Object Lesson

As the story goes, this school-seal pendant has been worn by every Head of School at their formal installation ceremony. It appears in a painting of the legendary head James M. Taylor (who served from 1954 to 1974) that currently hangs in the Taylor Commons Dining Hall. Elements of this version of the seal include the cross of St. Andrew (on blue), the school colors (red and white), and of course, our Ka Makani tree. •

Kristin Tarnas brings volumes of energy to Village Campus library

Kristin Tarnas (right), pictured here with third-grade teacher Julia Noe ’11 and the Village Campus guinea pigs, Toby and Tucker, has wrapped her first year at the helm of the Lynn Taylor Library. Tarnas, a faculty member at HPA for 19 years, 14 of them as the Lower School fifth-grade teacher, helped spearhead the school’s capstone program. She took the reins as K-8 Librarian last August and is one of two HPA librarians who hold master’s degrees in library science! (The other being Upper School Librarian Angela Weisner ’03.) Under Tarnas’ leadership, and with an extremely inviting renovation in place, the Taylor Library has become one of the coolest spots for Middle School students to start the school day, spend lunch and breaks, and even volunteer to help assist kindergarten and first-grade students during class time. In April, Tarnas helped organize a visit from Meg Medina, a Newberry Award-winning author and this year’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, who also moderated the Big Island Heluhelu Quiz Bowl where one of HPA’s grade 4-7 teams placed second! •

360-CAMPUS TOURS AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Would you like to step inside Davies Memorial Chapel again? Visit GPAC or the Saalfeld Energy Lab? Thanks to William Schulhof ’23, you can—virtually. As part of his senior capstone project, Schulhof digitally mapped key facilities on the Upper School campus, creating a full suite of online tours for everyone—near and far. Use the QR code to check it out for yourself! •