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St. Joseph School, Hilo, Hawaii, October 22, 2012
“A Day Made
Better” – Roxane Hoshide, First
Grade Teacher at
St. Joseph Elementary School (seated), was honored
as an outstanding
teacher Oct. 17 by
her Vice Principal, Theresa Burian (standing at
right) and Hopaco
OfficeMax, which
provided Hoshide
with over $1,000 in
classroom supplies.
Hoshide honored as outstanding teacher
On Oct.17, Roxane Hoshide,
who teaches first grade at St. Joseph Elementary School, was honored with over $1,000 in classroom
supplies from Hopaco OfficeMax.
The event was attended by elementary students, faculty, staff,
and Jan Takeya and Jan AndradeJoaquin,
sales
representatives
from Hopaco OfficeMax in Hilo.
Vice Principal Theresa Burian,
who nominated Hoshide for the
honor, thanked her for her outstanding years of service and dedication to the students at St. Joseph
Elementary School, where she has
taught since 1998.
Hoshide is a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Hilo Elementary
Education program.
Every year, teachers spend an average of $1,000 of their own money
on classroom supplies. OfficeMax
joined with AdoptAClassroom.
org to create “A Day Made Better”,
a one-day event that awards more
than 1,000 teachers with over $1,000
in school supplies, and brings attention to the issue of teacher-funded
classrooms. October 2012 marks the
sixth anniversary of the program.
Over the last five years more than
5,500 teachers have been surprised
with a new chair, loads of classrooms supplies and the recognition
they so richly deserve.
Recognizing
teaching excellence - Roxane Hoshide (left), and
Colette Tyrin, Elementary School Secretary
and Registrar (right),
pose with Hoshide’s
certificate. Tyrin initiated the nomination
process that resulted
in Hoshide being honored for her years of
dedication to her students and to St. Joseph
Elementary School.
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Transforming education – Kathryn
Matayoshi, Hawaii Department of
Education Superintendent, second
from left, gave a presentation to a
luncheon sponsored by the Hawaii
Island Chamber of Commerce and
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Hawaii at the
Hilo Yacht Club on Oct. 12.
Pictured with Matayoshi are, from
left to right: Jill Jacunski, President
of the St. Joseph School Advisory
Board, Superintendent Kathryn
Matayoshi, Vicky Torcolini, Principal of St. Joseph School, and Chuck
Erskine, First Hawaiian Bank Executive and St. Joseph School parent.
Benchmarks help prepare students for bright futures
Kathryn Matayoshi gave a presentation entitled “Transforming Public Education in Hawaii: Overview
and Status” at the Hilo Yacht Club
Oct. 12. She has served as DOE Superintendent since September 2010.
Victoria Torcolini, Principal of
St. Joseph School, said of the talk:
“I was happy to have attended the
Chamber’s luncheon on Friday and
to have gotten a chance to meet and
greet Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi in person.
“I especially felt ohana when she
reminded us that she grew up in
Hilo and that she knows well the de-
mographics of the Big Island. It was
good to hear her reiterate that both
Catholic Schools and Hawaii Public
Schools are on the same page with
Common Core National Standards.
These benchmarks go a long way to
preparing our students for bright futures in the global marketplace.”
Soccer team shows how it’s done - Jeffrey “Ziggy” Korytoski, University
of Hawaii-Hilo Men’s Soccer Coach, brought team members to St. Joseph
Elementary School Oct. 16 to demonstrate some soccer moves and to autograph the team’s official photo for all the students.
Student Council
Care Contest in Gym.
Events and Activities
Dec. 3, Christmas Spirit Contest
Oct. 28 Cinder Sale
Oct. 31, Student Council Assembly begins.
St. Joseph School Post-Country Fair in HR.
Dec. 13, Christmas Spirit Contest.
Japanese Sister School Visit
Cinder Sale, Sunday, Oct. 28, 10 Nov. 1, St. Joseph School Food
Oct. 28, Arrival
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the High School Drive Begins (Cans that Care).
Nov. 10, Departure
Gym. $3 per bag; $10 for 4 bags.
Nov. 16, Turkey Trot/Cans that
Send comments, suggestions, news and photos to Bill Loewenstein at: wloewenstein@sjshilo.org
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Hilo, Hawaii
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Prayer service honors Mother Marianne Cope
Students, faculty and staff held a
prayer service Oct. 19 to honor the
canonization of Mother Marianne,
Cope, Saint of Hawaii, which took
place Oct. 21 at the Vatican in Rome.
The service began with a flag raising, National Anthem, Hawaii Ponoi
and Pledge of Allegiance, followed
by prayer and a hula in her honor.
Mother Marianne cared for exiles
with Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) on
Molokai for 30 years beginning in
the late 1880s.
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Hilo, Hawaii
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“Anything is possible” - Perry Martin (right), President of Maryknoll School in Honolulu, said “... anything is possible” regarding potential collaborations between Maryknoll and St. Joseph School. Martin and James Meyer (third from left), Principal at Maryknoll, met Oct 19 with (from left to right)Vicky Torcolini, St. Joseph School Principal, Jill Jacunski, President of
the St. Joseph School Advisory Board, James Meyer, and Susan Wehrsig, St. Joseph Junior/Senior High School Vice Principal.
Willamette University visits - An admissions counselor from Ouch! - St. Joseph School students, faculty, and staff got
Willamette University visited high school students Oct. 19.
their flu shots Oct. 19 for the upcoming flu season.
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Senior Night Win - The Girls Volleyball team celebrated “Senior Night” with a
win Oct. 19 against Keeau in three sets, followed with a presentation and potluck
after the game. Seniors are (left to right): Georgia Pirie, Haley Thorsen, Nicole
Smallwood and Lacey Toledo-Muragin.
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Fourth place - Andrew Langtry placed
fourth at the BIIF Cross-Country
Championships Oct. 19 at HPA. He will
compete at States Oct. 26, again at HPA.
Motivational speaker visits - Kalani Ahmad, basketball star and motivational speaker, shared his message with St. Joseph
Elementary School students on Oct. 18. Ahmad has appeared on America’s Got Talent and graduated from UH-Hilo.