Senior Reflection: Iris Kuo
Iris Kuo, Editor-in-Chief
June 7, 2012
As a proud daughter of `Iolani, I’ve been here for 13 years. So theoretically, I should have learned everything there is to learn about the school, right? Wrong. But there are more than a couple of lessons that I’ve learned in my time here. For example, I’ve learned that if you stand... Read more »
Senior Reflection: Guthrie Angeles
Guthrie Angeles
June 7, 2012
My days sitting at senior benches didn’t start this year. In fact, I started sitting in the sacred space of this school’s underclassmen in 7th grade when I blindly sat there at 6 am on the first week of school. Despite touring the school before I was admitted and attending orientation, none... Read more »
Senior Reflection: Ayumi Tachida
Ayumi Tachida
June 7, 2012
The people who are actually reading this and regularly read this newspaper have already learned the most important lesson that school can teach: the importance of curiosity. Be a sponge in your brief, expensive time at this school. The more you know and absorb, the more things you try, the more people... Read more »
P.E. stands for plywood extraordinaire
Lauren Goto
June 7, 2012
For some time, wooden cutouts of animals and animated figures have been appearing on the `Iolani campus. At first, students and faculty members may have automatically assumed that they were the creative work of the Art Department. But, the decorations we have seen since Easter have been the handiwork... Read more »
Learning to Survive Past ‘Iolani
Cassie Busekrus
June 7, 2012
Where are the home economics electives on campus? Why don’t Life Skills classes extend past ninth grade? Students are taught to be successful and hardworking, but it is time that we are taught how to be people. Many students feel that ‘Iolani provides academic security and preparation for the business... Read more »
‘Iobotics’ Global Getaway
Max Wei
June 7, 2012
As the `Iolani Fair Global Getaway commenced, `Iolani’s Iobotics VEX Teams 2438A and B had their own Global Getaway at the VEX Worlds Championship from April 18-21 in Anaheim, California, where they took on the top 98 of about 4000 teams internationally. The teams attending Worlds included seniors... Read more »
New Times, New Technology
Korry Luke
June 7, 2012
Recently, as you all have noticed, there have been several technological changes occurring across campus. Both the I-Lab and C-Lab have been upgraded with the new, larger touchscreen machines that pleasantly surprised almost everyone. iPad and Chromebook carts have been deployed as new methods of learning.... Read more »
Donating for a bloody good reason
Claire Furukawa
March 19, 2012
Students, faculty, and staff donated enough blood to save 249 lives at the March 9 blood drive. Nurse Shannon Yonamine organized the drive by the Blood Bank of Hawaii. Those who were 17 and older poured out their blood for a good cause. Of the 93 who signed up to donate, along with five walk-ins, 83... Read more »
News Analysis: Date La’au discord
Ayumi Tachida
March 19, 2012
Bernice Shea expected that her $42,000 apartment in the Date-Laau block would be waiting for her when she retired, but now that ‘Iolani has bought the land under her building, her ownership of the apartment will end when the land lease expires in December. She is prepared to take a sledgehammer to... Read more »
Raiders travel the world
David Pang
March 16, 2012
It’s a big year for traveling at ‘Iolani – a total of nine different student groups will cross at least one ocean before summer for music, language, science, and more. Fourteen students will travel to China to participate in a foreign exchange with Tsinghua High School from March 17-26 during spring... Read more »
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