May Family Focus 2013 - Waikele Elementary School
May Family Focus 2013 - Waikele Elementary School
May Family Focus 2013 - Waikele Elementary School
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<strong>Waikele</strong> Warrior Basketball Team Rocks!<br />
Congratulations to our girls and boys basketball<br />
team! The team represented <strong>Waikele</strong> well, on and<br />
off the court. On the court, the team was noted to<br />
be the Top Team in the Waipahu Complex. The<br />
boys finished with 6 solid wins!! The girls’ team<br />
fought hard every game and ended the season with<br />
2 wins and 4 losses. ALL the kids played<br />
amazingly!! The coaches Ms. Tompkison, Ms.<br />
Alverio, and Mr. Chun did an awesome job<br />
preparing the kids. We’d like to thank all the<br />
teachers, staff and parents who came out to support<br />
the players the last few weeks as they played hard<br />
and represented our school. Go Team <strong>Waikele</strong>!<br />
Girls’ Team:<br />
Cassandra Lance<br />
Lindsey Millerd<br />
Nia Irvin<br />
Tyra Balmilero-Moore<br />
Channah Garcia<br />
Haley Chibana<br />
Mia DePonte<br />
Princess Pohahau<br />
Faith Borges<br />
Triana Laanui<br />
Erica Baysa<br />
Boys’ Team:<br />
Cameron Ray Cameron Sua Ka’ua Nishigaya<br />
Koali Nishigaya Philip Dolar, Jr. Seth Garcia<br />
Trey Katena Jensen Garcia Kayle Aceret<br />
Nazareth Pasion Nicholas Colina AJ Alverio<br />
Jared Casem Justin Albayaldo Kyle Kaneshiro<br />
Shaun Robinson Jeff Escano Majnoon Samuel<br />
Treson Makabe Jensen Kealoha<br />
Waipahu Intermediate Students and Staff<br />
Speak to 6 th Graders<br />
Vanessa Vidad, alumni of <strong>Waikele</strong> <strong>Elementary</strong>,<br />
alongside another student alumni from August<br />
Ahrens El., Waipahu Intermediate Vice Principal<br />
Lisa Ynigues, and another staff member, visited<br />
our school last month to speak to our 6 th graders<br />
about what to look forward to in Waipahu<br />
Intermediate. They answered questions, talked<br />
about the different subjects and clubs; one in<br />
particular called, “Rachel’s Challenge” which is<br />
about pro-kindness, pro-compassion, anti-bullying,<br />
and anti-harassment and builds on our Positive<br />
Behavior Support. They invite everyone to<br />
Accept the Challenge!<br />
Art Academy <strong>2013</strong><br />
Congratulations to all the students for their fine art<br />
work and displays, along with their wonderful<br />
performances. We have such talented students and<br />
teachers! Thank you to all the families who came<br />
out to the courtyard and Hale Kukui to support all<br />
the students, as well as their own. Thank you to<br />
Ms. Kaneshiro for coordinating this Academy.<br />
CPR/AED Refresher Course for WES Staff<br />
Our teachers and staff had a valuable refresher<br />
course in CPR/AED, thanks to PCNC for inviting<br />
the volunteer members of the AED Institute /<br />
American Heart Assoc./Hawaii Heart Foundation.<br />
A heartfelt thanks to Jennifer Suzuki, Chelsea<br />
Loui, Sharon Maekawa, Robin Fujiyama, and<br />
Garrett Ogawa for demonstrating and teaching the<br />
technique of only chest compressing to the beat of<br />
“Stayin’ Alive”. They also taught us how to use the<br />
Automated External Defibrillator (AED), 2 of<br />
which we have on campus.