A few reminders on what you need to be working on through Second Quarter :

If you are planning to apply to a four year college, you should be completing your SAT or ACT testing and working on your college applications. Schedule a meeting with your counselor to update her on this. Only a few of you have been working on your college applications and we know there are more of you that should be doing this. Watch your deadlines. There are some colleges with deadlines in November so be careful. We recommend to complete all of your other applications by December. Use your Senior Packet on College and Career Planning as a resource, through this process.

If you are planning to apply to a two year, community or junior college, you should be checking on the information you need to complete your application. Most two year colleges start accepting their applications during the Second Semester. If you are planning to apply to Kauai Community College or any ot the other UH Community Colleges, check with your counselor about the COMPASS placement test so that you can start planning to get this done for yourself before the Second Semester.

PTP - There are still quite a lot of you seniors who have not completed your PTP. Please check with Aunty Joan in the Counseling Office during recess or lunch to see if your name is still on this Most Wanted List. If your name is still on it, she will give you further information. Let us work on getting this list down to zero names by the end of this Semester. Would be nice to have all of our Seniors with their PTP credit by then.

For the Seniors on our Odysseyware Credit Recovery Program, you need to be working on getting those credits completed as soon as possible. Schedule your meetings with your counselor to check on your progress and to see how much more you need to do to earn your credit. You need to be signing in to the computer lab each week and completing your tests at that time. This is important, so please work on it.

Continue to work on your attendance and grades. All of your grades are important: 1) towards earning your credits for graduation, and 2) for those of you planning to attend college it will help with your application and when you start applying to scholarships too. 2/2

Seniors and Juniors:

The Hawaii College and Career Fair has been scheduled for Monday, November 15 at the Kauai Beach Resort from 9:00 am - 11:00 am and 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. It is free to attend.

Kapaa High School's time to attend the Fair is from 9:00 am - 9:45 am. Any Senior or Junior interested in attending this event can start signing up in the Counselor's Office on Tuesday, October 26 during recess, lunch time and after school only. The only way to attend this day time session, is to sign up. You need to pickup and return your signed consent forms, along with $3.20 for the bus. We can take only two busses, so It is on a first come, first served basis. The bus will leave the school by 8:30 am and return by 10:20 am. All school rules will apply. If you cannot attend the day time session, there is always the evening one to attend. If you are interested in what colleges will be there, see Aunty Joan in the Counseling Office for the list. 2/2

Senior Project Mentors Needed

Hello all
Last year many of you were instrumental in helping our seniors find mentors for their senior project.  I am emailing today in hopes you can step up again this year.
Here is one list of topics we need mentors for:

• gym owner/operating owning a gym
• pastry chef
• massage therapy
• nursing
• clothing designer
• carpentry
• firefighter
• photography (nature, general, surf)
• welder
• marine/boat engine mechanic
• marine corps infantry 
• hybrid vehicles 
• hip hop and music production

Thank you for your help!
Christine Farina, Kapaa High School Faculty

Kapaa Warrior Network: Aloha Address from Mr. Hamada

Kapaa Warrior Network: Aloha Address from Mr. Hamada: "Aloha Parents and Guardians of Kapaa High School, It is with deep appreciation, excitement and humility that I take on the responsibility as..."

Kapa’a High School Counseling Office 

Upcoming Presentations & Tests                     Events Scheduled as of 10/01/2010

Grade        Date                     Event                                                Time          Place       .

11 & 12      Oct 21                  Hawaii Pacific Univ             3^rd Per        A-19

9^th               Oct 25-29             Registration Presentation     Social Studies Classes

11 & 12      Oct 27                  Grand Canyon Univ, AZ     1^st Per         A-19

11 & 12      Oct 28                  Chaminade Univ                            2^nd Per        A-19

10^th             Nov 3 – 5             Registration Presentation     Social Studies Classes

11 & 12      Nov 4                  Univ of Colorado Denver     1^st Per         A-19

10  -  12      Nov 4                  ASVAB Interpretation          3^rd-4^th Per   Library

11 & 12      Nov 6                  SAT                                         7:45AM      Kapaa High

11^th             Nov 8 – 12           Registration Presentation     Social Studies Classes

9 -11           Nov 12 – Dec 3   REGISTRATION                             Deadline: Dec. 3

11 & 12      Nov 15                KAUAI COLLEGE FAIR      1^st -3^rd Per Kauai Bch Resort         

11 & 12      Nov 15                Biola Univ, CA & W Oregon U    11:20          A-19

