Week of 3/1/24
What's Happening at HPA This Week?
Message from the Head of School
Aloha HPA ʻohana,
“Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” -Plato.
The 366th day of the year lands this week, and we’re using every bit of it. What a week! Fifth-grade capstone presentations, Middle School theater work, garden sales, and another amazing celebration of one of our most time-honored upper school traditions: the HPA Olympics. The HPA Olympics bring a lot to the table in terms of camaraderie and teamwork… but it is also a time for our high-school kids to simply play.
This week marks the 46th year of Olympic fun. Yes, 46 years! Founded in the 1970s by former faculty member and HPA legend, Zeke Knight, the HPA Olympics has only grown, modified, endured, and improved over time. HPA’s Olympics is one of our school’s most passionate traditions. I dropped into a senior class meeting a few weeks ago to hear a current faculty member and HPA alumna encourage our students to participate wholly and fully in the HPA Olympics. She urged everyone to give it their best, embrace the journey, and enjoy every moment with their classmates. She remembered how her class did each year, but most poignantly, she recalled how she felt. It was fun — absolutely, deeply, and ecstatically FUN!! The energy of that feeling can stick with us even over the course of many years.
For those who are just learning about it, HPA’s Olympics span three days that truly push the boundaries of our students’ interpersonal and intrapersonal growth, and it is one of the school’s strongest community-building events. Participating in group and individual activities stretches many out of their comfort zones. This is more than ok – this is important and formative, and this is encouraged. With over 100 different events, there is something for everyone, from the talent show and lip sync to chalk art and Scrabble. Author of The Therapeutic Powers of Play, Charles Schaefer, stated: “We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.”
Grinding through the busy days of January and February, Olympics blows into March as our own version of a lion. Don’t worry, we will buckle back down and our students will be prepared for their projects, their capstones, and their AP tests — we will make sure of that. But for just these few days each year, we set the intention to immerse ourselves in play. Finding ways for our students and adults to break from the norm, to find even more reasons and opportunities to enjoy each other’s company, and to come together for a common goal of having fun is worth the time and energy put into its preparation each year.
Did you just see four students sprinting full speed down the football field in dive fins and a scuba mask? You probably did.
Have a play-full weekend!
With aloha,
Fred Wawner
Head of School
School Bulletins for the Week of 3/1/24
Lower School
Each week, Lower School Principal Dora Kwong writes a message to K-5 families highlighting joyful moments and meaningful lessons and offering a glimpse into what students and parents can plan for in the weeks ahead.
From the desk of your Division Principal, Dora Kwong
Aloha Lower School families,
As the current Student Council term comes to a close, I want to commend our elected student leaders on their tremendous efforts in community service. Coming into their term with big ideas on ways to contribute to the community (Pool day! Field activities! Campus clean up! Language Workshops!), they were able to come together in the spirit of contributing to the Village Campus and began a series of days they coined, “Community Service Fridays.” On these days, our Student Council leaders supported their peers to sign up for a variety of activities to mālama kaiāulu, a list of jobs that helped to beautify our campus, support our teachers and students, and cultivate a supportive and helpful environment for all our Village Campus community members. From sweeping up the lanai areas to organizing the art studio, to campus cleanup in preparation for today’s Capstone and Plant Sale events, our volunteers leaned into the spirit of service. This Student Council term had so many ideas, we even have plans for them to contribute to the next term, as we look ahead to Earth Day and other upcoming school activities and events as opportunities for service to our community. Mahalo to our student leaders for showing all our learners that small actions have big impacts!
The Middle School musical Seussical Jr. will have its debut on Wednesday, March 6 at the Gates Performing Arts Center. We are excited that for the first time, 5th graders were invited to audition to participate in this Middle School show, joining a very talented cast of singers, dancers, and actors. Students have been learning the ins and outs of show production, working together as tech, crew, and set painters. Directed by Middle School Performing Arts Teacher, Ms. Wadlegger, with Middle School Visual Arts Teacher, Ms. Marchildon supporting the stage crew in creating backdrops, and K-8 Music Teacher, Mrs. Di Bartolo, as musical director, it is a true collaboration across both divisions! This show is family-friendly, for all ages, and we hope you will come and join us on Wednesday, March 6. Doors open at 6:45 pm and the Seussical Jr Musical starts at 7:00 pm.
