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Ka Hale Kula ‘O Waimea

February 2013

Principal’s Message

Aloha Students, Parents, Staff, and Community Members:

A big ‘Mahalo’ to all who continue to support our students’ learning and

activities!

Have you noticed that our picnic benches have been given a new coat of paint or

that there are now newly painted blocks for students to play on? Our PTSA

members were here on a Saturday to give our campus a fresh look. Mahalo to

Tim Atkins, manager from Home Depot who showed up with painting supplies

along with several Home Depot workers to help with the project!

Through the generosity of our community businesses, Waimea Canyon Middle

School’s Science Fair display was held at Waimea Plantation Cottages. Those

who were able to attend the event saw the students display their projects with

pride as they explained the ‘inquiry process’ used to lead to the conclusion.

Recognition goes to the science teachers who taught the process, parents,

families and support staff who assisted students with their display boards and to

the judges who interviewed the students on their projects. A special thank you

goes to both Waimea Plantation Cottages for the use of their facilities and to

Pioneer for hosting the event!

Our students took their Hawaii State Assessment reading in December and the H.S.A. math at the end of January. As a reminder, when the student meets proficiency, he/she will not need to participate in the second administration unless the parent/guardian writes a letter requesting participation. We appreciate your role in your child’s education. Remember to keep in contact with the school if you have any concerns or questions. Sincerely,

Glenda L.B. Miyazaki

Principal

Student Learning is Our Focus

9555 Huakai Street Waimea, HI 96796 Phone: 338-6830

Waimea Canyon Middle School

is ADA Accessible. Contact the

school office to request for

accommodations to participate

in school events.

To learn more about NCLB Public School Choice, please contact the

Title 1 Coordinator at 338-6830, ext. 128.

Dates To

Remember

February 1 HSA Testing continues

February 13 3rd qtr. Mid-Progress

Rpt. goes home

February 18 Presidents’ Day

No School

February 25 4th quarter Bus Payment

DUE!!

February 26-27 American Heart Assoc. Jump/Hoops for Heart

February 26-28 District Science Fair

@ Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall

Waimea Canyon Middle School is ADA accessible. Contact the school office

to request for accommodations to participate in school events.

Waimea Canyon Middle School SY 2012-2013 Quarter 2

Principal’s List GPA 4.0 Grade 6 Aguinaldo, Brandie Bostick, Samantha Salomon, Kylea Villanueva, Ezekiel Grade 7 Agena, Corey Broyles, Anna Chelius, Eosin Daligdig, Danielle Guillermo, Micah Erica Hashimoto, Michael Kobayashi, Braden Lorenzo, Monique Joy Luis, Jana Ochua, Joshua Penner, Ian Ruiz, Kristine May Grade 8 Lin, Jacky Honor Roll GPA 3.5-3.99 (Bs and higher) Grade 6 Acob, Ron Janus Albarado-Rita, Kaila Albite, Reine Darcy Bermudez, Adrienne Felix-Keamoai, Moanikealohilani Fernandez, Veronica Franco, Dawson Funtanilla, Sara Jensen, Maeve Kaauamo, Naomi Kelekoma, Kaira Lacaden, Shyli Miguel, Wendee Minia, Azea Ofisa, Tai Pablo, Christian Earl

Pascua, Micah Ramos, Kimberly Robinson, Kyle Samio, Marley Sandal, Kaitlin Santos, Sarah Simao, Naikoa Simbre-Medeiros, Shayne Texeira, David Josiah Yamauchi, Leiko Grade 7 Bagain, Jahleighcia Barrett, Madilyn Boyd, Aliyah Cano, Samuel Castro, Leanne Correa, Kari Davalos, Riley Frasco, Brooke Helgen, D’Annalyn Higashi, Leilani Huddy Jr, Alika Kato, Brandon Kauahi, Allysa Laysa, Jeryn Lopez, Jessica Mararagan, Jaime Miguel, Avery Mopas, Dennison Owen, Rain Oyamot-Campos, Jayda Panday, Jenny Parubrub, Meighan Perpose, Trisha Angel Planas, Travis Ragus, Princess Kyla Satumba, Carla Mae Shamblin, Makana Tomimoto, Kelsey Grade 8 Acob, Robyn Castaneda, Kaleohano Cayaban, BreeAnn Corotan, Charlene Dela Cruz, Erika Faye Magno III, Alejandro Miner, Shania Natividad-Parraga, Cheyenne Newell, William Nishihira, Elijah Pascual, Ashley Marie Rapozo, Sharay

