News and Announcements

Congratulations go out to our MMS Math Team who competed in the MATHCOUNTS tournament this past Saturday and placed 9th out of 37 schools. They gave up their free time to practice during advisory, lunch, and after school until 4pm...even on Fridays! We also would like to thank their coach, Mrs. Mew, who not only had to prepare these students but also spearheaded our National Junior Honor Society and the recent Math Family Night. Math Team is Calista Ancog, Jade Chan, Yannie Cheung, Cody Chun, Andrew Hoang, Samuel Leuthner, Yen Han Lin, and Kaitlyn Takawawa.

Current 7th graders here at MMS will receive their registration packet for the 2019-2020 School Year on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Students should work with their parents, counselors and teachers to carefully select their courses for their 8th grade year. Because the courses selected will determine our master schedule, it will difficult for students to make changes later. Registration cards should be signed by a parent/guardian and students must return the registration card to their advisory teachers by January 17, 2019.

Student Government is now accepting applications for officer positions for next school year. Eighth graders may run for Moanalua High School Freshmen Class officers; 7th graders may run for MMSSA officers or 8th grade Team Senators. Applications are attached or available in the SG room. Deadline for applications is Friday, Feb. 15. All candidates are REQUIRED to attend the meeting on Friday, Feb. 8, during Advisory in the SG room.

Congratulations to all of our participants of the National Geographic BEE. Joel Perez, Dustin Ibanez, Dylan Nichols (3rd), JJ Quintana (2nd), Strider Paraso, and Harrison Law (1st).

The 2nd Quarter/ 1st Semester Report Cards will be given to students on Thursday, January 17, 2019.

Order your yearbook NOW to get the lowest price possible. The yearbook is selling for $25 until 12/21/18. After that date, the price will increase to $28. The yearbook staff orders a limited number of books, so be sure to order one early to ensure that you get one when they are distributed in May. Order forms are available in the SG room, in the school office, or upload the form attached to this message. With a yearbook, your middle school memories can last a very long time!

The basketball teams took their team photos for the yearbook on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Some of the players asked about ordering individual photo packages. Portraits of Hawaii will take individual photos for interested basketball players at the next game on January 12. Players must pick up an order form from Mr. Maa or their coach and bring it to the game on January 12. Only players with their payments will be able to take individual photos that day.

Mahalo to all those who shared their talents. Click on headline for the results.

At Moanalua Middle School, your child’s safety is of our utmost concern. Our school received a bomb threat at approximately 1:15 p.m. today (11/16/2018). The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) responded immediately, investigated and determined that there was no credible threat. HPD is continuing its investigation. All threats to our school or students are taken very seriously and are investigated thoroughly. We wanted you to have the facts so you can discuss them with your child and emphasize the seriousness of this issue. If you discover anything that can assist in the investigation, please contact us immediately. The safety of our students is a major priority and we are committed to providing a secure campus. I would like to commend our staff, teachers, parents and students for their prompt response and cooperation during today’s incident. We appreciate your help as we work together to keep all of our students safe. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our administration at 305-1289. Sincerely, Wayne Guevara, Principal

Please support our next door neighbor, Moanalua Elementary, as they put on their annual Fun Fair on Friday, November 16. * Food Trucks * Rides and Games * Keiki Corner * Entertainment *