Here comes Santa Claus!

December 16, 2010

Godzilla-Chan (aka cartoonist Cordelia Xie) examines the one item sure to be on everyone’s list this year — though it’s more likely to be found on top of the pillow than under the tree.

Breathtaking aerial dancing mesmerizes

Maya Stevens
December 15, 2010

One of the challenges of the arts is to make it look easy. It takes enough trouble to dance beautifully and skillfully on the ground; imagine what it would be like to dance in the sky. Aerial dancing is attempted by many, but mastered by a select few due to its extreme difficulty. On Wednesday, December... Read more »

Harry Potter VII, Part I – the Beginning of the End

David Pang
December 15, 2010

Bieber Fever? So yesterday. Twilight? It only happens every time the sky becomes dark. Harry Potter? Now and forever. That’s the way most Harry Potter fans feel at this moment in Harry Potter history. On November 19, 2010, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I was released in over 4,000 theaters... Read more »

Top ten Christmas gifts

Erin Nakamura
December 15, 2010

When the holidays start to creep up on us, we all do one thing: selfishly make a list of all the things we want for Christmas.  So to show a non-selfish side, here is a list of people and what would fill them with Christmas joy this year: 1. The ‘Iolani Football team- to move up to Division I 2. Other... Read more »

The money I saved by not going to Winter Ball

Matthew Callahan
December 15, 2010

We all know about the outrageous Winter Ball prices.  I chose not to go to Winter Ball not because I couldn’t get a date (although this may have been an issue if I had gone)… No, I chose not to go to Winter Ball because it costs too much. I decided to explore and see what I could get with the money... Read more »

Boys prepare for upcoming soccer season

Caitlin Miyashiro
December 15, 2010

The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and the high school football season is over. That must mean that high school futbol, more widely known as soccer, is getting underway. The 2010-2011 boys varsity soccer season will not start until January. Meanwhile, the ‘Iolani boys will enter... Read more »

Adore the door

Alexandria Sisson
December 15, 2010

‘Tis the season for gingerbread men, wrapping paper, and colored ornaments, especially seen while walking through the halls of the Harold K. L. Castle building. It’s time for the most highly anticipated holiday competition for seventh and eighth graders: the homeroom-door decorating contest. This... Read more »

Eighth grade breaks the spirit point curse

Iris Kuo
December 15, 2010

It’s tradition that seniors lead the Spirit Points competition, but this year, the tradition has an added twist. At the moment, in second place, is eighth grade. In addition to placing second in Lip Sync, the eighth graders consistently had high participation rates in the dress day competitions. But... Read more »

WikiLeaks and the First Amendment

Ayami Hatanaka
December 15, 2010

In recent weeks the U.S. Government’s panic over WikiLeaks has grown. WikiLeaks’ main focus is to publish Government documents that are not available to the majority of the population. The Justice Department has been threatening to prosecute the people of WikiLeaks for publishing a vast number of... Read more »

Football dominates in Date Street showdown

Maile Greenhill
December 15, 2010

For the fourth year in a row, the Raider football team was crowned state champion, defeating Date Street neighbor Kaimuki, 49-14. This was also `Iolani’s fifth state championship in six years. Sophomore quarterback Reece Foy threw 20 completions on 24 attempts for a total of 297 yards with five touchdown... Read more »

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