Honorable Mention GPA 3.0-3.49 (Bs and higher) Grade 6 Berg, Marlin Duncan, Makanaalohamokihana Kali-Bagaoisan, Mark Labanon, Kaya Rull, Reyden Serapio, Dawn Christine Simbre-Medeiros, Shelsy Grade 7 Artaho, Cody Turalde, Kaelee Grade 8 Subia, Venice

WCMS SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS . Thank you to all the WCMS staff, parents, and community

members who came out to show their support for our Science

Fair this year! This event would not have been possible

without the tremendous support and sponsorship from Pioneer

and Waimea Plantation Cottages. In addition, many

businesses, organizations, and people made this a successful

Science Fair by helping with the setup, signing in and signing

out students, supervising students, monitoring the

refreshments, providing science/math activities for students,

and judging the students' projects. .

. This year, many students said that they would only participate

if the fair was held at the cottages. As a result, we had 108

projects and a lot of students who came out to support their

friends. The judges were very impressed by the quality of

projects, the skills displayed, and the demeanor of the students

when they were interviewed. Many expressed interest and

enthusiasm about being a judge next year. . The winners are....

1st Jacky Lin, 8th grade - Hydropower

2nd Andrew Evans, 8th grade - Popsicle Stick

Bridge

3rd Braden Kobayashi, 7th grade - Hydroponics

vs. Aquaponics . Honorable Mentions:

BreeAnn Cayaban, 8th grade - Biodiversity of Aquatic

Ecosystems

Samantha Bostick, 6th grade - Wave Energy

Ian Penner, 7th grade - How strong is your milk?

Eosin Chelius, 7th grade - Performance of solar panels at

different positions

Corey Agena, 7th grade - Colorful seawater desalination

Gabrielle Peleras, 6th grade - What type of water helps

watermelon plants grow best?

Aubrey Hedges, 8th grade - The electric battle .

The Science Department is proud of ALL of our

students who participated in the Science Fair!

You all did a great job of representing our

school. Thank you again to all who worked to

make this happen, we couldn't have done it

without you!

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

What a great week of science activities for

WCMS! First, the Science Fair was a huge

success, then students participated in the HSA

science testing, and on Martin Luther King Jr.

Day, the WCMS Science Olympiad team took

first place in the Kauai regional tournament!!

They beat out Island School to take the top

honors. This means they qualify for the state

tournament in March to be held at Leeward

Community College.

The team members are:

Eosin Chelius

Ian Penner

Madilyn Barrett

Michael Hashimoto

Corey Agena

Braden Kobayashi

BreeAnn Cayaban

Keatin Mariano-Hardy

Sharay Rapozo

Antonio Pope

Andrew Evans

Jacky Lin

Robyn Acob

Carl Mecham

Aubrey Hedges

Congratulations on winning first place and good

luck in the state tournament! We’re so proud of

you!!

WCMS will be participating in

the American Heart

Association’s

Hoops and Jump Rope for

Heart events through PE

classes on February 26th and

27th. We are proud to be a part

of this event which helps

students learn about improving

their health while helping others with heart health issues.

PTSA OFFICERS President – Steve Franco

Vice President – Georgette Cayaban Secretary – Stephanie Funtanilla

Treasurer – Cora Saligumba School Rep – Steve Decker

SCC OFFICERS Administration – Glenda Miyazaki Administration – Linda Uyehara

Chairperson – Jani Okura Certificated/Secretary – Susan Togioka

Classified – Miriam Albarado Community – Dr. Steven Penner

Student – Ian Penner

SAVE THE DATE!!

The Waimea Canyon Middle School PTSA will be holding a

Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 7am to

12pm in the WCMS Cafeteria. More information will be

forthcoming. If you have any questions or would like to

volunteer for this fundraiser, please contact Steve Franco

at 635-5816 or sfranco1988@gmail.com .