Cynthia Achong, who started at St. Ann Early Learning Center 20 years ago as a teacher’s aide, is now the preschool’s director. She began her position on July 1. Achong grew up in Kaneohe and now lives in Waimanalo with her husband Wayne and three daughters Leesa, Chelsee and Cailee. Achong began at St. Ann […]
Back to School | St. Ann Model Schools: Music teacher hits right note as administrator
Mandy Thronas-Brown began her new position as principal of St. Ann Model School in Kaneohe on July 1. Born on Kauai, she attended St. Catherine School and graduated from Kapaa High School with honors in 1988. She then attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in music […]
Back to School | Augustine Educational Foundation fills a growing need
The need keeps growing, and the Augustine Educational Foundation is happy to find different ways to fill it. The need: tuition assistance for Hawaii Catholic school students. This year, more than 1,100 applications have come in already for the 2013-2014 school year, according to Sue Ferandin, the foundation’s executive director. As of July 24, the […]
Back to School | St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School: New head of school has roots on Maui
St. Anthony Junior-Senior High in Wailuku, Maui, has selected veteran Catholic school teacher and administrator Betsey Hughes Gunderson as its new head of school. St. Anthony’s school board unanimously appointed Gunderson, the director of curriculum at Maryknoll High School in Honolulu, after a 10-month long reassessment of school operations. The selection process followed a series […]
Back to School | St. John Vianney School: Kailua principal is back full circle
St. John Vianney School in Kailua this year welcomes Caryn DeMello as its new principal, replacing Michael Busekrus. DeMello, the former vice principal of St. Anthony School in Kailua, has been a teacher and school administrator for 19 years. Her new job, which she started July 1, brings her back full circle to St. John […]
Back to School | Maryknoll School: New leadership structure divides duties among vice principals
Maryknoll School president Perry Martin has announced a new structure of school administration leaders that gives the grade school two vice-principals and the high school three vice-principals. Both levels also have principals. Here are the new VPs and the descriptions of their jobs. Maryknoll Grade School Chris Loomis, Vice Principal of Academics and Faculty: This […]
Saint Francis School alumni luau is Aug. 3
The Saint Francis School Alumni Association’s 2013 annual homecoming luau is Aug. 3 on campus. It will open with a memorial Mass in the convent chapel at 4:30 p.m., followed by the luau at 6 p.m. in the Almeida Student Center. Proceeds benefit the Saint Francis School alumni scholarship fund. Besides ono Hawaiian food, the […]
Maui’s St. Anthony High seeks new head of school to oversee operations
St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School, Maui’s only Catholic high school, is looking to hire a “head of school,” a new position that will oversee campus management and operations, while the principal remains to concentrate on academics, ministry and student activities. It is a governance model emphasizing economic sustainability adopted in recent years by Oahu’s Catholic […]
Commentary: Uncommon Catholic schools and the common core
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a national movement, primarily led by state educational leaders, which attempts to provide a clear, consistent framework of skills for teachers to “teach to.” The belief is that the list of skills will help prepare students for college and the workforce by providing teachers and parents with […]
Chaminade’s nursing program receives full accreditation
Chaminade University of Honolulu announced last week that its baccalaureate degree nursing program has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the maximum five-year period, up to June 30, 2018. The accreditation was effective as of last Nov. 5, the first day of the commission’s on-site evaluation. The commission’s board determined that […]
