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March 10, 2008 WAIMEA MIDDLE SCHOOL: "A PLACE OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES" Page 6 WMS Students Attend First National Youth Conference Building Leadership, Nurturing Dreams! It was PRICELESS - a trip students will remember all their lives. For some, it was the first time away from family and home. For some, the first time off Hawai'i Island. For all, it was a challenge from the get-go. Students had to apply and undergo rigorous review and interviews, then, once accepted, had to fulfill academic, behavior and attendance expectations AND fundralsel Students will present at this Wednesday's Whew -the fundraising alone was a huge responsibility for Council Meetings watch students and families and especially their teachers and advisors. for them on the public They had to raise about $30,000 to keep the price down so that all z access channel/ could afford to go. And they succeeded, including asking the Hawaii County Council - led by Chair Pete Hoffmann - for kokua. We thank everyone who helped - from buying snacks and other fundraising goodies, to those who contributed recyclables and made other donations. We also thank the school itself for "hiring" the stu- dents on several occasions to prepare and serve family dinners - a great way to earn funds and also practice leader- ship and teamwork. _ The conference itself was a blast - 600 new friends from all over the country. Students "just went for It]" And then they visited the campus of U.C. Irvine, Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. And yes, there were challenging moments - learning to travel on your own.-keep track of your own possessions... and still have funl Special thanks to the B.O.O.M. Squad teachers "Mas" Muromoto, Kara Onaka-Winters, Jamilynn Marsko and Kainoa Bowman for all the sleepless nights of planning to make it possible. And Mahalo, familiesl We know this involved sacrifice. Believe us - they made you proud/ Y { ' L r FcG 1 BCOEFG OCU.EFG i r X^ t -