A longstanding tradition at Arts & Communication Magnet Academy, “Ohana” is a weekly opportunity for students to gather together for community building, activities, and building a school culture that aspires to the Hawaiian word for family.
Students stay with the same group of peers from year to year in Ohana, usually with the same teacher, who gets to know them when they are young and traditionally reads their names at graduation. They meet for 40 minutes every Wednesday in their Ohana teacher’s room.
Counselors use Ohana time to visit with classes and provide instruction on career and college planning; student government works through Ohana and the “Ohana Reps” who gather every month to share their voices with elected school officers, and at the end of the year Ohanas create games for our year end celebration, including elaborate putt-putt golf courses.
During CDL, Ohana activities may be altered.
More than just a homeroom, Ohana means family.
