December 17, 2018

Winter 2018 | Volume 94, Issue II | Honolulu, Hawai‘i | A Voice for Students Since 1923

Winter Break Blues or Bliss? // Page 2

Little Big Shots // Pages 6-7

Student Finalists Spread Aloha at International Film Festival // Page 8

Want “Sohn” Advice? // Page 10

Christmas Cheer // Pages 10-12

Varsity Football Claims State Champs // Pg. 5-6

Winter Break Blues or Bliss?

BY Jayson Guo ’21 & Skye Bulman ’23

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any know the holiday season as the most wonderful time of the year. However, because WKH KROLGD\ VHDVRQ FRLQFLGHV ZLWK ÂżQDOV season at ‘Iolani, some students have qualms about falling too deep into “vacation modeâ€? over winter break. But with all the thrills of the holiday season

“It’s not as easy as it looks,� said Mr. Brown. “I’m not for or against it, but there are many factors to consider if we’re going to move the exams.�

For instance, Mr. Brown explained, VWXGHQWV FDQQRW WDNH ÂżQDOV EHIRUH WKH semester ends, and shortening the semester is not an option. If students

Performing Arts department schedules several big events around the holidays, which can overwhelm students. Kyra Furuta ’19, who plays a musical instrument among other extracurricular activities, recognizes the risks of taking VHPHVWHU ¿QDOV WRR VRRQ

A lot of people I know do not study until the last minute. With less time to cram, they’ll have to make adjustments.�

- Kyra Furuta ’19

Cartoon by Lydia Jun ’19 packed into a meager two weeks of candy canes and camaraderie, who can afford to miss a single second of the fun? This dilemma brings many ‘Iolani students to ask why they cannot take semester exams before winter break.

It’s not as easy as it looks.

I’m not for or against it, but there are many factors to think about if we’re going to move the exams.�

- Mr. Tate Brown Dean of Students Dean of Students Mr. Tate Brown confronts this question nearly every year, yet dissatisfaction from students and teachers has never been extreme HQRXJK WR MXVWLI\ VXFK D VLJQLÂżFDQW change in light of potential outcomes.

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were to take their exams before winter EUHDN WKH ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU ZRXOG KDYH WR start two weeks earlier.

Pushing the academic year back two weeks would, in turn, impede the success of ‘Iolani’s Summer Program. ‘Iolani counts on its staff members to teach summer courses, and teachers might be less willing to do so with only two weeks between the end of summer school and the beginning of a new school year.

Alternatively, ‘Iolani could shorten its Summer Program, but other issues would arise. The most popular of ‘Iolani’s summer courses are those in which students may earn high school credits. However, cramming a semester’s worth of trigonometry into four weeks is simply not feasible; ‘Iolani would have to cut these courses out of the program.

Although many students seem FHUWDLQ WKDW PRYLQJ VHPHVWHU ÂżQDOV would relieve them of stress, Mr. Brown insists that is not the case. The

Âł, WKLQN PRYLQJ XS WKH ÂżQDO LV D very bad idea,â€? said Furuta. “A lot of people I know do not study until the last minute. With less time to cram, they’ll have to make adjustments.â€?

What works for ‘Iolani might not work for every school, however. After working with Challenge Success, an organization that partners with schools and implements research-based strategies that promote student wellbeing with learning, Punahou School PRYHG LWV VHPHVWHU ÂżQDOV IURP DIWHU winter break to before.

While ‘Iolani has not conducted research on the topic, this does not indicate a lack of consideration. Mr. Brown believes that only the people who comprise ‘Iolani know what is best for the school. “I don’t think that what another school does is necessarily important because all schools are different.

[Scheduling exams before the break] may work for one school but not for another,â€? said Mr. Brown. “It’s important, as you think about whether to change anything that we do, to look at it from all angles before making a decision. There are consequences to DFWLRQV DQG ZH KDYH WR ÂżJXUH RXW LI ZH can work around them.â€?

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BY Sherie Agcaoili ’22

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magine a place where you can easily get help for anything writingrelated. Seems like a dream, right?

The Writing Center, launched on Sept.

18, 2018, offers students opportunities to become more effective writers by pairing them with tutors who help them ÂżQG GLIIHUHQW SHUVSHFWLYHV GHYHORS ideas, create outlines and draft papers.

Located in room I-109, the Writing Center is the brainchild of seventhJUDGH (QJOLVK DQG &UHDWLYH 1RQÂżFWLRQ teacher Ms. Sarah Cauthen, who was inspired by a program at the high school she attended.