 Public       Nov 15                Kauai College Fair                5:00 – 7:00PM   KBR

Underclass          Nov 16                Registration Parent Night    6:00PM      KHS Library

10 – 12       Nov17                Hawaii Youth Conservation Corp   Science Classes

12/Parent  Dec 2                 Financial Aid Workshop      6:00PM      KHS  Library

11 & 12      Dec 4                   SAT                                         7:45AM      Kapaa High

12 only       Dec 5  Sun           Manoa Experience                 2:00PM      Kauai Bch Resort       

8/Parent    Dec 6             Incoming 8^th gr Parent Mtg  6:30PM      KHS Library

11 & 12      Dec 11                 ACT                                        7:45AM      Kauai HS/Island

 ACT  Register online at :   www.actstudent.org

SAT  Register online at:    www.collegeboard.com

Help Prepare your 10th grader for upcoming HSA testing

As featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Kapaa High Sophomores will start taking the high-stakes tests next week online here on campus. Here are a few basic ways Parents and Guardians can help support their teens success and  overall progress  in the days leading up to and during the testing:

• Encourage your teen to check out the sample test, tutorial and other materials available online. www.alohahsa.org. You can review this information with your teen.
• Be aware when the tests will be taking place.
• Ensure your child is rested and well fed and hydrated before and during the testing.
• Keep it positive: offer supportive positive words to your teen, avoid drama or creating added stress

We encourage Parents and Guardians of our sophomores to support the progress and efforts here at Kapaa High by checking out the sample test, tutorial and other materials available online. www.alohahsa.org

"When some 93,000 public school students start taking high-stakes state tests..." "... they will have to score higher than last year to be considered proficient in math and reading. The new standards reflect initiatives to increase classroom rigor and achievement..."

Read the whole story here...

SAT Test Taking Strategies

Fall SAT Testing is upon us. Here are some SAT test taking strategies from College Connections:

• Work at an even, steady pace, but keep moving.
• Most of the questions in each section range from easy to hard.
• Keep track of time during the test.
• Know which questions are best for you.
• Skip questions that you can't answer without spending a long time figuring it out.
• Answer the easy questions first.
• Remember that all questions are worth the same point value.
• Eliminate your choices.
• Make an educated guess.
• Watch the time you spend on any one question.
• Use your test booklet as scratch paper, and mark questions to back to.
• Check your answer sheet regularly to make sure you're answering the right question.
• Keep you answer sheet neat.
• Think positively.
• Stay focused.
• Concentrate on your own progress.
• Keep the test in perspective.
• Remember...you're in control.

Click Here for more about College Connections.

2010 Financial Aid Information Night Announced

Please mark your calendars:
Who: Senior Parents
What: Financial Aid Information Night
Where: Kapaa High School Library
When:  Thursday, December 2, 2010.
Time: 6:30pm.

UH-Manoa College Opportunities Program

Seniors interested in the UH Manoa's College Opportunities Program may pick up information (Priority Consideration& Eligibility) and application forms from the counselor's office during recess and lunch. Seniors must have at least a 2.0 GPA,,and has NOT earned more than 12 college credits above the 100-level.
-Contributed by Ms. Joan Kealalio, Counseling Department

HGEA C. R. Kendall Scholarship Application Now Available

The HGEA Charles R Kendall Scholarship is in.  Seniors may pick up an application at the counselor's office during recess or lunch.  Criteria:  Parents must be HGEA members, student must have financial need, academic achievement, write a personal letter and have 3 recommendation letters. Deadline: Jan.10, 2011   3/4
-Contributed by Ms. Joan Kealalio, Counseling Department

Miss Kauai Veteran Scholarship, Deadline 9/30/10

Any Senior Girls interested in running for Miss Kauai Veteran may pick up an application at the counselor's office during recess or lunch.  This Scholarship Pageant which the winner will receive a $1,000 college scholarship and be the Queen of the Veteran's Day Parade.  Must be related to a Veteran and have a 2.5 GPA and be involved in community and student affairs.  Deadline: Sept 30, 2010.

