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the Broadcom MASTERS award, which led her to an online international competi- tion. Darwynn is intrigued by careers in engineering and the medical field. Along with her interest in STEM, she also plays for a club soccer team, and last year won the state cup and went to the regional tournament in Boise, Idaho ... Attention, Windward resi- dents: L&L Hawai‘i National Spam Musubi Day is Aug. 8. Download the coupon for a free Spam musubi only from the app on that day. Visit se- lect L&L locations to claim the musubi. The celebration also features T-shirts designed by noted Hawai‘i-based artist Jasper Wong, and Spam mu- subi-themed Vans shoes. Vis- it hawaiianbarbecue.com/na-
tional-spam-musubi-day ... Larissa Teramura, a senior at Kalāheo High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from P.E.O. International. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter F of Honolulu. La- rissa graduated as a vale- dictorian from Kalāheo this year with a 4.27 GPA, which included nine advanced placement classes, and she was treasurer of Kalāheo’s chapter of the National Hon- or Society. She was a varsi- ty tennis player and varsity cross-country runner all four years at Kalāheo, and during her senior year she was cap- tain of both teams. This year, she was the first Kalāheo player to win the O‘ahu In- terscholastic Association tennis championship in sin-
Windward Community College’s Office of Career & Community Education is starting a new cohort for its Family Child Care Essen- tials certificate program on July 27. It will feature an opportunity for free classes and assistance.
Larissa Teramura
gles, and also the first from her school to medal at the state tennis championships, finishing fourth. She com- peted in tennis tournaments outside of high school at the state and national level. She will attend University of California, Irvine in the fall, majoring in biomedical engi- neering. She will also be on the women’s tennis team ... drobbins@midweek.com
Through the support of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Hawai‘i Re- silience Fund and Omidy- ar ‘Ohana Fund, students may enroll in the program — valued at $1,100 — for free. Students also receive course books at no charge.
The Family Child Care Essentials certificate has been developed to address the shortage in child care. PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
dents can receive $300 each for 10 sessions of the pro- gram they complete, which consists of courses with PATCH (Hawai‘i’s child care resource and referral agency), noncredit online courses with Windward CC, and group and indi- vidual support sessions. It includes meetings with a PATCH family child care
Windward CC Program Has Incentives
Recognizing the chal- lenges faced by students who embark on this path, Kamehameha Schools has provided funding for en- rollment, retention and completion. Enrolled stu-
recruiter. In addition, upon completion of the 30-ses- sion program, students can complete a capstone project and apply for a $1,000 com- pletion grant.
For more information, call 808-235-7363. Course information, registration and information session signup can be found online at windwardcce.org/efcc.
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