December 15, 2005 Ka Leo o Na Koa

December 15, 2005 Volume 1 Issue 3

Ka Leo o Nä Koa Maui Students Rock New York

By Awapuhi Dancil Maui Campus band students left Thursday, November 18th, for New York to join the Hawaii All State Marching Band and participate in the renowned annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. The band was invited by the parade committee in response to the band’s impressive performance last year at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

The students in the All State Band also traveled to Washington, D.C, where they performed on the Capitol lawn; Philadelphia to visit the Liberty Bell, and they even watched the Broadway musical, The Lion King.

Before leaving for the trip, Mr. Siuai Laufou, the band director at Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus, voiced great enthusiasm for his students who would be participating on this trip. “I am very proud of them. I can’t wait to see it in their faces the excitement and the magnitude of such an experience.”

Barrows and her classmates certainly did rock NYC with their awesome performance in the parade. They performed musical numbers such as “Masese”

by Kapena and the classic “Mele Kalikimaka.” In addition to music, the marching band also had students dancing hula with the numbers. Tiffany Yee, another band member, recalls, “They [the dancers] had two jackets on… it was so cold.”

Above: Students perform on the Capitol lawn and (left) pose on the steps of the Capitol building.

Inside Spirit Week

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IQ Quiz

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The high school held it’s first ever Christmas Play on December 2-3 at the High School Dining Hall. It consisted of two plays, “Shop Till You Drop” and “The Second Shepherd’s Play” and both were under the direction of Ms. Romero, the high schools theater and speech teacher.

Comics

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Stress

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Sports

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The play had a cast of 20 high school students from all four grades. 35 auditioned and were cast in the play, but only 20 committed and performed. 16 out of the 20 are girls so a lot of the male parts are played by girls.

Entertainment

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Laptops

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Editorials

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Christmas Play

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By Kale Kaaikala

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Beneath The Surface

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By Jessica Higa

Every second of every day someone is “stressing out.” That someone might just be you! Beneath the surface, within yourself, it can happen anytime, anywhere, and without any explanation as to why. Some say being a teenager is the hardest part of your life. It’s tricky, complicated, and easier said than done. “Too much stuff to do, too little time,” was junior Amy Gonsalves’s reflective words. You’re always on the run whether you’re at school, doing your homework, at practice, or just trying to “hang out” with your friends. Regarding stress, Gonsalves said two words, “sleep loss.” Lack of sleep is one way that stress can affect you.

“I have lots of things on my mind that I have to think of all at once but can’t because the mind don’t work that way,” senior Jasmine Santos-Bras bluntly explains. Every student wonders, as the years fly by, “Will it get harder? Will I be more stressed by the time I embark upon senior year?” Of all your high school years, the senior year is the most challenging “because it’s your last year, senior project, and you need to prepare for college” Santos-Bras says.

Stress comes from all angles of life: home, relationships, and mostly school. Regarding where stress comes from and how to cope with it both Gonsalves and Santos-Bras said “school and I don’t.” Some feel that there truly isn’t enough time in a day to get it all done and still be sane.

Physical (Body)

Some Signs of Stress Mental (Mind)

•Lack of Concentration

•Forgetfulness •Drop in school performance

•Unable to study •Carelessness

• Headaches • Nervousness • Rashes • Stomachaches • Fast heartbeat • Perspiration • Increased urination

Ways To Handle Too Much Stress Get involved with things you -

Prepare for tests early

Exercise daily

Think positive thoughts

Do something for others Feel proud of your accomplishments

Stop worrying about things that may never happen Forgive yourself and others

Visualize what you want to happen Take deep breaths.

Punch a pillow, or scream

Eat a nutritious meal or snack.

Emotional (Feeling)

• Sad/Depressed • Scared • Withdrawn

• Bored

Don’t dwell on your weaknesses

• Anger • Outbursts • Nightmares • Fighting

Talk problems over with a friend or counselor.

Make time for fun.

Find time to relax and cool out.

Take one thing at a time.

Set realistic goals.

Senior Project or Senior Nightmare? By Awapuhi Dancil

Jon Spenser copes with the stress of his senior project. Photo by: Awapuhi Dancil

Pray or read something inspirational.

Learn from your mistakes.

For seniors who are filling out college applications, applying for scholarships, studying for the SAT or ACT, and balancing class work, the senior project has become something they would prefer to forget. “Stressful,” “demanding,” “timeconsuming,” are just some of the many words students have used to describe how they feel about the project, yet negative feelings don’t eliminate the reality that senior project is a graduation requirement.

“I temporarily left my job, so that I could keep up with my school work,” says senior Jayren Watson. When asked about how his research was coming along, Watson glanced sideways and laughed out a hesitant, “uh…fine.”

Tiffany Yee reported that she felt confident about her research but was also feeling the weight of her workload, “It’s very difficult to balance the project with SAT’s and applying to colleges.” Rhianne Spencer had three words to describe her feelings towards her workload: “REALLY stressed out.”

Ms. Linda Shibano, academy coordinator, reported that around seventy percent of seniors are on task with their projects. She believes that the senior project is so difficult for some students because it is a self-chosen topic.

“Sometimes it’s scary for a student to choose a subject to work on,” she says, “Some would rather be told what to do.” She explains, however, that students Do’s and Don’ts from fellow Seniors:

will benefit from this project in the future. “Collegebound students will gain important research skills,” she explains. Shibano also stated that the senior project will help students make a connection with their future job or occupational interest.

Shibano advises current juniors to “Start thinking!” about their senior project. “Try to choose a topic you are passionate about - one that you will want to investigate more.” For the seniors who are already underway with their project, Shibano warns, “There is not enough time to do nothing.”

