TO: KHS Parents & Ohana, Guardians, Friends (07/04/16)
KALANI High School
WEEKLY E-BULLETIN
UPDATES FROM A.M. BULLETINS, FLYERS, ETC.
IMPORTANT DATES…
1) Wednesday, July 13Packet Pick-up for Seniors and Juniors @ Gym 8:00 – 11:00
2) Thursday, July 14Packet Pick-up for Sophomores and Freshmen @ Gym 8:00 – 11:00
3) Monday, August 1First Day for Freshmen only
4) Tuesday, August 2First Day for all other students
5) Friday, October 7End of First Quarter
6) Friday, December 21End of First Semester
Fall Break : October 10 – 14
Winter Break : December 22 – January 6
Spring Break : March 20 - 24
DEADLINE…Friday 9:00am is the deadline for your group’s input in next Parent Bulletin.
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Congratulations
Miss Hawaii Allison Chu – Kalani 2011
Congratulations to Kalani High School’s
Class of 2016
Valedictorians
Darrell Huang – Harvard University Shin Chang – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tomoe Mizutani – Yale University Ting Hui Lin – University of California @ Berkley
Samantha Churchill – Wellesley College Jonathan Loi – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Moana Kimura – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Corina Quach – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Mark Liu – Northwestern University Logan Uyeda – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Kevin Costa – Brandies University Angelina Shi – Carnegie Mellon University
Yiju Huang – University of Michigan Alexis Luu – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Peter Johnson – Harvey Mudd University Nicholas Yama – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Laurel Hecker – University of Washington Rosetta Pendleton – University of California @ Irvine
Toshihiro Kosins – University of Redlands Yan Ran Lin – University of California @ San Diego
Julia Lee – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Jonathan Shiraki – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Shane Xu – Boston University Cody Onishi – Purdue University
Meika Yada – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Christina Shin – University of Southern California
Christly Yoshizawa – Boston University Paris James – Northeastern University
Claire Shigeta – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Izumi Amemiya – Indiana University
Isis Harper – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Rika Okino – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Tallas Goo – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Jason Yim – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Kayla Watabu – University Of Hawaii @ Manoa Diana Huynh- University of San Francisco
Amy Liu – St. Johns University Yongqi Lin – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Lina Zou – University of Washington Camelia Lai – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Xiao Jing Chen – University of Hawaii @ Manoa Olivia Reano – University of Hawaii @ Manoa
Ended school year with a grade point average of 4.0 or higher
Morgan Ideoka ----- Kyle Sasano ----- Chelsea Tanaka
Principals Award
Izumi Amemiya
Accepted to Indiana University Class of 2020
Presidential Scholar Semi-FinalistNational Merit Finalists
Samantha Churchill Darrell Huang and Peter Johnson
John A Burns School of Medicine – undergrad program
Amity Tran
Takitani AwardCitizenship Award
Yiju Huang Izumi Amemiya
National Merit Commended Students
Samantha Churchill Kevin Costa Laurel Hecker Tomoe Mizutani Logan Uyeda
University of Hawaii Regents Scholars
Moana Kimura
University of Hawaii Chancellor Scholarship Awardees
Shin Chang Kevin Costa Tallas Goo Laurel Hecker Darrell Huang Yiju Huang
Peter Johnson Julia Lee Tinghui Lin Tomoe Mizutani Corina Quach Claire Shigeta Nicholas Yama
Kalani High School Class of 2016
Accepted to the following Colleges/Universities:
Arizona State University Azusa Pacific University Babson College Bentley University Biola University
Boston College Boston University Bodoin College Brandeis University Cal. Poly San Luis Obispo
CSU Los Angeles CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge CSU Sacramento CSU San Marcos
Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chaminade University Chapman University
Clark University College of the Desert College of the Siskiyous Colorado Mesa University
Columbia University Concordia University, Irvine Concordia University, Portland Cornell University
Creighton University DePaul University Dixie State University Drake University
Eastern Washington University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University Fordham University
Fresno Pacific University George Fox University Georgia Institute of Technology Gonzaga University
Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu Community College
Humboldt State University Illinois Institute of Technology Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University
Kapiolani Community College Kenyon College La Roche College Leeward Community College
Lewis and Clark College Linfield College Long Island University Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Menlo College Mills University Mount Saint Mary’s University
New York University Northern Eastern University Northern Arizona University Northwest University
Northwestern University Ohio State University Oregon State University Oxnard College Pacific University
Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University Point Loma Nazarene University Portland State University
Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Johns University Saint Leo University St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Martin’s University St. Mary’s College of California San Francisco State University Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University Seattle University Seattle Pacific University Southern Utah University
State University of New York, Buffalo Texas Christian University Union College University of California – Berkeley
University of California – Davis University of California – Irvine University of California – Los Angeles
University of California – San Diego University of California – Santa Barbara University of California – Santa Cruz
University of Coloroado – Boulder University of Colorado – Denver University of Findlay
University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Hawaii – West Oahu
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign University of Indiana University of Michigan
University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Nevada – Las Vegas University of Nevada – Reno
University of Oregon University of the Pacific University of Pennsylvania University of Portland
University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of Rhode Island
University of St. Thomas University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of Texas
University of the Sciences University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington
University of Madison Wisconsin Utah Valley University Warner Pacific College Washington State University
Wellesley College West Virginia University Western Washington University Westmount College
Whitman College Whittier College Willamette University Yale University
Congratulations
Class of 2017
Kacie KajiharaEmily Yang
ACT : Perfect Score 36 ACT : 35
SAT : 2310 740/770/800SAT : 2260 800/800/660
Pacific Asian Affairs Council
Global Natural History Day Competition
The following Kalani students were in the top five teams (teams of two) and won scholarships to go to the international round in Shanghai this July.
Ryan Bracamontes and Rovi PorterDaniel Huang (partner – a student from HPA)
Society of American Military Engineers
James Fitzgerald has been selected to participate in SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) summer program through the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune-Jacksonville, NC
For over 30 years, before STEM was being promoted, the Society of American Military Engineers has been advancing events and activities and offering scholarships designed to excite students to become engineers. SAME, in collaboration with the military services, offers a series of week long, STEM Engineering & Camps designed for High School students who excel in math, science and technology courses and are interested in pursuing engineering, architecture, or related fields in college. Each of our camps have their unique curriculum, with the common threads being: challenging environment, all activities are hand-on, young engineer mentors assigned to the teams and providing long term resources for alumni.
STUDENT SECTION
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government Retreat : Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1 in library
Class Activities
Forthcoming
CLUB News :
List of clubs
Chinese ClubCORECreative Dance ClubFuture Farmers of America
Glee Club GSAHOSA Interact Club
Key ClubKHOTKorean ClubLEO Club
Math TeamMock TrialPolynesian ClubNHS
Robotics – Team 3008Science OlympiadSpeech and Debate Team
Club events
Marching Band
Moanalua Menehune ClassicOctober 22
TBDOctober 29
TBDNovember 5
UH Rainbow InvitationalNovember 10
TBDNovember 12
Forthcoming
COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE CENTER
College Information
- Please visit the College & Career Center link on Kalani's edline page <kalanihs.k12.hi.us>.
- Susan Arashiro / Yvette AchongCollege & Career Counselors (808)305-0556
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ATHLETICS – Go Falcons
Athletic Awards
forthcoming
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Stay tuned for future activities
Alumni information
US News Best High Schools - 2016
There are 5 silver medal schools from Hawaii included in the 2016 rankings of U.S. News Best High Schools.
Kalani is ranked 2nd amongst all of the public schools in Hawaii
U.S. News & World Report, a nationally recognized publisher of education news and information, recently announced the 2016 Best High Schools. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings and data offer the most comprehensive information available on public high schools in the U.S. The 2016 edition includes profiles on more than 21,000 high schools and rankings of the nation's 4,707 highest-scoring schools across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Kalani High School is ranked 2nd within the State of Hawaii. Students have the opportunity to take
Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Kalani High School is 54 percent.
The student body makeup is 52 percent male and 48 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 90 percent.
Kalani High School is 2nd of 49 high schools in the Hawaii Public Schools.
Washington Post List of Challenging Schools
Congratulations to Kalani High School for getting on the Washington Post's list of Challenging High Schools – one of 8 Hawaii High Schools (list includes private schools) so recognized based on index score.
Index score : Total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year divided by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June. With a few exceptions, public schools that achieved a ratio of at least 1.000 were put on the national list at washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge.