Moanalua High School

The Word A Monthly Publication – Volume 66, Issue 25 – November/December 2016

Dear Parents and Guardians: Please take note of the following very important November dates:

• Our Na Menehune Marching Band will be featured in the following events: o Saturday, Nov. 5 – Kamehameha Band Tournament o Monday, Nov. 7 – Oahu Band Festival @ Aloha Stadium o Thursday, Nov. 10 – Rainbow Marching Band Invitational @ Aloha Stadium o Saturday, Nov. 12 – Mililani Bandfest @ Mililani HS

• Holidays (No school) o Tuesday, Nov.8 – Election Day o Friday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday (observed). We will have our annual campus

beautification on that day. o Thursday & Friday, November 24-25 - Thanksgiving Day Holidays.

Important December/January Dates: • December 3, 2016 (Sat) Music Department Winter Concert • December 10, 2016 (Sat) Winter Craft Fair • December 15-21, 2016 Exam Days • December 21, 2016 (Wed) Winter Fantasy @ Pacific Beach Hotel • December 22- January 5 Winter Recess (No School) • January 9, 2017 (Mon) Students Return to School / Classes Resume • January 16, 2017 (Mon) HOLIDAY – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No school)

The 2017 Kina’ole Awards Dinner will honor outstanding representatives and supporters of Moanalua High School and our school community. The important PTSA fundraising dinner and silent auction will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the Honolulu Country Club beginning at 5:30 p.m. Please save that date on your calendars! This is always such a memorable night filled with the spirit that makes Moanalua High School so special. Please plan to attend and honor our recipients. All proceeds go to raise funds for our students, teachers, and important school needs. For tickets or to make donations, please call chairperson Andrea Iwamoto at 221-7448 or email mohs.kinaole@gmail.com . Please check our website later in November for a list of Kina’ole honorees for the coming event. Traffic Advisory - Please be courteous and cautious during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up traffic. Turn right only onto Ala Napunani when leaving the campus on the fire station side. Also, do not block parked cars while waiting for students. Student who are tardy to school or class – Please be aware that students who arrive late to school or class may be assigned to serve lunch detention. Tardies will be excused for the following reasons:

1. Medical or Dental Appointments 2. Death or eminent death in the family 3. Court appearances 4. Driver’s Permit/Test 5. Administration approved

Heavy traffic is NOT a valid reason for tardiness unless there is an occasional non-typical amount of traffic, where many students, buses and/or teachers are also unavoidably late. Those cases will be reviewed and excused by a school administrator.

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2825 Ala Ilima St Honolulu, HI 96818

moanaluahs.org Principal: Ms. Robin Martin Vice Principals: Mr. Wilbert Lum Ms. Flora Nash Mrs. Tara Hathawa Athletic Director: Joel Kawachi Directory: Office: 305-1000 Attendance: 305-1006 Registrar: 305-1024 Health Rm: 305-1005 Counselors (by student surname) Mr. Banton (A-Fa) Mrs. Apana (Fe-K) Mrs. Yamamoto (L-Ra) Mr. Sakamoto (Re-Z) College/Career Counselor: 305-1028 Outreach: 305-1022 SSC: 305-1016 PCNC: 305-1035

