Families

100% Attendance is our goal - please help us meet this goal!

Family Advisory: Early Release on Fri., Dec. 20, 2019

On Fri., Dec. 20, 2019, which is the final day of 2 nd Quarter before the start of Winter Break, students will be released at 12:07 p.m. before lunch. Transportation home will be provided as usual. Classes resume at 8 a.m., Tues., Jan. 7, 2020. We wish everyone a safe holiday season!

Families of WMS 8th Grade Students: Honoka’a High Registration for Fall 2020

Aloha Future Dragons and Families:

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, our 8th grade students will begin the important task of selecting classes for entering 9th grade in Fall 2020 at Honoka’a High. All 8th graders (even those attending other schools) will attend an assembly Tuesday and will be given a Course Registration Form to be completed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Please discuss course selections with your student. Here are links to the course catalog and other resources students will be using to assist with this discussion.

Resources you might need:

Link to Course Catalog - A comprehensive guide to courses, programs and course descriptions.
Link to Course List - The list of courses offered. Good for a quick view.
Link to Career and Technical Education (CTE) department descriptions/video
Link to eSchool Enrollment Form - Use this if interested in taking an online eSchool class. You can also click this link to find more information about eSchool.
Registration Form - This paper will be distributed at the Tuesday presentation.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me direct:

Steve Hanks

Registrar

Honoka'a High & Intermediate School

steve.hanks@k12.hi.us

(808) 313-7021

PS: If your family lives in an area where students attend another school – such as Waikoloa residents whose students attend Kealakehe High, please call or email our WMS Registrar “Mas” – email: Lorna_Muromoto@wmpccs.org, Tel: 887-6090 Ext. 228.

2019-2020 School Year - Please click on these links for:

WMS Family Involvement Policy & Communication & Engagement Strategies
WMS Student-Family-Staff Compact
Family Engagement Handbook 2019-20 School Year

Student Records Requests

WMS Parent/ Guardian request for records, please click on this document link or scroll to the bottom of the page to download, print and fill out the records request form to submit to the office.

A fee of $5 per record will be assessed for each Report Card or Transcript requested. If, for example, transcripts are requested for more than one year, the fee will be $5 per year. Also, if the same record is to be sent to more than one school or organization, the fee is $5 per record transmittal. Cash or check accepted for record requests.

Families May Now Request Text Messaging Service
Families may now opt in to receive text messages from our School Messenger system about school closings, events, safety alerts, etc.

It's very easy to do: Just send a text message from your cell phone, saying "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number: 67587. That's it. You can opt out at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop." Your information in safe and will never be given or sold to anyone else.

If you need assistance, please call the office.

Student/Family/Staff Compact
A copy of the 2018-2019 STUDENT/FAMILY/STAFF COMPACT compact will be sent home with students to share with their families and they are asked to read it together and sign it and then return it to the student's Advisor will sign it as a collaborative agreement on school-wide expectations. A copy of this compact is included in the Student Planner and available as a PDF by clicking on this link or scrolling to the bottom of the page to download.

WMS STEAM Family Night:

MAHALO to all who participated!

WMS POETRY NIGHT:

WMS First Family Ho'ike Sept. 26 featuring student poetry presentations was a huge success -- mahalo to our students and teachers, and to all who attended!