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!
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!
We are excited to inform you that the school has received a very positive and favorable report from the visiting accreditation team. The HAIS visiting team was here from Sunday through Wednesday of this week to look through our self-study and spend some time validating our findings. We want to thank the faculty and staff for preparing a truly transparent document that reflected the current state of the school. The administration and faculty have worked the past year collecting data and answering hundreds of questions to create this 175 page document. We want to say thank you to the parents who met with the visiting team to answer their questions and give feedback. Thank you to the students who were honest and open during your lunch meeting with the team. I, Mr. Rimel, want to thank Mrs. Shrinski for taking over as accreditation coordinator during my leave of absence in November and December. Thank you for getting all those documents organized and uploaded to the online folder. Thank you to Mrs. Chai for all the amazing meals and overall hospitality shown to the visiting team. The visiting team’s document will now be sent to the State Office to be prepped and sent to the office of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in California. The document will be reviewed by the regional accrediting board in April. We will be informed of our future status toward the end of April. We will keep you updated. Thank you again for your amazing support! God bless.
– Troy Rimel
CLA Director
Parent Corner
High School – “America Is” Video Projects
CLA High school students were assigned the “America Is” video project through their history class to have them learn more about America through research and interviews. Each project brought a unique perspective on our country. The following are the top videos from the 9th & 10th grade category, and 11th & 12th grade category.
High School America is Project Winners
9th / 10th Grade
2nd – Momo and Calvary – America is Freedom
2nd – Davee and Rylan – America is Revolutionary
1st – Ethan, Elijah, Jeziah – America is – What People in Hawaii have to say
11th / 12th Grade
2nd – Wehi, Kamille, Raelyn – Daily Life in America
Star of Wonder – Elementary Christmas Program Video
Click above to watch
Star of Wonder – created by Dave Clark and Jayme Thompson.
Cast:
Aria Arakaki – Superstar Kameaaloha Wong – North Star Italia Pettus – Lucky Star Micah Roberts – Rock Star Christian Horvath – Falling Star Reagan Pauly – Mary Josiah Arakaki – Joseph Josias Peralta – Moon
Look Up w/ This Little Light of Mine – PreK Hangin’ Around the Heavens – 1st Grade God Chooses Who He Uses – Kindergarten A Big Band of Shepherds – 3rd Grade Shine on Us – 4th Grade Constellation Celebration – 5th Grade
We would like to give a special thank you to Mrs. Alicia Yogi and Mrs. Ann Lorenzo for directing this year’s Christmas program. Thank you Mr. John Glenn for designing parts of the stage for the production. Thank you CLA’s Jr. High Art Class for helping with decorating the stage. Thank you to the teachers for taking care of their students and thank you students for your hard work and dedication to the songs. Thank you cast for taking on these important roles. Thank you, Mr. Isaac Shrinski for organizing the Audio, Visual, and Lighting for the production. Thank you to Judah Shrinski, Megan Gray, and Alex Gray for filming the performance.
