Parent Connection: April 18, 2013

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April 18, 2013

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May Day Foliage Wanted

May Day is only two weeks away! We will be needing lots of tropical flowers, foliage, ti plants, etc. to decorate our large stage in the Wilcox Gym. Please check to see if you can help us round up what we need for delivery by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2. Also, we welcome parents’ help in decorating the gym on Thursday afternoon, May 2, at 3:00 pm. Our May Day celebration will be held on Friday, May 3. All are invited!

Kumu Kauka To Be Honored By Leadership Kaua‘i

Each year, adult and youth leaders are recognized at a special event, the Ho`okanaka Awards Ceremony.

This year, our own Sabra Kauka is among the five adults chosen. The event is on Saturday, May 4, at the Kaua`i Beach Resort. It begins with a no-host reception at 6 p.m., followed by the ceremony and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at http:// thehookanakaawards.blogspot. com/p/buy-your-tickets-today.html.

May Day Lu‘au Tickets Go On Sale Now

Tickets are $12 person - sorry no keiki discount - and can be purchased either in the Office or online at http://diamondmindinc.com/island. html. Scroll down to the last line in ‘payments’ and specify ‘LUAU’ in the box. The menu includes: kalua pork,

chicken long rice, steamed rice, lomi salmon, macaroni salad, and rice pudding. Catering will be done by Keoki’s of Lihu‘e. Tickets will be sold through Friday, April 26 and will not be available after that. Please email Alice (alice@ischool.org) or call 2460233 if you have any questions.

Yearbook Business Ads Deadline May 1

Business ads reach Island School students and their families. Deadline for submission is May 1.

Ad Prices: $200 for full page $125 for 1/2 page $75 for 1/4 page $50 for 1/8 page (business card size) To order ads, go to www.jostens.com, click on Yearbooks/Yearbook ads and follow the directions. Be sure you designate that the ad is for Island School on Kaua‘i. If you have any questions, please contact the yearbook staff business manager, Zeb Wichert at zwichert16@ ischool.org or call Zeb at (808) 6525413. To order your yearbook, visit www. jostens.com and click on Yearbooks/Buy Your Yearbook.

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Community Service Opportunity

West Kaua‘i Rotary sponsors the Pronto Pup tent at the St. Theresa Carnival which is this Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. They are in need of volunteers to assist in making pronto pups and serving customers.

Please call Valerie Parker at 808-6523006 if you can volunteer.

Concert DVDs Available

Mr. Evslin’s Video Production students filmed last night’s spring concert at KCC. If you are interested in purchasing one, order forms are available in the Office. Payment MUST be made at the time of order.

Please contact Shannon Kay at shannon.kay@hotmail.com or 6527971 and she can help if you have questions.

A Pirate Ball - Give Us Yer Feedback!

Did you attend the 34th annual gala auction? Please take a few moments to complete our anonymous auction attendee survey.

Results are reviewed by the Steering Committee as planning commences for next year’s event. Mahalo for your kokua! Take the survey by clicking here:

To contact the publisher of Island School’s Parent Connection, email peggy@ischool.org

I.S. Chronicles

Video Production students shot clips for their Hiki Nō show, to be aired May 9th.

VIDEO PRODUCTION – The Executive Producer for the PBS show, Hiki Nō was on campus this week to work with students. Island School was chosen to host the May 9th episode of this popular weekly show, which is filmed by high school students across the state. Students wrote a script and are in the process of filming 30 second segments about Island School and its uniqueness. They will also introduce clips about other schools that will be featured on the May 9th episode.

Students are learning how to produce a quality shot for television. They are working as cameramen, audio technicians, directors and talent (those on-camera). The Hiki Nō producer, Robert Pennybacker, showed the class examples of previous shows, pointing out what worked and how to keep the audience entertained. The 30-second segment they created on Tuesday took 70 minutes to film! Nine juniors and seniors from Mr. Evslin’s Video Projection class are actively involved in this project: Logan Asuncion, Matt Cowden, Gabe Figueroa, Bronson Griep, Charlie Hernot, Chan Hsu, Marcus Punua, Tyler Schump and Eman Zafirides. “It’s really fun and interesting because this is the kind of thing reporters and anchors have to do,” said Chan. “It’s much more complicated than you would think - to make the clip have quality and look well-made.”

SENIOR UPDATE – Braden Beck has been accepted at University of California, Santa Cruz, and Drexel University in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, where he was named an AJ Drexel Scholar.