Do:

Don’t:

Stick to your deadlines

Procrastinate

Take this seriously

Think you can’t fall behind

Communicate and meet with your advisor

Think you won’t get kicked out for not finishing your project

Write out your goals

Have a nervous breakdown

Stay on track

Complain no one helped you

Keep your daily log

Forget deadlines

Keep all of your research organized

Forget your interviews

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Up, Up and Awai

By Joshua Masuda Everyone knows Brittany Awai. Whether she’s walking around campus or tearing up the volleyball court, she is everywhere. Not only is Brittany Awai a fierce competitor on the court, she is also one in the classroom. Awai is motivated by, “The expectations of my family, my school, community and myself to do my best.”

Awai is a keen student achieving a grade point average of 4.0 for the first quarter of this school year. Her tips for studying are, to use your time wisely. Giving yourself adequate time to complete an assignment

See Awai on A9

Photo by: Geri Kimoto

Brittany as a freshmen reading to Kindergarteners.

Photo by: Noelani Yatsushiro

Smiling for the camera.

Eat Your Greens!

By Lynndy Klevin and Shahlise Wainui Teaching an Agriscience class isn’t cheap. What better way to raise money for your class than to sell the class work? That was Mr. Tarazi’s intent when his class began growing vegetables o n camp u s as a classroom a s -

signment. The money earned would have gone to supplies and equipment necessary for the class. However, because of the paperwork that is required, the selling will have to take place another time.

The Agriscience class is a class fully dedicated to plants. The students learn about agriculture and how they can use it in the future. The seeds were purchased from various venders including Lowe’s, Wal-mart and Ace Hardware by Mr. Tarazi.

The students decided to grow spinach and chard and sell them from $1-$2. They planted their seeds and cared for the plants until they were ready for sale.

Melani Abihai, education assistant for the Maui Campus, Mrs. Abe, Ms. Hamai, and Mrs. Mason as well as many others received some veggies. Green onions, and lettuce are also being given away.

“I got it because I’ve never had this vegetable before – didn’t know what it was, that’s why I asked to try some.

Chard was very fresh and crisp,” said Abihai. “Very fresh, leaves were tender, very different texture from the ones you buy at the grocery store,” described Abe. Photo By Jon Spenser Chard that Ag-science has grown.

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Spirit Week Starting Off On A Great Note…With Music Mania Monday

By Shahlise Wainui

Fictional Character Tuesday

By Jana Perry

Mary Poppins, Superman, and many more fictional characters stormed Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus on fictional character TuesPicture by Shahlise Wainui: Miday. chael Mancini, freshman English On the teacher, with a beautiful catch second day of Spirit Week at the staff 10 yard line and ran 2005 students is for a touchdown. and staff Picture by Shahlise Wainui: From dressed as their lunch, as well as during an assembly. left to right: Sophomores cheering at favorite fictional Had student dressed as the rock group My the staff vs. student football game. character.

Chemical Romance. Others, like Mrs. YatsuThere shiro, sophomore advisor, dressed up as her were many diffavorite genre of music, country. There were students dressed up with friends and ferent selections some went solo. in characters At lunch, the sophomore class put some energy into the student body with the Enerfrom Mary Popgizer Game. Freshmen, Juniors, and Senior representatives blessed the school with pins to ChamPhoto By Shahlise Wainui their original energizer cheers. pion Bear from The long awaited staff versus students football game, which was taken by the staff Sophomore Erwin the Care Bears. with a score of 7 to 14.The game was intense with Kumu Antonio and senior Awapuhi DeCoite as Speedy No matter the Dancil leading everyone through the game in the announcers’ booth. There was a lot of Gonzales character, the students as well as staff pride at the game. students and staff proved that they have spirit.

Students like Keali’i Dias, Jose

By Ku’ulei N. Ledesman, Jentson Gumtang, Chawn Vilalon, Cole Peralto, and Troy Borges It was an amazdressed as The Magic School Bus. Othing Wednesday ers like Junior Kerry Wong went solo here at Kamedressing as Superman. Or Sophomore hameha Schools.

Hiÿilei Borrows as the blue alien from During Spirit “Monster Jam”.

Week. The day Everyone had fun getting creastarted with untive with their costumes. Like sophousual clothing mores Theanna, Christina, Leilani, Britthat students tany, Brandy, and Elizabeth dressed as here considered various color fairies. being “blingL-R Sophomore students, Josh MaOthers dressed as their favorite bling.” Stusuda, Stanley Nakamura and Tayissa book character. Like Junior Amanda dents had to Joquin, showing the school how it’s FAMOUS SENIORS pose for the Green dressed as fizzy-haired Hermione dress up in done. camera. People are from left to Granger, and her brother Logan Green jewelry worth right: Jayren Watson, Mahealani as Harry Potter from the book “Harry a million to them or clothing that made them look Pü and Cody Patao.

Potter”. like “pimped”. Everyone had unusual taste.

There were many Students also had a fun activity waiting for them during lunch. It was a game called students dressed to support “Frozen T-shirt,” where students had to defrost a T-Shirt that has our troops dressed up in been in a bag of ice with only the materials given to them, one various styles of army bottle of hot water and a towel. Overall each class did very well. clothes.

GOOD JOB & congrats to the Junior Joshua Sophomore Class.

Junior Chloe Afaga a.k.a. MULAN Aquinde dressed to steal The results are as followed: Chloe’s prop was a fan and her from the poor 1st place – Sophomore Class reaction towards the teacher vs.

Freshmen Kayla Aina a.k.a. and give to 2nd place – Senior Class student activities was PIPPI LONGSTOCKINGS. “I like the needy as rd this…”students are the bomb!”

3 place – Junior Class to see the teachers get involved, Robin Hood.

Students went musical with the first day of the 2005 Homecoming Spirit Week. There were a variety of students as well as staff, dressed as their favorite musician or musical genre. There were fun activities put on at

Bling Bling Wednesday

Photo By: Jana Perry

I thought that was cool.”

