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SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY
March 2014 | Vol. XVV, No. 28
ching Foundation honors students and teachers
T
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e
clarence
T.c.
c h i n g
Foundation
again sponsored
the “Inspired in
Hawai‘i” contest
for the fourth consecutive
year.
Students
in
grades
kindergarten to 12 from
across the Islands
used their creative and problem-solving skills
to “dream big and
make Hawai‘i a
better place.”
The winners
in the poster, essay and video divisions were honored at
a ceremony at Kahala Mall on February
19.
Academy
teachers
Kaycie
Baltunado, roslyn cambe, JoAnna
Fong, Spencer Freitas, Gaylen
Isaacs, lori Mishima-young, Margy
O’Kelly, wanda pila, Jill Sprott,
Malia Urie and Jolene yoshioka
joined Head of School Betty white in
paying tribute to the winners at the
awards ceremony.
AcADEMy InSpIrED In HAwAI‘I FInAlISTS
Essay Division
Nikaela Busekrus, ‘16
Sophia Camara, ‘20
Raelynn Chu, ‘17
Dominique Dold, ‘14
Megan Garcia, ‘15
Lucy Gentry, ‘20
Danielle Ho, ‘14
Emi Horii, ‘20
Victoria Lee, ‘15
Carlee Matsunaga, ‘17
Julia Oehlers, ‘18
Taryn Wong, ‘18
SAVE THE DATE: May Day 2014
May 1, 2014
>
poster Division
Shezelle Awaya-Mara, ‘26
Brianna Choy, ‘21
Kira Chu-Maxson, ‘25
Reese Machida, ‘24
Cecelia Marshall, ‘22
Ayla Hakikawa, ‘22
Naiya Raphael, ‘21
Angela Tamaribuchi, ‘19
Grades Pre-School to three - 8 a.m.
Grades Four to Six - 10:30 a.m.
Grades Nine to 12 - 1 p.m.
March 2014 | Vol. XVV, No. 28
From the Head of School
lEnT KIcKS OFF BUSy SEASOn
Students
and staff began the 2014
Lenten journey with an
Ash Wednesday service
in the Gymnasium. The
entire
assembly moved into the spirit of this special
time of prayer, fasting and sharing of our
goods with people in need. A skit by members of the Liturgical Corps reminded us to focus on the person of Jesus and not on the
gifts he gives. As each person was signed
with the cross of ashes, she was reminded to
“Take up her cross and follow Jesus.” We
hope you and your family will continue to focus on Lent’s significance during this beautiful season in the life of the church.
The school will be open next week while
students are on spring break. Our grades seven to 12 Theology teachers will be in
Anaheim for the Religious Education
Conference. We are happy they have this opportunity because they often take the back
seat for professional development in light of
the pressing demands of other departments.
Upon returning to school, the remaining
weeks of school are quite hectic. Will you
make sure your calendar reflects these dates:
n Robotics Regional (March 27 to 29)
n Breakfast with Easter Bunny (April 5)
n Good Friday (April 18)
n Easter Monday (April 21)
n Head of School Reception (April 27)
n May Day (May 1)
n Honors Convocation (May 12)
n Sports Convocation (May 14)
n Graduation (May 24)
let’s hear it for the girls...
nEnE JEOpArDy cOnTEST
It was a clean sweep for members of the Lower School
nene Jeopardy team who answered every question in the
game correctly to win!
The Nene Jeopardy contest encourages students in
grades four to six to read books on the nene Award’s
“Suggested reading list,” and a group of four to five
students competes against others from schools around the
Islands via videoconferencing.
The Academy team of fourth graders prudence Eddy
and rylie Goto, fifth graders Alyse Glaser and Kate ruiz
and sixth grader Abbie chapman knew the most about the
30 books nominated for the prestigious Nene Award.
plAySMArT HAwAI’I rOUnD TwO
The Academy’s team of Shari Ho, laura Gries, Alyse
Glaser, Jamie Acoba and Kelly Thieu performed successfully in the second round of the playsmart Hawai’i
competition and will complete in the semi-finals in April.
Playsmart is OC16’s premiere game show for fifth
graders, and the winning school can earn $7,000 worth of
Smartboard equipment for the school.
The first two rounds of competition can be viewed on
OC16 at 6:30 p.m. on March 4 and April 15.
March 2014 | Vol. XVV, No. 28
It was academic for high school team
A team from the
Academy competed
in It’s Academic
Hawai’i this past
Wednesday. In an exciting match, the
team held a large
lead with 30 seconds
of filming left.
Find
out
the
team’s opponent and
the final score by
watching the episode
airing on K5 at 7 p.m.
on April 16.
This year’s team includes
(above) senor Mara Gillis, sopho-
Spring Break
Sailing
Sponsored by the
Hawai’i Yacht Club
March 11 and 13
1 to 4 p.m.
1739C Ala Moana Boulevard
Participants will learn rigging,
knots and sail in the ocean,
weather permitting.
more Annie Oh, and seniors
Hulali Alford, natalie Hajinelian
and sophomore Theresa Ginter.
cOST: $35
rEGISTrATIOn:
949-7547, ext. 18
Track and Field off and running
After four weeks of hard training, the lancer track and
field athletes are seeing results from their work in early season
meets.
There are about 60 track and field athletes competing on the
Intermediate, Junior Varsity (JV) and Varsity levels, and
the teams on all levels appear to be competitive.
In the first two Interscholastic league of Honolulu
(IlH) meets of the season, the
Lancers posted positive numbers, with the 4x100 and
4x400-meter relay teams leading the charge.
The JV and Varsity teams,
decked out in their new uniforms, participated in the ultracompetitive
ralph
Martinson-Henry
lee
Invitational Meet, with trials
VArSITy
at Punahou School on Friday
and the finals at Kamehameha
School on Saturday.
InTErMEDIATE
JUnIOr VArSITy
March 2014 | Vol. XVV, No. 28
Day was all about the girls
The
concept
of
Hinamatsuri, also known
as Girls’ Day, is widely celebrated each year on
March 3, including across
campus at the Academy.
Students in Japanese
classes carefully crafted
Hina dolls using Japanese
papers and learned all
about the cultural traditions
associated
with
Hinamatsuri.
A special video made by Saint
Louis School students wishing happiness for the Academy’s students
made this occasion even more special.
In the Lower School students
donned kimonos for the day.
The students in the Junior
lEFT: Teagan Link completes her cherry blossom artwork; BElOw: Freshmen Megan
Backus and Krista Thom carefully fold and
create their Hina dolls
Kindergarten (JK) White
class also enjoyed refreshments in the Tea
Party Center, folded
dolls out of origami,
created
their
own
unique cherry blossom artwork
tasted sweet mochi.
Keiki and counterparts participate in Great Aloha run
Congratulations to all the
Academy students and teachers
who participated in this year’s
Great Aloha run festivities.
Over 150 students, parents
and family members from the
Lower School participanted in the
Keiki Great Aloha run portion on
February 15 at the Blaisdell Arena.
On Presidents’ Day, February 17,
about 125 students and a group of
faculty from the Academy woke up
early in the morning and participated in the 2014 Great Aloha
run, which began at Aloha Tower
and finished 8.15 miles away at
Aloha Stadium.