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January 30, 2014
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Island School’s 37th Birthday Celebration Tomorrow
Families are invited to the birthday assembly which begins at 8:10 a.m. in the Wilcox Gymnasium. Students will begin their ho‘okupu projects (see page 4) immediately following the assembly.
Accepting Fencing Materials for Wiffle Ball Field
Our wonderful security/maintenance man, Rodney Ochoa, is asking our ‘ohana to check around for leftover wooden fencing — 3’ (minimum) lengths of 1X — to donate to the cause. For the backstop, he needs 2X12 or 2X10, 6’ or longer. Please drop off donations in the front parking lot near Rodney’s house, next to the mowers. If you have any questions about exactly what we need, please call Rodney at 634-3309. Mahalo!
Swim Team Looking for Volunteers on Saturday
The Voyager Athletic Department is looking for volunteers to time at the KIF Championship Swim Meet. The meet will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the YMCA swimming pool. Timers are needed to report to Jen at 9:30 a.m. The meet starts at 10 a.m. and should run approximately 2 1/2 hours long. No experience needed! If you are able to assist as a timer please email Jen at jenp@ischool.org. The athletic department will feed you.
Save the Date! Family Work Day February 22
There are many exciting projects going on around campus and we need your help! First and foremost, there’s work to be done in our Community Garden. In addition, there will be planting, painting and general sprucing up of the grounds. Jobs for people of all ages. Please contact Mike Goto (mike@ischool. org) if you plan on attending so he can get an accurate count for LUNCH and REFRESHMENTS!
Annual Gala Auction News
Purchase your tickets and tables online today! Payment tools have been activated on our auction website for your convenience. Visit http://ischool. maestroweb.com to buy tickets and review the latest and greatest additions to our auction! Volunteers are still needed to help make follow-up phone calls for the silent auction. If you have 15-20 minutes a day to spare, please contact daryl@ischool. org for more information. Support, including phone scripts and personal coaching, is available. Every gift makes a difference in the lives of our students! Also wanted, to borrow: a moving truck to help transport auction items between Island School and the Marriott. Please contact Mike Goto: mike@ischool.org. Hotel rooms and child care are still available. The deadline to reserve a hotel room is Wednesday, Feb. 19. Email daryl@ischool.org for rates.
Mahalo nui to all of our volunteers! The auction is Island School’s most critical annual fundraiser and we are looking forward to an exciting evening!
Tune in to Hiki Nō Thursday Feb. 6
Hiki Nō is a PBS Hawai‘i student news network that features student-produced news segments. Chan Hsu ‘14 and Sam Goldberg ‘16 from Mr. Evslin’s Video Production class created a segment profiling Mary Castelanelli’s balancing act with teaching at Island School and training for the 2013 Kona Ironman Triathalon. The show will air next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on PBS. Hopefully, you can all tune in. If not, we will publish the link to the site once it is online.
Summer Program at Yale University Available to Sophomores and Juniors
The Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS) is an academic and leadership-development program for talented high school students. YYGS is administered and hosted by Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and offers two-week residential sessions June 16 - 29 (Science, Policy and Innovation), July 7 - 20 (Politics, Law and Economics) and July 26 August 8 (Studies in Grand Strategy), drawing students together from all over the world. Students in the 10th and 11th grade are eligible. For more information or to apply, go to http:// globalscholars.yale.edu/.
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