Graduation.... Happy Summer!

Hello everyone,

Graduation was awesome last Friday; the weather was beautiful and the company was great.  Our guest speaker, US Senator Brian Schatz gave an inspirational message to our seniors, outlining his six key pieces of advice and our seven valedictorians gave theirs as they spelled out WAIMEA.  Other guests on stage included Board of Education Kauai representative, Nancy Budd, State Senate President, Ron Kouchi (a 1975 WHS graduate), and State Representative (and Waimea resident), Dee Morikawa.  The ceremony was streamed live on HawaiiStream so if you missed it, catch it online.

It was a great year… we are starting to get some of our end of course and preliminary SBAC math data.  I’ll post those results on our school website and also on this blog within the next week.  We’re gearing up for our summer programs – credit recovery and a summer bridge program for incoming 9^th graders.  We’re also undergoing several renovation projects on school; custodians will be busy with those projects as well as the numerous classroom changes needed for next school year.

As mentioned last week’s blog, we have created a one-credit, reading and writing support course for this coming school year.  Students were selected for this class based upon their test scores, reading lexile scores, and teacher recommendation; this class will help students to succeed in all classes with the reading and writing skills that will be taught.  Letters were sent home to parents advising them of this schedule change for their students and if they have any questions or concerns, to call the office.

Next year we will also continue to push for deeper learning, leveraged through the use of technology and data to inform all of our decision for students, staff, and our school.  We will have more mobile labs out in classrooms next year, especially in our core classes. 

Have a fun, safe, and restful summer everyone.  Please remind your student to continue to read over the summer to keep in ‘school shape!’

Here’s your announcements; have a good week everyone.

Mrs. Anguay J

Staff Bulletin for week of June 1, 2015

Monday June 1, 2015—eSIS is open for grades

Tuesday June 2, 2015

·         1:45 pm extended faculty meeting moved to Thursday 9:30 am

·         3-6 pm, HSTA voting at Band Room

Wednesday June 3, 2015 -- Last day of school for students

Thursday June 4, 2015 -- Last day of school for teachers

·         9:30 am – year end extended faculty meeting in LRC.  Potluck.

Campus Supervision

Assigned campus area	Team 5	Team 5	Team 6	Team 6
·         Upper campus (preschool/J/I)	June 1	Nishihira	June 2, 3	Moises
·         library		Souza		Evens
·         front lawn/outside cafe		Baker		Matsuyama
·         S/T/U courtyard		Sagawa-Pananganan		Kellogg
·         AR room (ELA teachers)		Parongao		Bush

Countdown to graduation, looking forward to next year.....

Hello everyone,

Four more days of school for our seniors; their big day, May 29^th, is coming up fast!  If you are planning to attend graduation, we start at 6:30 pm on the front lawn.  Reserved seating is by ticket only…. Please plan to arrive early to avoid traffic issues and to find a good spot to hang out with family and friends.

We will continue with End of Course exams in Biology, Algebra 2, and US History.  Students need to study and prepare for these exams as they count for 15% of their final grades.  Please push your student to finish the year strong, complete all assignments, and to study hard for final exams.

In planning for next year, we have created a one-credit, reading and writing support course.  Students were selected for this class based upon their test scores, reading Lexile scores, and teacher recommendation; this class will help students to succeed in all classes with the reading and writing skills that will be taught.

We will also continue to push for deeper learning at Waimea High School.  This will be leveraged through the use of technology and data to inform all of our decision for students, staff, and our school.  We are planning to place more mobile labs out in classrooms next year, especially in our core classes.  We will also be issuing brand new Chromebooks to our incoming 9^th graders; this is super exciting for all of us as we believe moving Waimea HS to a 1:1 device school will open up worlds of possibilities for our students and teachers.  We are finalizing the parent and student handbook, policies, and agreements that will come with the roll out of our Chromebooks and will share them with parents when we begin school in July.

Here’s your announcements; have a good week everyone.

Mrs. Anguay J

Staff Bulletin for week of May 25, 2015

Monday May 25, 2015 – Memorial Day, no school

Tuesday May 26, 2015

·          continue EOC exams—Barber, pd. 6 in S-103; Baker, pd. 7 in T-205; Nishihira, pd. 7 in S-103;

O’Day, pd. 5, 6 in T205

·         Advisory – Senior song practice

·         1:45 pm Faculty meeting time given back to teachers/departments.  Please be sure to notify parents of failures; have students sign failure letters/make 2 copies(parents and Anguay)