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Dancing Up On Wipe Out Day By ‘Eleu Novikoff The students were sporting their very own beach wear, sunglasses, and slippers on Thursday for Wipe-Out Day. School spirit filled the air. Class participation was highly visible among the four high school grades with about 86% of students dressing up. Even class teachers!

At lunch time, the Boys’ Cheerleading Competition was held in front of the administration offices. As the judges sat at the edge of the student crowd, all anticipated the outcome of the boys’ cheerleading activity.

All classes had memorable closings to their boys’ cheerleading. The sophomore men used the incredible beat, “um-da-da-um-da-da-blaht.” The freshmen danced around with their class mascot, Tigger. Junior men used the famous Michael Jackson song, Beat It. The senior men used the spunky beat of Top Photo: Sophomore boy cheerleaders show their Latin artist Ricky Martin’s, A Little Bit of Monica. spirit by shouting out some beats. L-R Keali’i Dias, At the end of the day, sophomore Chelsie Machado spoke about the Jose Ledesman, Jentson Gumtang, Chawn Vilalon, Peralto, and Troy Borges. Photo by ‘Eleu Nocompetition, “This has been the year we united as a class. Last year was the Cole vikoff year we were all unsure. Everyone participated and got involved this year. Our class actually wanted to win. We knew our strengths and our weaknesses and worked hard to improve both. My class has bonded closer together.”

When Wipe-Out Day finally came to an end, all classes were brought closer together. Once the results came out for the Boys Cheerleading, the juniors took first, followed by the seniors, then the sophomores, and freshmen. The juniors’ red sweaters and aggressive dance moves will never be forgotten.

Some Spirit Week Moments

Show Up and Show Off

By Jessica Higa Class color day, which was held on Friday, distinguished the classes from each other and gave each individual class a chance to unite. The division between classes was obvious, with Senior “Souljahs” in green, juniors “Jr.Z” in red, sophomores in yellow saying “Float like a butterfly sting like a bee,” and the freshmen mascot “Tigger” in orange.

Activities of the day consisted of step, battle of the bands, and, of course, the infamous class cheers. Tension rose and hearts beat fast during the class cheers as each class displayed their unity and spirit.

Brittney Davis, a junior, said, “Doing the class cheer… allows each class to show their creativity and spirit for their class.”

“I think it was a great last spirit week for the seniors,” proPhoto By Jayren Watson foundly said Jonathan Spencer Senior banner exemplifying the Spirit Week theme about the overall event.

“Step Into Liquid”.

Everyone who is anyone was there to show up and show off their class pride. Congratulations to the seniors who were the overPhoto By Roxy Ragsdale all winners, followed by the sophomores, juniors and freshmen.

Senior Souljah Blake Takatani goes all out with “war paint.”

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Maui Place Names: Haleakalä By ‘Eleu Novikoff Haleakalä stands at 10, 000 feet above sea level on the island of Maui. Its volcanic landscape flourishes throughout Maui, protecting many ecosystems and native Hawaiian plants and animals. Of its 30,183 acres, 24,719 acres are designated wilderness by the National Park Services.

In the Haleakalä area, many endemic and endangered plants and animals reside.

One plant that is unique to the Haleakalä Crater is the silversword, or hinahina in Hawaiian.

Kamehameha students have had varying experiences with the silversword over years of learning. Senior Kawai Kaili said of the silversword plant, “All I know is that if you man-handle the silversword plant it dies right on the spot.”

Park rangers make it very clear that no one

The landscape of the Haleakalä Crater during midday. Photo courtesy of http://www.nps.gov/hale/ should touch the silversword plant because it is endangered.

Some native animals are also nearly exclusive to the Haleakalä Crater, like the state bird, the nënë goose. Now that the nënë is classified as endangered, many look out for the beautiful bird, but watch closely, trying their best not to harm it.

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PLAY Continued from A1 “Shop Till You Drop” was a three part play. One part was about thinking about others during the holidays.

The other two was about creative gift ideas and innovative sales techniques. The play about the innovative sales techniques was a crowd favorite. Christian Moore and Kai Feliciano stood out with their energetic portrayals of desperate salesmen.

“Shop Till You Drop”

According to Ms. Romero, “The Second Shepherd’s Play” is a religious drama from the book of Luke in the Bible with an added comic relief, represented by three ingenuous shepherds. They encounter Mak, a thief and go in search of a stolen sheep. Mak’s wife pretends that the stolen sheep is a new born baby. An angel comes and the three shepherds get a message from an angel about the birth of Christ. They then go to bring Mary and the baby gifts and sing glad tidings. Shanna Salbedo in the lead role and Kanaan Amoncio as one of the shepherds helped make the play a success with their standout acting.

In between scenes, Actors receive well-deserved congratulations after the plays. a group of students sang Christmas Carols. Organized by Kumu Kapulani, they sang classics like Jingle Bell Rock and Silver Bells, inviting the audience to sing along at times.

Haleakalä is an ahupua’a on Maui that is sacred and well-kept. It is known to be the house of the sun, a mountain where the mischievous Maui captured the sun in order for the people of the land to have longer work days. The Haleakalä Crater is sacred ground that many Hawaiian families respect and care for, so that younger generations will have sacred grounds to connect to spiritually.

Songs about Haleakalä, sung by the Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus students, will be featured in this year’s annual song festival.

The Christmas carolers.

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Nä Mele O Maui

Kamehameha Schools show that they belong, by showcasing their talent.

By Jessica Higa

Nä Mele O Maui is a Hawaiian song and art competition where schools of Maui County compete with their beautiful, inspiring, voices. This year at the Hyatt hotel in Lahaina, Kamehameha Schools Maui under the direction of Mr. Dale Nitta, and Molokaÿi High led by director Manuwai Petters competed with the contest song Uluwehi O Ke Kai by Edith Kanakaÿole. Also KamePhoto By Angie Abe hameha Schools’ individual song choice was Na ÿOno O Ka ÿÄina, and Molokaÿi High’s was Ka Nohona Pili Kai. Winners of the art competition in 3 dimensional arts were Jayren Watson, and Alyssa Green. Photography winners were Micah Spencer, Jandee Ferguson, and Larrissa Nakamitsu.

