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Friday Letters

Friday Letter 3/31/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date April 1, 2023

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:

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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 Letters

Friday Letter 3/24/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date March 25, 2023

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”

“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:

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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 Letters

Friday Letter 3/17/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date March 17, 2023

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.

Click here to follow along

Volcano Art Center workshops:

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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 Letters

Friday Letter 3/10/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date March 10, 2023

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.

Click here to follow along

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 Letters

Friday Letter 3/3/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date March 3, 2023

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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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 Letters

Friday Letter 2/24/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date February 24, 2023

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 Letters

Friday Letter 2/17/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date February 17, 2023

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 Letters

Friday Letter 2/10/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date February 10, 2023

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 Letters

Friday Letter 2/3/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date February 3, 2023

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

Friday Letters

Friday Letter 1/27/23

Post author By Alden Arakaki
Post date January 28, 2023

Upcoming Events

February

2/2-2/3 – Jr. High Spiritual Retreat
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

Mahalo!

Mahalo for your support for Accreditation!

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
- 1st – Kaila and Bethany – An Experiment