With 24 tutors, the Writing Center offers students many appointments and opportunities to work with different peers. A good analogy might be an extended peer revision session outside of the classroom.

The Writing Center tutors offer help on diverse writing projects, including analytical papers, lab reports and

college essays. They may suggest corrections on grammatical or spelling errors, but focus primarily on the quality of writing content and use of

One of my biggest goals in opening this center was the concept of helping ŞƇĆ?Ä ÄˆĹ?ƇŞ ĆźĹ?Ä Ć‡ÄŠÄˆÄ­Ĺ¸ ĆŁĹ•Ä­ĂťÄˆÉšÉ´ ÉŤ qŞɚ ¤Ă?ŸĂ?ÄŠ "Ă?Ć?Ć‡ÄŠÄˆĹ?

English teacher literary devices. “Anyone who wants to become a tutor can, except you have to apply and there has to be a teacher recommendation,� said Ms. Cauthen.

In addition to a recommendation, Ms. Cauthen says applicants should

have good time management, a strong will to learn and, above all, a strong passion for writing.

Kahiau Among ‘20 utilizes the Writing Center’s services as well as serves as a tutor. “I have always enjoyed helping others to better their writing, and I thought becoming a Writing Center tutor was the perfect opportunity to do so. I’ve been told I’m pretty good at it, so I thought I’d put that to use,� said Among.

Students complete feedback forms that provide the Writing Center with constructive comments that help to improve its services. So far, the majority of reviews have been positive. “It might seem scary to go in and ask people you don’t know for help, but once you do, the tutors are there to give you support,â€? said Among. “For me, it has been a great resource and I will GHÂżQLWHO\ JR EDFN DJDLQ ´

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BY Stephanie Wang ’20

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gniting passion in others is the ultimate goal for the ‘Iobotics’s Outreach team which encourages students to solve issues with STEM. To achieve this aim, the team hosted Environmental Monitoring workshops to give students from Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School opportunities to learn various skills, ranging from soldering to coding. “Our hope is the Stevenson students will use these skills to teach others and further develop them to help their local communities,� said Outreach member Emily Osurman ’19.

One of the project’s goals is to collect temperature data from the streams leading to the Ala Wai Canal using stationary monitoring systems.

By monitoring these streams, data can be shared with scientists. The project grew into a mentor-student collaboration between the two schools due to a common interest: changing the world for the better using STEM.

7KH ÂżQDO VWHS RI WKHVH ZRUNVKRSV LV to apply the skills the students have acquired and implement the stationary monitoring systems along the canal. “By empowering these students to love what they can do, they can

LQĂ€XHQFH WKHLU SHHUV WR SXUVXH DFWLYLWLHV LQ WKH ÂżHOG ´ VDLG 1DLD /XP ’20. “Hopefully they understand that opportunities are endless, and they no longer have to be impaired by the lack of in-class STEM learning.â€?

Dr. Yvonne Chan (far left), Emily Osurman ’19 (far right), and students from Stevenson Middle School lean in for a closer look at the codes on the screen.

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My grandma loves hearing all the wonderful compliments and critiques about her recipes and always encourages me to give the snacks to my friends or people who seem like they need a sweet treat to make their day.�

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Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?

BY Catie Kaneshiro â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20

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hird grade is a time of learning addition, subtraction and multiplication tables. However, for Alex Hudson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;29, learning math involves taking classes in pre-algebra and geometry. Hudson is a participant in a one-year pilot program intended to explore options that provide Lower School students opportunities to accelerate in their studies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he was three, he was really into decimals and fractions,â&#x20AC;? said Mrs. Amy Hudson, Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By pre-K, he liked the Pythagorean 7KHRUHP 7U\LQJ WR ÂżQG WKLQJV WKDW DUH new and age-appropriate and at a level that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enjoy is ongoing.â&#x20AC;? Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents do their best to support him by encouraging him to learn more and diversify his interests in school.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;So right now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in third grade and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning pre-algebra, but last year in second grade I was sitting in calculus and precalculus classes,â&#x20AC;? said Hudson, who currently receives one-on-one lessons with Upper School math teacher Mr. Michael Park. In the mornings, Hudson goes to Mr. Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classroom then rushes back to Lower School for his normal class schedule. Fitting in math sessions while balancing his third grade class schedule is a challenge, but Mr. Park believes that it will only further Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an advanced student,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Park said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows a ORW EXW ,ÂśP MXVW KHUH WR ÂżOO LQ WKRVH JDSV that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t covered.â&#x20AC;?

