The CMS Courier - Punahou School

Volume 5
Issue 1
The Case Middle School
Courier
November
2008
Produced by the Students of Punahou School, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
The Road to
Better Learning
Construction of the new bypass road is
well underway up by the tennis courts
and track .
Photo by N. Oishi & K. Cottrell
Pack Your Bags,
We’re Going to Maui!
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By Nina Oishi & Kelsi Cottrell
E
veryone’s wondering what’s
going on up at the track.
What’s happening? What’s all the
construction for? Is this going to
affect the bleachers, track, or football field?
The answer to that is that
Punahou is building a brand new
road to reduce the
traffic that’s sure
to come with the
construction/completion of the new
K-1 building.
Since another
grade level will be
added to the area,
there will be more
traffic.
The road is being built to help
cars going to the
upper grades to
avoid the bottleneck of traffic.
So, what happens after the construction of the new Kindergarten
is finished?
The road is permanent, as well.
However, it will be closed during
school hours, except for pickup
and drop-off times.
But don’t be worried. Project
Manager Charlotte Kamikawa says
that the new road won’t interfere
with the track or the bleachers.
However, she says, “A few parking stalls will be lost.”
You may have also noticed a
ditch being dug near the site of
the new road. This is for a drain-
By Cody Fujii & Zach Chong
S
ince the 1880’s, Punahou
School has been sending its
students on an educational trip to
the Big Island.
But this year the school has
decided that instead of traveling to
the Big Island, the fourth graders
will go to Maui.
This decision was made because the school deemed that
the vog (sulfuric fog) might be
dangerous for the students to
breathe.
For the most part, students generally feel positively
towards this change, partly
because they want to avoid the
vog, but mostly because Maui
is a destination no other class
has had the opportunity to
explore.
As one student put it, “Good.
Fun. Better.”
age pipe required by the City and
County of Honolulu.
In fact, says Mrs. Kamikawa,
for the whole project, Punahou is
closely communicating with the
City and County’s civil engineers.
“The civil engineers we hire do
all the calculations and talk to the
City and County,” she said.
Of course,
the whole
project has a
budget.
“I have a
cost for the
construction
alone,” says
Mrs. Kamikawa. “But
when you
think total
cost, you
need to add
in the design
fee as well.”
In the end, it will be costing approximately $.7 million to complete the road.
And when will this new road be
done?
Hopefully, says Mrs. Kamikawa,
by the end of December. That’s
about three and a half months
since the project started in midSeptember.
There is no exact end to the
construction of the K-1 building as
the finish date is still uncertain.
The Punahou campus is quickly
changing, from the construction of
the Case Middle School to the new
Kindergarten complex.
But Mrs. Kamikawa assures us
that none of this will affect our
learning any more than needed.
Another fourth grader said, “It is
better because we get to go someplace no other class got to go.”
Aside from the students, the
teachers seem to be even more
enthusiastic about the change in
plans.
As Mr. Schwengel said, “The
ability to ‘flow with it’ is something
I try to instill in my students and I
try to lead by example. Therefore,
although I will have probably less
background knowledge than many
of my students, I welcome an exciting change to the school year.”
Ms. Cassella believes that traveling to Maui is even more exciting
than the Big Island because of the
new opportunities it brings to the
students.
“It will be a stimulating and interesting change for the teachers,
especially since we have visited
the Big Island traditionally for
many years,” she said.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
America’s
Financial Crisis
Punahou & the
Financial Crisis
“...I am confident that
we will navigate our
way through these
challenging times
in a manner that is
consistent with our
values and principles.”
—Dr. Jim Scott
Photo courtesy of punahou.edu.
By Ryan Kortvelesy & Fiona Lynch
A
lthough the global economic
crisis may not be a part of
most Punahou students’ daily
conversations, some say they are
aware of the bad financial news
and are thinking about ways to
help their families save money if
necessary.
Kids don’t seem to be cutting
back on everyday expenses,
but some say they are being a
little less demanding about big
things such as birthday and
holiday gifts.
For example, sixthgrader Rachel Rosenfeld,
11, says she won’t expect
the usual large number
of gifts for Chanukah this
year, and instead would
be satisfied with only one
present.
Some kids are also doing
extra chores or jobs, but not
just for money. Like Caitlin
Falls, 11, also a sixth-grader,
says that instead of just asking
her parents for the puppy she
wants for Christmas, she has started dog-sitting a friend’s Chihuahua
in hopes of making a little money
and showing her parents that she
is responsible enough to take care
By Eric Takiguchi & Jordan McCreary
H
ave you heard about the financial crisis? Has it affected
your life yet? Did you ever think
that the financial crisis could
affect Punahou?
We posed
some questions
to both Dr. Jim
Scott, President
of Punahou,
and Mr. John
Field, VicePresident and
Treasurer.
According to
Mr. Field, the financial crisis hasn’t
had much of an effect to this point,
but is expected to become more of
a problem in the months to come.
He also said that any future
building projects will need to be
looked at carefully. Currently, the
school is reassessing some of our
facilities’ needs, and they are also
re-thinking when it’s necessary to
start the 1st grade and Kindergarten project.
An economic crisis doesn’t affect just the school, but also its
students (see related story above.)
Dr. Scott said, “... as unemployment rises in Hawaii, we can
expect that there will be some
Punahou families who will find it
harder to pay the tuition.”
To help them out, the school
is creating a special fund to help
needy families on a case-by-case
basis, according to Mr. Field.
Dr. Scott said, “Our intent is
to keep our current families in
the school. We intend to increase
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of a pet, which she knows will be
expensive.
Not all families are taking action, but some already have some
ideas to save money and energy in
the future.
Even in small measures.
Young Punahou students aren’t
the hardest to be hit by this, it’s
the people in their 70s and 80s.
They own stocks that just plunged
in value but they don’t have time
to recover from that loss.
Unemployment is rising as business owners can’t afford to pay
employees.We all hope that our
new president coming at noon on
January 20th can put things back
on track, but we can never be
certain.
In these hard times, sometimes
we just need a bit of encouragement to step up and save a bit of
money for a change. Though we
are only kids, we can earn a lot
of money. We can start our own
businesses, for example. We can
put that money in a bank, where it
can grow.
There are many things we can
do with money besides spend it.
In these hard times, sometimes
we just need a bit of encouragement to step up and save a bit of
money for a change.
the student financial aid budget
for next year. And we intend to
be sensitive to all families as we
consider the tuition increases for
next year.”
Mr. Field
also said that
Punahou encourages needy
families to contact the financial aid office
and business
office to discuss
their situations.
Mr. Field
also said that
Punahou is
looking for ways to conserve resources and be resourceful.
He also said that admission
applications to the school are still
strong.
Dr. Scott explained that there
have been so far 625 applications
for the 150 Kindergarten openings
that will be available next year, or
four times as many as needed.
