Education briefs
Advertiser Staff
Project Grad meeting planned
The Moanalua High School Parent, Teacher and Student Association will host a fund-raising dinner and informational meeting Saturday to let parents and students know about Project Graduation and why they should get involved.
For the class of 2005, organization for the supervised substance-free graduation party has gotten off to a slow start because of a lack of parental involvement, organizers say.
The "Project Graduation 'Blast Off' Fund-raiser Dinner/Informational Meeting," will feature guest speakers Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona, U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo and Tiny Tadani.
The event will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Donations are $10, or $5 for children 5 to 11. If you plan to attend, call Joy Koshimizu at 455-6745.
Three local finalists for teacher award
Three Hawai'i teachers have become state finalists for the 2003 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Michael Park, a mathematics teacher at Iolani School, and Sacred Hearts Academy teachers Timothy Cantley and Jennifer Porter, who teach math and science, respectively, are among 233 nationwide finalists for the prestigious award, the nation's highest commendation of its kind. Up to 108 award-winners will be announced next month. Winners receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation.
Japanese culture contest Sunday
Teams from 25 high schools will test their knowledge of Japanese culture on Sunday, and four schools will win paid trips to Japan this summer.
The contest, sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Hawai'i at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, involves questions about Japanese art, culture, economics, history, geography, sports and daily life.
The society will award trips to two public schools and two private schools.
Scholarships for grads offered
The Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu, an educational and service organization, is offering $4,000 in scholarships to enrolled graduate students in the fields of healthcare, social work or the arts and sciences who are interested in gerontology and geriatrics.
For more information and application forms, call scholarship committee chairwoman Faye Kumashiro at 234-6165. Deadline is March 31.