In other news, Mrs. Tarnas has organized for Jerry Craft, a Newbery Award-winning author, to visit HPA and speak with grades 3-8 on Friday, April 12. If you would like to pre-order a book for your child to have signed by the author, please use this link: Jerry Craft Author Visit Book Order 2024 and place your order by Friday, March 8.
Thank you to everyone who had the opportunity to visit our 5th Graders Capstone event today at the Village Campus! We are so proud of our students in this learning journey as they practiced our HPA core learning skills of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. With the variety of passion projects on display, it was a unique celebration of each child’s individual process. Some students elected to submit their work to tomorrowʻs Hawaiʻi District History Day Fair at UH Hilo, and Kumu Larsen is looking forward to continuing to support them in that experience. Mahalo to all our families for your partnership with our students!
Thank you also to those who can attend our Plant Sale as this bulletin goes to press. The proceeds from the Plant Sale will help support our HPA Garden Program Fund, which was created to further honor, grow for, and support our community partners. Last year we grew and donated over 6,988 pounds of produce from our school gardens to our community, and we are excited to continue to give as much as we can.
Have a wonderful weekend, LS ʻohana!
Me ka mahalo nui,
Dora Kwong
Lower School Principal
Schedule
Our K-5 classes continue with in-person instruction on our Village Campus on Monday, March 4.
We encourage all families to check the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Lower School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Friday, March 1 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Village Campus Plant Sale Event
• Wednesday, March 6 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm: Suessical, feat. 5th-8th grade actors, Gates Performing Arts Center
• Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8: LS & MS Student-led Conferences, no classes grades K-8
• Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 24: Spring Break, school closed
• Monday, March 25: Prince Kuhio Day, no school & offices closed
• Tuesday, March 26: Classes resume (all divisions, grades K-12)
Helpful Lower School Contacts & Links
Student Support
- Ms. Rachel Baydo, K-8 School Counselor, rbaydo@hpa.edu
- Mr. Joe Ludes, K-8 Learning Specialist, jludes@hpa.edu
After School Program, K-5
Mrs. Mele DeMille, Director of After School Programs, mdemille@hpa.edu
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Lower School Family Resources tile on myHPA and scrolling down to Past Parent Email Communications, 2023-2024.
myHPA
In addition to Seesaw, many important resources can be located on our community portal, myHPA. Check the Lower School Family Resources tile for the most up-to-date information.
Middle School
Each week, Middle School Principal Glenn Chickering pens a note to 6-8 families reflecting on the activities and accomplishments of the week and previewing what students and parents can look forward to in the coming days.
From the desk of your Division Principal, Glenn Chickering
Aloha Middle School families,
We are busy gearing up for next week’s Student-Led Conferences on Thursday, March 7, or Friday, March 8. These conferences are a great opportunity for students to take the lead in a discussion about their learning and showcase their work in relation to HPA’s Core Skills of creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration and we always look forward to them.
If you have not yet signed up, please see this message with information about how to do so. Please remember that you need to schedule these with your child’s advisor only. The students will then take you on a journey through their learning in other classes.
The Middle School musical Seussical Jr. will have its debut on Wednesday, March 6th at the Gates Performing Arts Center. The cast is a very talented group of singers/dancers/actors in grades 5 – 8. Students are also working as tech, crew, and painting sets. Ms. M’s class has worked with her mauka to makai students to finish some underwater sea creatures for one of the scenes. Every student in Ms. M’s Advisory has helped make something for our performance and Ms. Di Bartolo has been coaching students with their vocals. It is a true collaboration! We hope you all can make it and support our young performers. Doors open at 6:45 and the Seussical Jr Musical starts at 7:00 pm. It is a family-friendly show and very fun!
Inspired by Mr. Wawner being blinded by science in last week’s All-School Bulletin, this week’s Fly on the Wall buzzes into 6th and 7th-grade science classes, where the students are doing some very exciting things.
The 6th-grade students have been learning about winds, ocean currents, and gyres, which are circular ocean currents affecting all major oceans worldwide. Furthermore, these same ocean currents affect global temperature, weather, and climate conditions. They have also learned about significant weather patterns and events such as El Nino and how they shape weather globally and in the South Pacific region.
The 7th-grade students are learning about traits, genes, and genetic reproduction by studying the amazing world of SPIDERS! They have learned how genes are the instructions to build molecules such as proteins, which are then expressed as venom or spider silk. Students are also learning about traits, characteristics, alleles, and how variation plays a major role in deciding the expression of genes in spiders and humans!