In a meeting two weeks ago
with the faculty and staff, Dr. Scott
said, in part, that “given Punahou’s
generous donors, and our collective intelligence and goodwill, I
am confident that we will navigate
our way through these challenging
times in a manner that is consistent with our values and principles.”
He also said, “I also believe
that we will ultimately emerge as
more efficient financial stewards
for an even stronger Punahou
School. With challenge comes an
opportunity to build a stronger
community.”
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Cafeteria Makes the
Switch to Health Food
What to Do When You
Don’t Have a Lunch?
By Alison Rhatigan & Erika Payne
T
he Punahou cafeteria has
changed the menu, providing
a wide variety of healthy choices.
Although they now have healthy
foods, the original menu has been
dropped.
Some of the new foods include salads,
fruit smoothies,
unsweetened iced
tea, and a variety
of sandwiches.
Some people
think that this
transition came
too fast.
Others think
that we needed to
make the change.
The cafeteria
has made a few
changes as well.
They have
added a salad
bar, which has
an assortment of
vegetables.
The cafeteria also has made
healthy options for vegetarians,
like whole-wheat pizza, baked
tofu vera cruz, tofu steak, egg foo
yung, and other dishes.
Now you can choose the snacks
By Raychel Justice & EJ Kim
Y
ou wake up one morning and
are eating your breakfast
when your mom suddenly shouts,
“Hurry up or you are going to be
late!”
You hustle to grab your books
and jump into your car, not thinking of anything else. You finally
arrive at Punahou school and when
you are waving goodbye, your
mom yells, “Oops! I forgot your
lunch in the fridge. Here is five
dollars for the SNACK BAR.”
She zooms off leaving you wondering what to do.
It comes around lunch time and
you grab your five dollars to head
to the snack bar. Then this thought
pops into your head: “It is my first
time going there.”
Where is the snack bar? You
wander off and find your friends.
You ask them where the snack bar
is but all you get is a laugh.
They finally tell you where it
is located. They say “Duh! It is
between the cafeteria and the
bookstore.“
So you walk over and
luckily find it... Then you
think again. “Do I even have
enough money???”
You look at the prices
on the menu and feel secure that you have plenty of
money. The prices are pretty
good!
Now you wonder what to get.
California Rolls? A sandwich?
Maybe a hot dog? How about
something healthy like a salad?
Maybe some snacks like chips,
muffins, or ice cream?
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you want as you walk along the
line, paying for each thing separately.
When asked, seventh grader
Flora Zhu said “I don’t like the fact
that there is less variety.” This is
what many of the students here
say. But, there are some good
changes as well.
“I like that I can pick what I
want at the cafeteria,” says Zhu.
This is one of the changes that
makes it easier to get everything
that you want, and nothing that
you don’t want. This saves unwanted food from being thrown
away.
Zhu also says, “There should be
more variety at the snack bar, and
more hot food so people can enjoy
it more.”
Hot lunches are one of the main
reasons many students get school
lunch at the cafeteria.
If there are more hot options,
more people might choose to eat
at the snack bar.
Although people miss the old
Icee, it has been replaced with a
slushie that is just as popular. The
Juicy Jax is also a favorite.
Although we miss some of the
old options, it is always good to
have some new changes, and eating healthy is a good choice.
Finally you come to a conclusion—a turkey sandwich with
chips. Now what to drink? There
are not many choices but they
do have Juicy Jax, Slushy, or just
water. So you decide to go for a
Juicy Jax.
It is kind of sort of healthy too.
Mmmm... lunch was pretty good
and definitely worth the trouble
you went through. And you have
change!
So now you know what to do
when you are rushing to school
and forget your lunch.
The one bad thing is
that only seventh
grade and up can
go during lunch,
so sixth
graders,
don’t forget your
lunch.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Sustainability
at Punahou
A lot of initiatives, big and small, are
already underway to make the school
more sustainable.
Photos by H. Broderick & L. Nguyen
By Hannah Broderick & Lynn Nguyen
P
unahou School is a leader in
sustainability. It is a very conservation-minded school because it
makes use of its waste and natural
resources.
One great factor that helps
Punahou with their sustainability
goal is Case Middle School. Case
Middle School is the main learning environment for
students grades six
through eight.
Case Middle
School has
set a goal for
each thing that
they think they
should be conservative on.
That includes
cutting down
on waste,
water, paper,
energy, transportation, and
food by 2016.
They would like to
reduce waste by 50%,
water by 50%, energy by
50%, and they would like
to have 25% fewer cars on
campus.
They would also love to have
healthier food choices served at
the cafeteria.
We have interviewed two teachers at Punahou, Mr. David “Ka‘au”
McKenney, seventh grade social
studies teacher, and Mrs. Evelyn
Cheong, seventh math teacher,
about their views and actions on
sustainability.
Mr. McKenney was at Punahou
as a student for seven years, and
as a teacher for ten years.
He does most of his grading and
projects online, and uses a digital
drop box whenever possible.
In fact, he only prints when
there is a test or handout.
At home, he and his family carpool with their neighbors’ kids and
his own kids.
They recycle as well.
Another teacher that we interviewed was Mrs. Cheong. She has
been at Punahou for 27 years.
For exercise, rather than driving
off to a gym, Mrs. Cheong leaves
her school supplies in her car and
walks home. Her husband then
gets exercise by walking to school
and picking up the car.
For becoming more sustainable
in school, she uses an online math
textbook, and since all the homework is online, she doesn’t have to
print anything.
As you can see, both teachers have contributed to Punahou’s
sustainability.
Another very important person in our Punahou community is
Mr. Tim Lucas, the seventh grade
supervisor.
His response about whether he
tries to be sustainable was, “Yes,
very much.” He and his wife have,
for years, tried to reduce the use
of consumable items.
Their family tries to reuse and
recycle whatever is possible. They
keep plastic bags from the super-
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market in an area near the back
of his house and reuse them until
they get all crinkly.
They also wash and reuse their
plastic utensils.
Through the Sea Partners program, Mr. Lucas used to talk to
students about reducing waste,
recycling items, and reusing whatever is possible.
One of the things that
they’ve talked about is
how plastic bags have
hurt sea animals,
especially sea
turtles. He and
his wife have
also gone to
some of the
beaches in
Hawaii and
picked up
the trash—with
gloves on, of
course.
His family
carpools whenever
possible. He has
also worked with his
neighborhood board
to get recycling trucks
to come and pick up their
recycled items.
The Punahou community also
has many resources that they use
to help them become more sustainable.
The floors of Case Middle School
are made out of tires. The lockers
and chairs are made out of recycled milk cartons.
The light bulbs in the classrooms get dimmer or brighter
according to how bright or dark
it is outside. When no one is in a
room, a machine picks it up and
automatically turns off the lights
inside.
