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‘My aunt pointed this program out to me. I’m not sure how she found it, but I’m sure glad she did!’

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MEDIA RELEASE On April 27, Parker School hosted STEMpede, an afternoon dedicated to exposing students to an array of professional possibilities in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields. “It’s been a goal of mine to expose our students to STEM careers, especially engineering,” said Parker math and science teacher Patricia Kassis. “So when this [...]

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The graduation season kicked-off at Edith Kanakaole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo Friday night (May 11) with the Hawaii Community College Spring Commencement Exercises.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii public schools are celebrating gains in grade 8 science scores as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released “The Nation’s Report Card” spring 2011 state-by-state results. While the nation, Hawaii, and 15 other states achieved meaningful progress since the 2009 NAEP science assessment, Hawaii was the only state to make significant [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Human Services has launched a pilot program that implements a comprehensive assessment and improvement system for licensed center-based and home-based early childhood care and education programs. The Quality Rating and Improvement System or QRIS, is designed to increase the quality of early child care and education programs. “The goals [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Several Parker School students performed their original poems April 30 at a slam poetry contest at the school. Junior Megan Yost won the contest with a perfect score for her poem, Surfaces. Parker English teacher Gillian Culff organized the event. Each year, as part of her sophomore class poetry unit, she teaches the [...]

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Hawaii State Teachers Association is urging members to take the time Thursday to attend one of the statewide informational meetings. * Honolulu: McKinley High School, Hirata Hall, 3-6 p.m. * Honolulu: Kaiser High School, Cafeteria, 3-5:30 p.m. * Central: Leilehua High School, Cafeteria, 3:30-5:30 p.m. * Leeward: Waianae High School, Cafeteria, 3:30-5:30 p.m. * Leeward: [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE So you might be wondering, 72,000 hours of what? Work. Working an average of 1,800 hours a year, most Americans spend over one third of their waking lives between the ages of 22 and 62 working. That’s at least 72,000 hours! This spring, Hawaii students will leave high school and begin a new [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz delivers the keynote address at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s spring commencement, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Edith Kanakaole Stadium. Students have petitioned for a total of 727 degrees and/or certificates from the colleges of Arts and Sciences (464), Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School held its annual May Day celebration and luau Friday, April 27. The Lower School program featured the kindergarten through 5th grade students performing their class hula and chants, for which they have been preparing since January with visiting kumu Liana Aveiro and Pua Garmon. After the performance, the lower schoolers rotated [...]

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W. M. Keck Observatory Presents ‘How Stars Destroyed Most of the Atoms in the Universe’ Thursday (May 10) with Dr. Brian Siana of University of California at Riverside.

The first galaxies had an extraordinary impact on the young universe. Their ultraviolet light destroyed nearly all of the atoms in the cosmos. This process, called reionization, had severe consequences for galaxies trying to form thereafter.

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy has earned national ranking as one of the top five new schools of pharmacy in the U.S. News & World Report, according to rankings released March 13, 2012. In the first year of eligibility since admitting its inaugural class in 2007, CoP ranked 74 [...]

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