(Principal’s Message continued from page 1) Applications for Geographic Exceptions for SY 2017-18 MoHS will accept Geographic Exception (GE) applications for school year 2017-2018 from January 1, 2017 to March 1, 2017. In accordance with Section 8-13-7, a chance selection or lottery will be held in April 2017 should the number of applications exceed the number of available spaces. It is important to remember that a new GE application must be submitted for a student who is interested in moving from a middle school to a high school. For example, if you presently live outside of the Moanalua geographic area, have a child in grade 8 attending Moanalua Middle School on a GE, and are interested in your child attending Moanalua High School next year, a new GE application must be submitted to Moanalua High School. However, if your child already attends Moanalua High on an approved GE and wishes to continue here, a new GE application will not be required. In accordance with Section 8-13-7, “Priority 1" reasons for a geographic exception include: DOE programs with admission requirements. "Priority 2" reasons for geographic exceptions include: a desire to study a curriculum program offering (not available at a home school), a sibling already attending school as an underclassmen, a child of staff member, and an authorized physical residence. All other reasons are considered "Priority 3" reasons. Once again, the deadline for GE applications is March 1, 2017 and should the number of applications exceed the number of available spaces, a lottery will be held in April, 2017. It is essential that applications are turned in before the March deadline for a request to be considered for the selection process. Please be informed that (1) an approved geographic exception will later be revoked if any information included in the application is found to be false and (2) falsification of a G.E. form is a misdemeanor offense (H.R.S. Section 710-1063).” Applications are available at all schools. For more information, please call 305-1000. Best wishes for the holiday season! Robin Martin, Principal

SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION Quarterly bus pass riders need to make their next payment for student transportation before Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Administrative Office. Students who fail to make their payment on time may be subject to interrupted bus service and will need to provide their own transportation. * Reminder:All riders must present a valid ID/bus pass each time to ride the bus NO BUS SERVICE on Make-Up Exam Days: Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

Bus Fares: Coupons: $12.50 per sheet (10 coupons on a sheet) -CASH ONLY All bus passes & coupons are NON-REFUNDABLE

Annual Quarterly Roundtrip $270.00 $72.00 One-Way $135.00 $36.00 Check payable to: Department of Education

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. Registration for School Year 2017-2018 Registration for next school year will begin on January 9, 2017. Registration materials will be distributed through homeroom on that day. Please review all of the registration materials (registration card and catalog) very closely. Registration cards will be due no later than January 19, 2017. Students will then receive a printout during quarter 4 to verify their course selections and make any necessary changes. We are asking all families to discuss and carefully review all course selections and to adhere to the January 19 due date. At the start of next school year, NO CHANGES will be allowed with administrative approval. Mahalo for your kokua and cooperation. Registration Night 2017 Registration night is scheduled on January 10, 2017 and will begin at 6:00 pm in our school cafeteria. All students and parents are highly encouraged to attend and learn more about electives, new courses, and graduation requirements. This will good opportunity for students to collect their elective labels and signatures. AP Night 2017 Advanced Placement Night will be held on January 12, 2017 and will begin at 6:00 p.m. in our school cafeteria. We will be discussing the advancement placement expectations, requirements, and changes for next school year. All students who are planning to sign up for Advanced Placement courses for school year 2017-2018 need to attend along with their parent/guardian. Teachers will be sharing specific course expectations, information about testing, and will be available to distribute labels/signatures for student registration cards. CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (as of 11/4/16) The Moanalua High School Student Association would like to thank the following groups and individuals for their much needed help at this year’s Campus Beautification Day. Group advisors are in parentheses. Campus Beautification will take place on Friday, November 11 (Veteran’s Day Holiday). Thank you to the students and advisors of the following groups for the hard work and time in maintaining Moanalua High School’s campus for all to enjoy. Mene Pride! 1. Classroom Cleaning: DECA and Spanish Clubs (Kramer/Paulino) 2. “No Loitering” Stripe Painting: Class of 2017 (Kohara) 3. Gum Scraping-Indoors (cafeteria): Interact Club (Nakagawa-Saito) 4. Cafeteria Window Cleaning: Polynesian Dance Club (Manutai) 5. Classroom Louver Cleaning: NHS (Ayin, Henrickson) 6. Cleaning of Mene Sqare “M:” Japanese Club (Tateyama) 7. Cleaning of Student Center “M:” Class of 2019 (Makekau) 8. Planter Maintenance/Trash Pick-up: FCCLA/HOSA (Shinagawa/Hashizume)