Our air conditioning is made
through an ice maker that takes
the air at night, makes it cold, and
then blows it out through our air
conditioners during school hours.
The fact that this happens at
night also makes it cheaper because not many people use electricity during the nighttime.
Also, the plants that they use
also don’t use as much water as
other plants.
The bathrooms’ sinks are automatic so we don’t have to worry
about people forgetting to turn
them off.
There are many recycling bins
all over the school. Every few
steps you walk, you will see one.
Also, rainwater is used to water
the plants. There is a pipe on the
roof that stores the rainwater in a
safe location, and when needed is
used to water the plants.
The water that we use to flush
the toilet is not potable (drinkable)
water. It is excess water from the
Lily Pond.
Now there’s also the food. The
cafeteria staff takes excess food
and vermicasts it.
Vermicasting is when you take
food, put worms in it, and the
worms wriggle around, making the
excess food turn into artificial dirt
that can be used for other purposes.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Urgent Warning:
Crystal Meth Drug in
Halloween Candy
The New nano
Chromatic
What Was the
Inspiration for
Building the Chapel?
Photo by J. Pang
By Stephanie Downing, Mari Otsu,
& Michelle Nagata
C
rystal meth (also known
as “ice”) is a street drug
that changes the consumer’s
mood. This drug is being sold in
Waimanalo and Waianae. It is one
of the most serious, drug-related
problems in America because it is
easy to buy.
Crystal meth can be made to
look like “Pop Rocks” candy, and
some of it is made to smell like the
strawberry Pop Rocks. However, it
can’t found in the real Pop Rocks.
The selling of this fake “Pop
Rocks” was first reported in the
western states in January 2007.
Over twenty kids have already
died in Texas alone, according to
the internet site Snopes.com.
The crystal meth drug comes in
many other flavors such as grape,
cola, cherry and orange.
By Natalie Nuding
A
pple is a major computer and
electronic company that is
always up to date with the latest
software and technology.
During September Apple came
out with a new iPod called the nano
chromatic. This iPod is the 4th version of the iPod nano. Some new
features include the look, the performance, and other features.
This iPod has a very distinct and
unique look. It comes in an assortment of colors to suite your personality. The available colors are silver,
black, purple, blue, green yellow,
red and pink.
Another characteristic is the
curved shape.
By Jonathan Pang
I
would like to challenge every
one to think back to the first
chapels of the year 2008-2009.
Do you remember the legend
of Ka Punahou? Well for those who
can’t remember, perhaps this article
will jog your memory.
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It is sometimes found in peanut
butter and chocolate flavors, too.
By flavoring this drug, the dealers make buyers assume that it is
less dangerous.
Drug
dealers mix
the meth
with KoolAid in an
attempt
to make it
taste better.
Drug dealers sell this candy for
one dollar until victims are hooked.
According to office Terry Walash,
grandparents, parents, and grandkids are found taking the crystal
meth candy.
It is not only children who can
become addicted to this drug.
Please warn everyone you know
about this drug, especially during
this time of year!
A last characteristic is it has an
elongated rectangular screen.
One new feature inside the nano
is “Genius”. Genius is a mode on
the iPod that plays the songs that
go well together. This feature comes
with version 8.0 on iTunes.
Another feature: when you tilt
the iPod on its side, it goes into
cover flow just like the iPod Touch.
There are some different games
on the new iPod nano. One game
includes moving through a maze to
get to the center. You have to tilt
the iPod to move the ball around, at
certain stages it gets really tricky.
So if you need a new iPod, this is
the one to get. Choose your color,
fill it with music, and rock out to the
sleek, new style.
The legend of Ka Punahou starts
long ago with an aged Hawaiian
couple lived on the slope of Rocky
Hill, above the current campus.
So they had to travel far for water.
They prayed for a spring.
In a dream answering their
prayers, they were told to uproot
the stump of an old Hala tree.
They did as they were told and
found a spring of clear, sweat water,
which they named Ka Punahou, or
The New Spring.
This legend lies on in the
Punahou seal with the Hala tree and
two taro leaves.
Now that you remember the
legend I would like to tell you where
the spring is... right in front of the
podium closest to the organ.
Now when you went to that
chapel you probably heard of the
fountain of learning.
Perhaps this is where the idea
comes from.
Now the chapel’s whole name is
Thurston Memorial Chapel in honor
of Mrs. Robert S. Thurston and the
late Mr. Thurston for their only son
who was killed in World War II.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
From Sports to
Science to Gossip,
Magazines Have It All
Photo by K. Obana & N. Higa
My Australian
Research
By Kyle Obana & Nathan Higa
H
ow many of you have ever
noticed the big magazine rack
by the staircase in Bishop? Well, if
you haven’t, you should check it
out. It is filled with sports, science,
mechanics, digests, and, of course,
gossip. We interviewed Mrs. Ohta
to get more information about this
topic.
Every year, the
library selects and
withdraws certain
magazines to and
from the current
selection. But
due to the recent
budget cuts by the
school, the library
will be forced to
become more selective now.
This means that
they have to spend
the money wisely
and be aware of
what each magazine will offer to the collection.
Report by Haven Berg
R
ecently I went on a trip to
Australia for research.
What I found was that Australians have gone “green” — some
cities have stopped using plastic
bags and only use paper.
Also the trams have gone green
and stopped using
gasoline and started
running on electricity and that is
good.
When I went
to Tasmania I
went to stay in a
national park we
took a walk to
Wineglass Beach.
On the trail I saw
birds and plants.
When I was on the beach
I saw a wallaby. A wallaby
is pretty much like a small version
of a kangaroo and I got to pet it.
Normally I wouldn’t be able to pet
it because it had a Joey, a baby
wallaby. The reason I got to pet it
was because it thought I had food.
It was actually very nice.
I was at the Melbourne zoo for
some extra research. Apparently
there is a wombat there and it is
a different animal than you would
think. It is actually a pretty lazy
animal. While I was researching
it, it was asleep on its back and
looked like a lazy beaver.
Also I saw a koala. They are furry funny-looking things; they have
gray fur and like to hang around a
eucalyptus tree.
It likes that tree so much
because it eats the leaves of the
eucalyptus and they don’t need to
drink anything because the leaves
provide enough water and food.
So they can pretty much survive
off one tree.
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But this doesn’t mean there
aren’t going to be any good stories
on the shelves!
In the amazing assortment of
magazines, there are hundreds of
stories to read.
From the magazines that are
currently there, you could read
about sports, science, surfer,
skateboards, world, gossip and
many more.
One magazine that was recommended to be added was “The
Week” magazine. It is filled with
U.S. and International news, gossip, sports, interviews, etc.
Mrs. Ohta believes that a magazine like this would contribute
positively to the magazine stand.
