Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent highlights strides and strengths in ‘Catholic identity’ By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Catechists and Catholic school teachers of all subjects have a special role to play in handing on the faith to our children and youth and preparing them to be evangelizers.” Faith formation for all ages […]
Back to school 2017: Choosing a Catholic high school
After a positive elementary level experience, these eighth graders want to continue a religious education By Deborah Manog Special to the Herald There are 24 elementary/secondary Catholic schools in Hawaii. About 75 percent of these schools are smaller, parish schools that serve students up to the eighth grade. After middle school, many of these students […]
Back to school 2017: Meet Hawaii’s new Catholic school administrators
Betsey Gunderson Hawaii Catholic Schools, Interim Associate Superintendent Personal: She was raised on Oahu. Her father Richard Hughes grew up on Maui and her mother, Sallie Wingfield Hughes, was from Virginia. She is the eldest of nine children, a 13-year graduate of Maryknoll School, with five children and eight grandchildren of her own. Education: Undergraduate […]
Back to School 2014 | Hawaii Catholic school enrollment continues to drop hundreds a year
Hawaii Catholic schools continue to lose several hundred students a year, a trend that has been consistent for the past decade. It is the equivalent of one grade school closing every 12 months. According to figures provided by the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the 2013 school year opened with 9,110 preschool, elementary and high school […]
Back to School 2014 | Hawaii Catholic Schools chart 2014
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Back to School 2014 | Photo: Used to be used again
The Sacred Hearts Academy Parents Organization hosted a sale of gently used school uniforms at its “Clothes Closet” event, July 8. The Clothes Closet raised more than $7,000 for educational programs in the coming school year. (Photo courtesy Sacred Hearts Academy)
Back to School 2014 | Photos: Pau summer
Students and teachers at Cathedral Catholic Academy in Honolulu ring in the start of the 2014-2015 school year with prayer, music and a festive assembly, July 28. The school begins a new “project-based” curriculum this year. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz)
Back to School 2014 | Six new (some returning) school administrators for 2014-15
The Hawaii Catholic Schools office is reporting six new Catholic school administrators for the start of 2014-2015 school year. Here they are in alphabetical order. Damien Memorial School Brother Daniel Casey, CFC Principal Originally from Chicago, Christian Brother Daniel Casey has a degree in speech and drama from Lewis College in Lockport, Ill. (now Lewis […]
Interview with superintendent | A system seeking success: The quality of Catholic education gets better, as those who can afford it are fewer
With two years under his belt as superintendent for Hawaii Catholic schools, Michael Rockers has been getting a clearer view of the highlights and hardships in local Catholic education. On the bright side, professional development for teachers and principals is progressing well with skills and leadership training. New technology is creating more dynamic curriculums. Catholic […]
Back to School | Understanding ‘21st Century Learning’
The first of four goals in Hawaii’s Catholic Schools current “System for Success” strategic plan is the strengthening of the schools’ “Catholic identity.” The No. 2 goal is: “To promote academic excellence through the development of a 21st Century curriculum that provides comprehensive support for all students.” But what exactly is a “21st Century curriculum?” […]