Winning the song contest high school division was our very own Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus, followed

by Molokaÿi High in second. Winning the overall event were the Kamehameha Schools’ Maui Warriors.

Awai Continued from A3 allows you to put your best effort into your work,” she stated.

Friend ÿEleu Novikoff says that “Brittany is a determined individual that perfects anything she takes part in. Brittany will correct you in any situation if you are wrong, so that the entire outcome is not messed up. You can trust Brittany to do anything if you just ask her. If you want a nice set, just tell her, and she will deliver!”

In her free time, she enjoys playing beach volleyball, surfing, or just cruising with her friends.

Brittany’s says, “There is no one person that inspires me to do my best. I have a lot of support from both family and friends, who are always there encouraging me to put my 100% effort into anything I pursue.”

Awai is not exactly certain of her future but she wants to be sure volleyball and education are parts of it. “I’m not exactly certain of what my future entails, but I do know that I want to further my education and athletics. I plan to attend a school located on the West Coast that challenges me academically and provides me with the opportunity to play volleyball.”

“I think that Brittany is going to be the first female president-no doubt! Nah, if not president, Brittany will lead a lifestyle that will take everyone around her,” Novikoff said. Whatever her future holds, it seems this warrior is ready to show the world what she has to offer. She is planning on applying to the University of Portland, University of The Pacific, Stanford, Rice, Loyola Marymount, and Duke Universities.

Roots Clothing Company

By Kale Kaaikala

The seed has been planted and roots are beginning to grow. Roots Rhythm Clothing Company, a business specializing in T-shirt designs, officially opened for business on November 4, 2005, at the Queen Ka`ahumanu Shopping Center.

Their kiosk is located by the mall’s rear exit between Borders Express and Champs and is open from 9:30am to 9:00pm on weekdays and Saturdays and from 9:30am to 5:00pm on Sundays.

Like most businesses, it’s growing slowly and still has a long way to go. “I expected a lot of people to buy stuff on the first night, but only two people did,” explained KSMC student Jon Spencer who is an employee at the kiosk. “I think we didn’t sell anything because no one really knew about us.”

“The nights are usually slow because teenagers just cruise the mall not buying anything, but during the days and the weekends, we sell a lot more,” explained Mark Ing, another student employee and son of the owner Annette Ing. Annette Ing, the owner of the company, designed most of the shirts in stock. Mark’s On the first night, the booth only sold 2 shirts, but with new products coming in almost 2-3 times a week, they are attracting a lot more customers. “The nights are usually slow because teenagers just cruise the mall not buying anything, but during the days and the weekends, we sell a lot more,” explained Mark Ing, another student employee and son of the owner Annette Ing. Annette Ing, the owner of the company, designed most of the shirts in stock. Mark’s brother Matthew also has two designs which seem to be the two best sellers among the teen crowd, but the best sellers overall are the toddler and infant clothes which are popular with young mothers.

The clothing’s red, yellow, and green reggae colors seem to be a popular trend among a lot of teens in the islands, and it only seems fitting for the designs to be based on the “roots” culture and lifestyle.

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Entertainment Hey guys – Does Santa have leftover socks?

What do you light first? Where did that last dollar go? Wanna test your smarts and brains? Check your intelligence quotient here!!

By Haylee Kepani 1. True or False: Santa has 22 pairs of red socks and 37 pairs of white socks in his bag sack. If Santa picks out 3 socks at random from his sack, he is certain to get a matching pair.

2. True or False: If the blue balloon is bigger than the green balloon and the red balloon is smaller than the blue balloon, then the green balloon is bigger than the red balloon.

3. Read each line aloud without making any mistakes. If you make a mistake you MUST stop there and start again.This is this puzzle This is this puzzle This is is puzzle This is how puzzle This is to puzzle This is keep puzzle This is an puzzle This is idiot puzzle This is busy puzzle This is for puzzle This is forty puzzle This is seconds! Puzzle Now, go back and read the third word in every line.

4.You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?

5. Would you rather have a crocodile attack you or an alligator?

6. What does this represent? mce mce mce 7. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?

8. You have a barrel, filled to the top with water, which weighs 150 pounds. What can you add to the barrel in order to make it lighter?

9. Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room, the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three people, so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now, each person paid $10 and got back $1, so they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has $2, totaling $29. Where is the missing $1?

10. There are three houses and three utilities: gas, electricity, and water. Your task is to connect each house to all three utilities. Therefore, each house will have three lines and each utility will also have three lines. However, you cannot cross lines, you cannot pass lines through houses or utilities, and you cannot share lines. Can you draw the 9 lines required?

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Guess That Movie

Optical Illusions

By Lucas Alo

By Haylee Kepani

1. “And that’s the way the cookie crumbles.”

1. Are the two boxes, marked A and B, the same shade of gray?

2. “Luke, I am your Father.”

3. “There’s no place like home.”

4. “Go ahead, make my day.”

7. “I see dead people.”

8. “I was so bad at sports, that when I was in school they would usually pick me after the white kids.”

9. “Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, gear on up, it's bobsled time!”

10. “Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind.”

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3. What do you see? Do you see a young girl or an old lady?

4. (below)

5. “Turtle, turtle, turtle.”

6. “Mama always said, ‘life was like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

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Do you see a skull or an old lady looking at a mirror?

2.Stare at the black spot in between the cyan and yellow areas for about 30 seconds.

Then, shift your gaze to the black spot in the 2nd image. Note that the image of the seaplane appears approximately uniform after this adaptation.