Ms. Tarnas has organized for Jerry Craft, a Newbery Award-winning author, to visit HPA and speak with grades 3-8 on Friday, April 12. If you want to pre-order a book for your child to have signed by the author, please use this link: Jerry Craft Author Visit Book Order 2024 and place your order by Friday, March 8.
Please feel free to email Mr. Tarnas with any questions, ktarnas@hpa.edu.
I’m pleased to announce that HIFF (Hawaiʻi International Film Festival) has selected two of our students’ HIKI NŌ films (The Love of the Ocean and Finding My Happy Place) for HIFF’s Student Showcase at ʻŌpio Fest! This is an amazing honor, and we are so proud of our students. Their hard work and dedication to the pursuit of excellence shined brightly for the selecting panel. Students from all over the state send films in, and they chose ours.
All films in the Future Filmmakers Showcase compete for 1st and 2nd place in the High School or Middle School division and are eligible for special awards from Daniel K. Inouye Institute. Winners will be announced during ʻŌpio Fest at the Future Filmmakers Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 7 at 11:00 am at Waiwai Collective.
I hope you and your family have a great weekend.
Mahalo,
Glenn Chickering
Middle School Principal
Capstone Update from K-8 Capstone Coordinator, Dagan Bernstein
Aloha mai kākou! Our capstone students continue their impressive journey, diligently tackling their projects. Since December, they’ve refined their plans based on feedback, ensuring alignment with their goals and timelines. This preparation set the stage for the creation phase, where they’ve been actively building their projects.
These final few weeks are crucial as students implement these changes and polish their final products. By the end of the quarter, just before Spring Break, they’ll submit their completed projects to their capstone advisors. We are also excited to share that the Grade 8 Capstone Exhibition will be held at Hale ʻĪnana on the Village Campus on Thursday, April 18, from 2:30 to 3:45 pm. All HPA families are welcome; stay tuned for more detailed information as we get closer!
Schedule
Our Middle School 2023-2024 Daily Schedule continues with in-person instruction on our Village Campus on Monday, March 4.
We encourage all families to check the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Middle School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Wednesday, March 6 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm: Suessical, feat. 5th-8th grade actors, Gates Performing Arts Center
• Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8: LS & MS Student-led Conferences, no classes grades K-8
• Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 24: Spring Break, school closed
• Monday, March 25: Prince Kuhio Day, no school & offices closed
• Tuesday, March 26: Classes resume (all divisions, grades K-12)
Helpful Middle School Contacts & Links
Student Support
- Ms. Rachel Baydo, K-8 School Counselor, rbaydo@hpa.edu
- Mr. Joe Ludes, K-8 Learning Specialist, jludes@hpa.edu
After School Program, Grades 6-8
Mrs. Mele DeMille, Director of After School Programs, mdemille@hpa.edu
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Middle School Family Resource tile on myHPA and scrolling down to ‘Past Email Communications, 2022-2023’.
myHPA
myHPA is where you can find all the resources related to your child’s learning. Two key resource boards that we would like to draw your attention to are the ‘Middle School Family Resources’, and the ‘Middle School Student Resources’.
myHPA Tutorials
myHPA is your window to your child’s progress in school. Here you will find their schedules, their assignments, their grade books and so much more. Ms. Monello and our IT team have put together a number of tutorials to help you navigate the myHPA parent portal.
Please note this myHPA Middle School Parent Tutorial, which gives you an overview of using myHPA as a window to your child’s learning in real time.
Upper School
From the desk of your Poʻo Kumu (Division Principal), Kaʻai Spencer
Aloha e nā maka o ka ʻupena a ka makani!
The energy is electric on campus! HPA’s annual Olympic competitions are in full swing, and it is great to see our students leaning into the spirit of the games. The collaboration and sportsmanship are great things to witness, and the amount of hidden curriculum woven into everything will surely leave a lasting impact. The memories that our students are creating will surely come up time and time again throughout their lives for many years to come. It is likely that you will see this message before the final results of the Olympics scores are shared on Friday night, and I hope you are on the edge of your seat like the rest of us!