Don’t forget that just because
the magazine stand doesn’t have
your favorite type of genre of
magazines then you can’t do anything about it.
The library is constantly open to
any suggestions about the magazines that you have to offer.
So if you have any suggestions
about magazines, then don’t be
afraid to speak up!
And in the bird section there
were all kinds of birds including
the egret the heron and the finch.
Also I researched the scientific
studies museum in Melbourne. I
saw a planetarium that had a full
roof that projected a tour of the
universe and there are some planets that may be able to be inhabited by the people of Earth. But that
would take light years to get there.
I also saw their nature section
that had snakes, frogs and fish. It
also was covered by a dome because they let birds and butterflies
roam free in the dome.
They also have a marine life
section where they have tons of
fish. They even have jellyfish and
alligators. They also have a section
that hatches shark eggs because
some sharks lay eggs.
For me, research in Australia
has been good.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
The Different Flavors
of Alec Briguglio
Above, Mr. Briguglio and his new
CD at Borders.
Graphics courtesy of Mr. Briguglio
A New Face in the
Spanish Department
Ms. Audrea Nolan.
Photo by N. Lee & J. Ha
By Halsey Smythe
S
ome may know Alec Briguglio as Mr. B, one of the band
teachers at Punahou School, but
others may know him by his professional name, Alec B.
Alec B has accumulated many
awards as a musician and teacher.
After being raised in Massachusetts
and graduating from the Berklee
College of Music in Boston and
Framingham State College, he’s
traveled extensively, performing
and teaching around the
world.
Alec has managed to
establish himself as a
fantastic jazz musician
and just as great as a
band teacher in the Academy and Junior School
at Punahou. In 1999,
he won the prestigious
Hawaii Music Award’s Jazz
Artist of the Year award
for CD, “Get Stung” and
the Hawaii Music Educator of the Year award.
Briguglio’s last teaching job was as the Performing Arts and Band
Director at Sacred Hearts
Academy and before that
he enjoyed a three-year
By Noel Lee & Jennifer Ha
I
f you take Spanish, then you
are probably familiar with one
of the new faces at Punahou this
year. The Courier had a chance to
interview Ms. Audrea Nolan, the
new Spanish teacher alongside
Mrs. Pitzer.
Ms. Nolan was born and raised
in Seattle, Washington. In college, she became interested in the
Spanish culture so she decided to
pursue a career involving Spanish.
To gain further understanding
of the culture, she lived in four
different countries, including Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and Peru.
Her experience in these countries
inspired her to teach others the
language.
“My experiences studying
abroad provided me with a firsthand detailed understanding of
various foreign cultures,” she said.
“Studying abroad proved to be an
invaluable academic asset for me,
as well as an enriching personal
experience. For this reason, I was
inspired to provide students with
the opportunity to discover, learn,
and enjoy a way of life and a language other than their own.”
When asked what she likes
about teaching at Punahou, Ms.
Nolan replied, “It’s a unique
school.”
She was drawn to Punahou’s
commitment to excellence.
She adds that Punahou opened
her to her first teaching job. Ms.
Nolan previously worked as a legislative analyst.
Some of Ms. Nolan’s hobbies
include, “Running, cooking, read-
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stint at the American School of
Costa Rica where he was the director of the entire music program.
Apart from being a great teacher
and musician, Alec B. is also known
for his beautiful watercolor paintings. He’s a member of the Hawaii
Watercolor Society and has his artwork are shown around the islands
and mainland.
You can purchase his new “Different Flavors of Alec B.” CD at Borders and most local music stores
and on line at CD Baby.
ing, doing yoga, traveling, all the
things that normal people do!”
she added with a sheepish smile.
She also enjoys charcoal drawing, volunteer work, and you may
have seen her paddling with the
Kailua Canoe Club.
An interesting thing about Ms.
Nolan that many people might not
“Studying abroad
proved to be an
invaluable academic
asset for me, as well
as an enriching
personal experience.”
—Ms. Audrea Nolan
know is that she used to polevault.
She started the event as a
sophomore in high school when it
was first allowed for women.
In her senior year Ms. Nolan
won the state championships and
broke the state record in her division.
Other sports that she participated in were judo, jujitsu, and
swimming.
When asked if there was anything else she would like us to
know, Ms. Nolan replied with this
quote by Malcolm Forbes:
“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open
one.”
The CMS Courier
November 2008
The Scariest, the
Hairiest, and
the Merriest!
They weren’t all purple! At top left,
Jared Caputy, below him, Ty Bower,
then Roxy Kiesling. At right, top, Hannah Boyce; below, a whole bunch of
contestants for “most original”.
Photos of individuals courtesy of Mrs. Ohta;
Phot of group courtesy of A. Winnicki
By Marissa Behrens & Suzanna Bradley
T
he seventh grade had a Halloween costume contest on
Thursday, October 30th.
Participants were organized
into the categories of scary,
funny, most original, best
group or duo, most ecofriendly, and late
arrivals.
The judges
were Mrs.
Kaulukukui, Mr.
Earle, Mr.
Heffernan, Ms.
Vaughan,
and Mr.
Lucas.
This
contest
was judged
on the outskirts of Team
Z. There were
many participants in all
of the categories but there were
only seven winners.
The winner of the scary category was Kenna Ruis who dressed
up as a gnarly female vampire.
Her costume was a lacy gray
dress with a black cape. She had
red lipstick and fake blood dripping out of her mouth.
This costume was very scary
and definitely deserved that tiny
trophy.
Matt HIrose was the winner of
the funny category in the costume
of a monkey.
This costume was bought at
the Halloween Sale right here at
Punahou. It was hilarious!
The winner of the most original
category was Roxy Kiesling as a
bunch of grapes.
We can see why she won most
original because of how unique
and creative her costume was.
This costume was made out of
purple balloons attached to her
purple outfit.
For the perfect addition, she
had a big leaf in her hair.
It was very lifelike and looked
like it took a lot of time and effort.
Quinn Cassidy and Conner
Douglas won the best duo.
Quinn dressed as the king of
Burger King and Conner dressed
as Jack from Jack in the Box.
Quinn’s
costume was
a king’s outfit
with the head
of the Burger
King.
Conner’s
costume was
Jack’s head
which he made
himself.
Being rivals,
they entered
the judging
area fighting.
In our
opinion, these
costumes were
so good they
could have
won the most
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funny category as well.
The winner of the most ecofriendly was Hannah Boyce as
Poison Ivy.
She wore a metallic green dress
with fake poison ivy wrapped
around her and the staff she carried with her all day.
She also had green
makeup on her face
that matched
perfectly with
the rest of her
costume.
Everyone
thought that
this was
the end
but then
the late
arrivals
joined in.
This category was for
the people who
missed the sign
ups but still wanted
the chance to win.
The winner of this contest was
La‘akea Marquez as a nature goddess.
