Academy Students Recognized for Academic Achievements

Taryn Wong, senior, was named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP). The NMSP  is an academic competition for recognition and college scholarships. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,  a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year. The selection index scores are used to designate a pool of semifinalist who are the highest scorers in each of the 50 states and represents less than  one percent of high school seniors in the state. All semifinalists will complete an online application and fulfill other requirements to qualify as finalists.

In addition to Taryn being selected as a semifinalist, Megan Backus was named Commended Student status based on her high score placing her in the top 5% nationwide and her outstanding potential for academic success.

Ellie Ramirez, also received recognition for her outstanding PSAT scores. She qualified as a National Hispanic Scholar, placing in the top 2.5 % among Hispanic and Latino test takers.

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Calling All Bakers! AUW Bake Sale - October 18th, 2016

The annual Sacred Hearts Academy bake sale to benefit Aloha United Way will be on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm in the Clarence TC Ching Student Center. 

Fun Fact! Did you know Sr. Katherine and Sr. Irene make the best pickled mangoes and pickled fruits every year? You have to be there bright an early to grab a jar - as they often quickly sell out in the first hour!

The Student Councils of the lower and upper school are asking parents, alumnae and friends for donations of baked goods, healthy snacks, drinks, preserved fruits, jams and jellies, pretzels, etc. They may drop off their Non-Perishable Donations anytime beginning on October 1st in the lower school office. Perishable Donations may be dropped off the morning of the sale, October 18th from 7:00 am in both auto lines on 5th Avenue and Waialae Avenue. 

Parents are encouraged to send their daughters with extra money that day to purchase items for a good cause. Want to volunteer to help with the sale? Please email tching@sacredhearts.org for more information. Mahalo!

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iTeach808 at Sacred Hearts Academy

Saturday, September 10, was a busy day for 120 teachers from 40 schools across Honolulu as they assembled in the Sacred Hearts Academy auditorium to learn from one of the best thinkers and leaders in educational technology – Alan November, co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership Through Technology. 

Teachers learned how to leverage technology to help students drive their own learning and give them the tools to succeed. In addition to the keynote, teachers attended one of 12 sessions offered such as Minecraft in Education, Virtual Reality, Google Classroom, Photo/Literature Journaling, Creating Non-Fiction Books, Digital portfolios, Google Forms, Breakout, Stop Motion Animation and Early Childhood and Technology. Participants had the opportunity to network, dialogue and exchange ideas and resources with fellow participants and the presenters. 

iTeach808 is sponsored by Sacred Hearts Academy and the Augustine Educational Foundation.

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Give Aloha 2016

Have you heard about Give Aloha 2016? Did you know that if you shop at anyFoodland, Sack N Save or Foodland Farms store from September 1-30 with your Maikaˋi shopping card, spending between $1 to $249, your total expense will count as a donation that goes directly toward Sacred Hearts Academy! 

Even more exciting is that your donation will be matched by Foodland and the Western Union Foundation! Say you spend $50, the foundations will match your donation with $50, so your total donation will count as $100! All donations will remain anonymous and are tax deductible! 

Upon check-out have your Maikaˋi card ready and provide Sacred Hearts organization number: 77123. Happy shopping and thank you for giving back to our community! 

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