Four of the University of Hawai'i's community colleges have been removed from warning status by their accrediting commission after showing adequate progress regarding issues of assessment and program review. The four are Kapi'olani Community College, Kaua'i Community College, Leeward Community College and Maui Community College.

However, Windward Community College and Honolulu Community College continued under the warning status, and Hawai'i Community College was added to the sanction list by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Warning status is the mildest form of sanction applied by ACCJC and does not remove accreditation. The commission has asked for another progress report by Oct. 15.

The UH Board of Regents approved a new vice president for community colleges at its last meeting to address some ACCJC concerns regarding leadership of the community college system and the decision-making processes within the system.

KIDS TO COMPETE IN MATH CONTEST

Hundreds of children from as far away as Alaska will gather at the University of Hawai'i on Sunday to compete for scholarships in an international math competition.

The Kumon Math Challenge takes place at 33 universities across the United States and Canada. A total of $75,000 will be awarded in scholarships.

The math challenge will take place at UH-Manoa's Bilger Hall at 11 a.m.

SCHOOL ASKING FOR ALUMS' MEMORIES

Niu Valley Middle School is seeking alumni willing to share their yearbooks, pictures and stories in honor of the school's 50th anniversary on Oct. 21.

The school is particularly looking for those who attended between 1959 and 1960.

HPU NEWSPAPER WINS FOUR AWARDS

Hawai'i Pacific University's student newspaper Kalamalama won four Society of Professional Journalists Hawai'i Chapter 2004 Excellence in Journalism awards.

Shannon Stollenmaier won two awards for her article "Students say 'Go' to stoplight" in the Non-daily Newspaper General News/Enterprise Reporting category and the Community Reporting category.

Loren Moreno Jr. won in the Open Print: Editorial Opinion category for "Bush v. Constitution: Faith-based initiative bad for America."

Chuck Cordill won in the Student Feature Writing category for his article, "Blue Angels thrilling ambassadors of flight."