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May 29, 2014
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Help Us Close the Annual Giving Gap
“Castle On A Cloud,” from the hit musical “Les Misérables.” The final entertainment will We have just $5,460 left to be given by sophomore, Bel raise in order to meet this year’s Hinojosa-Mielcke, reading $70,000 goal. Annual Giving some of her favorite poetry. provides flexible funding for all Refreshments will be served. of the essentials — classroom This is a free event. Bring your supplies, capital needs, friends and support the visual professional development, and and performing arts at Island more. Please show your support School. The show will be up for for this grassroots campaign! Give this weekend only. Friday, 5-8 today at http://diamondmindinc. p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., com/island.html. Don’t miss our Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more YouTube video with highlights information, contact Penny from the school year: http:// Candidates for the 2014-2015 Student Government officers (penny@ischool.org), Peggy youtu.be/TPvrpvMbaC8. gave speeches on Tuesday prior to voting. Tomorrow, (peggy@ischool.org) or Nicole class represntatives will be elected. (nicole@ischool.org). Graduation in Two Weeks! plumeria with yellow centers, please let All are invited to attend the Farm Fair Meeting - A Good Joan (joan@ischool.org) know. ceremony on Saturday, June 14, at 5 Start p.m. in the Wilcox Gym. Graduation is a Many thanks to those who attended ‘Totally Busted!’ This milestone in students’ lives. For most, it marks the beginning of their adulthood Weekend, Opening Reception and started preparations for this year’s food booth. Last year’s booth netted and changing relationships with their Friday Evening over $14,500, which has been used families. For us at Island School it Island School’s first High School this year to supplement classroom provides students an opportunity to Art Show will be held at the Kaua‘i activities. Now that we’re “pros,” we demonstrate what they have learned, not Society of Artist’s Gallery in Kukui are excited to, once again, be the best just in academics but in character and Grove Shopping Center (near Claire’s). food booth at the Farm Fair! You are values as well. We look forward to seeing Opening this Friday, May 30, from all invited to get involved! Our next you there. A list of where the seniors 5-8 p.m. The exhibit includes ceramic meeting will be Wednesday, June 25, at plan to go from here is on page 4. self-portrait busts, ceramic teapots 5:30 p.m. in the Frear Center. Contact as well as award-winning art — all Sean Magoun (sean@ischool.org) if you Flowers and Foliage Needed created by our own high school have any questions. artists. Entertainment by Island for Graduation Ceremony The graduation committee is seeking donations of tropical flowers and foliage for our Saturday, June 14th graduation ceremony. Junior families and committee members will be decorating the Wilcox Gymnasium that morning, beginning at 9 am. We especially need PLUMERIA blossoms. We use thousands of flowers to cover the topiaries and other traditional decorative features. If you have a source for the traditional white
School students begins at 5 p.m. with 7th graders Lexi Warnock and Olivia Gegen playing guitar and violin and singing. At 6 p.m, a short comedy will be performed by talented seniors, Christy Jo Williams and Quinn Hannah-White. At 6:25 p.m., Amber Asuncion and Callie Yavinsky will sing a number from their 5th grade production, “The Phantom Tollbooth,” followed by their classmate, Kahana Heen singing
Final Exams: June 6, 9, 10, 12
Bob sent a letter out to parents describing the changes in our daily schedule during finals. High and middle school students will attend final exams at designated times. Elementary students will have a regular schedule, EXCEPT on Thursday, June 12, when the school day will end for all students at 11:00. See details on page 7.
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