When the students go home at the end of a day of Olympic competitions, they are likely exhausted and might not have much left in them. When the dust settles, and they recover their energy, please ask your child(ren) about the last few days. What events did they participate in? What was the most fun? What do they hope to enter in the future? What was the most fun to watch? Who did you meet that you otherwise do not cross paths with? There are so many conversation starters!
As I write this, we have one full day remaining, and the score is very tight. I hope all of our students continue to enjoy themselves as they finish the final day of big events. Let’s keep it rolling!
Ke aloha nō,
Kaʻai Spencer
Upper School Poʻo Kumu
Schedule
Our Upper School 2023-2024 Daily Schedule will resume as an ʻUla day with in-person instruction on our Upper Campus on Monday, March 4.
We encourage all students and families to access the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Upper School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Sunday, March 10: Dormitories close at noon, school closed
• Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 24: Spring Break, school closed
• Sunday, March 24: All residential students return to campus, dormitories open
• Monday, March 25: Prince Kuhio Day, no school & offices closed
•Tuesday, March 26: Classes resume (all divisions, grades K-12)
Student Support
Should your child need additional learning support, we encourage you to reach out to Amanda Aragon, our Upper School Learning Center Coordinator, by emailing aaragon@hpa.edu. In addition, our counselors are ready to assist any student who needs additional support to navigate these unusual and unprecedented times. Please feel free to reach out to the Upper Campus counseling team of Tiffany Freitas at 808-881-4038 or tfreitas@hpa.edu and Steve Furchner at 808-640-4441 or sfurchner@hpa.edu.
Class of 2024 – Seniors and Families
Mahalo to those of you who were able to join us on Zoom on December 7, for our Commencement and End-of-Year Celebrations informational meeting. For those of you who missed it, here is a recording of all the information that was shared. Please also be sure to visit the “Upper School End-of-Year Events” Resource Board on myHPA, which will be updated over the next several months with new details.
We are thrilled to celebrate all of the achievements of the Class of 2024, including their culminating event — the 73rd Annual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10:00 am in Castle Gymnasium. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at graduation@hpa.edu.
Student Life
Ka Makani Travel
We are in the final stages of confirming itineraries for Spring Break 2025. Japan is open for enrollment. Options to Peru and a combination tour that includes Switzerland, Italy, France & Spain will open for enrollment in the coming weeks.
- Spring Break 2025: Japan: Land of the Rising Sun with EF Tours: Open for enrollment
EF’s Global Citizen Scholarship Fund offers $1000 scholarships.
Please contact Ka Makani Travel Coordinator Adrienne White (awhite@hpa.edu) for information on registration and eligibility.
Residential Life
With Olympics wrapping up this week, we turn our attention to getting all of our students out for their various Spring Break adventures safely and on time! We wish everyone safe travels and a wonderful break! The campus will be quiet while all of you are gone.
During the break, rising junior and senior residential students will also have the opportunity to apply for the position of Dormitory Prefect for next year. An email will be sent out to them next week, giving them all a break and the first week back to apply. The selection process will occur throughout April.
Dormitory Prefects are an essential part of our residential community- serving as ambassadors of the school, as peer counselors to other residents, as assistant faculty when managing the dorms, and most importantly, as a bridge of communication between other students and the faculty. Each year, the student experience is impacted in innumerable ways by our student leaders, and we look forward to selecting next year’s group. Any rising junior or senior (class of 2025 or class of 2026) who is interested in taking on this role is encouraged to apply!
Ka Makani Athletics
Here’s the spring athletics schedule and weekly schedule for our spring sports season. GO KA MAKANI! You can also access the athletics schedule on the myHPA calendar.
College Counseling
News for Senior Families:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
FAFSA
All U.S. families wishing to be considered for federal need-based financial aid must submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA, which was released on December 31, 2023. Both student and parent must register and receive a FAFSA ID. Please reach out to us at college@hpa.edu with any questions.
CSS PROFILE
Many private colleges and universities also require the CSS Profile as part of the financial aid application process. A complete list of colleges that require the CSS Profile is available at CSS Participating Institutions.
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Scholarships
HPA students with US citizenship can become eligible for hundreds of regional scholarships by completing the scholarship application at the Hawai’i Community Foundation. The application deadline is on Wednesday, February 29, 2024, at 4 pm. Families must complete the FAFSA to be eligible for scholarships through the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
Hawaiʻi Community Federal Credit Union Scholarships
The Hawaiʻi Community Federal Credit Union also offers a number of scholarships for Hawaiʻi Island students. The HCFCU scholarship application is due Monday, March 4, 2023.
Other College Scholarships
Seniors can find information regarding several other college scholarships by looking in their “Drive” folder in their Scoir accounts, where College Counseling regularly uploads scholarship opportunities. Students can also search for national college scholarships using one of the many online search engines available such as Fastweb.
Important Reminders for Seniors Who Have Submitted College Applications
Congratulations to the many seniors who have submitted their first college applications! It has been a pleasure working with you and seeing your high-quality applications and the thoughtful essays you have created. Moving forward, here are a few important reminders:
- Check your email regularly. Applicants usually receive an email from each college to which they have applied with the status of their application or instructions for setting up an online application portal. If you have not received an email from a college within two weeks of applying, please follow up with the college or reach out to us for assistance.
- If applicable, send your official test scores (ACT, SAT, TOEFL, and/or DuoLingo) to all of the colleges for which you’d like test scores to be part of your application.
- If you would like to be considered for need-based financial aid, please make sure your family has submitted the CSS Profile if it is required by any of the colleges to which you have applied. The FAFSA, which is required for all U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens applying for need-based financial aid, will be available on December 31, 2023.
- Please remember that the deadline for requesting your college counselor to review any additional essays is December 15.
- It is very important that you update your “applying” and “applied” columns in Scoir as you add colleges and submit your applications. This will ensure that all of your school materials are submitted by college counseling in a timely fashion.
Keep up the great work! Stop by anytime or contact us at college@hpa.edu with questions.
College Counseling for Junior Families:
School Day SAT and ACT
As part of HPA’s standardized testing program, all juniors will take the SAT and ACT tests during the school day this semester. The SAT will be administered on campus on Wednesday, March 6, and the ACT will be administered on campus on Tuesday, April 9. Registration and payment for all juniors has been completed by the college counseling office.
Students are expected to report to the upper school gym between 7:30 and 8:15 am. Testing will commence at 8:15 am and finish by approximately 11:45 am. After the test, students will eat lunch and report to their regularly scheduled afternoon classes. Students testing with accommodations will have their room assignments emailed to them in the week prior to the exam. Please direct questions to HPA’s testing coordinator, Linda Webb at testing@hpa.edu.
Students are expected to bring the following items to the March 6 SAT:
- A Photo ID
- A fully-charge device that meets the SAT requirements
- A downloaded and updated BlueBook App on your device
Junior Workshops
College Counseling will continue its Friday CC Workshop Series after spring break. The remaining CC Workshop dates are tentatively scheduled for April 5, April 12, and April 26. In addition, College Counseling will be holding a workshop with all juniors on Tuesday, April 9 following the school day ACT.
Individual Meetings
Mr. Kelsey and Mrs. Montgomery are finishing up the second round of individual meetings with each junior. If your junior has not yet scheduled their second individual CC meeting with their assigned college counselor, please reach out to college@hpa.edu for assistance.
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Upper School Family Resources tile on myHPA and scrolling down to ‘Past Email Communications, 2023-2024’.
myHPA
myHPA is where you can find all the resources related to your child’s learning. Two key resource boards that we would like to draw your attention to are the ‘Upper School Family Resources and the ‘Upper School Student Resources.
All-School
Need to know information for our entire Ka Makani ʻohana.
Admissions
Re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 academic year
The deadline of February 15 has passed to secure your child’s enrollment at HPA for the 2024-2025 academic year. For those that have completed it, MAHALO! For families who are experiencing delays or special circumstances, please be sure that you are in touch with the Admission Office ASAP.
If your child is not planning to return to HPA for the 2024-2025 academic year, please email admissions@hpa.edu at your earliest convenience to let us know.
Advancement
Happy Spring! The Advancement team continues to work to support all aspects of the HPA experience through multi-faceted fundraising efforts and expansive, supportive, partnerships. So far this year our work has included fundraising to support students dislocated by the Maui wildfires through our Nā Kama a Maui initiative, generating critical financial aid dollars for our families, and encouraging gifts for our HPA Fund to provide immediate support for needs as they arise across our campuses. Our work is truly inspiring!
We could not do our work without you. It takes all hands to support our students, faculty, and staff in their daily endeavors and we invite you to join in and make a gift in support of our beloved and very special school. Thank you to those who have already contributed this year – we are truly grateful.