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because of her age; she was twelve at the time. Determined, Toh sought help from a local bakery, where she learned basic decorating skills. After taking a picture of the cake she made at the local bakery and sending it to the Wilton instructor, she soon found herself in private lessons and continued her education with master classes from famous cake decorators. Once she mastered basic skills, Toh moved to YouTube for instruction. Ironically, Toh says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned a lot more from [YouTube], than from the Wilton courses.â&#x20AC;?

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A Sweet Toot

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Tohâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent style is a hand-painted FDNHV ZLWK JXPSDVWH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV $OWKRXJK VKH ÂżQGV WKH GHFRUDWLQJ SURFHVV enjoyable, what she really enjoys is seeing other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reactions to her cakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it when people are impressed with my work; I feel proud and accomplished,â&#x20AC;? said Toh. The satisfaction of presenting her cakes to others led her to begin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bake A Wishâ&#x20AC;? in 2017 to help those who are less fortunate.

Publishing Written Pieces of the Past

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uamakamaekuikahanohaweo DeSoto â&#x20AC;&#x2122;23 is a remarkable teenager with a family history to live up to. One need only look at her family to understand where she

has acquired her talents and love for Hawaiian culture and language.

Her two great-great grandmothers, one a politician and the other an accomplished poet, her full-blooded Hawaiian grandfather, and her parents, DFWLYH 1DWLYH +DZDLLDQ EXVLQHVV ÂżJXUHV in the community have instilled in her a passion for writing poetry, going VXUÂżQJ HQJDJLQJ LQ SKRWRJUDSK\ DQG making traditional Hawaiian food, such as poi and lau lau.

Last year, on the anniversary of her great-grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing, she decided she would begin to translate the poems her great-great-grandmother had written over 70 years ago in 1944.

Since her maternal grandmother loved poetry, DeSoto views the opportunity to translate her elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work as a way of

becoming better acquainted with her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never knew her, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to speak to her and know her through something she loved,â&#x20AC;? said DeSoto.

The journey of translating the poems has not been easy. Although Hawaiian LV KHU ÂżUVW ODQJXDJH DQG VKH KDV VSRNHQ it at home for her entire life, DeSoto said â&#x20AC;&#x153;...some of the big words that [my great-great-grandmother] usedâ&#x20AC;? made WKH WUDQVODWLRQV GLIÂżFXOW 'H6RWR ZRXOG frequently meet with her kumu, Keao NeSmith. Together, they would review her most recent translations.

After over a year of translations and perseverance, DeSoto excitedly awaits the day her book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He Lei Manaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;o,â&#x20AC;? will be released. Stay tuned RQ ,QVWDJUDP #LPXDBLRODQL WR ÂżQG RXW when and where you can get your copy!

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bake A Wishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aims to help children and teenagers who come from families who are unable to spare the funds to celebrate special occasions with a customized cake,â&#x20AC;? Toh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to bring some joy into the lives of children and families who lack the resources to mark milestones such as birthdays or holidays.â&#x20AC;?

Along with Jimin Baek â&#x20AC;&#x2122;21, Toh founded the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bake A Wishâ&#x20AC;? club at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iolani. Students in the club learn basic

decorating skills and enjoy the feeling of baking for someone in need. Mrs. Cate Waidyatilleka, the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisor and an avid baker herself, explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be honest, I was embarrassed to have the role of advisor to someone who is that professional in her skills, but I was excited because I knew I could learn lots from her and it would be fun.â&#x20AC;?

Since Toh has been at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iolani, she has created cakes for the Out of Darkness Walk for suicide prevention and for Chocolate Extravaganza.

Toh hopes to continue â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bake A Wishâ&#x20AC;? and eventually turn her venture into a cake shop.

She has already begun to sell her cakes, mostly to family and friends.

Through a Google form on her website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sabrinascakes-bakeawish.com,â&#x20AC;? anyone can order a cake. Interested in a delicious and one of a kind creation?

Check out her website!