-Contributed by Ms. Joan Kealalio, Counseling Department

AP Test Dates SY 2010-11

Aloha All: I've learned that it's never TOO early to be on top of the AP Testing Ball. For your planning purposes and especially for students who are in Spring sports and their coaches...here are the AP test dates:

REGULAR TESTING DATES
Wednesday, May 4 - 8:00 - 12:00 Calculus
Thursday, May 5 - 8:00 - 12:00 English and Literature Composition
Friday, May 6 - United States History
Wednesday, May 11 - 8:00 - 12:00 English Language and Composition

LATE TESTING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 18 - 8:00 - 12:00 United States History
12:00 - 4:00 English Language and Composition
Thursday, May 19 - 8:00 - 12:00 Calculus
Friday, May 20* - 8:00 - 12:00 English Literature and Composition
*Note: May 20th is Graduation Day.
Terri Christensen,
Counselor (Q-Z), Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
Kapaa High School Counseling Department., A22 821-4401, x133

Quest Bridge Nat'l College Match Scholarship - Sept 30th

Our INCREDIBLE Community Volunteer who comes in weekly to produce and maintain the scholarship database is on a brief sabbatical. In her absence, please find this timely announcement from Aunty Joan:

Quest Bridge National College Match Program Scholarship information is available in the counselor's office; for outstanding low-income students applying to a full 4 year on the Quest Bridge College List.
Application Deadline is Sept. 30, 2010.
Mahalo to our humble volunteer who wishes to remain anonymous.

2010 Parent Nights

The dates have been set for these annual meetings, and in case you missed it in the main blog and in the August 20th edition of Principal's Forum, please follow the links below for all the details.
Parent Information Fair & BBQ - for All parents, but especially parents of 9th, 10th and 11th graders.
Senior Parent Information Pow Wow - Especially for parents of seniors.


The rest of the story:
About this time every year, we host several parent meetings often referred to as "Parent Nights", usually one night for each grade level. The fact is, this year there is so much information to share that we have to make some changes. And we think it’s a good thing. We have re-envisioned the format, and are also working collaboratively across many departments to bring this night into reality. This year we will have two fall parent nights, one geared for parents/guardians of underclassmen, and a second one JUST for parents of seniors. 


The fact is, everyone’s time is valuable. We realize it’s a challenge to attend the many annual events that fill the back to school calendar, so this year we are combing efforts hosting our first parent information night jointly with the PTSA’s annual Back to school BBQ. 
As featured in Principal's Forum August 20, 2010.

Online Scholarship Info Still Being Updated

The online scholarship database: We have not received any updated deadline dates for scholarships for this school year, so far. For those wanting to start working on this, please refer to last years’ online calendar for rough dates.

Scholarship entries will be entered into the 2010 online calendar as 2010 due dates are confirmed- so visit often. See the links on the Kapaa High home page.
Scholarship info is available in hard copy in the counseling office. The Counseling Office is open school days 7:45- 2:45. Students must use non-class time to look through the scholarship file.

The above content was also published in the August 20th edition of Principal's Forum.

Credit Recovery Option: Social Studies

STUDENTS NEEDING CREDIT RECOVERY:
Who: Kapaa High Students needing credit recovery
What: After School Course in Current Global Affairs
Where: Kapaa High School
When: September 7- December 16th, 2010.
Time: 3:00 - 5:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The class is interesting, has no homework, and offers great travel & scholarship opportunities. See your counselor to register. Class size is limited.

College Recruitment Federal Rules / Policy in the works.

It's not always obvious, but yes, there is the possibility that college presentations can be aggressive sales pitches for "for-profit" colleges. The White House announces new federal regulations are in the works.

"Colleges would no longer be allowed to pay recruiters for students or engage in aggressive or misleading recruitment under proposed new federal regulations that target the practices of for-profit colleges."


Read the whole article on The Huffington Post

Inside the AP Testing Debate

No high-school program has grown as quickly, or to such massive proportions, as Advanced Placement (AP) in the last two decades. It now sets the academic agenda for almost all of the best high schools and is virtually required for any student who wants to get into a selective college. But it is also becoming very popular with administrators of our worst high schools, who think that even students below grade level can build needed academic muscle by struggling in a college-level AP or International Baccalaureate course (IB). Many of them flunk the AP and IB exams. Is there no better way to help them improve?

See the whole article on Newsweek.com

Jump In College Enrollment Highest in 40 yrs.

"...Newly released government figures show that freshman enrollment surged 6 percent in 2008 to a record 2.6 million, mostly due to rising minority enrollment. That is the highest increase since 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War, when young adults who attended college could avoid the military draft.

Almost three-quarters of the freshman increases in 2008 were minorities..."

