St. Andrew’s Schools trustees have engaged the services of a professional search firm to find a successor to Sandra Theunick, who has announced she will retire as head of the St. Andrew’s Schools at the end of June 2016.
Theunick oversees St. Andrew’s Priory School for Girls (kindergarten through grade 12), which is Hawaii’s oldest girls school, St. Andrew’s Preparatory School for Boys (kindergarten through grade 5), the state’s only all-male elementary school, and Queen Emma Preschool.
Having led some of the most prestigious private schools on the mainland for a quarter-century, Theunick came to Hawaii as a school administrator in 2007. She has served as head of The Chapin School in New York, Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Seattle, and Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, N.J.
In a letter to the St. Andrew’s Schools ohana, Dew-Anne Langcaon, chairwoman of the board of trustees, said Theunick “courageously stewarded our school toward a revitalized mission and inspired all of us.” Langcaon said Theunick has had “an unflappable approach to problem-solving.”
Among her achievements over the past eight years, Theunick successfully led the St. Andrew’s Schools through a recession and the financial challenges associated with it; two accreditations; mapping of schoolwide curriculum; and the opening of the boys school (St. Andrew’s Preparatory School for Boys) in 2014.
Workshop covers solar power systems for isle churches
Hawaii Interfaith Power & Light will hold a workshop on photovoltaic financing for Hawaii churches and nonprofits, 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 20 at Central Union Church’s Parish Hall, 1600 S. Beretania St.
Information will be provided on seeking relief from rising energy costs through Green Energy Market Securitization.
The state developed the GEMS program to make solar energy more affordable and accessible for underserved communities including nonprofits, churches and schools. Participating nonprofits can reduce their electric bill for no money down and receive guaranteed solar system service and maintenance.
For preliminary program information, visit pacificrimbank.com, go to the nonprofit banking tab and click on the GEMS Photovoltaic Financing Program for Nonprofits link.
Advanced registration is required. To register, visit bit.ly/1InuynH.