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Comics By Joshua Aquinde

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Find The Differences By Joshua Aquinde

Can you spot the six differences between the top picture and the bottom?

How much do you really pay attention? Check it out!!

By Haylee Kepani 1. What has fingers but can’t type?

2. What has ears but can’t hear?

3. What has arms but can’t hug?

4. What has a head and foot but no body?

5. What has a mouth but never smiles?

6. What has leaves but isn’t a tree?

7. What has eyes but can’t see?

8. There is a plan traveling from New York to Canada at 300mph, but fortunately just as it reaches the border between New York and Canada, it crashes into a mountain. Where do they bury the survivors, in New York or Canada?

9. Standing in an open pasture are a Papa Bull and a Baby Bull, which member of the family is missing?

10.You’re the driver of a bus. You stop on a corner and pick up 3 people. At the second stop 2 people get off and 6 more people get on. At the third stop, 4 of those people get off and 1 more gets on. At the fourth stop 7 people get on and 6 people get off. Finally, at your last stop, 3 people get on and 5 people get off. How old is the bus driver?

11.Which is correct: Five and four is eight or five and four are eight?

12.How many members of each type of animal did Moses take on the ark?

13.How do you say the second day of the week: T-yu-s-day or T-oo-s-day.

See Riddle Me This On Page B3

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By Lucas Alo

Chandra Davis

Awapuhi Dancil

Kuulei Namoku

If a 911 operator has a heart attack, whom does she call?

Is “bad” a bad word?

Why is there no channel 1 on TV?

Why does Superman wear his briefs on the outside of his tights?

If the universe is expandingwhat is it expanding into?

What do you call a female daddy long leg?

His fellow friend.

No, because it can be used to describe something good.

Nobody wanted to be number 1, so they are saving it for someone special.

So everyone knows he’s wearing them.

The universe.

Mommy

But if he has a heart attack, isn’t he going to die? So, how can they call anybody?

His friend.

No, because it describes the bad things.

Because channel 1 is for watching DVD’s.

I agree with Haylee.

It’s expanding into another universe.

Mommy long leg.

If good is a good word.

I have channel 1.

Because he changes in a phone booth, and it’s too small, so he gets confused.

I don’t know and I’m not sure if I want to find out?

Mommy long legs.

Then that would make good a good word right?

Nobody wants number1.

Because when he flies, he wants everyone to know he’s a guy.

It is expanding into a higher level of education.

Faddy long leg.

His coworker.

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Movie Answers from page B1

Stupid Random Questions

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1. Bruce Almighty 2. Star Wars 3. Wizard of Oz 4. Sudden Impact 5. Master of Disguise 6. Forest Gump 7. The sixth sense 8. Longest Yards 9. Cool Runnings 10. Lilo and Stitch Answer to Optical Illusions #1 From page B1

IQ Quiz Answers from B1 1.False 2.False 3.This is how to keep an idiot busy for forty seconds 4.The match 5.A normal person would rather the crocodile attack the alligator…Read the sentence again to see the double meaning. 6.Three blind mice, they have no I’s 7.Wrong 8.Holes 9.You have to be careful what you are adding together. Originally they paid $30. They each received back $1, and thus, they now have only paid $27.Of this $27, $25 went to the manager for the room and $2 went to the bell boy.

10.This puzzle is a classic one which has no solution in 2D. However, if you place the items on a doughnut shape in 3D, you can solve it.

In the picture below, E is linked to 3 by going over the top and reentering through the hole in the middle.

Riddle Me This Answers from B2 1.Gloves 2.Corn 3.chairs 4.Bed 5.River 6.Book 7.Potato 8.Survivors don’t get buried, dead people do. Secondly, there is no border between New York and Canada; they’re pretty far apart. 9.The correct answer is the cow, a Mama Bull would be called a cow. 10.The bus driver is the age that you are. 11.Neither. Five and four is nine, not eight 12.Moses didn’t take any animals on the ark; Noah did. 13.It’s Monday, not Tuesday. Check the calendar.

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SPORTS A Muddy End

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By Asia Harman

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Photo by Lokelani Patrick Kahu Wong introduces and blesses the new canoes Kaiuluakea, Kaimalinoikala’iokalani, and Ka Mana O Kalauli on August 10, 2005 with many spectators watching.

There is much to look forward to in the winter sports season for the Maui Interscholastic League canoe paddling team from Kamehameha Schools Maui. Many dedicated students have come out this year to paddle.

Pre-season training started on the 14th of November to get the participants tough and ready. Tryouts for the paddling teams began December 5th and will run through December 22nd. The season starts with the first regatta on Saturday, January 14th at Hanakao`o Beach at 11 AM. Established in 2002, this canoe paddling program has opened the door for students who wanted to get in the water and learn about the Hawaiian sport. “I shouldn’t say we looked that good, but we did alright for our first year,” says Blake Takatani, senior. Paddling since his sophomore year in Kamehameha Schools, Takatani is excited and getting ready for the season by working out in the weight and fitness room. He has also paddled off-season in the summer with Kihei Canoe Club.

Coaches Robert Brede, Kelly Cua and Wayne “Puka” Ho have encouraged the students to develop as strong and potential athletes. “The coaches were good.

They really knew how to condition us. That’s why we had sprints all the time,” explained `Eleu Novikoff, senior.

Coach Brede has coached for several years with Kihei Canoe Club, but has transferred to Na Kai Ewalu Canoe Club since the summer of 2005. “This program will develop the student athlete’s integrity and pride by allowing them to represent Kamehameha Schools in a sport that is a part of their culture,” Coach Brede declares. See Stroke C3

Above: The Warrior’s defense prepares to go up against the Ram’s offense.

By Chandra Davis The varsity warrior football team qualified for the Division II semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank’s State Football Tournament when they beat the Red Raiders at Hanapepe Stadium on Kaua’i on Friday, November 18th. The ending score was Warriors 14 and Red Raiders 7.

