HANAMA‘ULU — King Kaumuali‘i School teacher Camilla Sone’s day was made easier, Wednesday morning. Sone, a second grade teacher, was named the recipient of “A Day Made Easier” program sponsored by Office Max. She is the only teacher to be
HANAMA‘ULU — King Kaumuali‘i School teacher Camilla Sone’s day was made easier, Wednesday morning.
Sone, a second grade teacher, was named the recipient of “A Day Made Easier” program sponsored by Office Max. She is the only teacher to be named on Kaua‘i, said Gary Towner, manager of the Kaua‘i Office Max.
As part of her prize, Towner invited the teacher of 30 years to sit in her new office chair while the staff of Kaua‘i Office Max, formerly the Hopaco store in the Lihu‘e Industrial Park, rolled out a large carton containing more than $1,000 in school supplies and teaching aids that was presented to Sone’s class.
“It’s been shown that a teacher spends about a thousand dollars of their own money, nationally,” Towner said. “This is just something that Office Max does to reward the commitment and hard work demonstrated by the teachers. Similar programs like this are taking place at different schools across the nation.”
The presentation was done before a special assembly of the school with Camilla’s husband James present to witness the presentation.
Following the presentation, Sone received a seemingly never-ending line of lei with each of her students filing by to present her with a rose.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com.
