Andi 🖖📚🎶@andi94.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s time to Seize the Day as @drnaniazman.bsky.social arrives to take a look at the Broadway adaptation of the Disney cult-classic Newsies 📰 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I had a lot of fun over the last 24 hours.

Thanks for sharing about how awesome my students are!!

AFT TEACH@aftteach.bsky.social · 5mo ago

After the Maui wildfires, Lahainaluna students returned to a changed world and kept showing up. 💛🌺 This inspiring story highlights student resilience, community care and a remarkable rise in college enrollment https://sharemylesson.com/blog/he-lei-poinaole-students-who-rebuilt-lahainas-future

Thanks you for sharing the story of these amazing Lahainaluna students!

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸@rweingarten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One of the things I’m always reminded of is how much the people in our schools matter—not just in classrooms, but in every corner of a school community. These 3 stories made me especially #PublicSchoolProud this week.

Woohoo! My Lahainaluna students are, have always been, and will always be amazing! 12 students from the class of 2026 will earn their AAs in Liberal arts ten days before they earn their high school diplomas #PublicSchoolPROUD #lahainastrong #WeAreUHPA #AFTunion

AFT@aft.org · 5mo ago

In Lahaina, @uhpafaculty.bsky.social supported students at Lahainaluna High School as they rebuilt after the wildfire. Today, 85% of the class of 2024 has enrolled in college, with some already earning associate degrees. #PublicSchoolProud
 📝 medium.com/@AFTunion/he...

Wow. Not too many of the blogs end up on their main page. But that’s just how awesome my students are 😎❤️ Mahalo e AFT #publicschoolproud #lahainalunahighschool #lahainastrong #weareUHPA #AFT

AFT@aft.org · 5mo ago

After the Lahaina wildfire devastated their town, Lahainaluna students showed up for each other. With community support and free tuition from UH, 85% of the class of 2024 enrolled in college, and 12 are on track to earn associate degrees before graduating. @uhpafaculty.bsky.social

Read my love for my Lahainaluna students in my article on the AFT blog aftvoices.org/he-lei-poina...

He Lei PoinaʻOle: The students who rebuilt Lahaina’s future

By Dr. Nani Azman

aftvoices.org

We’re watching TNG’s “Inner Light” this week, so I dug up this recording from a couple of years ago of Jay Chattaway’s piece from the episode.

We’re watching TNG’s “Inner Light” this week, so I dug up this recording from a couple of years ago of Jay Chattaway’s piece from the episode.

Two of my friends have been honored with the Nimoy-Knight Foundation Live Long and Prosper Award within a year of each other, and they were screenshot-close on the webpage, too! Hoʻomaika’i! @maya.soetorong @eugeneroddenberry 🖖🏽❤️ #LLAP

MY NAME IS MIMOSA Devaki Murch never had a hospital bracelet or a baby book. She had newspaper headlines, news broadcast recordings, and pieces of the C-5A Galaxy plane that crashed with her inside on April 4, 1975. Then the synchronicities began.

According to his loved ones, Ken passed away peacefully last night. Thank you to everyone who donated or shared his GoFundMe link. They’re nearly at their goal. gofund.me/d15239ea

Donate to Donate to support Ken Quilantang Jr's family, organized by Anjoli Roy

Ken Quilantang Jr is a beloved husband, father, writer, and teacher. He passed… Anjoli Roy needs your support for Donate to support Ken Quilantang Jr's family

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Ken Quilantang has been an English professor at Honolulu Community College for many years. He is currently fighting stage-four cancer. Ken has been an avid cosplayer for many years.

At the Maui Indivisible protect our unions rally #WeAreUHPA #AFT #MayDayStrong #solidarity #UnionStrong

This is the speech that my once and future student Cece Steiner gave at the UH Mānoa Scholarship Dinner. She was the Student Body President & Valedictorian of the Lahainaluna class of 2024. She is currently in her first year at UH Mānoa and is a psychology major.

Cecelia Steinerʻs speech at UH Mānoa Scholarship Dinner

YouTube video by Dr. Nani Azman

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I taught about bullying today. I told my students that people who have to put or push you down to make themselves feel important or great are neither important nor great. They make act like they have all the confidence in the world, but in reality, they’re insecure, and they have low self-esteem.

It’s the first time we’ve had an eclipse, and I’ve had a relatively new phone

Freezing in Philly is more fun with a friend

Lamakū (UH’s new LMS) may have its frustrations, but I just graded on my phone and left comments on assignments using dictation, and that was pretty nice.

My problem is that my podcast friends sound eloquent reading the dictionary, so even my best day would pale in comparison

A pumpkin cheesecake and chocolate chip pumpkin cupcakes (before and after the cream cheese frosting and my attempt to decorate them like Christmas lights).