9. Fan Cleaning: Mock Trial (Cambe) 10. Cafeteria Dressing Room Cleaning: Class of 2020 (White) 11. Lower Basketball Court Cleaning: Chess Club (Achiu) 12. Recycle Bin Cleaning: LEO Club (Deliz/James) 13. Trash Pick-up: Class of 2018 (Travers) 14. F102 Cleaning” Dance Moanalua Club (Tengan) 15. P14 Cleaning: Book Club (Koyanagi) 16. Refreshment Serving: SA Officers (Pang) 17. Room Opening/Miscellaneous: Administration Team, Volunteer Custodians REFRESHMENT DONATIONS: MoHS Cafeteria and ALL Participating Organizations

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MOANALUA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAM

Moanalua High School Athletics supports the vision and mission of Moanalua High School by providing students with opportunities that will lead to excellence in academics, personal development and self-fulfillment through participation in athletics. A student’s participation in athletics enhances his/her skills for living and learning by offering different learning experiences outside the classroom. We encourage all students at Moanalua High School to try-out and participate in inter-scholastic sports. Fall Sports (Aug.-Nov.) Winter Sports (Nov.-Feb.) Spring Sports (Feb.-May) Air Riflery Boys Basketball Varsity Baseball Bowling Girls Basketball Varsity Softball Cross Country Paddling Golf Football Soccer Judo Sideline Cheerleading Swimming Varsity Tennis Girls Volleyball JV Girls Tennis Track & Field Soft Tennis Wrestling Water polo-Girls JV Softball JV Baseball Boys Varsity Volleyball Competitive Cheerleading ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ON-LINE Our web site is a great way to find information, get calendars and schedules, or the photo gallery. Check out the new additions at: http://www.moanaluaathletics.com Check out our online store for all your Na Menehune gear at: http://www.sidelinestores.com Follow MoHS Athletics on Twitter: @mohsathletics STUDENT ACTIVITY PASSES Students at Moanalua High School can purchase an athletic pass. This pass allows entry to all regular season football, boys and girls basketball games, boys and girls volleyball games, wrestling and judo matches throughout the year. The cost of the activity book is $25.00 and the savings are incredible! You save over $300.00 off sport admission fees when you purchase an activity pass. Activity passes may be purchased from Paula Kaiura (305-1148) in the Athletic office or at the parent athlete mandatory meetings. PARENT PASSES The OIA interscholastic Association (OIA) sells parent passes for the following sports with paid admission:

· Boys and Girls Basketball $50.00 Parent passes may be purchased from Paula Kaiura (305-1148) in the Athletic office, parent athlete mandatory meeting, or at the game. .

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WINTER SPORTS PARENT/ATHLETE MEETING There will be a mandatory meeting for all parents and athletes on the following dates: • Wed Nov 9, 2016 6:30 pm Gym (Winter Sports) • Wed Feb 15, 2016 6:30 pm Gym (Spring Sports) The RISK video will be shown at the meeting. Both parent and athlete must view the risk video- athletic participation will be withheld until video is seen by both parent and athlete. Information regarding the athletic department rules and policies, athletic trainer procedures as well as individual team breakout sessions will be covered.

ATHLETIC CLEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS Pick up an athletic clearance packet: Athletic Packets are available in the main office, Registrar’s Office, College & Career Center, training room and gym. Contents of the packets include: • Athletic Participation Procedures • Hawaii DOE Parent-Athlete Handbook • Dept of Ed Physical Examination for Athletes Form • Student Participation and Parent/Guardian Consent,

Release & Assumption of RISK Form • Booster Club Membership Form (optional) ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE All student-athletes must have athletic clearance prior to participation. Three things must be submitted for processing in order to be cleared for participation:

1. Dept. of Ed Physical Examination for Athletes Form 2. Student Participation and Parent/Guardian Consent,

Release & Assumption of RISK Form 3. Processing Fee ($10.00)