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

·         6 pm, WHS Ukulele and Hawaiian Dance Hoike at Historic Waimea Theatre

Wednesday May 27, 2015 – failure letters due to counselors and Anguay by 2:45 pm

·         EOC exams – Nishihira, pd. 1, 3 in S-103; Baker, pd. 2,3,4 in LRC; O’Day, pd. 1,3, 4 in T205;                           Harding, pd. 1 in LRC

·         Advisory – Senior song practice

Thursday May 28, 2015 -- eSIS opens for Q4/semester/year grades

·         EOC exams – O’Day, pd. 5,6 in T205

·         Advisory – Senior Assembly in gym; schedule to follow

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Friday May 29, 2015

·         Senior graduation practice.  Be on time, in schoolwear

·         EOC exams – O’Day, pd. 1,3,4 in T205

·         6:30 pm, Graduation on front lawn

Campus Supervision

Assigned campus area	Team 4	Team 4	Team 5	Team 5
·         Upper campus (preschool/J/I)	May 26, 27	Shigematsu Pereira	May 28, 29	Nishihira
·         library		Dickinson		Souza
·         front lawn/outside cafe		Altomare		Baker
·         S/T/U courtyard		Davalos		Sagawa-Pananganan
·         AR room (ELA teachers)		Stengel		Parongao

Hello everyone,

As Mrs. Matsumura pointed out, this is the last 5-day week of this school year, leaving only 12 more days with students.  We are starting end of course exams this week Tuesday in each of the labs -- please see below for the specifics.  We're also doing COMPASS testing for students interested in taking KCC courses next year on both Tuesday and Thursday in the LRC.  On Wednesday, Mr. Souza and his culinary students will host a special staff breakfast starting at 7 am;  after school, KCC will be sending some faculty to speak to seniors who are still unsure of their post-HS plans.  Please speak to your student this week and let him/her know about this opportunity.  Senior song practice also kicks up, meeting daily (except Friday b/c of the special schedule).  Finally, Friday will be uber-busy with May Day Assembly in the morning and Senior Luau on the front lawn/Blue and White football game at Hanapepe Stadium in the evening.

Have a great week everyone; here's your announcements:

Mrs. Anguay :)

Staff Bulletin for week of May 18, 2015

Monday May 18, 2015 – Cherie out

Tuesday May 19, 2015 –Cherie out, Anguay out at Principal meeting

·         start of EOC exams—Barber, pd. 6 in S-103; Baker, pd. 7 in T-205; Nishihira, pd. 7 in S-103

·         9 am, COMPASS testing at LRC

·         Advisory – Senior song practice

·         1:45 pm Faculty meeting: CTE student presentations, SBAC review/reflection

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Wednesday May 20, 2015

·         7 am – Breakfast for staff hosted by Kui and culinary students

·         EOC exams – Nishihira, pd. 1, 3 in S-103; Baker, pd. 2,3,4 in T-205; Harding, pd. 1 in LRC

·         Advisory – Senior song practice

·         2:45 pm – meeting at LRC for any interested student in KCC programs (unsure of what you’re going to do after graduation?  Come to this meeting….)

Thursday May 21, 2015

·         EOC exams – Nishihira, pd. 7 in S-103; Baker, pd. 7 in T-205; O’Day, pd. 5,6 in T-205

·         9 am, COMPASS testing at LRC

·         Advisory – Senior song practice

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Friday May 22, 2015 --- SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE!  MAY DAY ASSEMBLY

·         Senior failures due to Mr. Nitta

·         EOC exams – Nishihira, pd. 1,3 in S-103; Baker, pd. 2,3,4 in LRC; O’Day, Pd. 1,3,4 in T-205; Harding, pd. 1 in LRC

·         Senior Luau on the front lawn

·         Blue and White football game at Hanapepe Stadium

Campus Supervision

Assigned campus area	Team 2	Team 2	Team 3	Team 3	Team 4	Team 4
·         Upper campus (preschool/J/I)	May 18	Super Russell	May 19, 20, 21	Acoba Messer	May 22	Shigematsu Pereira
·         library		Barber		Muraoka		Dickinson
·         front lawn/outside cafe		Broyles		Harding		Altomare
·         S/T/U courtyard		O’Day		Kajiwara		Davalos
·         AR room (ELA teachers)		Freitag		Mitsis		Stengel

Winding down the year....

Hello everyone....

The year is rapidly winding down.  We will continue with AP exams this week in English and US History and will be chasing down students who missed all or part of SBAC testing in earlier weeks.

Also going out this week will be the final list of classroom moves that will be done this summer.  There are a lot of teachers who will be moving as positions/departments are changing and K-bldg will be completely re-tiled this summer.  We will be running a Summer Bridge program for 50 incoming 9th graders in Messer's and Super's classrooms and Credit Recovery in S-101 and T-205. 

