Compiled by the office of Hawaii Catholic Schools Hawaii Catholic Schools Diocese of Honolulu Mandy Thronas-Brown Associate superintendent of schools Mandy Thronas-Brown was named the associate superintendent of schools on July 1. She was the last principal of St. Ann School in Kaneohe which closed at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. She has […]
Return to class during pandemic a success for Catholic schools
By Suzanne Carlos Special to the Herald All 33 Catholic schools in Hawaii fully opened in July and August for 6,723 students under three learning models: in-person, distance/virtual, and a hybrid of those two. In Hawaii, one in four private school students receives a Catholic school education. Hawaii Catholic schools have taken innovative approaches to […]
Photo: Blessings for new academic year
Marianist Father Martin Solma celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit Sept. 18 in the Mystical Rose Oratory for Chaminade University of Honolulu’s annual spiritual convocation blessing the new academic year. Attendance was limited by social distancing, but the liturgy was livestreamed. The convocation included a re-commitment ceremony for the Marianist Educational Associates, a […]
Letter to the Herald: A sterling model
Your coverage of St John Vianney School and other Catholic institutions heading back to school provides a sterling model for adapting to changes in our life environment. Although they’ve had five months to plan and implement needed changes due to COVID-19, our Hawaii DOE still needs the shining path Michael Rockers and Llewellyn Young provide […]
Photo: Back to school
Kindergarten and first grade teacher Jessica Russell introduces students to classroom rules on the first day of the academic year at St. Michael School in Waialua, Aug. 1. HCH photo | Anna Weaver
Agents of evangelization
Schools superintendent is encouraged by the role of Catholic education in Hawaii Interviewed by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke with Michael Rockers, superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools, July 31 in his office at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. This interview has been condensed and edited. On Hawaii Catholic schools today Hawaii […]
St. Francis, Damien, Holy Family and Sacred Hearts, Lahaina, get new administrators
ST. FRANCIS, MANOA Casey Asato Head of School For the first time in its history, St. Francis School will have a male leader. Casey Asato, a Damien Memorial School graduate and the current director of curriculum at Seabury Hall on Maui, will take over. Before Asato, all previous St. Francis heads of school were members […]
Back to School Chart 2018
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Decade saw a 20 percent drop in enrollment, school closures
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The last decade has not been a good one for Hawaii Catholic school enrollment. According to figures from the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the number of students in preschool through grade 12 has dropped 2,279 since 2008. That’s a more than 20 percent decrease, an average of 228 students […]
Keeping Catholic school tuition affordable requires creativity
By Chaz Muth and Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Making Catholic education accessible to everyone has been a mission of the church in the U.S. for centuries, but keeping it affordable in modern times has required innovative methods. Religious orders and parish schools labored in the 19th century to bring education to everyone, […]
