Ewa Beach, Momilani Rank Among Top Schools In DOE

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Ewa Beach (top) and Momilani elementary school students, staff, parents and supporters join DOE superintendent Pat Hamamoto, Frito-Lay of Hawaii general manager John Erickson and DOE staff Nov. 13 in recognition of the schools’ recent selection as Hawaii Blue Ribbon Schools. Photos courtesy of Frito-Lay of Hawaii.

Momilani and Ewa Beach elementary schools were recently named Hawaii Blue Ribbon winners by Frito-Lay of Hawaii and the state Department of Education.

The two schools were chosen from 13 public school nominees and will represent Hawaii along with Royal Elementary in the 2010 National No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

The Blue Ribbon award recognizes schools that have shown dramatic improvement in test scores or are achieving in the top 10 percent of schools in the state in both reading and mathematics. At least one-third of the schools must draw 40 percent or more of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Each winning school received $3,000 at the Hawaii Distinguished Schools Program awards ceremony Nov. 13 at Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort & Spa.

Momilani Elementary School is a previous recipient of this award.

Frito-Lay of Hawaii established the Hawaii’s Outstanding Public Schools Program in 1985. It evolved into the Hawaii Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 1988 and was renamed the Hawaii Distinguished Schools Program in 2003.

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