Next week we start End of Course exams for Biology, Algebra 2, and US History AND we have Achieve 3000 training for interested teachers on Thursday 5/21.  On Friday 5/22 we have a special bell schedule with May Day Program in the morning; that evening is the Senior Luau on the front lawn AND the Blue and White football game at Hanapepe Stadium.  The following week of graduation is a short week, Tuesday - Friday only.  There will be a ho'ike for the hula and ukulele students on Tuesday 5/26 at the Waimea Theatre, the Senior Assembly on Thursday 5/28, and then Graduation at 6:30 pm on the front lawn on 5/29. 

Have a great week everyone; here's your announcements....

Mrs. Anguay :)

Staff Bulletin for week of May 11, 2015

Monday May 11, 2015 – both counselors, Mrs. Taira out (Core Team Meeting cancelled)

·         6 pm – SCC meeting in LRC

Tuesday May 12, 2015 – State Softball Tournament on Oahu begins (5/12 – 5/15)

·         Faculty meeting time – given to departments.  DH to hold meetings on own; please submit minutes and attendance to Anguay

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Wednesday May 13, 2015

·         8 am -- AP English exam @ R-101

Thursday May 14, 2015 –Field trip: Barber’s GT Biology to NTBG in Lawai

·         8 am – AP US History @ R-101

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Friday May 15, 2015

·         Please be sure you’ve uploaded all documents (SLO, etc.) into PDE3 by this date

Campus Supervision

Assigned campus area	Team 1	Team 1	Team 2	Team 2
·         Upper campus (preschool/J/I)	May 11, 12, 13	Uyehara Camara	May 6, 14, 15	Super Russell
·         library		Saligumba		Barber
·         front lawn/outside cafe		Naumu		Broyles
·         S/T/U courtyard		Rose		O’Day
·         AR room (ELA teachers)		Matsumura		Freitag

Last week of SBAC testing; opening of End of Course testing. More training and student presentations....

This week math teachers have session #2 with our consultant Wes Yuu from YUUreka Mathematics.  All teachers will have the opportunity to learn more about GAFE or Google Apps for Education on Tuesday -- in small groups and as a faculty.  Senior project presentations are this Wednesday and Thursday after school and students will be receiving scholarships and awards at the General Shinseki Awards Presentation on Tuesday and the JROTC Awards Dinner on Friday.  Softball girls are also playing off with Kauai HS on Tuesdayh at 5:30 pm at Isenberg Field; if you're in Lihue please stop by and support the girls.

Here's your announcements; have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Anguay  :)

Staff Bulletin for week of May 4, 2015

Monday May 4, 2015 – math teachers with Wes Yuu session #2, in small conference room, LRC

Tuesday May 5, 2015 --- GAFE training throughout the day; subs available for those who want to attend.  Title 1 Monitoring Visit  all day.  State and district personnel  will be doing classroom visits.  Asahi out from 12 pm for General Shinseki Awards Ceremony in Lihue

·         SBAC CAT Testing: Mitsis (LRC),  Saligumba.  Testing will be done during advisory for the entire week

·         Faculty meeting – bring your laptop to LRC – GAFE (Google Apps for Education) training on Google Classroom

·         5:30 pm, Girls’ SB Playoff game at Isenberg Field – winner goes to states

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Senior Project Presentations after school

·         SBAC CAT Testing: Mitsis (LRC),  Saligumba.  Testing will be done during advisory for the entire week

Thursday May 7, 2015 – Senior Project Presentations after school

·         Anguay out from 8 am – 11 am for training at Koloa School

·         SBAC CAT Testing: Mitsis (LRC),  Saligumba.  Testing will be done during advisory for the entire week

·         ADVISORY – 10^th grade take ID pictures in cafeteria—more info to follow

·         Period 7 – DH meeting at LRC

·         6 – 8:30 pm – LRC open for students and credit recovery; math tutor available

Friday May 8, 2015 – Breanna Akama out

·         SBAC CAT Testing: Mitsis (LRC),  Saligumba.  Testing will be done during advisory for the entire week

·         5:30 pm,  JROTC Awards dinner at cafeteria

Campus Supervision

Assigned campus area	Team 5	Team 5	Team 6	Team 6
·         Upper campus (preschool/J/I)	May 4,5	Nishihira	May 6, 7, 8	Moises
·         library		Souza		Evens
·         front lawn/outside cafe		Baker		Matsuyama
·         S/T/U courtyard		Sagawa-Pananganan		Kellogg
·         AR room (ELA teachers)		Parongao		Bush