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Category: Friday Letters

CLA’s weekly newsletter

  • Friday Letter 4/7/23

    Upcoming Events

    April

    • 4/7 – Good Friday – No School
    • 4/10 – 4/11 – SAT10 make-up testing (1st to 9th grade)
    • 4/11 – 8th Grade High School Visit & Parent Meeting (see flyer)
    • 4/12 – SAT *11th grade only
    • 4/10 – 4/14 – Homecoming Week
    • 4/28 – Canefire Color Walk
    • 4/29 – Junior High & Upper Elementary Basketball Tournament @ Kamehameha

    May

    • 5/3 – 5/7 – Senior Trip
    • 5/4 – Junior High Program
    • 5/5 – 5/6 Junior High Escape
    • 5/13 – Junior/Senior Banquet

    Thank you to everyone that supported our CLA Mission trip to Italy last month. Here is a highlight video to show what we were able to do because of your prayers and support. Thank you again and may God bless you!




    High School Spirit Week Schedule


    Preschool, Elementary, and Junior High Spirit Week Schedule



    Upcoming 9th Graders & Parents



    Watch Canefire Chronicles – “Prayers of Power”

    Premier: Friday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. on the Canefire Production YouTube Channel. The Director’s Cut of Canefire Productions 2022 Project has finally been finished. Please help us reach our goal of 10,000 views so the project qualifies for one of the online streaming services.

    “Jess, a high school senior close to graduation, deals with the reality of spiritual warfare as she struggles with her bitterness. Through the influence of some new “spiritual” friends, she realizes how ineffective she has become in the lives of her friends and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Jess realizes that bitterness only hurts herself and it does allow all kinds of evil to begin to take root. She also is confronted with the amazing name of Jesus and how powerful his name can be when used in prayer. All it takes is one faithful prayer warrior to make a difference.”





    Here’s this week’s Parent Corner. Today, we’re talking about the how and why of raising children that are prepared for independence. It doesn’t happen automatically. It takes intentionality, investment and prayer. Let’s talk about it!

    Volcano Art Center workshops:

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    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 4/7 – Kaʻu @ CLA 11:00AM
    • 4/11 – CLA @ Kohala 5:00PM
    • 4/14 – HPA @ CLA 5:00PM
  • Friday Letter 3/31/23

    Upcoming Events

    April

    • 4/3 – 4/6 – SAT10 testing (1st to 9th grade)
    • 4/7 – Good Friday – No School
    • 4/10 – 4/11 – SAT10 make-up testing (1st to 9th grade)
    • 4/11 – 8th Grade High School Visit & Parent Meeting (see flyer)
    • 4/12 – SAT *11th grade only
    • 4/10 – 4/14 – Homecoming Week
    • 4/28 – Canefire 500
    • 4/29 – Junior High Basketball Tournament @ Kamehameha


    5th Grade Mochi Fundraiser

    Click on this link to pre-order your $10 box of mochi by April 4th!





    Watch Canefire Chronicles – “Prayers of Power”

    Premier: Friday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. on the Canefire Production YouTube Channel. The Director’s Cut of Canefire Productions 2022 Project has finally been finished. Please help us reach our goal of 10,000 views so the project qualifies for one of the online streaming services.

    “Jess, a high school senior close to graduation, deals with the reality of spiritual warfare as she struggles with her bitterness. Through the influence of some new “spiritual” friends, she realizes how ineffective she has become in the lives of her friends and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Jess realizes that bitterness only hurts herself and it does allow all kinds of evil to begin to take root. She also is confronted with the amazing name of Jesus and how powerful his name can be when used in prayer. All it takes is one faithful prayer warrior to make a difference.”


    Upcoming 9th Graders & Parents






    Today’s Parent Corner is about how to overcome feeling inadequate as parents. We can trust that God has placed us and given us all we need to be successful. Let’s learn how to overcome together.