Steele Bird has been accepted at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR. Joy Claypoole received word that she has received an HMSA Kaimana Award & Scholarship and a Lihu‘e Rotary Club Scholarship. Kim McDonough was accepted at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, where she received a LomenDouglas Scholarship, Campbell Music Scholarship and a Music Lesson Scholarship. She also received a Zonta Club of Kaua‘i Scholarship and first place in the Mokihana Music Scholarship competition. Bronson Griep was accepted at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA. April Oo was accepted at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Hawai‘i at Manoa in Honolulu. Philipp Zaviryukha has been accepted at San Francisco State University in CA. Our seniors are busy reviewing their acceptance letters and financial aid packages and making final decisions about where to attend next fall. They have until May 1 to respond to colleges.

and the nations of the Pacific region.”

(From their website) The request for the halau to participate came from David Pratt, past-president and current vice-president of the Island School Board of Directors. It was a high honor to be invited. The following students performed: Quinn Catlin, Shawna Dinnan, Mao Fukada, Maria Grigorova, Mabel Kha, Bailey Lum, Alaya Mallas, Ally Pascual, Salisa Pegeder, Pualei Pratt, Hannah Ruddell, Sophia Sherrer, Waileia Siale-Santos, Raina Silver, Alexis Warnock, Christy Williams, Alexandra Worley.

HALAU – Our 2013 Elementary Spelling Bee contestents hula halau chanted and performed an ancient hula for SPELLING BEE – Twelve students the opening protocol at the Hawai‘i representing 2nd through 5th Executive Council conference at the participated last Friday. The champion Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa yesterday. was 5th grader, Rachel Dressler, “The conference is designed to gather after she successfully spelled the word those individuals who possess the blizzard. Ethan Inanod, grade 4, fiscal, intellectual, operational, and placed a strong 2nd. Paige Sanacora, political resources to trigger actions grade 2, and Alexa Lauryn, grade 4, that enrich the local and global held on in a close, championship round, community. Participation is limited to which posed tricky words, homonyms, senior executives who exert influence and unstudied words to the spellers. at the policy and strategy levels of There were 12 rounds of spelling in all, their companies and who provide which made for an exciting Spelling leadership within their communities Bee. Great job everyone!

I.S. Chronicles.

ART – High school art students created some impressive scratch board art. Their assignment was to select a musical artist and do their portrait in scratch board, incorporating text ( song lyrics, quotes, etc.) into their designs. Above are portraits by Ashley Silvestre, ‘16, and Hailey Lord,’14.

team is small this year. Davis Huffman, ‘15, has done especially well. The other boys include: Manix Wolman, Keoni Boemer, Sam Goldberg, Philipp Zaviryukha, Quentin Allen and Zebediah Wichert.

Today and tomorrow, they will be playing in the qualifying matches for the State Championship.

KIF VOLLEYBALL – We have two boys teams this season, junior varsity and varsity. Our JV team has beaten all the other teams - but everyone has beaten them as well! So we’ll see how they do in the final round. Our varsity team has had a tough season, with definite “flashes of brilliance,” said Coach Kaipo.

DRAMA – Third graders have created short puppet plays and are practicing them for an informal puppet show to be scheduled soon.

JUNIOR CLASS – The juniors and their parents are scheduling meetings with Joan for their family college conferences, which will begin next week. These are 1-2 hour meetings designed to review transcripts and test scores, create individual criteria for selecting colleges, plan a timeline, etc. These meetings are Bronson Griep gives his senior presentation on hydrogen fuel cell technology. generally scheduled KIF TENNIS - Our Voyager girls during students’ study hall are currently tied for first place with periods or after school, Kaua‘i High! If they can schedule so minimum classroom another KIF match with Kaua‘i High, disruption should occur. a winner will emerge, otherwise, the season will end with a two-way tie.

On our girls team are: April Oo, Joy Claypoole, Kalena Wong, Alyssa Medd, Katy Davidson, Madison Moore, Ashley Larkin, Whitney Summerhays, Alex Obert and Michaela Fitzgerald. Our boys

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CHEMISTRY – Ms. Castelanelli’s students wrote their names on the blacktop with chalk, then calculated the number of molecules of chalk they used.

FILM CLUB – Two high school students, Jacob Dysinger, ‘15, and Quentin Allen, ‘16, have started an after school club for film enthusiasts.