She had a green dress with a
flower belt and a leaf garland.
The winners of all the categories got a small trophy, candy, and
the pride of being the winner of
the Halloween costume contest!
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Two School Traditions:
The Flaming “P” & the
Burning of the “I”
Above, the ‘Iolani “I” is raised, reading
for ignition. At right, the Punahou “P” is
already aflame. Below, the event was
enjoyed by students of all ages.
Above photo courtesy of
C. Lee Chong, ‘Iolani School
Photos below and at right courtesy of
Punahou Communications
6th Grade Concert
Band Holding
Winter Concert
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By Bailey Monick & McKenna Hanzawa
T
wo different schools, different traditions, but some are
similar.
Like these two traditions: Punahou’s “Flaming “P” and ‘Iolani’s
“Burning of the ‘I’.”
Our sources say that this
tradition started in 1961 at
‘Iolani. The burning of the
“I” was an activity of the
homecoming festivities.
An interview with an
‘Iolani alum said that when
the Punahou students and
families went down to
Middle Field to watch the
Flaming “P”, the Burning of
the “I” took place on Alexander football field.
Recently, ‘Iolani has
stopped doing their event
on Alexander field.
One of ‘Iolani’s alumni,
Stan Moy, had given us this
information.
Flaming P, is a Punahou tradition started as a honorary activity
for the athletic teams.
This tradition started about 30
years ago, or longer, in the 1970’s.
Ms. Ane, a third grade teacher at
Punahou, said her mother started
this now famous tradition, Flaming
P. The Flaming P ignites on Middle
Field, or Rice field after the homecoming game, and the pep rally.
By Rhiann Sato
W
hen all of the Christmas
carols have died down, and
New Year’s Eve comes around and
ends, is the fun of Christmas over
for the next 365 days in the year?
NO WAY! The sixth grade concert band at Punahou school is
holding a Winter Concert on
January 5th, 2009.It is pretty
early to be letting news about
a winter concert in January
in November, but we want to
give you the heads up.
Mrs. Karen Murata and
Mr. Paul Sato are trying
to arrange the concert in
an orderly fashion, while
getting all 90 of the kids
prepared for the concert.
But preparation is still in some
jeopardy.
Percussion instruments are falling apart, and Mrs. Murata doesn’t
This year, some of the new
Punahou students got to watch
an amazing experience when the
Flaming P was lit on fire. Students
at Punahou are always excited to
see the Flaming P and also watch
the football games and participate
in the pep rallies.
In our pep rallies, the cheerleaders and the spirit leaders like
Ms. Ane, lead the students in singing cheers like “On O‘ahu,” “Give
‘em the hash,” and the famous
“Strawberry Shortcake.”
After our fun-filled pep rallies,
students and their families, teachers, and the faculty walk out to
Rice Field, (also known as Middle
Field) to watch the Flaming P catch
on fire.
Before the ‘P’ is lit, the band
performs some traditional songs
accompanied by the cheerleaders
dancing to the music.
know if the equipment will last till
January.
Brass instruments need fixing, and that costs a great deal of
money. Right now, all 6th grade
band members are doing their best
to keep the instruments in good
shape, while practicing for the
concert.
To all band members, here are
some tips for getting
ready for the concert:
- boys: wear nice
pants, and a nice
shirt with collar
- girls: wear
a nice blouse,
nice pants, or a
dress
Get ready,
because the sixth
grade band is
about to blow you
away with the Winter Concert of 2009.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
A Cold Creamy Treat
for Someone Special
By Lia Mausolf & Taylor Hayashi
C
old, creamy, and icy on a hot
summer day. Do you know
what we’re thinking? You got it, it’s
ice cream.
Here’s how to make it...
You need...
-3 cups of half-and-half
-1 cup heavy cream
-8 large egg yolks
-9 ounces vanilla sugar
-2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions: Place the halfand-half and heavy cream into a
medium saucepan, over medium
heat. Bring the mixture to just a
simmer, stirring occasionally, and remove from
the heat.
In a medium mixing bowl whisk the
egg yolks until they
lighten in color.
Gradually add the
sugar and whisk to
combine. Temper
the cream mixture
into the eggs and
sugar by gradually mixing small
amounts, until the
third of the cream mixture
has been added.
Pour in the remainder and
return the mixture to the saucepan
and place over low heat. Continue
Got Yogurt?
By Zoe Robinow
A
Even the hours are something new as
shown by this sign.
Photo by Z. Robinow.
self-serve yogurt bar with
exotic flavors, multiple fruit
toppings, and even more “dry”
toppings. Not including the interesting syrups you can drench your
creation with.
Yogurtland, the newest craze in
town among both
kids and adults, is
exactly that.
Once you
enter, you grab a
cup and fill it with
as many flavors
as your heart
desires.
“It’s not very
filling though,”
said 8th grader
Alison Kamikawa.
“It’s a nice way to
cool down.”
Once you pick
your flavors,
you can stack
your toppings. “I
always get certain
toppings. I get
strawberries, blueberries, walnuts,
and usually chocolate chips. It depends, I guess,”
commented Kelci Keeno ‘13.
The manager of Yogurtland,
who goes by the name of “Roger,”
said the store near the University
of Hawaii has a total of sixteen
flavors, including plain tart, taro,
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to cook, stirring frequently, until
the mixture thickens slightly and
coats the back of the spoon and
reaches 170 to 175 degrees F.
Pour the mixture into a container
and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in vanilla
extract.
Place the mixture into the
refrigerator and once it is cool
enough not to form condensation
on the lid, cover and stone for 4 to
8 or until the temperature reaches
40 degrees F. or below.
Pour into an ice cream maker
and process according to the
manufacturer’s directions. This
should take approximately 25 to
35 minutes. Serve as is for soft
serve or freeze for another 3
to 4 hours to allow the ice
cream to harden.
Now you know how
to make America’s
favorite food! But
it will only be fun
if you have a
blast doing it.
Good Luck!
Add: you
may add your
favorite toppings
to the ice cream
by mixing it in with
the already frozen
ice cream
Cooking Time: 10
min.
Sources: Alton Brown
http://www.foodnetwork.com/
mango, and cheesecake.
“Each store picks which flavors
they serve. What flavors they pick
depends on what’s in season and
what the public wants,” he said.
Yogurt became popular in the
1950s. Nowadays, people are into
being healthy, and frozen yogurt is
the perfect way to eat a dessertlike and healthy food at the same
time.
Frozen yogurt stores are popping up everywhere on the mainland, but these stores only have
a couple toppings and even fewer
flavors.
“Instead of having only a
couple flavors like PinkBerry or
Red Mango, we came up with the
concept of a self-serve yogurt bar,”
said Roger. “It’s all about bringing
in business.”