    Volcano Art Center workshops:

    Click here to register

    Click here to apply for scholarship


    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 3/31 – Laupahoehoe @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 4/1 – Parker @ CLA 3:00PM
    • 4/4 – CLA @ Pahoa 5:00PM
    • 4/7 – Kaʻu @ CLA 11:00AM
    • 4/14 – HPA @ CLA 5:00PM
  • Friday Letter 3/24/23

    Upcoming Events

    March

    • 3/27 – Fourth Quarter Begins

    April

    • 4/3 – 4/6 – SAT10 testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/7 – Good Friday – No School
    • 4/10 – 4/11 – SAT10 make-up testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/12 – SAT *11th grade only
    • 4/10 – 4/14 – Homecoming Week

    Watch Canefire Chronicles – “Prayers of Power”

    Premier: Friday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. on the Canefire Production YouTube Channel. The Director’s Cut of Canefire Productions 2022 Project has finally been finished. Please help us reach our goal of 10,000 views so the project qualifies for one of the online streaming services.

    “Jess, a high school senior close to graduation, deals with the reality of spiritual warfare as she struggles with her bitterness. Through the influence of some new “spiritual” friends, she realizes how ineffective she has become in the lives of her friends and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Jess realizes that bitterness only hurts herself and it does allow all kinds of evil to begin to take root. She also is confronted with the amazing name of Jesus and how powerful his name can be when used in prayer. All is it takes is one faithful prayer warrior to make a difference.”


    Catch up with the missions team on their blog!






    Volcano Art Center workshops:

    Click here to register

    Click here to apply for scholarship


    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 3/28 – CLA @ Ka Umeke 5:00PM
    • 3/31 – Laupahoehoe @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 4/3 – CLA @ St. Joseph 5:00PM
    • 4/4 – CLA @ Pahoa 5:00PM
    • 4/7 – Kaʻu @ CLA 5:00PM

  • Friday Letter 3/17/23

    Upcoming Events

    March

    • 3/17 – 3/18 – Rummage Sale
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – Fourth Quarter Begins

    April

    • 4/3 – 4/6 – SAT10 testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/7 – Good Friday – No School
    • 4/10 – 4/11 – SAT10 make-up testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/12 – SAT *11th grade only
    • 4/10 – 4/14 – Homecoming Week


    The CLA missions team created a blog and will post updates throughout their trip. Please be in prayer for them as they travel and seek to serve and spread the gospel in Italy.





    Volcano Art Center workshops:

    Click here to register

    Click here to apply for scholarship


    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 3/28 – CLA @ Ka Umeke 5:00PM
    • 3/31 – Laupahoehoe @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 4/3 – CLA @ St. Joseph 5:00PM
    • 4/4 – CLA @ Pahoa 5:00PM
    • 4/7 – Kaʻu @ CLA 5:00PM

  • Friday Letter 3/10/23

    Upcoming Events

    March

    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/17-3/18 – Rummage Sale
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – Fourth Quarter Begins

    April

    • 4/3 – SAT10 testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/7 – Good Friday – No School
    • 4/10-4/11 – SAT10 make-up testing (1st to 8th grade)
    • 4/12 – SAT *11th grade only
    • 4/10-4/14 – Homecoming Week


    The CLA missions team created a blog, and will post updates throughout their trip. Please be in prayer for them as they travel and seek to serve and spread the gospel in Italy.






    Parent Corner

    In today’s Parent Corner, we want to talk about showing favoritism. There’s a lot of reasons why we may show favoritism toward one child over another… or it’s perceived to be so. Let’s look at ways we can avoid favoritism and build intentional unique relationships with each of our children.




    Volcano Art Center workshops:

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    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 3/10 – Makua Lani @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 3/28 – CLA @ Ka Umeke 5:00PM
    • 3/31 – Laupahoehoe @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 4/3 – CLA @ St. Joseph 5:00PM
    • 4/4 – CLA @ Pahoa 5:00PM
    • 4/7 – Kaʻu @ CLA 5:00PM

  • Friday Letter 3/3/23

    Upcoming Events

    March

    • 3/6 -3/10 – Preschool 3 – 5th Reading Week (see flyer below)
    • 3/8 Bake Sale
    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/17-3/18 – Rummage Sale
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – Fourth Quarter Begins



    Click here to order your Canefire Cap! (expires 3/3 midnight)



    Preschool-5th Grade




    Parent Corner

    In today’s Parent Corner, we’re going to learn how to be intentional with our words. Let’s consider what we say to our kids that will build foundations and plant seeds that will impact them for years.




