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Friday Blast
Win Cool Prizes through the Hawai`i Ocean Guardian
Kids Club and Contest
Join the Hawai`i Ocean Guardian Kids Club and Contest
to win some great prizes, including two nights
accommodations at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in
Waikiki and Flik Flak Swatch watches.

This contest encourages children around the country to

create original poetry, artwork or a short story about
the endangered, threatened and protected marine life
found around the Hawaiian archipelago.

HTA SURVEY All K-8 students in the United States are eligible and
encouraged to join!
Last fall, many of you took a Deadline for entries is April 22, 1010.
survey on your HTA
experience. We have another http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education
opportunity for you to share
your HTA experience. Please
go to the following link to HTA Scantron Assessment
complete the spring survey.
Thank you for taking a moment Schedule
to complete this survey. The Last Quarter Assessments will be held
Survey Link: May 4-7, 2010. Please sign-up at
http://www.surveymonkey.com www.myHTA.org.
/s/YSG6RDC

BOARD MEETING Save the Date!

ALL HTA OHANA ARE Board Meeting Dance Starts Scantron
WELCOME! April 19 April 22 May 4-7, 2010
Monday, All invited Please see page 2 Please mark your
April 19 at noon for details. calendars for these
assessment dates.

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 FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 QUARTER 4

Oahu LC DANCE IS BACK

Classes
with
Ms.
Penny
will
resume
again.

Please

note
that
these
classes
are
not
on
Thursday’s.


Advanced
Ukulele:

9:00
–
9:50
am

HS./Int.
Girls
Poly
Dance:
10:00
–
10:50
am

Elementary
boys/Beginning
Girls
Polynesian
(Combined):

12:00
–
12:50
pm

Elementary
Girls
Hula:
1:00
–
1:50
pm

Classes resume on April 22, 2010

Don’t
miss
out
on
the
yearbook
SALE
starting
NOW!



Buy
a
Yearbook
NOW
and
be
Entered
to
Win
a
$25
iTunes
card.



Go
to
jostensyearbook.com

$22.00
till
April
30th



(price
after
$26.00)


Mr. Carvalho will not be available the whole week of

April 26-30. He will be checking his email, but he will not
respond until he returns on May 3rd. Thank you for your
understanding.
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 HTA ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB EVENTS
FRIDAY 4/16/20

PRINGLES CHALLENGE
There will be a meeting for all middle school and high school students interested in participating in
the Pringles Challenge at 3:00 on Monday, April 19 in Clasroom 3. The objective of the Pringles
Challenge is to design and test a package to safely ship a single Pringles Potato Chip through the
US Postal Service to another school. We will be partnering with a school in Vermont. The goal is
to engineer a package to have the smallest mass and volume, while protecting the chip so it
arrives at its destination undamaged. Please come to class prepared with any boxes/packaging
materials that you think will help you to achieve this goal.

EARTH DAY POSTER CONTEST

Earth Day is coming up on Thursday, April 22. To promote awareness and encourage participation
in Earth Day 2010, the HTA Environmental Club will be sponsoring the 2nd Annual Earth Day
Poster Challenge. The contest is open to all HTA students. Prizes will be awarded to the top
entries in K-5, 6-8, and high school divisions.

To participate in the contest, students will select an environmental problem or issue affecting
todayʼs society and create a poster that contains a picture, drawing, or image related to the issue
and a slogan that promotes awareness or helps to minimize human impact on the problem/issue.
There will be two separate categories for hand drawn and computer generated posters.
Submissions for the contest can be turned in to Mr. Gasda at the learning center by Wednesday,
April 21.

WAIMEA VALLEY FIELD TRIP

Wednesday, April 21 from 9:00-1:00
Join us on an outing to Waimea Valley. Students will learn about the Hawaiian ahupuaʼa system
and resource management, native Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, and endangered
species living in the valley. In addition, we will be doing volunteer work with the caretakers of
Waimea Valley. Work may include garden, nursery, and trail maintenance, pond and stream
clearing, and/or invasive species removal. These events are open to all middle and high school
students.

Please stop in to Mr. Gasda's Elluminate room if you have any questions regarding any of these
events.
Elluminate link:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=559&password=M.FE134C71A18DD1D3638E2F8D9C24F5
Email: jgasda@hawaiitechacademy.org
Phone: (808) 354-4390

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