Education briefs
Advertiser Staff
School science fair opens next week
Students from across the state will spend Monday setting up 329 science fair projects at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall for judging Tuesday and a public viewing and award ceremony on Wednesday.
Some 384 students representing 72 public and private schools will participate in the 47th Hawai'i State Science and Engineering Fair.
Winners from this event and from the Maui, Windward and Leeward districts will represent the state at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Portland, Ore., May 9 to 15.
Students also will compete for 460 awards that include trips and tuition scholarships from Chaminade University, Hawai'i Pacific University and the University of Hawai'i.
The public is invited from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. The awards ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m.
8th-grade math camp offered
Eighth-graders registered for algebra or pre-algebra in the next school year can apply for a two-week algebra camp sponsored by Gear Up Hawai'i this summer.
The camp is intended to help students overcome math anxiety and prepare them for high school math. It is not an accelerated course and does not offer credit. The program is based on the finding that enrollment in rigorous high school math classes is a key indicator of whether a student will attend college.
Approximately 150 students will be selected. All eighth-graders are eligible to apply, but students from Gear Up schools will have priority. A $20 fee covers the entire session.
For more information, visit gearup.hawaii.edu, call 956-3879 or toll-free at (866) 808-GEAR (4327).
The camp will be held 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at:
- Leeward Community College, June 14-25
- Waimea Middle School, June 21-July 2
- Ka'u High School, June 21-July 2
- Hawai'i Community College (Hilo), June 21-July 2
DOE administrator joins St. Louis
Wendell Staszkow, a state Department of Education administrator, will become the new dean of upper school (principal) at Saint Louis School in July.
Staszkow, a graduate of the Catholic boys school, is retiring as personnel director at the DOE after serving more than three decades as teacher, principal and Leeward district superintendent.
Two Hawai'i teachers win national award
Teachers from ASSETS School and Sacred Hearts Academy are among 110 educators across the country honored by RadioShack Corp. for commitment to academic excellence in math, science or technology.
Susan Travis, a math and technology teacher at ASSETS, received $3,000. Travis teaches geometry, video editing, advanced technology and multimedia team mentorship.
Caroline Klempir, an algebra and geometry teacher at Sacred Hearts, received $1,000.
The awards program is open to teachers from all accredited public and private high schools.