Read the whole article on The Huffington Post:

CLASS OF 2010 SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS

SCHOLARSHIPS
KAPA’A HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION AWARD
Abigail Iloreta $500
Kiah Shigeta-Koizui $500
Alia Weiss $500


KAUAI FILIPINO WOMEN’S CLUB 
Alyssa Mary Clark $750
Abigail Iloreta $750


HUI’ ALU SCHOLARSHIP
Excellence in English    
Seri Niimi-Burch $300
Excellence in Math         
Abigail Iloreta $300
Hui AluPreston Ikehara-Yasay $1,000


KAUAI BOARD OF REALTORS
Alia Weiss $1,000
Abigail Iloreta $2,000


LONGS DRUG
Patty Keough $1,000


GEORGE A KANNA        
Kara Dastrup $1,000


HAWAII ROTARY YOUTH FOUNDATION
Eurielle Blair $5,000
Jason Iloreta $5,000
Hana Imai $5,000
Alia Weiss 
Joanna Lau Sullivan Award $10,000


ROTARY CLUB OF KAPA’A
Abigail Iloreta $1,000
Kiah Shigeta-Koizumi $1,000


OHANA MATTERS FOUNDATION
Alia Weiss $1,000


GROVE FARM FOUNDATION
Abigail Iloreta $20,000/4 Years


KAUAI FILIPINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
Alana Agcaoili $1,000


KAUAI GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE’S FCU
Alyssa Mary Clark $1,000
Kiah Shigeta-Koizumi $1,000


MAMORU & AIKO TAKITANI FOUNDATION
Kara Dastrup $1,000


ZONTA CLUB OF KAUAI       
Kara Dastrup $1,000


S  MAHELONA MEM HOSPITAL AUXILARY        
Abigail Iloreta $500


KAUAI COMMUNITY FCU
Abigail Iloreta $1,000


TAKEHIKO HASEGAWA GOODWILL
Abigail Iloreta` $2,000


CITIZENSHIP AWARD                  
Hana Imai $1,000


NORTH SHORE LION’S CLUB
Celeste Makarewicz $500
Eurielle Blair $750
Vanessa Martinez $1,000


FOODLAND SHOP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Abigail Iloreta $2,000
Hana Imai $2,000
Victoria Tuttle $2,000
Alia Weiss $1,000
Michelle West $1,000


ZONTA CLUB OF HANALEI 
Abigail Iloreta $500
Celeste Makarewicz $500
Alia Weiss $1,000


MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
Taro Totsy,,,,,,, $500
Michelle West $1,000


HMSA KAIMANA AWARDS
Alia Weiss $2,000 


SCHOOL AWARDS
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
Alyssa Mary Clark  
Ignation Award $4,000/4 Yrs
Creighton University Grant $7,000
Founders Award $44,000/4 Yrs


WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY
Kyla Dill   Family Grant $1,000
            Whitworth Academic Scholars $2,000
                 Presidential Scholarship $12,000


GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
Jason Iloreta      Gonzaga Funding $6,190
                           Regent Scholarship $12,000


UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
Hana Imai     
University of the Pacific Grant $8,500
President’s Scholarship $26,000/4 Yrs


UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Patty Keough   
Nonresident Dean’s Scholarship $20,000/4 Yrs


HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Michelle West  Ohana Scholarship $24,000/4 Yrs
Taryn Kaui       Dean’s Scholarship $36,000/4 Yrs


AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Celeste Makarewicz 
Azusa Pacific University Grant $9,000


Lynsi Nakamura       
Asuza Pacific University Grant $4,000
Undergraduate Director’s Grant $7,000


LEWIS & CLARK
Makena McCluskey 
Lewis & Clark Grant $19,500


BOSTON COLLEGE
Seri Niimi-Burch     
Boston College Scholarship $40,500/4 Yrs


CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY
Maia Panon
Corpuz Presidential Scholarship $6,500/4 Yrs


UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, HILO
Kaimalie Zirker        
Centennial Scholarship $4,000/4 Yrs


UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA
Vanessa Martinez      
Fun Factory Scholarship $1,000
Alia Weiss                 
Centennial Scholarship $4,000/4 Yrs
Sean Shigematsu      
Full Athletic Scholarship $20,000


OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Kiah Shigeta-Koizumi          
Tuition Grant Scholarship $12,000/4 Yrs
Nonresident Tuition Grant $20,000/4 Yrs


SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Tori Tuttle     Talent Scholarship $1,000
University Grant $1,000
Housing Grant $2,000
Southern Virginia University Scholarship  $5,000