This qualified them to be able to play against Radford High School on O’ahu.

On Saturday, November 26th, 2005, the football boys ended their season with a loss to Radford with a score of 37-27 at John E. Velasco Stadium in the Division II state semifinals. They had been so close to getting the state title in this tournament, only two years into the school’s varsity football program.

The offense could not get a first down, failing the first six out of seven times. At the beginning of the game, the Radford Rams opened a lead of 31-7. By the end of the second quarter, the score ran up to 37-27 with the Warriors catching up. Pa’ea Keawekane, #84, made three touchdowns and caught four passes for a total of 224 yards. Many of the plays that the team tried to pull off didn’t work in the beginning of the game, but at the end, they came back with a lot of pass plays. In the end, the Warriors couldn’t manage to close the gap.

The field was soaked with the rain from that day, so it was extremely slippery. The boys are used to playing on the Field Turf that we have here at our stadium. This added to the challenge they faced.

Senior Lucas Alo, #86, thought the team did well considering the condition the field was in. “The field was extremely slippery and muddy. It was hard for us to run the ball.”

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By Chandra Davis When you look at brawny Mr. Delatori, you would not picture him as a hula dancer for Kano’eau Dance Academy here on Maui for three years. “Coach Delatori has a positive attitude no matter what the situation is,” says Kona Plunkett, senior. “He treats everyone with respect no matter who they are or how they act.” He is not only one of our counselors here at Kamehameha Schools Maui, but he is also our varsity football coach. Mr. Delatori has helped the team become MIL champions, and reach the semifinals on Oahu. He has been a counselor here since the seniors were freshmen in 2002. Mr. Delatori grew up on Maui with two brothers and four sisters. He attended Kamehameha Schools Kapälama Campus, and also graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He then went to The University of Hawaii at Manoa for his Masters Degree.

Before working here, he had a job at Lahainaluna High School.

He now lives in Kahului with his wife and his 2-½ year-old son, Kakela. When asked what Coach Delatori’s favorite thing about coaching here was, he replied, “Seeing the hard work the players have put in, to pay off the season.” The Green Bay Packers are his favorite football team, “Although, they are not doing well right now,” he says.

Senior Haylee Kepani went with him and nine other students from this school on a college trip a few summers ago. On the college trip, she says he acted more relaxed and fun, rather than acting like a counselor and always thinking about school. Mr. Delatori was the person who interviewed Kepani when she applied to this school.

Since then, Mr. Delatori has helped her with “so much stuff within the past four years.”

“From my interview to get into the school, to my senior project, and everything in between, he’s helped me a lot.” She added, “I would like to thank him for everything.”

Another senior, Brenn Nakamitsu, has been playing football under Coach Delatori’s coaching for three years. Nakamitsu believes Coach Delatori’s best quality is that he always believes in the team no matter what the situation. Coach Delatori taught Nakamitsu to believe in himself. Since this is his last year of playing for Coach Delatori, he would like to thank the coach “for pushing the team so hard so that we could get to where we are now.”

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Run Like You Stole Something

By Mähea Ueshiro

Cross Country Team Photo by Cynthia Kokalis-Fernandez Kahului- On October 30, 2005, at Keöpüolani Park, 12 KSMC Cross Country Warriors were ready to thrash the three mile Maui Interscholastic League Championship course that could possibly be their ticket to the state cross country meet on Kauaÿi. For the runners, this meet was the Superbowl of football and the World Series of baseball.

The MIL Championship meet was possibly the last time any of the remaining seniors would be competing in this sport. Seniors Christopher Dela Cruz, Daisy Medeiros-Engano, Erica Kokalis-Fernandez, Mähea Ueshiro, and Kiaÿäina Rozet were the “Fab 5” that would finalize their high school cross country running careers and hope to look back on a season with no regrets.

Other participants were: Kauanoe Batangan, Jeremy Okamura, Keone Gines, Leighton Ha’o, Caronne Rozet, Mälia Purdy, Risa Yarborough, and Star Kemfort.

As the gun went off at 9 am, the jittery boys dashed off the start line for their three mile race, all hoping to qualify for the state meet. Their main goal, place in the top 28, and they would be allowed to participate at states.

Crossing the finish line first for the boys’ race was Molokaÿi High School runner, Carl “Manu” Adolpho, with a time of 16 minutes and 59.47 seconds. And then 24 spots later, it was KSM’s very own, Christopher Dela Cruz, who earned a spot at states.

As the last boy crossed the finish line, it was time for the start of the girls’ race at 9:45 am. Caronne Rozet, a highly-ranked favorite, finished third with a time of 21 minutes and 01 seconds, and was the only girl from the team to head to states.

Competing at the state meet, Chris and Caronne did exceedingly well, representing our school with pride. A total of 345 runners participated at states. The Iolani boys and Punahou girls took the title for the 2005 Hawaii High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championships.

Above: On the field during halftime, Coach Delatori talks to the varsity team about the game.

For the KSMC seniors, there were mixed emotions. Daisy Medeiros-Engano, knowing that it could possibly have been her last race, said she felt “Nervousness and happiness at the same time. Nervousness because I wanted to get it over with and happiness because it [the season] was almost over.” All in all, it was a season fulfilled, and for Coach Al Souza, he felt, “the season went very well. I’m always proud of the team because it takes a lot of physical and mental stress on their body. It’s not something easy to do. I give them credit.”

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The Push of the Season

By Mana Brown After coming back from a successful last season, the players of the Kamehameha Schools Maui boy’s basketball team are even more pumped up than ever to start this new and upcoming season.

Since the boys made it to the state championship last year they are ready to get into action and start training.

For most, the goal of making it to states was on everyone’s list, but to Lance Cagasan, the head coach for the boy’s basketball team, focusing on the steps that will lead them to states come first, “It’s our goal to make an appearance again. It should be every team’s goal. Hopefully, we’re not going to be satisfied with just making it to the states; we need to expect to The basketball boys get a pep talk from Coach Cagasan during a time out in their preseason game against Baldwin. go beyond the first round.”

