A smaller in-person celebration honors a large number of educators at annual Mass and recognition ceremony By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A high number of Hawaii Catholic School service honorees were recognized at the Annual Conference for Catholic Educators celebration on Feb. 4. The Hawaii Catholic Schools office recognized 23 20-year honorees and 14 […]
Stepping down: COVID year marked the retirement of many long-time educators
This past COVID year marked the retirement of many long-time Hawaii Catholic school educators By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Many longtime Catholic educators and staff retired in the last year or two but often didn’t get the send-off they might have had before COVID-19. To thank and honor them for their years of service, […]
Photo: First day of school
Students of Rosary Preschool, Waipahu, Class 4-A, posing on their jungle gym on the first day of school, Aug. 10, prepare to climb to new heights of learning this school year. (Photo courtesy of Lora Ogawa)
Masses of the Holy Spirit
At several Masses of the Holy Spirit on Oahu and the neighbor islands, Catholic school employees gathered to mark the start of the new school year, Aug. 4. Left: Father Manny Hewe presided at Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina) Middle: Teachers and staff from St. Anthony […]
Teacher of the Year has taught 40 years at Maryknoll
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Mary Jane Vannatta was irritated. It was the end of the school year, her computer was acting up, and she needed to give her students a quiz. Plus, for some reason, other Maryknoll School faculty members kept telling Vannatta that she and her class should watch a livestream of […]
St. Ann School principal named new associate superintendent
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald As St. Ann School in Kaneohe closes at the end of this academic year, its principal Mandy Thronas-Brown will be transitioning to a new job as the associate superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools. Former associate superintendent Betsey Gunderson came out of retirement to fill in for that position after […]
Bob Leong gave Catholic school scholarships to the less fortunate
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bob Leong, who nine years ago took a fledgling Hawaii Catholic high school scholarship program under his wing giving dozens of less fortunate young “scholars” the opportunity of a Catholic school education, died Feb. 23 in Seattle where he lived. “My father passed away peacefully early this morning with […]
Maryknoll School’s new president is an alumna with a long history with the school
Maryknoll School didn’t have to look far to find its next school president. The K-12 school has chosen Shana Tong, a 1983 alumna and long-time teacher and administrator at the Manoa-Punahou-area school. “Though the world is navigating through a challenging time, we have renewed hope and energy for the leadership Mrs. Tong will bring to […]
Talking world peace
A principal’s impromptu conversation with a group of sixth grade boys gets ‘deep’ By Wendy Castillo Special to the Herald On this International Peace Day, Sept. 21, I had planned to interview many “learners” from different grades about what peace means to them. But I found myself at a lunch table with five of our […]
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 […]
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