They will watch award-winning films and discuss them. They want to create their own short film. Several other students have joined and Nathaniel Evslin and Lauren Calhoun are their advisers. They meet on Thursdays from 3-4:30 in the Koa Lab. High school students are welcome to join.

THIRD GRADE – Next Wednesday, the class begins their three day trip to O‘ahu! Their packed itinerary includes visits to: Bishop Museum, Ice Palace, Polynesian Cultural Center - where they will spend the night in the New Zealand Village and paddle canoe at night, guided by the stars - Children’s Discovery Museum, Wet ‘N Wild Water Park, Waikiki Aquarium where they will spend their 2nd night Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu Zoo, American Box Car Track.

3rd graders are practicing their puppet plays

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Staff Appreciation Luncheon Wednesday, May 8 11:00 - 1:30 Frear Center Contact your Room Parent to see how you can help!

Classified Ads TEEN HEALTH CAMP HAWAI‘i: Kaua’i Community College (Social Science Lawn), Saturday, April 27 2013, 8:00am - 3:30pm. For students in grades 6-12. Along with Nā Lei Wili AHEC, and the Kaua’i Community College School of Nursing, Nä Pua No‘eau will be hosting “Teen Health Camp Hawai‘i, a 1-day camp that will get you EXCITED about the many possibilities within the field of HEALTH CARE as well as teach you how to live a healthier life. Learn from medical students, health professionals, and community organizations what you need to know. Call now to register - NPN at 245-8387 or Nā Lei Wili at 2468986 for more info or to register.

“WORKING, THE MUSICAL:” Tickets are now on sale. WORKING, by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Fasso, is based on the famous book by Studs Terkel of interviews with people about their jobs. The Kaua‘i Community Players production of WORKING is directed by Ross Martineau with musical direction by Arnold Meister and a cast of 12 of Kaua‘i’s finest actor/singers, including Deb Baumung, Dottie Bekeart, Jeff Demma, Jennifer Downs, Erin Gaines, Bailey Hutton, Dennis McGraw, Arnold Meister, Billy Quibido, Jessica Silver, Delia Valentin, Ron Wood, and piano accompaniment by Alan Van Zee. Opening night is Friday, May 3, running for three weekends through May 19 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse. Tickets are $25 with $5 off opening weekend and discounts for KCP members, seniors and students.

Mahalo to

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♥ ♥ ♥ Adeline Sears and Martine Melillo for their

donations to our costume collection.

♥ ♥ ♥ Chris & Brenda Jaeb, Tanya & Chris Gamby, Joan Maas, Gina Pearson and Punua Insurance Agency for contributions to Annual Giving. ♥ ♥ ♥ Mel & Pauline Ventura for a gift to Tuition Aid. ♥ ♥ ♥ Richard Porto for his assistance in 3rd grade

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For tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/370807 or call 800-838-3006. For information, go to www.kauaicommunityplayers.org or call 245-7700.

KPAC PRESENTS “ANYTHING GOES:” The Kaua‘i Performing Arts Center presents “Anything Goes” by Cole Porter. April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28. Fri/Sat - 7:00 pm; Sundays - 3:00 pm Directed by Dennis McGraw; musical direction by Nina Saraos; choreography by Marc Sicignano & Sarah Smith. Cast includes tudents from Kaua‘i, Kapa‘a & Waimea High Schools.

Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall. Tickets: $10-Adults in advance, $12 at the door $8-Students in advance, $10 at the door. Outlets: Jojo’s Shave Ice; Birdie’s Cafe Kukuiolono golf; Progressive Expressions; Vim & Vigor; Jim Saylor Jewelers; Northshore Pharmacy; Hanalei Surf Company.

EARTH DAY COMMUNITY WORK DAY: Saturday, April 20, 7:30 am - Noon. Gather at Lydgate Main Pavilion. Bring water bottle, work gloves, sun protection & sturdy shoes. Lunch will be served. Go to www.kamalani.org for more information.

PIANO CONCERT: Lao Tizer is coming back! The smooth jazz piano prodigy and his guitarist, Jeff Kollman will be playing a benefit for HCT! Sunday, April 28th at 3PM (til 6PM) at Birdie’s Cafe on top of the Kukuiolono Golf Course in Kalaheo. Go to www.hawaiichildrenstheatre. com for tickets. Or call 246-8985 for further info.

Our Favorite Things Spring Chorus Concert WOWs the audience – again!

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