Kamehameha

Air Riflery

  • MATCH – Saturday, October 8th – 9:00 AM @ Hilo

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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 9/30/22

Upcoming Events

October

  • 10/7 – First Quarter Ends
  • 10/7 – Frozen Steak Pickup @ upper campus from 2:00PM – 6:00PM
  • 10/8 – CLA – Ola’a Family Fest – 10AM – 4PM
  • 10/10-10/14 – Fall Break
  • 10/12 – SAT 12
  • 10/20 – School Pictures – retakes / make up day
  • 10/20 & 10/21 – Parent-teacher conference (Preschool & Elementary)

Ola’a Family Fest 2022

On Saturday, October 8th, from 10AM – 4PM, we will be holding the first, Ola’a Family Fest. This day will be a fun filled family day for the residents of our community with awesome games and activities, amazing local music and performances from our students, ono food from local food trucks, and a delightful country market.

Admission is FREE! Game wrist bands start at $5 for 5 and under, and $10 for 6 and above for unlimited play for all games.

Frozen Steak Tickets

Each family has been issued 2 FROZEN STEAK TICKETS.
We will include the cost of these 2 tickets on your October school invoice. Please do not turn in cash/checks to the school. We appreciate your support with this once a year, school-wide event. If you aren’t able to sell your steak tickets, please turn them into the high school office. Thank you once again for your faithful support of CLA!


Parent Corner

Click on the video above to check out this week’s “Parent Corner – Raising Independent Kids – Part 2”, from Damien and Andrea Shrinski.



Students of the Week


High School Sports

Girls’ Volleyball

  • Saturday, October 1st – Parker @ CLA – 10:00 AM
  • Monday, October 3rd – Makua Lani @ CLA – 5:00 PM JV w/ varsity to follow. *SENIOR NIGHT

Air Riflery

  • MEET – Saturday, October 1st – 2:00 PM @ Kamehameha

Cross Country

  • Saturday, October 1st – Cross Country Meet @ Waiki’i Ranch – 9:00AM
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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 9/23/22

Upcoming Events

September

  • 9/27 – School Picture Day for both campuses

October

  • 10/7 – First Quarter Ends
  • 10/7 – Frozen Steak Pickup @ upper campus from 2:00PM – 6:00PM
  • 10/8 – CLA – Ola’a Family Fest – 10AM – 4PM
  • 10/10-10/14 – Fall Break
  • 10/12 – SAT 12

Ola’a Family Fest 2022

On Saturday, October 8th, from 10AM – 4PM, we will be holding the first, Ola’a Family Fest. This day will be a fun filled family day for the residents of our community with awesome games and activities, amazing local music and performances from our students, ono food from local food trucks, and a delightful country market.

Admission is FREE! Game wrist bands start at $5 for 5 and under, and $10 for 6 and above for unlimited play for all games.

Frozen Steak Tickets

Each family has been issued 2 FROZEN STEAK TICKETS.
We will include the cost of these 2 tickets on your October school invoice. Please do not turn in cash/checks to the school. We appreciate your support with this once a year, school-wide event. If you aren’t able to sell your steak tickets, please turn them into the high school office. Thank you once again for your faithful support of CLA!


Parent Corner

Click on the video above to check out this week’s “Parent Corner – Training for Independence”, from Damien and Andrea Shrinski.


Super Fall Rummage Sale Fundraiser

Friday, September 23rd & Saturday, September 24th


Students of the Week



High School Sports

Girls’ Volleyball

  • Saturday, September 23rd – CLA @ Laupahoehoe – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday, September 28th – St. Joseph @ CLA – 5:00 PM *JV Only

*Practice: M-F from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM on non-game days

Air Riflery

  • MEET – Saturday, Sept. 24 – Senior Recognition Meet.

We will have a potluck lunch after the meet.
Friends and Family are welcome to come and watch the meet as well.

Cross Country

  • Saturday, September 24th – Cross Country Meet @ Waiakea – 9:00AM