Ka Leo O Nā Koa
Volume XI
Issue 2
May 13, 2016
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Ka Leo o Nā Koa “The Voice of the Warriors” Kamehameha Schools Maui
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KS Maui evolution to start next year By FAITH OWAN news editor The KS Maui graduation requirements are in the process of changing to include new classes and credit adjustments. The credit changes will apply to the class of 2020 and beyond. The changes are steps that KS Maui is taking to sync up its total credit requirements with the other two Kamehameha Schools campuses. “Institutionally, the idea is that a Kamehameha Schools diploma is a Kamehameha Schools diploma no matter what campus you graduate from,” 9-10 principal Mr. Lance Cagasan said. “The other factor was to give students more options in regards to selection of classes.” Currently the three Kamehemeha Schools campuses have different credit requirements to graduate. The Hawaiʻi and Maui campuses require 28 credits, and the Kapālama campus requires 24. Although the final requirements haven’t been officially decided upon or approved, right now it looks as if the system is moving toward 24 credits tri-campus. Discussions are continuing over the summer. Next school year, the required speech class for freshmen will go from a semester class to a yearlong
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A student tests out his robot in Ms. Sone’s Robotics class. KS Maui will be opening the Computer Programming and Game Design class up to all high school grade levels in the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. class, switching from a half credit to one credit. The freshman Hawaiian Culture class will continue to be a semester course, but it will meet every other day, and will be reduced from one credit to a half credit.
Kamehameha Schools principals are deciding on these changes during a series of tri-campus discussions. After next year, Ms. Jay-R Kaawa, academies principal, said that there will continue to be improvements in Kamehameha ac-
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ademics. “As we move forward we will continue to discuss campus offerings, expected learning outcomes and programs that best reflect world class education at all Kamehameha campuses,” Ms. Kaawa said. Some of the new classes that will be offered during the next school year are AP Physics, Explorations in Sustainability, Moʻokalaleo Hawaiʻi I (Hawaiian Literature), and Haʻi Moʻolelo (Storytelling). The new Hawaiian classes will be taught by Kumu Lōkahi Antonio. Kumu Lōkahi said that the Moʻokalaleo Hawaiʻi I class will incorporate Hawaiian literature in forms of ʻōlelo noʻeau, songs, chants, and more. He said that the Haʻi Moʻolelo class will teach the art of traditional and modern Hawaiian storytelling. There will also be both a freshman and sophomore strand of English Honors that will be offered daily on a semester basis. Up to 24 slots are open in each of these advanced English classes. CORRECTION on 5/18: Admission is earned by a writing sample, grade point average, English grade, and NWEA or CTP4 test grades. Teacher recommendation is not a component for enrollment.
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INDEX: NEWS..........................A1 SENIOR MAP..............A4 OPINION....................B1 LIFE.............................C1 CARS..........................C5 SENIOR WILLS...........C9 SPORTS....................D1 ʻĀHAʻILONO................E1
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