JCHS PAAC Club News

Important Dates in November

Nov 14-16 Fri-Sun
Host Japanese Students

Nov 8 WorldQuest
$5 + Form+TeamsDUE: OCTOBER 22

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 1:59 PM 0 comments

PAAC included in DOE Budget Cuts

The following e-mail has been forwarded to all PAAC club advisors and members, if you did not receive it please take the time to read it and take action (by September 29th 5 PM). On behalf of Jill Takasaki Canfield, the PAAC Executive Director and Natasha Chappel, High School Program Director, your help would be greatly appreciately:


Dear PAAC Club Advisors, teachers, students, and former travel program participants:
You may have already heard about the cuts to the DOE budget, but if you looked at the detailed list on their website you would have seen that PAAC has been zeroed out! They (Pat Hamamoto/DOE admin) are accepting ‘responses’ to the proposed budget cuts. We need for our PAAC students to speak up - - they will listen to students.
It’s not near our total budget, but it goes a very long way in leveraging private funding. We can’t stress enough how much we need to have that DOE ‘buy-in’ to obtain other outside grants to fund our classes, clubs, conferences, travel programs, scholarship programs, public forums, and international visitor program. We need MORE global education, not less!
Here are some guidelines for your students:
· Need to respond by September 29, Monday
· Go to the DOE website: www.doe.k12.hi.us ; scroll down to Budget - - Comment Form
· It has to be only 1000 characters (less than 150 words)
· It asks for:
Program Name: Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
Number of students impacted: you can use any of these figures – annually 1500 students directly; 1600 students indirectly through the 160 teachers served; in every school district; 68% of public high schools in the state.
Program Effectiveness: here the students should succinctly try to explain why they took the class and/or why they feel that it is worthwhile and how not having it would impact them. It could be to a) make enough credits to graduate b) interested in current events/issues that are not a part of regular classes c) enjoy the opportunities that are made available by PAAC like conferences, travel and scholarships. Personal and specificity is good.
Names OPTIONAL: It does not ask for names but students should include their name and school.
Hearing from teachers and parents as well, can make a big difference too! So, if you know of anyone or you yourself would like to write something, please….it would be much appreciated!
Thanks so much for your help!
Jill
Jill Takasaki Canfield
Executive Director
Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
1601 East-West Road, 4th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
Tel: (808) 944-7781
Fax: (808) 944-7785
Email: ed@paachawaii.org
Web: www.paachawaii.org

Natasha Chappel
High School Program Director
Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
1601 East-West Road, 4th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
808-944-7759
www.paachawaii.org

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 10:30 PM 0 comments

World Quest Study Guide is Up

The study guide has finally been posted up on the PAAC website:
http://paachawaii.org/highschool/academic%20worldquest.htm

But here's a direct link:
http://paachawaii.org/highschool/Academic%20WorldQuest%20Study%20Guide.pdf

Be sure to check out the resources it lists to prepare for the event and try to watch the news daily, read the newspaper, or check out the major headlines online. (:

Registration forms will be passed out at the next meeting.

DON'T FORGET....
another general club meeting is this TUESDAY, SEPT. 30. Current and former members are welcomed for the pizza party that was awarded to our chapter at the end of last school year.

See you there!

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 9:56 PM 0 comments

Just a friendly reminder...

PAAC Members,
For those who attended the 9/16 General Mtg. we appreciate you being there. For those who missed out on the meeting we simply further discussed the benefits of being in PAAC because Natasha Chappel, the state of Hawaii's PAAC High School director had dropped by and made a presentation in Ms. Bangert's. We also discussed about World Quest and it's specific categories (please refer to previous posting entitled 'UPCOMING EVENTS!' or the PAAC website for more details).

People that signed up for WorldQuest and for a category to research, please be prepared on Tuesday with a hard copy of an article in relation to the category you chose to share with everyone at the meeting. This is a simple way to have everyone get started with preparing for the competition and to just be "more aware" of the world around us. (:
DON'T FORGET TO LOOK OUT FOR THE STUDY GUIDE, TOO.
See you guys at the next general meeting, Sept. 30.

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 12:06 AM 0 comments

UPCOMING EVENT!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Fall Conference
8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
TOPIC: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election and international relations feat. Ed Case

The WACA is very fortunate to be partnering with the Seven Revolutions initiative created by Erik R. Peterson. This initiative, which was started by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Strategy Institute, looks at the impact of key global trends into the year 2025. If you would like more information on the Seven Revolutions, please visit the initiative's website.

Hawaii State Chevron Academic WorldQuest Competition
Saturday, November 8, 2008
UH Campus Center Ballroom
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This year's Academic WorldQuest Competition will be held in celebration of Hawaii International Education Week.

Event Flyer

Registration Form
(OR OBTAIN A FORM FROM XUCHYLL OR MS. BANGERT DURING NON-CLASS HOURS)

The categories for this year’s competition are:
Population Issues in Developing Countries
Nine countries are expected to account for the world's rapid population growth out to 2050, with eight of these countries in the developing world. This category will consist of questions about the demographic challenges that developing countries face.

Water
By 2025, half of the world's population will live in water-stressed or water-scarce regions. This category will consist of questions about the impact of water scarcity throughout the world.

Alternative Fuels
Out to 2025, world energy demand is expected to increase by 55 percent, a rise driven largely by industrialization trends in Asia. This category will consist of questions about energy dependence and alternate sources.

Biotechnology and Genetics
The completion of the Human Genome Project several years ago marked a historic achievement in the field of genetics and has opened up numerous paths for further exploration in biotechnology. This category will consist of questions about the development of genetics research and biotechnology.

Transnational Crime
This category will consist of questions about organized crime, global terrorism, and trafficking in humans, drugs, and arms.

Current Events
In this category, students will answer questions about world events happening in the beginning of 2009.Current EventsIn this category, students will answer questions about world events that occurred between June and September 2008.

***A study guide will be available in the next few weeks.
Check http://paachawaii.org > High School > WorldQuest

Please contact Natasha Chappel, High School Program Director at hs@paachawaii.org or (808) 944-7759 for more information about the Hawaii competition.

For information on the National WorldQuest Competition, please visit worldaffairscouncils.org or read more in the National & Local Competition Report.

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 2:16 AM 0 comments

PAAC DUES FINAL DEADLINE

THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR DUES WILL BE ON TUESDAY SEPT 16 IN ROOM G201 AS YOU COME IN THE ROOM.

IF YOU NEED AN APPLICATION PLEASE PICK UP AT G201 MS. BANGERT'S ROOM ^_^

posted by PAAC at JCHS @ 9:31 PM 0 comments