AP grade bump
Angelina Yick
June 22, 2011
Is a high school student successful when, after four years of numerous exams and sleepless nights, she is accepted to Harvard? The myth that by attending a top 10 university, students will be given a “door opener” into life, and they will be showered with success wherever they go. High school is... Read more »
A call for classiness
Akari Hatanaka
June 22, 2011
I was disgusted and appalled when I heard a junior behind me yell at a teacher, “Hurry up, you old (enter four letter expletive here)!” during the film festival. (The teacher was fixing the projector, which was malfunctioning.) As the years go by, ‘Iolani students have definitely lost class, and... Read more »
AP Pata Boiling: Integrating home ec into the curriculum
Joshua Whiteley
June 22, 2011
Pop quiz: What is the quadratic formula? Whose philosophical theories does Lord of the Flies draw from? In what order should you tighten the bolts on a wheel when changing a tire? Chances are you got the first two correct. Last one, maybe not. Now, which one will you actually need to know after... Read more »
Tears of ‘joy’ for the dead
JT Tanaka
June 22, 2011
On May 2, 2011, United States Special Forces stormed a compound in Abottabad, Pakistan. In this compound, the Forces found and killed Osama bin Laden, the infamous terrorist and mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. News of bin Laden’s death traveled quickly throughout the United... Read more »
From A&P Stores to AP Teacher
Iris Kuo
June 17, 2011
John Kay is about to hit the big 5-0. Of teaching. At ‘Iolani. Mr. Kay has been teaching at ‘Iolani since 1962 and recently renewed his contract with the school for the next school year—his fiftieth at ‘Iolani. Many children at ‘Iolani worry about taking tests,... Read more »
An Oasis in Hong Kong: Champions of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Global Student Challenge
Iris Kuo
June 12, 2011
Three `Iolani students competed against 29 other teams from around the world in the secondary school division of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Global Student Challenge and came out on top. Guthrie Angeles (‘12), Zalman Bernstein (‘12), and Mark Grozen-Smith (‘11), the three members of Team... Read more »
Graduation 2011: A shining event
Guthrie Angeles, Sports Editor
June 4, 2011
Despite a flash flood watch and showers remaining from yesterday’s heavy thunderstorms, commencement went on as planned at the Art Lanai, Saturday, June 4, at 5 p.m. Initially, there were plans to move graduation to the Lower Gym, but clearer weather and the passing of the storm system allowed... Read more »
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