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The Dagger Dispatch is the official newsletter of Pāhoa High & Intermediate School, created by the students of the PHIS Newsletter Club along with contributions from the school community. This publication showcases the exciting events and activities happening at PHIS. Featured content includes updates on school events, student activities, highlights of various clubs, book reviews, and lifestyle tips.

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Mark your calendars for Winter Spirit Week running from December 15, 2025 through the December 19, 2025! Show your school spirit with these fun daily themes.

Aloha Pāhoa Families: You are invited to join us for our PHIS Winter Showcase 2025! It will be held in the cafeteria on Friday, December 12th, 2025. Doors open at 5:15pm. Performances begin at 6pm and continue until 7:30pm. Exhibits close at 8pm. This event will highlight the student work from our Fine Arts, World Languages, and Career Tech Education programs. Please join us to celebrate our students, their work, and the holiday season! See you on the second Friday of December!

Get ready for the annual Pāhoa Hoʻolauleʻa this Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Pāhoa High and Intermediate School! Admission is FREE, and you can enjoy food, crafts, games, music, pictures with Santa, holiday shopping, and so much more! Be sure to support the PHIS Fundraisers while you are there, with delicious items like Shave Ice, Walking Tacos, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Lumpia, Loco Moco, Jamba Juice, Laulau Plates, Baked Goods, and Plants! Come celebrate the holidays with your community!

December 2025 Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available. Click on the announcement title to view menus

All school bus applications for the School Year 2025-2026, for both paid and free-qualified riders, must be submitted on a quarterly basis. Please note that the registration window for Quarter 3 is from December 12, 2025, to January 9, 2026, and due to limited seating, applications are reviewed first-come, first-serve, so register early. Applications submitted after the deadline, or those that are unpaid or unreviewed, will be automatically denied. Click on Announcement Title to learn how to apply.

November 2025 Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available. Click on the announcement title to view menus

PHIS Quarter 1 Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place from Wednesday, October 29, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025. All Middle School and High School students will be dismissed from school at 1:45 PM on all three days. The conferences will begin at 2:00 PM and end at 2:55 PM in the cafeteria. Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to pick up Quarter 1 report cards and discuss their child's progress with teachers. Click on the announcement title to view the bell schedules for all three parent-teacher conference days.

Order your Graduation Cap and Gown Unit from Jostens by this Friday, October 31st, for $53.96. Please note that the unit cost, along with tax and shipping, will increase after this date. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Senior Class Advisors. Click on the announcement title to order your Cap and Gown Unit today.

Get ready for a super Halloween night! PHIS, PES, & KEO are joining forces to host "Heroes of the Haunted Hallways" on Friday, October 31, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This is a free event, with parking available at PHIS. Attendees should wear their costumes and bring a treat bucket to collect goodies as they make their way through the hero booths at PHIS and across the street at PES. To ensure a smooth and safe experience, please enter through Apa'a St. (Dump Road), turn right into the first PHIS parking lot gate after the football field, and park safely. When leaving, you'll exit through the center gate and turn right onto Kaohe Homestead Road.

Aloha! We have news regarding our final bus route through Leilani Estates. GTI will begin this route combined with Pāhoa Elementary starting on October 13. Please see the attached for more details!

PHIS School Year 2025-2026 Yearbook Picture Taking Day will take place on Tuesday September 30 and Wednesday October 1 in the cafeteria. Students will be taking their pictures during their English Language Arts classes.

Click on the announcement title to learn about about how to order this school yearbook.

Aloha Parents and Guardians - As a reminder, all school bus applications for both paid and free-qualified student riders must be submitted on a quarterly basis. Quarter 2 registration window: Sept. 22, 2025 to Oct. 17, 2025.

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Club Rush is an opportunity to showcase what clubs are available to our students on campus and have their sign up if they are interested on Wednesday September 3rd during middle school and high school recesses.

In setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to effective engagement/partnership implementation, the Board acknowledges the importance of administrative leadership at all levels, including its own. Therefore, the Board directs the Department to establish an organizational culture characterized by practices and programs that build and sustain positive and engaged relationships with families and communities by. Click on the Announcement title to read the Policy