The self-serve idea certainly
rolls in the money here. The store
on University Avenue is the number one Yogurtland in the nation!
In California, there are a total
of thirty-seven open and comingsoon stores. There are three in
Nevada, one open and two coming-soon, and one coming-soon to
New York as well as in Texas.
Yogurtland opened at 1810 University Avenue during the summer
of 2008. It’s open everyday from 9
a.m. to 10 p.m.
There is a store coming soon
to 98-1254 Ka‘ahumanu Street
in Pearl City, and one coming to
Hawaii Kai in March.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Genki Sushi vs.
Aloha Sushi
By Bridgette Dodge
& Kaitlyn Yonamine
Burgers On the Edge
By Elisabeth Levine & Melissa Miura
A Burger’s Heaven on Earth
E
verybody loves sushi! But,
what’s the better deal these
days? Genki Sushi or Aloha Sushi?
Time to compare taste, price,
service, appearance, and appeal.
Genki Sushi has tons of interesting types of sushi to
try, some you’ve never
heard of before, or your
favorite classics.
Aloha Sushi tries to
come out with a new
type of sushi each
month, and also has
the type you know and
love. Both have delicious and unique tastes.
Genki Sushi bases
its prices on colored
plates. On each plate
there is a ring of color,
each one different. At
the end of your meal,
the waiter or waitress
counts up each number
of colored plates.
While sometimes at
Aloha Sushi, the better
deal is getting a big
party platter instead of
tons of plates of little
pieces of sushi.
Genki Sushi’s service
is usually very quick
and efficient, but other
times, it can be pretty
slow. You can grab su-
A
new burger joint at 890 Kapahulu Ave. is calling all burger
fans; are you ready to eat?
Burgers On the Edge serves
up some of the finest beef in the
world, and all burgers are served
on fresh Mauna Kea Baking Co.
buns sold at Foodland and Times
markets.
Step 1: Burgers
on the Edge serves
1/2 lb. 100% premium ground chuck
(On the Edge,) and
Wagyu beef (Off the
Edge) meats. Other
alternatives for
your burger include
chicken breast, portabella mushroom,
and turkey burger.
Step 2: Saying
Cheese. There is a
wide range of bleu
cheese, cheddar,
feta, Danish havarti,
gruyere, mozzarella,
parmesan, pepper
jack, provolone, and
Swiss all included on
the menu.
Step 3: Dressing
your burger up. For
this next step there
are many choices. Basil pesto,
cabernet wine sauce, Cajun aiolo,
country ranch, chipotle honey
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shi from the moving conveyor belt,
which reaches all tables, or the
waiter or waitress will deliver the
sushi to you.
Aloha’s Sushi’s service may take
a long time, because the sushi
makers take a while to prepare the
sushi.
The appearance of Genki Sushi,
always makes you wonder how
they came up with it. The sushi on
your plate is always served with
an artistic design. And the sushi is
arranged neatly on the plate.
Aloha Sushi serves the sushi
in a little plastic container with
fake leaves on the sides for extra
designs.
While Genki Sushi is a place
to sit down and enjoy your meal,
Aloha Sushi is more of a to-go
place.
Genki Sushi has a little logo of a
angry-looking yellow sushi man. It
also has a carefully laid out menu,
and a creative and fun conveyor
belt, with sushi and other dishes
circling each table.
Aloha Sushi’s logo is a red koi
fish with beautiful and neat Japanese writing on the side. It has a
display window with replicas of the
kinds of sushi they sell there.
Who wins? We agree on Genki
Sushi, but you can decide too.
Each place is unique and great in
their own ways. Aloha Sushi and
Genki Sushi are both places to
enjoy and love! Take your taste to
a different place! Try both!
mustard, Italian marinara, jalapeno marinara, red relish, roasted
garlic aioli, Russian dressing,
smoked hickory BBQ, and the all
popular teriyaki sauce.
Step 4: Top it off. To top it all
off, there are choices like alfalfa
sprouts, apple wood smoked bacon, cranberry relish, dill pickle
chips, fried egg, grilled ham, jalapeno peppers, mesclun greens, and
onions either grilled, sliced red, or
thin crispy.
Top it off’s also include pico de
gallo, pineapple salsa, portabella
mushrooms, roasted red peppers,
romaine hearts, sundried tomatoes, and tomato slices.
This month’s burger features
the Milano, 100% premium ground
chuck with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, basil pesto,and gruyere
cheese. Prices range from the
Chicken Parmesan at $7.99 all the
way up to the Parisian at $18.88.
These burgers also include
catchy names like the “Thanksgiving on A Bun”, “Kona Coffee”, “Chili
Fiesta”, and the “Jamaican Me
Crazy.”
Sides include fries either shoestring, truffled shoestring, or
sweet potato, chili, chili fries, and
caeser salad with or without grilled
chicken breast.
To learn more about these 5
star burgers, you can go to http://
burgersontheedge.com or check
it out the next time you go to the
new Safeway Kapahulu.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Global Warming or
Natural Resources?
The Global War
on Terrorism
Locations in which Terrorist attacks
have occuredduring or after September
11th 2001.
Graphic courtesy of wikimedia.org
By Chris Mihara
E
ver heard about Global Warming? If not, it’s when an average increase in Earth’s temperature, causes change in the Earth’s
climate.
It affects plants, wildlife and
especially HUMANS!
Global warming causes the
oceans to rise, and changes the
rain patterns.
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up the world, we are producing so
much green house gasses that the
whole atmosphere is heating up.
Right now we aren’t noticing
this, but in a couple years the
atmosphere will be so heated up
that it will be too late to solve the
problem.
The worst thing that helps
global warming heat up the earth
is fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are when oil, gas-
If we don’t act now, the world
will indeed come to an end.
Oceans are rising at a noticeable rate, caused by glaciers on
the poles melting.
This is due to hot air from us
humans being trapped in earths
atmosphere. Humans are tearing
ses, and coal is burned to make
electricity.
The heat in the process rises
into the air, though we don’t notice
this, it actually gets trapped in
Earth’s atmosphere.
This is what greenhouse gasses
By Keli’i Ke
plans to create fortifications in
Iraq, causing public outrage.
Many opinions, and beliefs were
put forward that Al Qaeda had a
central command base between
the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The wars have been an issue
for the Presidential candidates.
President-elect Barack Obama
wants to end the war in Iraq and
focus on Afghanistan.
John McCain believes that it is
essential for the United States to
support Iraq so it may support and
protect its own people, while adding more U.S. troops into Afghanistan.
McCain also calls for more international pressure to be done on
Syria and Iran.
On Oct. 26, 2008, the U.S.
Government had a helicopter raid
put into action where eight civilians were killed the village where
the attack took place was near the
Iraq-Syria border. In opinion we
are already knee deep into another
Vietnam, or possibly a war without
end.
