Education briefs
Advertiser Staff
Teen places first in science fair
A Kamehameha Schools student won first place this month in the environmental sciences category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fairs in Portland, Ore.
Kiana Laieikawai Frank, 17, will receive a $5,000 scholarship and an Intel mobile network computer. A $1,000 grant will be made to Kamehameha and the affiliate fair Frank represented.
Frank was among 1,200 students from 40 countries participating in the fair.
Geography bee champ wins again
Punahou sixth-grader Eric Liaw will represent Hawai'i in the National Geographic Bee for the second year in a row.
The 2004 competition will start Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The top 10 finalists will each win $500 and compete in the final round, which will be moderated by "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek.
The national winner will receive a $25,000 scholarship and lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society, as well as a week's trip to one of Sea World Busch Gardens Adventure Camps. The second- and third-place winners will receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships, respectively.
Student seeks chemistry spot
Iolani student Carol Pham has qualified to train for a spot on the United States Chemistry Olympics Team.
Pham is one of 20 student across the nation invited to the U.S. Air Force Academy for training. The top four students will represent the United States at IChO, the International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be held in Kiel, Germany, this summer.
The American Chemical Society sponsors the United States entry in the worldwide competition.
Wai'anae tops in yearbook contest
Wai'anae High School won top honors for the best overall yearbook last week at the Hawai'i Schools Publication Association Annual State Yearbook competition.
Wai'anae Intermediate School tied for second place, with St. Andrew's Priory and Maui High School. Waiakea High School took the third-place prize.
About 300 students attended the 2004 HSPA Yearbook Banquet at the Pacific Beach Hotel for the awards ceremony and to celebrate the distribution of yearbooks at their school.
AUW honors St. Francis
St. Francis School has been awarded a "perpetual trophy" from Aloha United Way after raising more money per student than any other school in Hawai'i for the past three years.
Students raised about $1,600 in 2002, $1,970.32 in 2003 and they expect to make more than $2,000 this year.
The school's major fund-raiser is a penny carnival each October during "All Saints Day" festivities.
"St. Francis School values the importance of training our young women with the skills needed to be future corporate leaders and effective community volunteers," said Sean Connors, instructor and chairman in the school's Educational Technology department. "This opportunity to support Aloha United Way has helped the students exercise those leadership skills."