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Student Finalists Spread Aloha at Film Festival

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The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iolani Girls Varsity Soccer team has become a prestigious Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i athletic program, with the Raiders taking home the HHSAA Girls Soccer Championship for two consecutive years. Colleges are taking notice of the talent, and multiple ĥĭŸĹ&#x201E;Ĺž ÄŠĂ?ĆŁÄ&#x2C6; ŸÄ&#x2C6;ĂťÄ&#x2C6;Ä­ĆŁÄ&#x2C6;Ä Ĺ&#x2022;ơÄ&#x2C6;ŸŞ Ć&#x2021;Ĺ&#x2022; (ĭƣĭŞĭĹ&#x2022;Ĺ? U athletic programs. To recognize their Ä&#x2C6;ơĹ&#x2022;ŸĆ&#x2021;ĹžÉ&#x2022; Ć&#x2021;ÄŠÄ&#x2C6; UĹ&#x2039;Ć?Ă? ĹžĆ&#x2021;Ă?ơ Ă?ĹžĹ&#x20AC;Ä&#x2C6;Ä ĂťĆ?ŸŸÄ&#x2C6;Ĺ?Ć&#x2021; Raiders to share aspects of their lives which center around the game.

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with Kelsey Wong â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20 enterback Kelsey Wong â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20 plays defense for the Varsity Girls Soccer team and has been offered to play for Loyola Marymount University. Getting to this opportunity was not easy. It took self-determination, hard work, and support from loved ones.

Wong started her soccer career at four years old and has played with the same group of girls for over a decade. With these teammates, she has developed into an aggressive player with an incredibly positive personality. Wongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team became a family, and it was this love of her teammates that indirectly led her to commit her life to soccer. At age 10, her mother posed a simple, yet life-changing question. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She asked me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do you want to keep playing soccer?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Wong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too serious, but playing with teammates was something that helped me create a love for the game.â&#x20AC;?

As the training became harder and the practices longer, the games became more intense for Wong. Low points made LW GLIÂżFXOW DW WLPHV IRU KHU WR SHUIRUP DW D KLJK OHYHO LQ VXFK D demanding sport, but whenever she found herself in a slump, Wong recalled her familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents and my brother are my biggest motivators.

Even when I play badâ&#x20AC;Ś they remind me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You love the game,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or , â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get down on yourself.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Wong had not seriously considered playing beyond club soccer until she watched the United States defeat Japan in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup. These women became role models for Wong as she established a new goal for her soccer career: to play for a collegiate womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not on a national team level â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kinda crazy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but this made me realize that I should start pursuing a bigger goal than just high school soccer.â&#x20AC;?

With the coaches helping her reach out to different colleges, Wong played with her team in national tournaments to hopefully get noticed. Her hard work paid off as she received an offer to play for LMU, taking another step toward her goal of becoming a collegiate soccer player.

With a verbal commitment in place, Wongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school journey is quickly coming to an end. As she continues to hold herself to a high standard as both an athlete and student, Wong looks forward to a future career playing for the Lions.

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with Taylor Venenciano â&#x20AC;&#x2122;19 aylor Veneciano â&#x20AC;&#x2122;19, more commonly known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;TVâ&#x20AC;? by her peers, plays as an outside back for the Raiders and has signed to play for Pomona College WKLV 1RYHPEHU +HU Ă&#x20AC;XLG DWKOHWLFLVP DORQJ ZLWK D PRGHVW personality garnered interest from colleges and respect from teammates who named her team captain for the 20182019 season. On top of being a gifted player and respected teammate, Venenciano has excelled in the classroom, having EHHQ QDPHG D 1DWLRQDO 0HULW 6FKRODUVKLS VHPL ÂżQDOLVW IRU scoring in the top 1% of the PSAT and earning exceptional grades. It is through soccer that Venenciano hopes to further her academic journey, realizing that the sport has opened doors for her college career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without soccer, my chances of getting into Pomona would be insane,â&#x20AC;? said Venenciano. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this commitment, though, the coach emailed me to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We have a letter of recommendation.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; thing.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge at a school as selective as Pomona.â&#x20AC;?

With her time at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iolani almost over and a trip to Claremont, California nearly set in stone, Venenciano looks forward to new opportunities that lie ahead. With state-ofthe-art athletic facilities on the Pomona campus, Venenciano plans to enhance her strength and conditioning. More importantly though, she hopes to create strong bonds with new teammates and has already contacted many current players and coaches.

For Venenciano though, the most important aspect of playing for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens does not come on WKH ÂżHOG EXW LQ WKH FODVVURRP $WKOHWLFV DOZD\V FRPHV DIWHU academics for her, and Pomona provides a great opportunity for Venenciano to challenge herself mentally. However, that does not mean Venenciano wants to give up the sport completely after college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to imagine a life without soccer when I get old,â&#x20AC;? said Venenciano, who added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;playing club or coaching my kidsâ&#x20AC;? may be in her future.

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