Senior Reflection: Kelia Cowan
Kelia Cowan
June 22, 2011
After six years on the staff, I’ve grown up from my days as a “baby” to the position of “Queen of the World.” The cliché of this being a “bittersweet moment” unfortunately holds true; ‘Iolani has become my home amid long nights laying out Imua, early morning swim practices,... Read More
College spam has mystery, not much meat
Kelia Cowan
June 22, 2011
Matthew Callahan opens his school email account. To his surprise, emails from Oxford University, Rice University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, and Chicago University await him. Callahan, a freshman, admits he scored well on the PSAT exam in November, thus colleges... Read More
Boys volleyball wins final home game
Kelia Cowan, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2011
Senior night for the Raiders’ boys volleyball team ended in success and a chance at making it to states as the team won three straight sets against Mid-Pacific Institute’s volleyball team, 25-14, 25-14, and 25-13. The Raiders, who tie the Kamehameha Warriors at second in the ILH... Read More
Throw us a bone-shaped tangent, please!
Kelia Cowan
December 21, 2009
Simply put, physics requires trigonometry. There is no possible way of fully understanding physics without first learning the math skills necessary for this course. However, a small but significant number of students struggle through the first semester of physics without taking trigonometry... Read More
Sports injury count grows
Kelia Cowan
December 16, 2009
Colin Tseng, 16, has learned to live with the ordeals of a constantly injured body. In the past six months, Tseng, a junior, has had two ankle injuries during volleyball practice. Tseng’s first injury occurred the week before high school volleyball state championships. He rolled his... Read More
Swim team sprints past competition
Kelia Cowan
April 15, 2009
The ‘Iolani swim team made a big splash in the pool this year. The boys’ varsity team won the state championships while the girls’ team placed second in the meet on Feb. 14. The boys’ varsity team won the state championship with only eight swimmers entered. Senior Geramiah Simoes... Read More