During a debate with McCain
before the election, Obama had
said that there were massive
groups of Al Qaeda in Pakistan,
and if necessary the U.S. would
O
n Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists
led by Al Qaeda attacked
and destroyed the World Trade
Center in New York City.
Following these attacks
President George W. Bush
had declared a global war
on terrorism. The goals were
simple: end worldwide terrorist organizations, and
bring Osama Bin Laden
to justice.
During or after the
9/11
attacks over 85 nations
were affected through Islamic terrorist attacks. Soon a worldwide
coalition was formed to challenge
any terrorist movement that has
opposition to freedom.
Finally, on Oct. 7, 2001, the
invasion of Afghanistan began. Following two years of conflict in Iraq,
one of the most controversial invasions began Mar. 19, 2001 when
the US invaded that country.
At the time, it was believed that
Saddam Hussein, the president of
Iraq, had hidden weapons of mass
destruction in the land, but after
his regime had finally ended, no
weapons were found. The U.S. still
remains in Iraq.
Recently, the U.S. has made
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The CMS Courier
November 2008
The Johnny Appleseed
of Naupaka Planting
4Global Warming
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ong ago, there was a man and
a woman who were in love.
Pele, the goddess of fire was attracted to the man. But the man
was not in love with Pele, no matter what she tried.
Angry, Pele chased the man to
the mountains, changing him
into mountain naupaka.
Then, Pele went after the
woman, and changed her into
beach naupaka. Thus, separating the two lovers.
The flowers of naupaka
plants are only half of a
flower. If one beach flower
and one mountain flower are
joined together, the couple
will be with each other again.
This is the ancient Hawaiian legend of the naupaka
plant. This legend is a part of
the naupaka’s past, but Camp
Mokulē’ia is the plant’s future.
Steve Wojtowicz’s love for the
land led to the planting of naupaka
along Ka‘ena Road, which got him
the nickname “Steve Naupaka
Seed.” The nickname’s just like
Johnny Appleseed.
All it took was one man who
followed his passion and started
his own course. Mr. Blanchette
saw this man’s work and brought
Punahou students into the picture.
The class of 2013 began this
tradition at this year’s camp and it
will hopefully be a tradition continued for years to come.
At Ka‘ena Point, the 8th graders
learned how to properly plant the
naupaka. In all, there were 150200 newly planted naupaka. They
were planted and raised at Rocky
Hill. Gates Science Center resource
teachers Mr. Otagaki and Mrs.
Peiterson helped the 8th graders
during the planting process.
Mr. Otagaki thought the planting
was a true success.
“[A] goal was increasing the
number of native plants along
Ka‘ena Road. [The planting] was
very successful as determined by
the number of survivors each team
planted,” stated Mr. O.
He was also very pleased to see
that “seeds” of social service were
planted in the eighth graders. He
hoped the experience would inspire them to continue to improve
the environment.
The project organizers started
planting the naupaka to beautify
the land and to help prevent erosion. But it just takes one truck to
run over the plants and destroy
them.
“Hopefully the off roaders will
respect the area,” said Mr. Otagaki.
In the future, he hopes to
continue this service project. But
he would like to start the process
with seventh graders, having them
plant the naupaka as seeds at
Rocky Hill.
When they become eighth graders, they will take their seedlings
with them to camp. This way, the
students will be involved in every
step of the process.
At the end of this activity, each
team helped to establish a grove
of native Hawaiian plants! Mr. Wojtowicz will be continuing to water
and care for the plants. He will be
donating much of his time on his
weekends.
Even though Mr. Otagaki was a
big help, Mr. Blanchette deserves
appreciation as well. “To me,” Mr.
O. said, “Mr. B. is one of those
unsung heroes. He could have let
you guys play, but [he] got you to
work, hoping to inspire you.”
Besides planting the naupaka,
the 8th graders were “planting
hope” into our future, he said.
are made of. Fossil fuels are probably 75% of the causes of global
warming. Worst thing is, we don’t
even need to burn fossil fuels for
energy, we can just use natural
resources.
Natural resources are resources
that are supplied by nature. For
example we can use solar energy,
volcano energy, wind energy, and
wave energy. If we use natural
resources we will decrease global
warming by 75% or more according to an article called Earth Hour.
These natural resources are
free, and they prevent global
warming.
Humans need to make a decision, and make it quickly before
it’s too late.
enter Pakistan even without the local government’s permission.
But now with the nuclear threat
of Iran, and North Korea, the next
President will have to deal with
foreign policy, international allies,
terrorist threats and nuclear warfare prevention.
So far terrorists have not only
attacked our cities but our own
President as well.
On May 10, 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian, an Armenian, attempted
to attack President George W.
Bush with a hand grenade, but
failed when the grenade failed
to detonate. At his trial, Vladimir
Arutyunyan was accused of throwing a hand grenade at U.S. President George W. Bush and Georgian
President Mikhail Saakashvili while
they were addressing a public
audience on Freedom Square in
central Tbilisi.
But these events only prove
that this world is not safe, and
that everyday these challenges are
faced that can not only effect the
course of the entire war, but the
entire world as a whole.
By Alison Kamikawa & Kelci Keeno
L
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Going Where You’re
Not Supposed to Be
Gordon Korman’s
Swindle is an ActionPacked Adventure
Review by Hari Annamalai
& Luke Auten
M
adagascar 2: Escape to the
Wild (DreamWorks Animation) is flying into the theaters on
November 7th of 2008!
Returning characters, Alex
the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty
the Zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria
the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith),
and Melman the Giraffe (David
Schwimmer) are stranded in Africa’s vast plains after their plane
flown by Skipper (Tom McGrath),
Private (Christopher Knights),
Kowalski (Chris Miller), and Rico
(John DiMaggio), the penguins,
crashes.
Madagascar 2 is about the animals escaping from Madagascar,
the island to the west of South
Africa and from their friends who
love to move it (as you remember from the first movie).
The penguins make a plane
from numerous things that definitely do not make a very safe
plane. The plane is sprung from
a slingshot and their adventure
Review by Victoria Lee
T
he book that I read was Swindle, by author Gordon Korman.
This is the kind of book to read because you never know what’s going
to happen next. It’s filled with a lot
of exciting adventures.
It is about a boy named Griffin
Bing, who has this million dollar
baseball card, but he doesn’t know
it. He goes to Palomino’s Emporium
so he can sell it, and the collector
who was named Palomino, said it
was only worth about a hundred
dollars. Then, he and a couple
people go to that Palomino’s house
to get the baseball card back.
This is how the story happened.
Griffin and his friend, Ben, invited
people to a sleep over at the old
Rockford’s house that was going to
get demolished. Only, they didn’t
come, but they just stayed there
anyway, since they couldn’t tell
their parents about it.
