Hawaii Catholic Schools

Nominations for the Ka Ho'oulu Innovation Award Extended!

Know an innovative teacher or administrator who deserves to be recognized? Nominate them for the Ka Ho'oulu Hawaii Catholic Schools Innovation Award. The deadline has been extended to Friday, August 5, 2022.

The Ka Ho'oulu Innovation Awards were created in 2020 by the Chaminade University of Honolulu, HI Center for Strategy and Innovation, as a way to recognize outstanding educators from Catholic schools throughout the state. Award applicants submit projects that exemplify the Catholic worldview, support quality academics, integrate technology, demonstrate data-driven decision making, or promote operational vitality.

For more information visit: https://catholicschoolshawaii.org/ka-hooulu-innovation-award-2022/

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Congratulations Monica "Rica" Velasco of St. Joseph Parish School Waipahu! She has been named this year's Hawaii Catholic Schools Teacher of the Year. The Golden Pine"apple" winner was announced this past Thursday at the annual Hawaii Catholic Schools Recognition Luncheon sponsored by FACTS,
HiEmployment, and Renaissance Learning. This year's winner will receive $1,000 from Chaminade University of Honolulu, HI and John C. and Mary Lou Brogan, $1,000 in gas cards from Par Hawaii's HELE, and $1,500 for Staff Development to St. Joseph Parish School from Augustine Educational Foundation.

The eligibility criteria for the Hawaii Catholic Schools Teacher of the Year award is that the nominated individual must be a full time teacher or specialist (eg. coach, counselor, librarian) in a Catholic School in the state of Hawaii.

Dr. Dale Fryxell shared that Rica was selected the winner because, "She is the embodiment of a leader who is very much willing to serve. Living out the school's mission is the central point and focus of all the work Rica does as a counselor at the school. Rica has spearheaded the implementation of the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) program at the school and has also focused on bullying prevention. In these efforts she has facilitated discussions with faculty and staff, students and parents, to deepen their understanding of the forms of bullying and how to respond to solving the problem in the school and at home. Rica has been a key player in improving communication and relationship building skills related to the spiritual development of the administration, faculty, staff, students, parents, and even the larger community in Waipahu."

Pictured above from left to right: Dr. Llewellyn Young, Superintendent for Hawaii Catholic Schools, Par Hawaii's Vice President of Business Development Keith Yoshida, Awardee Rica Velasco, and Dr. Dale Fryxell, Dean of the School of Education and Behavioral Science at Chaminade who heads the selection committee for the Teacher of the Year Award

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ATTENTION GRADUATES🎓All 2022 graduates from middle school, high school, colleges and universities, and their family and friends are invited to attend the Diocesan Baccalaureate with Bishop Larry Silva at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

RSVP at https://forms.gle/Uy5oFgCubLvEqQBH9