Wallace Rider Farrington High School

	Academics Spotlight
	Innovative 9th Grade English Honors Class
	Above: Mrs. Hirotsu's 9th Grade English Honors class integrates face to face and online learning environments to support student learning. Language arts teacher Mrs. Hirotsu decided to integrate various technologies to support student learning for her 9th grade English honors students. She started a classroom weblog (blog) and discussion board to promote learning beyond her classroom's walls. Check out her classroom blog and her classroom discussion board.


	Lt. Gov. Aiona Imparts Wisdom to FHS Students
	Above: Lt. Gov. Aiona (left) encourages students to set high standards and to stay drug-free. Ms. Myers' class poses with the Lt. Gov. and his bodyguards. State of Hawaii Lt. Governor James Duke Aiona visited Farrington's campus and encouraged students to set goals, to develop their special talents and to serve others while staying drug-free. The Lt. Gov. also reflected on his career as an attorney, judge and public servant.


	Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum
	Many teachers at Farrington are integrating technology into their standards-based curriculum. Our students need to be effective and ethical users of technology. Below are snapshots of two classrooms:
	Above: Ms. Jacinta Gale ai and Ms. Rachel Fahrini are working with their Samoan language students to communicate with students from Leoni H.S. in American Samoa using a web-based learning management system sponsored by Gear-Up at UH-Manoa.



	Above: Students from Uemura Sensei's class are presenting their "Nihon No Chiri" travel agency projects, sharing their perspectives about different regions of Japan.


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	AEPL Foreign Languages Business Education Career & Technical Education Counseling ESLL Fine Arts Guidance Health Academy Language Arts Mathematics Physical Education Science Social Studies Special Education

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