Foundation Award 2011 Student Grants

May 25th, 2011

2011 Student Grant Winners (wearing leis)Leland Lam Yuen, Kaitlyn Jarry, and Lauren Pang with Foundation board members.

The Kapaa High School Foundation recently awarded grants of $500 each to three deserving Kapaa High School seniors in recognition of their commitment to community service.

Lauren Pang will be attending UC Santa Cruz this fall with plans to major in Education.  Besides helping with their family business,  Lauren  was an active member of the Kapaa High School Interact Club. She also volunteered as a babysitter and as a  Sunday School teachers aide at Kapaa Missionary Church. She also volunteers her time with the Fong Society Chinese Cemetery Restoration Project, mapping cemetery plots and helping with landscaping.  Lauren also helps out  at the Humane Society and the Kauai Food Bank.

Leland Lam Yuen will be attending Kauai Cummunity College to earn a degree in Culinary Arts.  Leland’s impressive record of service to others is strongly tied to his involvement in Troop 133  of the Boy Scouts program.  Under the guidance of  Scoutmaster Mike Kano, Leland has learned to take leadership roles in community service projects like beach and highway cleanups and reforestation projects. Leland also volunteered to serve as a summer camp staff member, helping younger scouts earn their merit badges.For his Eagle Scout Project, Leland planned and directed the construction of 4 picnic  tables for the Mahelona Hospital courtyard.  He was awarded  his Eagle Scout rank in December of 2010.

Kaitlyn Jarry will be attending Purdue University pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering.   For the past 8 years, Jarry has been a member of the Mokihana  Aquatics Swim Club.  Besides swimming competitively, she has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to helping other young swimmers by volunteering over 1,000 hours of her time in the Kahu Kai recreational ocean activities program.  She has taken and passed classes in First Aid, CPR for Professional Rescuers, Water Safety Aide, Water Safety Instructor, and    Swimming Instructor.    Kaitlyn was also involved in the Interact Club, Student Council, and Honor Society.

 

 

 

 

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Kapaa High School Foundation President’s Message

February 12th, 2011

President's Message

Download pledge form here:  KHS Fundraising Letter

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Evan Costa Receives “Clara Kaneshiro Outstanding Educator Award”

September 21st, 2010

Evan Costa was selected by Principal Gilmore Youn to receive the Clara Kaneshiro Outstanding Educator  Award for the school year 2009-2010.  This award which comes with  check for $250.00 is given to a teacher who does does his or her job in an extraordinary way to have a positive impact on the students.

Mr. Costa, the woodshop teacher,  has been the CTE chairperson for the past 6 years.  According to Mr. Youn, Mr. Costa has incorporated English and Math strategies within the CTE curriculum.  He encouraged implementing the “Project Based Method” which allows the students to learn core skills while acquiring ‘hands on” experience in the process.  He has also molded the CTE department into a highly functional and cohesive unit, and empowered the department members to work closely with the administration in initiating school wide instructional strategies.

This award is giving in memory of Clara Kaneshiro,   a very positive and energetic member of the Kapaa High Foundation Board who passed away recently.

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Message from 2009 Kapaa High School Foundation Grant Receipient

March 19th, 2010

Aloha Kapaa High Foundation,

My first semester at Pacific University was full of meeting new people, new experiences and a handful of new hurdles to leap over.  Currently, I am one of three freshman representatives for Na Hauman O Hawaii, our school’s Hawaii club, which keeps me busy.  Spring is slowly creeping around the corner, and the weather and scenery is starting to creep out of the winter cold.  With the support of the Kapaa High Foundation, I have been given the key to a great education.  My goal to become a teacher is one step closer.  Thank you so much for helping Kapaa seniors get off to a great start!

Sincerely,
Angela Mones
Class of 2009

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2009 Student Grant Recipients

June 18th, 2009
From left to right: Bridget Arume, Dustin Valdez, Angela Mones, Mark Bonilla, Al Garces

From left to right: Bridget Arume, Dustin Valdez, Angela Mones, Mark Bonilla, Al Garces

This year, the Kapaa High School Foundation awarded student grants of $1,000 each to Dustin Valdez, Angela Mones and Mark Bonilla. The grants will help these students in their pursuit of a higher education. Dustin Valdez will be pursuing a career in Environmental Science, an important and highly relevant field. Angela Mones has a goal of becoming an educator, a career choice that runs in her family. Mark Bonilla is set on becoming a health care professional. We look forward to hearing of their future successes. Each student selected for this grant has shown excellence in contributing to community service projects and extracurricular activities.

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Foundation Donates to 2009 Project Grad

June 4th, 2009

Kapaa High School Foundation Donates to the 2009 Project Graduation The Foundation’s donation to Project Graduation 2009 helped to provide the buses used to shuttle graduating students to their group celebration. The buses, which were provided free of charge in previous years, came at cost in 2009. Without help from the Foundation, the unanticipated expense would have strained the program’s budget and resources, and potentially derailed an event designed to keep kids off the roads, and promote a safe, drug-and-alcohol-free night of celebration.

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2008 Student Grants

June 2nd, 2009
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from left to right: Andrew Yamamoto, Kawika Roman, Al Garces (KHS Foundation President), Russell Cabral, Alicia Higa

The Foundation loves to bring good news to parents, students and alumni of Kapa`a High School. As part of the commitment of the Kapa`a High School Foundation, four $1000 grants were recently awarded to deserving seniors.

Congratulations to Andrew Yamamoto, Kawika Roman, Russell Cabral and Alicia Higa, each of whom demonstrated a true commitment to volunteerism and community service activities. These students will be looing forward to continuing their education in various schools and universities across the country. We look forward to seeing great things from them.

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2008 Outstanding Educator Award

June 2nd, 2009
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L-R: Al Garces (Foundation President), Kula Brede, Erin Millard

The 2008 Outstanding Educator Award was presented to math teacher Erin Millard for her extraordinary efforts in teaching, motivating and inspiring her students to learn. Mrs. Millard, a Kapa`a High School graduate herself (class of 2000), was nominated by student Kula Brede in an essay contest that went on to earn Kula a $200 prize. Kula, who was a student in Mrs. Millard’s class, described Mrs. Millard as a “friend, a shoulder to lean on, a role model and most of all a giver.” For her excellence in teaching, Mrs. Millard was awarded $1,000.

Congratulations Mrs. Millard and thank you for helping to shape and prepare our youth for the challenges of tomorrow.

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