    Volcano Art Center workshops:

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    Click here to apply for scholarship


    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 3/7 – CLA @ Kona 5:00PM
    • 3/10 – Makua Lani @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 3/28 – CLA @ Ka Umeke 5:00PM
    • 3/31 – Laupahoehoe @ CLA 5:00PM

  • Friday Letter 2/24/23

    Upcoming Events

    February

    • 2/25 – CLA Hiker’s Club (see flyer below – High School Only)
    • 2/27 – PSAT 9th Grade
    • 2/28 – PSAT 10th Grade

    March

    • 3/6 -3/10 – Preschool 3 – 5th Reading Week (see flyer below)
    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/17-3/18 – Rummage Sale
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – 4th Quarter Begins

    Click here to order your Canefire Cap!




    Preschool-5th Grade




    Upper Elementary Intramurals



    Parent Corner

    Today’s Parent Corner is about practical tips for parents that feel overwhelmed. God wants to help us manage through all we’re carrying.




    Volcano Art Center workshops:

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    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 2/24 – Kanu @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 2/28 – CLA @ Honokaʻa 5:00PM
    • 3/2 – St. Joseph @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 3/4 – CLA @ Parker 10:00AM
    • 3/7 – CLA @ Kona 5:00PM
    • 3/10 – Makua Lani @ CLA 5:00PM

  • Friday Letter 2/17/23

    Upcoming Events

    February

    • 2/20 – Presidents’ Day – No School
    • 2/22 – Bake Sale (see flyer below)
    • 2/25 – CLA Hiker’s Club (see flyer below – High School Only)
    • 2/27 – PSAT 9th Grade
    • 2/28 – PSAT 10th Grade

    March

    • 3/6 -3/10 – Preschool 3 – 5th Reading Week
    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/17-3/18 Rummage Sale
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – 4th Quarter Begins

    Cell Phone Reminder

    In order to have the best learning environment possible, free of distractions, we ask that all communication from parents to students, and students to parents, be done through the school office phone. Thank you for your cooperation and support!

    Upper Campus Ph: (808) 966-8445
    Lower Campus Ph: (808) 966-8866

    *For further detail on our cell phone policy, please reference our student handbook on our website here.





    This month seven CLA students participated in the astronomy division of the Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair, and two of their projects qualified for States. For her project, Bethany DeLoach verified the Tully-Fisher relationship in a galaxy that is over 500 million light years away, while Caleb Vogt and Christian Lee measured the amount of dark matter in the same galaxy. Joshua DeCleene and Blayk Hanoa reported on spectra of solar system planets, and Makala Hayashida and Seth Glenn determined the ages of two star clusters (Messier 3 and the Pleiades). Makala and Seth won 3rd place in astronomy (6th place overall), and Caleb and Christian won 2nd place in astronomy (5th place overall); both of these projects qualified for States. Based on the quality of his project, Caleb Vogt received the UHH Chancellor’s Award, consisting of a year’s tuition to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Congratulations to all of these students for their hard work!



    Upper Elementary Intramurals



    Volcano Art Center workshops:

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    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 2/17 & 2/18 – Round Robin
    • 2/24 – Kanu @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 2/28 – CLA @ Honokaʻa 5:00PM
    • 3/2 – St. Joseph @ CLA 5:00PM
    • 3/4 – CLA @ Parker 10:00AM

  • Friday Letter 2/10/23

    Upcoming Events

    February

    • 2/11 – Canefire Hikers’ Club Hike Postponed*
    • 2/16 & 2/17 – Teachers’ Conference – No School
    • 2/20 – Presidents’ Day – No School
    • 2/27 – PSAT 9th Grade
    • 2/28 – PSAT 10th Grade

    March

    • 3/6 -3/10 – Pre3 – 5th Reading Week
    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – 4th Quarter Begins


    Click here to register


    Parent Corner


    Upper Elementary Intramurals


    High School Sports

    Boys’ Volleyball

    • 2/13 – 2/16 – Practice – 3:30PM – 5:30PM
    • 2/17 & 2/18 – Round Robin

  • Friday Letter 2/3/23

    Upcoming Events

    February

    • 2/16-2/17 – Teachers’ Conference – No School
    • 2/20 – Presidents’ Day – No School

    March

    • 3/6 -3/10 – Pre3 – 5th Reading Week
    • 3/10 – Last Day of 3rd Quarter
    • 3/13 – 3/24 – Spring Break – No School
    • 3/27 – 4th Quarter Begins


    Click here to register



    Students of the Week

    Congratulations to Gabriel Wells!

    Gabe won 3rd place in his 500 Free for BIIF swim championship meet this weekend. 



    Upper Elementary Intramurals