NHIS Highlights from 2016-2017 School Year!
May 24, 2017
NHIS Highlights from the 2016-2017 School Year:
Graduating Class Achievements:
- Class of 2017 students received $1.5 million in Scholarships (most ever, beating previous record set by class of 2016).
- Class of 2017 had 153 graduates, highest number of graduates since 1986.
- 61% applied for financial aid, winning our school a first-place FAFSA completion rate prize, and 2nd place award based on greatest percent change.
- Five students got Kapolei Foundation Scholarships
- Highest ever rate of application for Na Hookama A Pauahi Scholarships to fund college going seniors.
- Every CSAP student graduated earned enough credits to graduate with their class through project and community based education.
Achievements in academic excellence:
- Three students won telescope time at the observatory through Maunakea Scholars Astronomy program
- Culinary Arts Marketing Award (first place win over Punahou!)
- Journalism awards for the staff of Ka Leo `o Nanakuli:
- Best Editorial Public School written by Kylie Butler and Lahela Kaeo, 2nd in State.
- Best Blog Public School written by Rosalie Hobbs, 2nd in State.
- Best Portrait Photography Public School taken by Alysia Kepa, 2nd in State.
- Rosalie Hobbs was also was awarded “Most Valuable Staffer.”
- 3rd in the public school division for Best On-Line Newspaper.
- Very successful first year Accelerated Reader program, thanks to our middle school team:
- These students read a million words or more:
- Sua’ava, Janet 3,770,470
- Waiamau-Gomes, Christenny 2,613,387
- Soto, Justin 2,457,123
- Kamanao, Jalin 1,442,408
- Cabang, Cayla 1,382,588
- Kaleleiki, Victoria-Alexandria 1,340,966
- Yiu Lin, Alic’cia 1,248,743
- Borreta-Cacho, Destiny 1,185,604
- Collado, Christian Dave 1,148,883
- Kauweloa, Hailey 1,140,667
- Matautia, Melelene 1,081,933
- Davis-Paishon, Uilani 1,053,709
- Every middle school student read multiple books this year.
- Dimension U tournament – 1st & 3rd Place Student Competition – 1st Place Educator Competition
- Improvements in proficiency in ELA and math (so far) according to preliminary SBA scores
- ACT: 17 kids have a composite score of 19 or better (versus eight kids last year)
- 74 AP examinees this year for ELA and Science (only 50 took it last year.)
- Upward trends for early college course enrollment, dual credit, and AP!
School Events and Community partnerships:
- Our students engaged in newly established cross age tutoring programs and prestigious internships at Makaha studios, Waianae Coast Comprehensive health center, and other partners courtesy of AVID!
- 14th Annual Health Fair was incredibly successful with…
- Excellent community partnerships with UH JABSOM
- New CTE health topics were highlighted in the health fair.
- Attended by all middle school students and all health pathway students
- Great booths and presentations by created by students for the event.
- Extremely successful first-ever Hearts for the Arts showcase.
- Many great NHIS assemblies this year, especially the most recent Awards and Aloha assemblies.
- High attendance at community events like Homecoming, SongFest, May Day
- Very meaningful Senior and Junior class-wide assemblies.
- First ever Junior Transition Day and a new summer program for rising juniors
- Senior Transition day with highest participation ever in history of the school.
- NPAC Achievements:
- Gave 12 musical touring performances over the school year.
- Produced 4 productions this school year
- Over 9000 people this school year have seen NPAC perform live
- Produced Ka Leo `O Nanakuli On-line Newspaper
- Produced Daily Morning Bulletin
- Produced 2 video segments for Hiki No PBS Student News Show
- “Dream Big, Nanakuli at the Fringe” documentary was broadcast in over 30 cities across the nation on National PBS stations this school year
Faculty Achievements:
- Lower teacher turnover rate, with only four teachers departing this year.
- First ever faculty Book study with 100% teacher participation.
- Successful Tier-1 MTSS implementation
- Behavioral screener
- Five focus strategies (with further expansion on all 17 proactive classroom management strategies)
- Consistent meetings throughout the year.
- Increase in team conversations through grade level collaboration efforts.
- The fewest number of initial SPED referrals we’ve ever had.
- Fewer chapter 19 referrals than last year.
- Fuel Ed, a new and more user-friendly online learning platform, will enhance our education efforts next year.
- The most positive WASC report we’ve received in the last decade
- National (RAMP) Certification for NHIS Counselors
- Collection of 80% of teachers’ pacing guides into school document. (During the original Synergy school review, we had only 40%. High achieving schools have 100%)
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