{"id":32292,"date":"2015-03-03T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T01:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=32292"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:56:02","slug":"hawaii-cc-hosts-hundreds-of-middle-and-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/03\/03\/hawaii-cc-hosts-hundreds-of-middle-and-high-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> hosts hundreds of middle and high school students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> hosted 2nd annual Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day for more than 700 local middle and high school students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> hosted nearly 700 local middle and high school students at its Hilo campus on Thursday, February 26 and Friday, February 27 for the 2nd Annual Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day events.<\/p>\n

“The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> ʻohana<\/span> is dedicated to ensuring that our middle and high school students are college and career-ready,” said Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs<\/a> Jason Cifra<\/strong>, who has led the development of the annual event. “To successfully fulfill that mission, it’s important that local students see first-hand the programs and services we offer.\u00a0We want Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> to be their first choice when it comes to achieving their academic and career goals.”<\/p>\n

Student visitors explored the college’s academic programs through hands-on activities and displays.\u00a0Event participants learned how to use a fire extinguisher by putting out real fire with the Fire Science Program<\/a>; using a “virtual welder” from the Machine, Welding and Industrial Mechanics Technologies Program<\/a>; examining specimens through microscopes and much more. Students also toured the campus, visiting the labs, classrooms and shops of the academic programs.<\/p>\n

Schools participating in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day included Hilo High, Keaʻau<\/span> High, Honokaʻa<\/span> High, Pahoa High, Ke Ana Laʻahana<\/span> Public Charter School, Connections Public Charter School, Kalanianaole Intermediate, Hilo Intermediate, Keaʻau<\/span> Middle and Waiakea Intermediate.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day is a partnership with GEAR UP Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>, a federal program that Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College and the other nine campuses in the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> system are implementing. <\/p>\n

Photos from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day<\/h2>\n

View Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College photos on the campus’ Flickr site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Thatcher Moats<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> hosted 2nd annual Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Day for more that 700 local middle and high school students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[477,61,71],"class_list":["post-32292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-gear-up","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t