Completed forms (Parent Consent and Liability Form, Processing fee of $10.00, and DOE Physical Form) must be turned in to the Athletic Directors box in the main office or Athletic Training Room. A pink clearance slip will be available for pick up in the athletic training room when the forms have been processed. It will be the responsibility of the athletes to visit the training room and check for his/her completed clearance slip. This pink slip is the athletic clearance to participate. Pink slips must be given to the head coach(es) prior to participation. Student athletes who are already athletically cleared and wish to try out or participate in another sport during the school year must obtain another copy of their pink slip (athletic clearance). Process to obtain additional pink slip: 1. Complete information on the pink slip addl form 2. Place in athletic tray, Athletic Trainers office. 3. Pink slip will be ready for pick up on Mondays and Fridays. Mahalo nui loa! Joel Kawachi, Athletic Director Please call Joel Kawachi at 305-1013 should you have any questions regarding the Moanalua High School Athletic Department.

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Senior Class of 2017 IMPORTANT Announcements Class Advisor - Mr. Kohara

Financial Obligations: Please clear up any financial obligations (e.g. school dues, class fees, lost books, etc.) as soon as possible because it will affect student participation in school activities (e.g. sports, prom, graduation, etc.) Project Graduation Parent Volunteers: If you are interested in volunteering and helping the Class of 2017 please e-mail me and I will forward your information to Mr. Alonso. The deadline for the $225.00 cost is December 21st, 2016. After December 21st it is $275.00. Registration closes Friday, April 28th, 2017 and no forms beyond this date will be accepted.

Graduation Cap & Gown: Balfour (Mr. Goo) will be accepting Graduation Cap & Gown orders on Wednesday November 2, after school in the Cafeteria. Second order date is November 18th in Mene Square during lunch. Pick-up is February 22nd afterschool in the cafeteria from 3 pm to 5 pm

Student Audio/Video Publication Forms: Please turn in audio/video publication release forms ASAP to the office! They are past due and they are required for graduation and yearbook! Senior Agreement Forms: Please turn in forms and money to Mr. Kohara (L-103) or your alpha counselor ASAP! This is required to participate in commencement. Fall Parent Night Information ppt posted to Downloads in JupiterGrades

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE From now until the end of July, the Student Government officers are holding a school supply drive. Initially, whatever is collected will be donated to our complex schools: Moanalua, Red Hill, Salt Lake, and Shafter Elementary Schools as well as Moanalua Middle and High School, but if we have a large surplus, we will donate to the rest of the State’s public schools. Although we will accept ANY supply donations, the following specific supplies are most needed: Back-packs Paper Towel Rolls Colored Markers Pens (black, blue, red ballpoint) Colored Pencils Pens (Sharpie) Composition Books (non-spiral) Portfolio (with pockets) Crayons (16, 24 or 48) Protractor Filler Paper (college or wide ruled) Rulers (12” with standard and metric) Glue/Glue Sticks School Supply Box Hand Soap Scissors (blunt or sharp) Highlighters (broad tip) Three-Ring Binders (1” – 1 ½”) Index Cards (3 x 5) Tissue (a.k.a. “Kleenex,” 200+ count) Liquid Paper/Correction Tape Wood #2 Pencils Please note that this is not a class competition or a contest to see who can bring the most. We just want to do something for our fellow younger students in our community who, because of the present economy, are in need so they can start off the school year right. You may bring donations to the S.A. Room, T4, or drop them off in the school office. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

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Grads Just Wanna Have Fun…Safely! MoHS PROJECT GRADUATION

Project Graduation Updates- Class of 2017!

Sign up Early for a memorable grad night of FUN……This will be a night you won’t ever forget!

Project Graduation 2017 registration forms are available in Mr. Kohara’s Room, L102 and in the front office. If you would like to receive email updates from MOHSPG2017, please email us at MoanaluaPG2017@gmail.com

to be placed on the email list.

Registration is $225 until Wednesday, Dec. 21!! All forms must be completed and payment must be made in order to receive this discounted price. Please place payment in the red Project Graduation Box in the front office.

Any questions? Contact the PG 2017 Committee at MoanaluaPG2017@gmail.com.

