"Fiesta Fever" festivities — 'Iolani School's 16th annual school fair — will begin at midday tomorrow.

The free event — noon to 10 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday — will include films, entertainment, food booths, games, Xtreme attractions, cooking demonstrations, an art show, a silent auction, crafts, produce and plant sale. Cafe Ole will offer fajitas, tamales, taco salads and burritos. Traditional O'ahu favorites such as malasadas, Hawaiian plate lunches and Portuguese bean soup also will be available.

Two movies will be shown on a big screen on the football field: "Employee of the Month" and "Happy Feet," at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, respectively.

Fair performers will include B.B. Shawn, Kelly "Boy" DeLima 'Ohana and 'Ekolu, and Ka'ipo and the 'Opihi Pickers.

SCHOOL TO HONOR AUTHOR RUMFORD

Waipahu Elementary School will hold a "Mr. Rumford Day" assembly next week for the author and illustrator who has dedicated his latest book, "Don't Touch My Hat!," to the school's children.

The children first met James Rumford, who lives in Manoa, when the school purchased his second book, "The Island-below-the-Star," which was published in 1998. Rumford spoke to the students about writing and showed them how a book is put together. Since then, he has participated in "Read and Succeed" assemblies.

Students will wear hats and buttons designed in a drawing contest to the "Don't Touch My Hat!" appreciation assembly Monday morning at the school.

SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS SLATED

Thirty-six public schools and eSchool — an online program — will be offering regular classes this summer, according to the state Department of Education.

Tuition is $160 for full 120-hour sessions, and prorated for shorter sessions. Registration dates vary from school to school. Many are already accepting registration, while some begin registration in May.

Some schools are offering programs limited to their own students, especially for those who need to work on credit recovery. Many schools are also offering various remedial or enrichment programs. For additional information, a list of the participating schools, dates and times is available online at http://doe.k12.hi.us/

TWO ISLAND YOUTHS TOP VOLUNTEERS

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards has named an eighth-grader at Ho'ala School and a Kaua'i High School junior as the top two Hawai'i youth volunteers.

Jordan Bayang, 13, of Wahiawa, has tallied more than 100 hours of volunteer work that includes reading stories to preschool children, picking up rubbish in his community, collecting clothing for a local shelter and helping to educate tourists and local residents about green sea turtles.

Bayang and each of the other honorees — one high school student and one middle-level student in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia — will receive a $1,000 award, engraved silver medallion and an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., next month for four days of events.

Kendra Kawamura, 16, of Lihu'e, was Hawai'i's other award recipient. The awards program saluted Kawamura for developing a program through which she secured a service project grant she used to decorate the dining hall of a local soup kitchen with a different theme each month with the intent of lifting the spirits of people who eat there.