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Kaimuki Christian To Giving Girls ‘Math Power’
By SARAH PACHECO uring (grades 3-4); imple-
Honor First Principal Sacred Hearts Academy
menting counting, graphing,
estimating and other math
invites girls in junior-kinder- skills in either a bowling
By LINDA DELA CRUZ continued.“Christian values garten through fourth grade game or restaurant busi-
are lifted up as worthy goals to a free Math Power work- ness (grades 1-2); creating
Kaimuki Christian School where academics are also shop from 8 to 10 a.m. fine arts and textiles (kinder-
celebrates its 40th anniversary considered important. She set Saturday. garten); and learning num-
by honoring its very first prin- the spirit for the mission of The workshop is intend- ber sense and geometric
cipal, Helen McKenzie, at a the school to see each child ed to get girls interested in shapes through music, move-
dinner party from 5:30 to 9 reach his or her God-intend- math studies at an early age ment, literature and edible
p.m. this Saturday at Dole ed potential.” and to prepare parents on crafts (pre-K).
Cannery. The evening features During her nearly 30-year how best to help their daugh- Parents who attend the
career with the school, ters succeed in the subject. workshop will participate
McKenzie witnessed the pre- “Encouraging girls at an in a panel led by Joseph
K through sixth-grade facil- early age to succeed in math Zilliox, a professor of math-
ity grow to include a middle is a building block for future ematics education at UH, and
school, and now she’s look- school and career success,” learn how math has changed
ing forward to the opening said school head Betty White. in today’s classroom.
of a new chapter. Girls can participate in two To register, call 734-5058,
“I never expected (the grade-appropriate sessions: ext. 262, or e-mail ror-
school) would be going to the planning a trip to Mexico togero@sacredhearts.org.
high school level because using budgeting skills or Parents also can visit
there are so many other high creating edible play dough www.sacredhearts.org to sign
schools around,” she said.“For through mixing and meas- up or for more information.
what Kaimuki Christian
Helen McKenzie School and Church have Sacred Hearts first-grader Shelby Wallen determines
been doing, this is something the weight of a pear. Photo courtesy of SHA.
that is very satisfying to
know that a small school can
a buffet, entertainment, reflec-
tions on the past and a pres-
progress into high school.
That’s remarkable.”
Talk Story With Malama
entation on the upcoming
master plan for the block,
Kaimuki Christian School
presently has 300 students in Maunalua On Mondays
including the launch of a high preschool through grade 8.
school in 2012. When the high school opens, Malama Maunalua teams Maunalua, volunteer and
Tickets cost $50 for adults pre-K and elementary class- up with Whole Foods community-based pro-
and $20 for children age 5 to rooms will be moved into a Market at 6:30 p.m. the first grams, and more.
12. For information, call newly constructed building, and third Mondays of each “We want to encourage
732-1781 or log on to and the older students will month at the Malama the community and our
www.kcs40th.org or kaimu- have classes in the two-story Maunalua Community customers to drop in, attend
kichristianschool.org. building where the lower House, 4211 Waialae Ave., regularly to connect and get
McKenzie, a Palolo resident grades are now until finances for “talk story Mondays.” new information on the
and Waipahu High School become available to build a The free presentations restoration efforts going on
graduate, taught elementary parking facility, gym and are designed to connect in their community,” said
students at St. Paul’s Lutheran permanent high school build- and enlighten the commu- Natalie Aczon, Whole Foods’
School before she became ing. nity with up-to-date infor- marketing supervisor.
Kaimuki Christian’s first “Our current sixth-grade mation about water quali- For more information,
principal in 1968. class will be the first gradu- ty, the near-shore reefs of call 738-0820.
“She was very organized — ating class,” said vice princi-
she had a mental file cabinet,” pal Ulu Seria, who has been
said fourth-grade teacher with the school for seven
Steven Kaji. years.
“She loved every student. High school classes will
She dealt with faculty and stu- have 20 students per grade,
dents strictly but with a lot she noted, the same size as
of love.” those in the middle school.
“She gave the school its “For those who like the
DNA,” added the school’s cur- extension of the family, the
rent principal, Mark smaller environment, we will
Gallagher. be focused on service to
And he isn’t just saying that community to have our stu-
because McKenzie is his dents trained to be leaders in
mother-in-law (he is married their community when they
to her daughter Lora, who is graduate,” she added.
a KSC graduate. The Gallagher, who served as
Gallaghers’ daughter, administrator for the school
McKenzie, named after her for two years before he
grandmother, also attends replaced McKenzie as prin-
KSC as a sixth-grader. Her cipal in 1999, added:“Families
other son and daughter and are telling their family, friends
her two other grandchildren and co-workers that they’ve
are all KSC graduates.) seen something positive in
“Nurturing is valued,” he their child’s life.”