Youth Education 88 SCHOOLS & CLASSES (CONTINUED) DAMIEN MEMORIAL SCHOOL Damien Memorial School is a Catholic, coed, college preparatory middle and high school committed to excellence in education and service to the community. Small class sizes offer students in grades 6-12 individualized attention from dedicated teachers and counselors within a safe and supportive learning environment. Among the school’s priorities is helping students develop essential life skills - including problem solving, leadership, teamwork and communication - that are increasingly in demand on college campuses and in the workforce. Founded in 1962 on a mission of educating students from all walks of life, Damien maintains one of the most affordable tuitions on Oahu with extensive scholarship and financial aid offerings for Catholic and non-Catholic families alike. Damien’s highly qualified faculty provides students with a rigorous educational experience that prepares them to attend the finest colleges and universities in America. Our nurturing environment enables teachers to address the individual learning needs of all our students by cultivating their academic, personal and spiritual growth. On averSTRIVE HAWAII & ESSA Hawai'i's school accountability and improvement system, Strive HI is designed to meet the needs of students, educators and schools. It aligns and connects key state education policies and initiatives to position students and educators for success and uses data to measure progress and target resources. For details, visit the “Vision For Success” tab and click “Advancing Education” to reach “Strive HI Performance System”. HIDOE will be submitting an ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) school accountability amendment request to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for SY 2024-25 that requests revision(s) to Hawaii's Consolidated State Plan. Hawaii is updating its ESSA plan to align with its new Strategic Plan and to adjust and modify aspects of the ESSA plan to better meet the needs of the students and the schools. For information on ESSA, visit arch.k12.hi.us/reports/essa. On the same website, check the HIDOE Data Book and School Quality Survey under the “Reports” tab. On the same website, also check out the HIDOE Data Book and School Quality Survey. age our graduates have earned $4 million in scholarships and have achieved a 98 percent acceptance rate at colleges and universities in 26 states, including enrollment at United States Military Academy West Point. Damien’s campus is a well-designed learning environment that features air conditioned classrooms and science labs, computer labs, media center, learning commons, 1,000-seat gymnasium, a newly completed Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center, football/soccer practice field, batting cages, chapel, counseling center, band practice rooms, aquaculture/hydroponics lab, and full-service cafeteria. The school also participates in sports programs with the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Damien is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Western Catholic Educational Association and Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. The eight-acre campus is conveniently located near the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, and where the H1 Freeway meets the Likelike Highway. For more information, visit www.damien.edu or contact Director of Admissions Brent Limos at 808-440-9527 or limos@damien.edu.
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