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Kaneolani students give to Red Cross

Kaneolani Elementary School students in Debra Lynne Kam's sixth-grade math class have collected money to aid the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., and this week presented a check for $1,060 to the American Red Cross.

Several students went from classroom to classroom at the Waipahu school to collect coins donated by other students and their families Oct. 1 and 2.

Students participating in the service project include Nick Acopra, Nathan Adams, Kaimi Andrade-Meyers, Spencer Im, Brandon Kays, Rico Toledo and Christopher Yadao.

Junior Duck Stamp designers sought

Calling all duck drawings. The search has begun to find the student artwork to place on the federal 2002 Junior Duck Stamp.

The 2002 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Program aims to teach children about waterfowl and their habitat as well as give them an opportunity to show their artistic talents.

Six Hawai'i schools submitted 48 entries last year, and organizers hope that will increase this year.

"We usually receive many nene drawings, but numerous other waterfowl species may also be depicted, including all native koloa and Laysan duck," said Sandra Hall, contest coordinator in Hawai'i.

Winning entries go on to the national contest in Washington, D.C. The first-place national winner receives a $2,500 cash award, a free trip to Washington, D.C., and their design on the 2002 Federal Junior Duck Stamp.

Entry forms have been sent to schools. Entries must be postmarked no later than March 15 and sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Office, Room 3-122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850.

For more information, contact Hall at 541-2749.

Kaua'i school sets space station chat

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Students at Island School, a private school in Puhi, will chat with astronauts on the international space station in early November.

Fourteen students in the facility's middle school will address questions via ham radio as part of an effort of NASA and the amateur radio community's Amateur Radio International Space Station program.

Joe Speroni, a ham radio enthusiast and parent of an Island School student, said the students should have about 11 minutes to talk to the astronauts during a pass overhead, probably during the week of Nov. 12.

The Kaua'i Amateur Radio Club is working with the school, and was scheduled this weekend to begin setting up equipment in preparation for the event.