As for Kaeo Lau Hee, he feels confident in the vision of making it to states. He says, “States is definitely in the picture, since we made it last year and we are now a little more experienced Josh Aquinde, a junior who will be moving to the varsity level of basketball this season, said, “This season will be good. We have the chance to make it to states this year. Our team is stronger than before.”

As a team, a few of the players thought, while focusing on last season’s past experiences, that they need to work on not giving up when they are losing in the end, having more discipline, and also having more teamwork. Aquinde says, “For me, to play at the varsity level, I hope to have good chemistry with the team, learn how to play faster and stronger so I can keep up with the leaders”.

As a coach, Cagasan knows exactly what the team will need for them to succeed. He said, “Teamwork will be the key. At the states last year, I heard a coach say, ‘It’s not important to be the best player on the team, what’s important is to be the best player for the team.’ That statement is the key to our season. If the guys accept their roles, we’ll do fine. If they choose to focus on themselves and personal goals, it’s going to be a long season.”

Knowing that they have to work extra hard this year so they become qualified for states gets to some of the player’s minds. “I think that there is more pressure on us, it makes us feel like since we went to states last year and we were younger then, we should be able to do it this year because now we have seniors to lead”, says Alepaki KailiehuShinyama.

“Tap Out” By Jeremy Okamura Keone Gines, Kulia McGurn, and Kaahumanu Rozet are returning to wrestle after qualifying for states last year. After what they experienced in states, they said that they needed to “step it up” and put their “game faces on”. At this level, only the best players from each school were competing.

They said that this year’s team needs to train hard and be dedicated to the sport in order to be state qualifiers.

Gines and Rozet were the two captains last year, and they are wrestling because of their family support and motivation. Gines said, “I just want to wrestle” as his reason for why he has this drive.

Overall, the team is working hard and training to do well this year so they can make it to the MIL championship. There should be more state qualifiers and more activity in this year’s wrestling team because there are more people trying out. The team captains said that the three things that you need to become a successful wrestler from top to bottom: Gines, Rozet, and McGurn

“Hat Trick”

By Jeremy Okamura

This will be the second year for the boy’s soccer team to play in the MIL competition. Last year, the boys came in third in the overall MIL standings with only 13 players-Six juniors, three sophomores, and four freshmen. In the pre-season games only eleven players came to play. Even with the shortage of players, they did well and played strong, considering it was their first year of competing in the MIL. This year the boys will have more players than last year, and we are coming out playing harder and being more determined in this year’s MIL. The team has good news because there are more people trying out for soccer this year, and the team consists of 24 players. These players are already training. There were many that came out from football and joined the soccer team. Aaron Lopes, is the team’s goalie, but he can’t play for half of this year because of the arm injuries he suffered while playing football.

Coach Jason Nakasone and Coach Peter Kehano think that the team is strong and talented. They also said that the team should be more ready for the season. Coach Peter is the comedian on the team, and Coach Jason is the BOSS. The coaches push the team to the best of their abilities and trains them hard. This is why they are confident that they will compete in states and represent Maui.

The KSM Soccer team after a game against Seabury.

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Regular Football Season ends in Victory

By Asia Harman The regular season of football ended with many firsts. On November 4th, 2005, the Warriors had their first ever win against a Division I team. At War Memorial Stadium, Kamehameha Maui defeated Maui High 26-6.

“Our goal was to beat a Division I team by the end of the season and we accomplished that,” Coach Delatori explained ecstatically about this final win. Even with seniors on the team, they started the season with a record of 0-4, but in the second round their record was 3-2 with an overall record of 5-6 in the Maui Interscholastic League. These scores earned them a shot at the State Championships on Kauai on November 18. Winning this game has really boosted these boys’ self-esteem being the number 5 seed in the six-team state Division II tournament.

Spectators were standing up in the stands, cheering on the boys. During the first half of the game, Kamehameha Maui was leading with a score of 7-0. Their first touchdown was scored by Paea Keawekane with a 46 yard pass from Keahi Raikes. It was finalized with a kick from Kainalu Running back Shane Kamakaokalani receives the ball from Severson with 2 minutes and 58 seconds left in the first quarterback Keahi Raikes as they struggle to move the ball quarter. “It wasn’t as challenging as I thought it would be, down the field. but we played our hearts out,” Raikes concluded about the game. In the second quarter, Keaton Tam scored another touchdown after a 42-yard pass from Raikes. However, the kick for the extra point failed.

Saber Jonathan Los Banos also attempted a touchdown with a 7-yard run for Maui High with 4 minutes and 57 seconds left until halftime, but the run failed, and the halftime score was 13-6.

The second half of the game was a challenge as both teams were striving to end their seasons with a solid win. Kamehameha Maui went for another touchdown near the end of the third quarter by attempting a 1-yard pass, but wasn’t successful. In the last quarter of the game, Keawekane made his second touchdown of the night with a 44-yard pass from Raikes. With just 3 minutes and 28 seconds left in the game, Severson topped it off with a successful kick. They ended their last game in victory 26-6.

Statistics 11/o4/o5 Kamehameha Maui Maui High

First downs

Rushesyards

Total offense 309

Return yards 26

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Passing yards 198

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Penaltiesyards 5-52

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Fumbleslost 2-0

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Individual Statistics RUSHING

Kamehameha Maui, Kaui Owan 19-105, Shane Kamakaokalani 12-23, Curtis Puli 2-4, Kamaiki Anakalea 23, Raikes 4-(minus 7), team 1-(minus 17) Maui High, Lance Villa 10-38, Los Banos 8-33.

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Kamehameha Maui, Raikes 7-17-0-154 Maui High, Villa 14-29-2-146.