To learn more about the impact of giving in our community, we invite you to take a look at our most recent Annual Report. If you have any questions about priorities and impact at HPA, please feel free to reach out to Zaheva S. Knowles, Director of Alumni & Parent Giving at zknowles@hpa.edu.
Performing Arts at HPA
The following performances will be taking place on the Upper Campus at Gates Performing Arts Center. Our entire school community is invited to attend.
Middle School
Seussical Musical
Wednesday, March 6 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Health & Wellness
The Health and Wellness team made a statement at the Olympics opening ceremonies with their Zumba routine, bringing down the house. Their performance was truly impressive, and it’s clear they put in a tremendous amount of effort and dedication into making the student experience a memorable one.
Ulumau & Ulu Mālama Gardens of HPA
Join us in the garden! We have planned several upcoming community workdays to learn and grow together. All are welcome, please use this link to sign up or email wquayle@hpa.edu or lprutow@hpa.edu with any questions.
ʻOhana Association
What is Wā Pilina and why is that the name of this series?
The word pilina means association, relationship, and connection. Wā refers to a period of time. HPA started the Lower School Wā Pilina program two years ago in order to have intentional time and space for Lower Schoolers to connect with others under the umbrella of, and in connection to, Mālama Kaiāulu. Lower School students meet across grade levels to connect with and learn from one another. From Enrichment Day to art shows and Makahiki games to reading times — Wā Pilina opportunities have expanded through the three divisions, as well as across specialty areas.
Our new Wā Pilina ʻOhana Series aligns school and ʻOhana Association practices with intentionality. We hope you will join us!
Isaacs Art Center
Isaacs Art Center is free and open to the public, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturdays by appointment. Gallery works for sale may also be viewed on our website. Be sure to also visit our Instagram and Facebook pages for highlights from ongoing exhibitions. Sales from gallery artwork have supported the HPA Financial Aid program since its opening in 2004.
Safety Protocols
Campus Access
During this time, campus access is limited to current students, employees, essential contractors, and approved guests — all of whom have completed a daily thermal/symptom check and a screening questionnaire. Guests to campus will have had their hosting faculty or staff member fill out the appropriate form and will have received permission from their supervisor.
Should a student’s family member need a meeting with a faculty, staff, or administrative team member, kindly contact them so that they can apply to have you come to campus. From that point, security team members will be alerted to your appointment date and time and let you onto campus.
At the Upper School, please do not park and walk onto campus without an appointment. Similarly, at the Village Campus, kindly call or email for an appointment so that arrangements can be made. Mahalo for your understanding and respect for this process.
If you See Something, Say Something
We ask all families to join HPA in keeping our campus safe. While on the HPA campus, if you see anything out of the ordinary, we ask that you please report it to the school or local authorities immediately. This will help us maintain the safest campus for our students.
• Imminent threat to life or property: call 911 immediately and email Mark Noetzel at mnoetzel@hpa.edu
• Anything out of the ordinary: email Mark Noetzel at mnoetzel@hpa.edu
CrisisGo for Parents
It is important that all families are set up with CrisisGo, HPA’s school emergency communication tool. To set up a CrisisGo SMS/Email subscription, please click on this invitation link and complete the form by adding your name, email, and cell number (this is an important step if you would like to receive an SMS message) and click on the Subscribe button. Should an emergency occur, you will be alerted by email and SMS messaging. You can also locate these instructions by logging into myHPA, clicking on the resource tab, and selecting the CrisisGo Safe2SpeakUp tile.
Safe2SPeakUp for Middle and Upper Students
Similarly, Middle and Upper School students received instructions during orientation on how to upload the Safe2SpeakUp app. This is a companion app to CrisisGo. It will allow the school to alert students of emergencies that happen on or off campus and enable students to communicate with us about their safety status. They can also use the app to alert the school about any behaviors they are concerned about. Students can also locate instructions on setting up Safe2SpeakUp in myHPA, and they were also emailed the video shown at orientation which walks them through the process of uploading the app and registering, step-by-step.
All students can also submit an Online Bully/Harassment report by clicking on this link, which can also be located on the CrisisGo Safe2SpeakUp tile on myHPA.
myHPA Resource Boards
Past HPA communications and other important information can be found on myHPA. We are continuing to make updates to our student and parent resource boards, so please be sure to visit them regularly.