PCHES Reading Buddies Finale 2026

Every Tuesday, students from Highlands Intermediate School visit Pearl City Highlands Elementary School for the PCHES Reading Buddies program. Student Council Period 3 students spend time reading stories with the younger students, helping them build confidence and improve their reading skills in a fun and supportive environment. The program is more than just reading books. Students also play ice breakers, games, and other fun activities to help create friendships with their reading buddies. These weekly visits bring smiles, laughter, and excitement to both the intermediate and elementary students. For the finale of the program, everyone celebrated together by playing games, taking class pictures with their reading buddies, and eating popsicles. It was a fun way to end the year and make lasting memories with the students. Reading Buddies is a great way for students to connect with the community while making learning enjoyable for everyone involved. Shanell Saelua, Student Government Treasurer

PCHES Reading Buddies 2023 Finale

Awwww, the time had finally come... it was finally the beginning of the end of the school year.  And that means it's PCHES Reading Buddies Finale time, our final meeting with our little reading partners.   This event started off with a bang everyone was excited and eager to explore, read and participate in some fun energizers and icebreakers!  Time went by so quickly and before everyone knew it the time came for the final, final activity together.... With lots of tears and hugs, all the reading buddies - both big and small - took one final photo together and said goodbye one final time.  Gifts were also exchanged but it's the lifelong memories that were truly special and beyond measure ;). Kili, 8th Grade Treasurer

PCHES Reading Buddies 2023

The Highlands Student Council was able to revive a collaboration with our neighbor elementary school, Pearl City Highlands Elementary, after 3 long years of COVID lockdown.  Our "big buddies" made lesson plans every Friday to read books and play games with the PCHES 2nd Graders. Student Council had so much fun with their little buddies every single week and it got harder to say goodbye to them every time we went....  Sophia, 8th Grade Secretary

PCHES Reading Buddies 2020

Energizers, ice breakers, and reading time - who wouldn’t love that?!?  The Highlands Student Council had the opportunity to go down to PCHES (Pearl City Highlands Elementary School) to read books and do some fun activities with all the second grade classrooms. Besides reading, we also had fun facilitating icebreakers and group energizers that we learned in Mr. White’s Leadership Class and all of our leadership trainings throughout the year!  We also taught them lots of Attention Getters like “Hey, hey, hey - listen up, listen up!”  The most memorable part of PCHES Reading Buddies was getting to see all the kids faces get so happy upon seeing us… that is, until we had to say our goodbyes until next time ;)  Avrine, Athletics Committee