President William McKinley High School
AKAUKA ALOHA
w Awards Night 2015 "Scholarship, Leadership, Citizenship"
Welcome
Bao Xin Liang, Student Council President 2015 - 2016
Prelude
McKinley JazzBand, Directed by Ms. Donna Hesch
Principal's Welcome
Principal Mr. Ron Okamura
Master and Mistress of Ceremonies
Mr. Osa Tui, Registrar and Ms. Kari DeBusca, Teacher
Outstanding Department Ach ievers Department
Presenter
Recipients
Craphio Tcch
Mr. Nathan Nakata
Health./Physical Education
Mr. Clyde Ching Mr. Anson Bernal Ms. BarbaraAbrerv
Mark Buenafe Micah Kerisiano Skylynne Ly DaecheolKim
Industrial Technology Language Arts
Agasana Viengmany
Victoria Hasiak Su Lao
Ms. Katie Chang Mr. Jon Furukawa
Alexander Wong
Dayonara Gaoteote
Zhi Hui Yan
Alexander Wong
Solomon Makasiale
tsradley Anagaran
Science
Ms. Natasha lbketa Ms. Cam Tu Trinh
Si Hou Lon
James J. Lee
Social Studies
Mr. Jonathan Loomis
Jinling Yan
Silvana Bautista
Leadership Mathematics
Music
Student Government
Ms. April Nakarnura
Dayonara Gaoteote
Yueqing Lin
VisualArts li/orld I-anguages
Iv{s. Star Padilla
Christina Choi
Jane Zheng
Ms. Sandra Oda Ms. BarbaraAbrerv
YunmiKim
Yueqing Lin
Lian Huang
Wiiliam Spence
Literary Magazine
Local and National Arvard Recipients Award
Presenter
Brown BookAward
Mr. CarlTakemura Mr. Michael Ling Ms. Diana Wan Mrs. Rae Sojot Ms. Mary Uyesugi Ms. Namthip Sitachitta Ms. Cam Tu Trinh
Yale Book Award
Harvard BookAward Wellesley Book Award Clarice M. Heu Outstanding Student
Hawaii State Science and Chemistry Olyrnpiad
Recipients Sharon Washio
Vivien Chen Daniel Zhou Yoo Been Chang
Bonnie Pang Benjamin Bui
Amber Kim
Sean Choi
Bonnie Pang
Sharon Washio
Baoxin Liang
Si l{ou Lon
DaniclZhou Lalvrcnce Kwok
Math League Senior Merit
Mr. Jon Furukawa
Vivien Chen Hiu Shan Au Michael Kamei Yueqing Lin
Harvai'i High School
Ms, Cynthia Reves
Sean Gleason
Ms. Mara Kaiza*'a
Lishen Ye
Tu Vo
Ms. Alison Iwamoto
Hiu KiAu
Ms. Leilani Okuda
Yueqing Lin
Kyle Chang Xiaoyuan Zhou
James J. Lee
Xiao Yuan Zhou Silvana Bautista
Lin Song
Journalism Arvards
'Olelo Youth Exchange Video Finalists National Honor Societv
President William McKinley High School Scholarships Scholarship AVID Scholarship Mamoru & Aiko Takitani Scholarship Amy Berglund Scholarship Chaminade University UH Mdnoa Merit Scholarships
Presenter Ms. Lorene Suehiro Mr. Ron Okamura Ms. Mary Uyesugi Ms. Alyson Yogi Ms. Nicki Niemy
Diamonds in the Rough Scholarship
Mr. Ron Okamura Ms. Colleen Inaba
Oceanic Scholarships
Judge Gary Chang
For:diand Shop for Higher Education
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O McKinley Scholarships (Ed To*a Memorial Scholarships Gustav & Saiaso Soliai Hannemann Leadership Scholarship DOE CitizenshipAward Kilohana Kai Scholarships Frank Minato Scholarships Bruce Anderson Scholarship Chinn Ho Scholarship McDonald's Hawaii Scholarship McKinley Alumni Association Scholarship McKinley Alumni Association Scholarship in memory of Masae Kiyota
r/MHS
Band and Orchestra Scholarship
Principal's Scholarship Teisei Tengan Memorial Sholarships
Longs Senior Scholarship World*'ings Intemational Scholarship
Judge Gary Chang Judge Gary Chang
Mr. Mufi Hannemann Mr. Ron Okamura Ms. Lorene Suehiro Ms. Sheryl Gushi Mr. Ron Okamura Ms. Mary Uyesugi Ms. Lorene Suehiro Mr. Larry Siu Ms. Louella Kohler Ms. Katrina Mateo Mr. Ron Okamura Ms. Colieen Inaba Ms. Mary Uyesugi Ms. Lorenc Suehiro
President William McKinley High School Foundation Scholarships Scholarship
Presenter
President William McKinley High School Foundation Scholarships
Mr. Brian Maeshiro and
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Robert J. Pfeiffer Community Scholarship Jack Tsui Scholarship
Carole Kai Scholarship
Milton Shishido Scholarship Class of 2014 Scholarship Class of 2011 Scholarship
of 1994 Scholarship Class of 1954 Scholarship Shiro & Jean K. Matsuo Scholarship Class
Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Lawrence Hirohata
[-Foundation Scholarships Honoring Senator Daniel K. Inouye Foundation Scholarship Honoring Dr. Ruth Ono Foundation Scholarship Honoring Patsy Young Foundation Scholarship Honoring Richard Kosaki
Foundation Scholarship Honoring Abraham and Shin Quon Wong Goo Foundation Scholarship Honoring Dr. Raymond Yap Foundation Scholarship Honoring Wong Family Foundation Scholarship Honoring Stan Seki F'oundation Scholarships Honoring Eyvinne & Kay Lee
Foundation Scholarship I{onoring Ken & Nancy Wong Yee Hung Wo &Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Scholarships Jeanette M.Y. (Lee) Kawamura Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Committee Members
President William McKinley High School Scholarship Award Recipients Akiu, Ariana Anagaran, Bradley
Au, Hiu Ki Au, Hiu Shan Batinga, Manny Bautista, Silvana Mae Bondroff, Gerard Buenafe, Mark Bui, Benjamin Cao, Wanzhen Chan, Kyle Chang,Yoo Been Chen, Vivien Choi, Sean Chuang, David Corpuz, Chelsea Cristobal, Jillian Dang,Anh Dante, Colt Dela Cruz, Mitchel Joy Gao, Jack Gaoteote, Dayonara GIeason, Sean Guo, Hao Ming Hallabay, Sabrina
Hasiak, Victoria Huang, Lian Jang, So Hyun Kamei, Michael Kawagoe-Aoki, Kiana Kerisiano, Micah Khau, Joanne Khong, Laila Kim, Amber Kim, Daecheol Kim, Yunmi Kitamori, Joy Kiyama, Christy Ku-Au, Ocean Kwok, Lawrence Lao, Su Lau, Winnie Lee, James J Li, Chris Li, Samantha L,iang, Bao Xin Lieu, Crystal Lin, Yueqing Lon, Si [Iou Lu, My Thanh
Ly, Skylynne Makasiale, Solomon Miao, Joe Miller, Saige Mitsui, Hidemasa Nakamura, Natalie Ngirailild, Olilai Nguyen, Kevin Paguirigan, Clarissa-Leigh Pan, Xiao Ting Pang, Bonnie Pham, Quy Phan, Tianna
Rigor, David Vincent Robles, Raven Scott, Brevin Shek, Arnold Spence, William Song, Lin Swift, Natajia Taclay, Shayedee Thepsenavong, Lreunrith Tokuda, LiAnn Tongpalan, Jeremy Tran, Misty
Trigonis, Scott Tsang,Irene Viengmany, Agasana Viengmany,Asayena Vo,Tu Wang, Fanny Washio, Sharon Wilson, Mahealani Wong,Alexander Wong,Allison Wu, Alvin Wu, Shumin Xiao, Michelle Yan, Jinling Yan, Zhihui Yang, Pua Lani Yang, Raymond Ye, Lishen Zheng,Iane Zhou,Daniel Zhou, Qicheng Zhou, Xiaoyuan
Acknowledgemeuts The Student Council would like to send a special thank you to the faculty and staff of President William McKinley High School for their support and guidance of our scholarship and awards program. We extend our humble gratitude to the many individuals, organizations and institutions that have so generously provided scholarships for our students. We appreciate your continued support. Thank you to the many community Scholarship Committee members and community mentors lvho devoted their time and who continue to believe in the potential of McKinley students. A sincere thank you to the McKinley High School Foundation and its members for their generous support of our scholarship program. We thank the members of the Scholarship Committee: Ms. Colleen Inaba, Mr. Bob Moriukuni, Ms. Lorene Suehiro, Ms. Cami Yoshioka, Ms. Lisa Satio, and Ms. Mary Uyesugi for the hours they devoted in support of this program. Mahalo to Principal Mr. Ron Okamura; Vice Principals Ms. Lorene Suehiro, Mr. Rickey Price, Ms. Anne Marie Murphy;Athletic Director Mr. Bob Morikuni; The McKinley Foundation; The McKinley Alumni Association; Post High School Counselor Ms. Colleen Inaba; Head Custodian Ms. Esther Shibata and the Custodial Staff; Mr. Nathan Nakata and the MHS Graphics Technology Learning Center; Mr. Mitch Arnold and the Cafeteria Staff; the students from the Center for Tomorrow's Leaders; School Improvement Coordinator Ms. Mary Uyesugi; and to all those who contributed to make our Alyards Night a success.
Thank you.for helping us believe that any dream can come true!