Kamehameha Maui, Keawekane 3-115, Tam 1-42, Kamakaokalani 1-19, Owan 1-14, Shane Patao 1-8;

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Maui High, Lorenzo White 4-41, Alex Pantorilla 3-78, Rock Trostel 3-6, Travis Kahaleauki 2-20, Los Banos 21.

Stroke Continued from C1 Coach Cua has been a veteran of Lae Ula O Kai for many years along with Coach Puka.

Coach Puka is a lifeguard and knows the safety rules and the ways of the ocean that help the paddlers know how to resist the bumps and turns when out in the water.

Shahlise Wainui, sophomore, states, “I am looking forward to winning and hopefully moving up to the varsity team.” Wainui has been paddling for Na Kai Ewalu since she was eight years old and expects to do well this season.

Many students enjoy getting involved in this paddling program because it gives them a chance to just go to the beach and take advantage of the wonderful Hawaiian oceans. Athletes will represent Kamehameha Schools Maui in their three new blue and white outrigger canoes, Kaiuluakea, Kaimalinoikala’iokalani, and Ka Mana O Kalauli. “I expect we will be competitive and faster with our new canoes,” Coach Brede states.

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Improving Life with the 3 C’s

By Leslie Shirai During spirit week on “Bling Bling” Wednesday, October 26, KSMC Principal Dr. Warren Hitz spoke to the Senior “Souljahz” about the three C’s— Character, Commitment, and Competency.

He explained that, “Character is the essence of who you are as a person. It is the footprints you leave behind.” According to Dr. Hitz, “Character is what people remember you by. It defines you, no matter what day, or who you’re with.”

“Commitment is what you’re willing to give or do to make yourself a better person,” said Dr. Hitz. He clarified that it is the “extra work that will improve you as an individual.” We shouldn’t do things just to get by. To have a commitment is to push our selves to the next level—a level beyond what is exKSMC High School Principal Dr. Hitz pected of us. “To what level are you going to do what is needed of you?” was one of the questions that Dr. Hitz posed. We should all have the commitment to become better people.

Dr. Hitz clarified that, “Competency is your level of knowledge and skill. It is what you know and can do.” Everyone has a limit to his competency. “Even I have a limit,” commented Dr. Hitz. Competency is crucial in the real world. Businesses will hire you and colleges will enroll you based on your level of competency. Dr. Hitz pointed out that, “if you don’t have the first two C’s, it will reflect in your competency.” If you show poor character, and don’t have the commitment to do the extra work, your level of knowledge and what you can do will definitely be hindered. Having the first two C’s will also reflect in your competency, but in positive ways. Dr. Hitz related competency to arrows in your quiver when you go hunting. “The more competency you have, the more arrows you have in your quiver. It’s a much greater resource.” If you build your competency, you’ll have more to fall back on; in other words, if you have more arrows in your quiver, you’ll have more to pull from when you make a mistake.

As a KSMC senior, I agree with Dr. Hitz. It is important for us to know and display these three C’s through our actions. The three C’s will not only benefit our senior class, but the entire school. “They are important guides for students,” said Dr. Hitz. “They help in making decisions and building trust.” We all trust some more than others because of what we see in their character, and we make decisions based on that trust. If someone is known to always be a two-face, who never follows through with his plans, always break promises, or is not very helpful, we would probably not choose him to be our partner for a significant project.

I believe that we all need to be that person who is reliable and trustworthy—that person who truly believes in the 3 C’s.

As students of the Kamehameha Schools, we define the school by who we are. As seniors, we should lead our underclassmen and proudly represent this school. We can all do this by having the character to not bad mouth other people, have positive attitudes, and carry ourselves with dignity and pride; yes, it sounds very familiar, but then again, Dr. Hitz mentioned that these three C’s didn’t come out of nowhere; they are from the seven Hawaiian values.

We should show our commitment by being on time to class, turning in all of our assignments on time, and taking the time to do everything as best we can. We must show that our competency is grand. As Dr. Hitz said, “We need to continue to improve. We need to build these three qualities. We are the foundation.”

Disclaimer: Ka Leo O Na Koa is a publication of the journalism classes of Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus. The views expressed are those of the student writers and editors and does not necessarily reflect the views of KSBE or its representatives.

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A Positive Loss Is keeping our old computers really worth the trouble?

By Kayla Meyer After consulting the administration, we’ve been informed that the rumors are in fact true. We will not be allowed to keep our laptops after graduation. However, before jumping to any unfair conclusions, it is important that we are able to understand this situation from the administration’s point of view and realize that this may be for the best.

I think that it is crucial for everyone to be aware that the decision to take away the laptops was not the administration’s choice. The Dell computer company has constructed a contract which demands the return of the laptops to Dell after four years. It is unjust to accuse the school of lying or place the blame on the administration when they have no control over the requests of the computer supplier.

Admittedly, I was disappointed at first that we would not be able to use the laptops as a resource after we graduate. Laptops serve as a beneficial learning tool that could definitely come during handy at college. After careful consideration however, I realized that keeping the old laptops could be more trouble than it is worth.

First of all, with the way technology advances, the programs and capabilities of our laptop can easily become outdated. Of course many students are unable to afford a new laptop, but there are always other, cheaper options to take into consideration. An example would be refurbished laptops. In reality, the cost for repairing, or updating your laptop could turn out to be just as much as purchasing a brand new laptop. The Inspiron B120 by Dell at just $499 is just one of many great deals, while it can cost $330 to repair your hard drive alone, not to mention delivery fees and evaluations charges, which can add another $100 to your bill. Another advantage of getting your own laptop is that you would be able to customize it to your preference. For example, memory, battery options, and screen size, can all be modified at your discretion.

To sum up, I think that it is important that we don’t lose our heads over something that cannot be changed, but rather be thankful for the experience and capabilities we’ve had with our laptops.

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