Save the Date—12/10/16 Saturday Project Graduation Booth at MOHS Winter Craft Fair

Featuring our Onoliscious Food ,Gold Cards, Baked Goods and Much More!! Will need lots of Volunteers! Stay Tuned for More Info on our FUNraisers!!

HI-5 Recycling – Nov. 12, Sat. 8am to 11:00 am (dates subject to change –check our Facebook site for the latest updates) Moanalua HS Parking Lot, Fire Station Side

Donate your HI-5 aluminum cans, plastic & glass bottles

FAQs on MOHS Project Grad

1. What is Project Graduation? Project Graduation is for classmates to get together one last time before heading off to future endeavors. The Fun-Filled overnight event is Alcohol & Drug-Free and fully chaperoned to keep our students safe.

2. Why do we have Project Graduation? The night of graduation is the riskiest time for teenagers to be on the road nationwide. By keeping graduates in a safe and fun environment, Project Graduation has reduced the number of fatalities occurring on graduation night.

3. Does Project Graduation receive school subsidies? No! We do not receive any funding from the school. We need to raise funds, starting from the Freshmen year to Senior year and pool our fundraising so each graduating class can hold a Project Graduation Event every year.

4. What’s the difference between MOHS Project Graduation United and the Project Graduation Committee for the Graduating Class? We all make up MOHS Project Graduation !! Project Gradutaion United steers the fundraising efforts needed to fund the event(besides registration fees, other funds are needed). The Project Graduation Event Committee plans and implements the annual event for the graduating class. Volunteers help in one or both

5. How Can I Help? Help volunteer for the Event Check-In, Check-Out and Fundraisers Email MoanaluaPGU@gmail.com

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OPERATION SEARCH

Operation SEARCH helps identify children having a difficult time learning from birth to age 22. For more information, call Operation SEARCH: Statewide:(808) 305-9810 or 1-800-297-2070 Oahu: Honolulu 733-4977 Central 622-6432 Windward 233-5717 Leeward(Campbell, Kapolei, Waianae) 675-0335 Leeward (Nanakuli, Pearl City, Waipahu) 675-0384

For children under the age of 3, call Hawaii Keiki Information Service System (H-KISS) (808) 594-0066 or 1-800-235-5477 www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/SpecializedPrograms/SpecialEducation/Pages/home.aspx Annual Notification of Privacy Rights Know your privacy rights as they apply to 1) student record information; 2) directory information; 3) surveys and other information collection; and 4) military recruitment information. For more information on your privacy rights, the laws that protect them, and how to exercise your rights, contact your school administrator or visit: http://bit.ly/FERPAHI.

REMINDERS: • Students should have ID cards at all times and must use them to purchase meals. • To assure prompt attention in case of an emergency, notify the school of any changes in telephone

numbers and/or addresses throughout the school year. • Parents are to notify the Attendance Director in cases of lgitimate absences by a telephone call

during the absence or by a written note within two days upon the student’s return to school. The Attendance Office opens at 7:45 a.m. daily. The telephone number is 305-1006.

• Parents will be notified through the automated calling system for any unexcused absences from 1 or more periods.

• Off-Campus passes will be issued through the Attendance Office. Please allow 24 hr. courtesy notice to release your child. Emergency notification allowed with 1 hour notice, however please be aware that we may not be able to accommodate your request immediately.

Student Bus Transportation/Free & Reduced Meals: Please be aware that the DOE policy requirement for students to present a valid bus pass to the bus driver in order to board the bus will be strictly enforced. Some families may be eligible for bus subsidies depending on their income. Please refer to the “Letter to Households – National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program” School Alerts via Text Messages The school may, periodically, send notifications via text messaging. These may include general school announcements and/or emergency announcements. In order to receive text messages from the school, text the word Join to the number 56360. You will receive a confirmation message thanking you for joining school alerts. Create a contact on your phone with the school’s name, or another meaningful name, and the phone number 56360. Then, when you receive a text from this number, you know who is sending it. At any time, you can unsubscribe by texting Stop. Please be aware that standard text-messaging rates may apply.