The College Counseling Department of <strong>Punahou</strong> <strong>School</strong>invites all junior and senior students and their parents to theannual College Previews presentation on Wednesday,December 28, 20<strong>05</strong>, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., in Dole Cafeteria.<strong>Punahou</strong> alums from the Class of 20<strong>05</strong> and Class of 2004are volunteering to represent their colleges and share personalexperiences. Current students and parents will have theopportunity to sit and chat one-on-one with students representing over seventy colleges and universities from acrossthe nation.Look for your reminder with further details in the mail right after Thanksgiving.Susan KurisuCollege Previews ChairMark Your Calendar...for College Previews 20<strong>05</strong>Girls Just Wanna Have FunDoes your daughter have a prom dress that probably won’t be worn again?Would you like to help make someone’s prom special? How about recyclingthat dress? Become part of a community-wide project and help an importantcommunity agency --The Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline(DVCLH).The Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline is sponsoring theproject Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Prom dresses donated by high school girlswill be collected and sold at a pre-prom season sale in February. The communityis invited to come and shop for a good cause.The Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline offers support andservices to hundreds of woman and girls in Hawaii who suffer from abuse. TheDVCLH provides education, telephone information, and referral and assistanceto victims by helping them navigate their way to safety as well as by supportingthem on their way through the legal system, including going to court.On our campus, the dress drop-off site is the Luke Center for Public Service during the week of November 14–-18, 20<strong>05</strong>. Please gothrough your closets and join us in our participation in this community project. If you have questions, contact Eileen McCool (K–6Counselor) at 945–1327, or email her at emccool@punahou.edu.14 CURRENTS
PFA thanks and recognizes:Margie and Glenn Sexton and Xerox Corporation for underwritingand producing our new PFA brochure.Communications Vice President Cheryl Hetherington,Publicity Chair 2004–20<strong>05</strong> Jan Kanetoku, Past PresidentLinda Goto-Hirai, Director of Communications LaurelBowers Husain, and Graphic Designer David Cox for creatingthe input, and designing, editing, and distributing thePFA brochure.New Family Vice President Gail Grief and New FamilyReceptions Chair Annette Udom, Tours Chair Alan Kido,and Buddy Chair Terry Akiyoshi for coordinating the NewFamily Receptions, the Buddy Program, and the campustours.The volunteer tour guides who participated in the Augustcampus tours.Academy Chair Ann Aratani, Middle <strong>School</strong> Chair MelissaChing Benjamin, Grades 3–5 Chair Lissa Lau, Grades K–2Chair Joyce Wong, Grade Representatives K–12, parent volunteers,Kevin Conway, Academy Deans, Mike Walker, andJunior <strong>School</strong> Supervisors for planning and organizing theNew Family Receptions and Open Houses.Academy Chair Ann Aratani, Middle <strong>School</strong> Chair MelissaChing Benjamin, Grades 7–12 Representatives, and parentvolunteers who participated in Book Days.Grade 9 Representative Carolyn Kuriyama, Grade 12Representative Kathy Dos Santos-Tam, and room parents forproviding refreshments for the Freshman and Senior ParentNights.Director of Communications Laurel Bowers Husain,Designer David Cox, and all writers and contributors to the<strong>Sept</strong>ember issue of <strong>Currents</strong>.Academy Faculty Representative Mike Hu for making thearrangements to have Yunus Peer speak at the <strong>Sept</strong>ember PFAmonthly meeting.Jim Scott, Kevin Conway, and Mike Walker for joining usand speaking at our PFA coffees.Office Support Chairs Collette Chung and Holly Moy andtheir volunteers for the summer mailings and <strong>Currents</strong> mailing.History Chair Denise Yoshida for collecting, organizing, anddistributing our Annual Reports and Notebooks.Jim and Maureen Scott for so generously hosting the PFA atthe President’s Pavilion for many of these events.PFA Coordinator Wendy Bazemore for all of her support ofthese events.20<strong>05</strong>–2006 PFA Monthly Meeting ScheduleAll WelcomeAll parents are welcome to attend the monthly PFA meetings. These meetings feature speakers from the<strong>Punahou</strong> community, including administrators and faculty and staff members. The meetings are held atthe President’s Pavilion from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided. Please join us (even for 30 minutes),and find out what is happening at our school. This year’s meetings will be held on:October 14, 20<strong>05</strong> • November 18, 20<strong>05</strong> • January 20, 2006 • February 17, 2006March 17, 2006 • April 21, 2006May 12, 2006<strong>Sept</strong>ember 2004 15