Ala Wai Elementary and 'Aina Haina Elementary will be awarded the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School award during ceremonies this week.

Both schools were announced as NCLB Blue Ribbon School award recipients last month. Holualoa Elementary, on the Big Island, is the only other Hawaii school to receive the national honor from the U.S. Department of Education for academic achievement.

Emily Casarona, deputy regional representative for the U.S. DOE, will present both Ala Wai and Aina Haina schools with their Blue Ribbon School award this week.

Ala Wai will hold it's award ceremony at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. 'Aina Haina will have an award assembly at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.

"Blue Ribbon Schools are examples of what hard working educators and parents, committed to challenging every student to achieve his or her potential, can accomplish. Both Aina Haina and Ala Wai prove, that with hard work and high academic standards, every child can learn and achieve academic success," Casarona said in a written statement.