Griffin wasn’t able to sleep, but
Ben was already fast asleep. Griffin
was looking through the only thing
in the house left, a desk. He was
looking in through all the drawers
when he opened the last one, but
it was locked. He found a button
that opened the drawer, and found
a baseball card. It was a card of
Babe Ruth that Griffin thought was
valuable.
So, he goes to Palomino’s Emporium to sell it so he can solve their
family’s financial problems. If he
doesn’t, then they would have to
move to a different neighborhood.
The only problem was that Palomino said that it was worth about
a hundred bucks. So, he takes the
money and splits it up in half with
Ben for not bailing on him.
A couple of days later, Griffin
saw Palomino on television saying
that he found a valuable Babe Ruth
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begins. They were trying to get
back to New York, until the engines fail and the plane crashes
into Africa.
In the African plains, the four
main animals finally meet animals of their own species. They
discover the differences between
a zoo and a real animal kingdom.
Each animal has its own thing
to be shocked about. Alex has
faced huge crowds in New York
City but how will he react when
he meets his parents?
Marty is having fun playing
around with his herd but after
awhile, how can he tell them that
he’s getting bored by the minute?
Gloria is finding Africa to be
a very fun place, but will it lead
to something incorporated with
l-o-v-e?
Melman cures an illness called
hypochondria and gets an opening for a witch doctor, will he take
it or will he decline it?
Everyone thinks that Africa is a
great place, but is it better than
their home in the Central Park
Zoo?
card. He said that he was auctioning at two hundred thousand dollars. He also said that it was actually worth about a million dollars.
Because of that, Griffin and Ben
plan a robbery so they can steal
the card that was in his store in a
safe. But, when they got there, the
safe wasn’t there anymore, and
so wasn’t Luthor, his vicious guard
dog.
They figured out that the card
must be at his house. Palomino’s
house had an Ultra-Tech alarm.
With the Ultra-Tech alarm, they
couldn’t trigger the alarm even if
there was no sound because Palomino would get a message on his
cell phone that there was a robbery.
So, Griffin adds people to the
heist for their special skills. They
thought up of a plan that will work
out, and everything was in place.
Finally, they escape with the card
which he hid in a turkey in the refrigerator facing another dog more
vicious than Luthor.
But, he also had another problem, he had a traitor, Darren, and
he stole the card.
It accidently fell in a high tree by
the wind, so Griffin quickly gets his
father’s invention that he quit his
job for it. It was called the SmartPick. It could reach something
really small in a high place. Luckily,
he reached it with the invention.
He mailed the card where he
found it, the demolished old Rockford house. The mailbox was still
there, though. He did that so the
police couldn’t find it. He was right,
the police couldn’t find it. His parents were disappointed, though.
After a week, he went to the
Rockford house and took out the
card. All of a sudden, the police
came out of the dark at 3:00 a.m.
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The CMS Courier
November 2008
Warning! This
Book Will Keep
You Up All Night!
SNL Review:
Most Kids Like It,
But What About You?
4Swindle Review
…continued from page 14
Review by Meghan Lai
U
ncle Montague’s Tales of
Terror is a wonderfully scary
book. It will keep you on the edge
of your seat as you read it.
Chris Priestley, the author of
this book, has an interesting way
of writing this book by composing
the novel with nine stories which
all tie up together in the end.
The main character is a boy
named Edgar who enjoys listening
to his Uncle Montague’s strange,
maybe even realistic, tales, although his parents disapprove.
He finds these stories enchanting and has a hunger for more.
His Uncle Montague is a mysterious and lonely man, but Edgar
still keeps him company anyway in
exchange for the intriguing stories.
Each of the stories he tells is a
story of a strange artifact in his
house.
One of his stories is called “Winter Pruning”. It is about a curious
boy who goes up a hill to a socalled witch’s house. He has heard
that if you go up there, you never
come back. But he still sneaks into
the “witch’s” house anyway.
The front yard is covered with
bare, cold trees that seem to
watch every step he takes.
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He goes in unnoticed and finds
a mysterious jewelry box with
etchings of the trees outside.
But, as he counts, there is one
extra tree.
He snatches the box and runs
out of house. As soon as he steps
out, he gets knocked out cold. He
wakes up stiff and sore, only to be
horrified that he has been turned
into a tree.
The old lady that lives there
turns out to really be a witch and
begins to punish him on her property by pruning the boy (or is that
“tree”?) with a pair of shears.
Edgar eventually gets suspicious
about how Uncle Montague knows
all these stories.
As Edgar slowly finds out what
his Uncle did to get the stories, he
finds out something that he will
never forget.
Edgar finally gets his last story
that he will hear from his Uncle,
the one about Uncle Montague
himself.
Chris Priestly is an amazing
writer with stories that will chill
you to the bone. Whether the tale
is the “Demon Bench End” that
speaks words of evil, or “The Path”
with creatures of the future, Chris
will always manage to fill you with
terror before you go to bed.
whole 90% of the Punahou
students that I surveyed said
they liked SNL (Saturday Night
Live).
The other 10% said that they
LOVED it. That means that pretty
much no one dislikes or hates it.
I didn’t know what to
make of this information, so I interviewed
a random person who
said that they liked SNL.
The name of this person will not be released.
She/he will be known as
Anonymous #1.
“Most people think
that SNL is funny because they make fun of people”
said Anonymous #1 when asked
why she/he thinks SNL is so great.
When I watched some of the
videos, I saw that what she/he
said is true. Their latest victim is
Sarah Palin. The Alaskan governor
running to be John McCain vice
president is being made fun of
around the US.
For example, one skit by SNL,
had Tina Fey acting as Sarah Palin.
They made fun of pretty much
everything Sarah Palin had said
in confidential debates. Another
example of this is the Sarah Palin
Rap. Amy Poller made a rap about
Sarah Palin and the things she
says.
When asked the same question
as Anonymous #1 about why they
thought SNL is so great, Anonymous #2 said, “Because it targets
the popular political jokes and
world headlines.”
Both of the answers are both
the same, and different. By political jokes, Anonymous #2 was
probably talking about how they
are making fun of the political people; just as anonymous #1. When
I confirmed this with a friend, she
said I was correct.
In conclusion, SNL is a television show that is loved by almost
everyone. The only reason that
someone would not like SNL is if
they have never heard or watched
it, or if they don’t like people making a little joke about others.
in the morning.
Luckily, he wasn’t sent to jail
because the last person living in
the Rockford’s house claimed that
it was hers. She then gave it to the
youngest member of her family,
Darren, the traitor.
He sold it and got $974,000.
But, since he was involved in the
heist, his mom made him donate
most of the money to the Cedarville Museum building currently
building.
In front of the museum, it had a
plaque that said “A special thanks
to Darren Vader, Logan Dellerman,
Melissa Dukakis, Antonia Benson,
Savannah Drysdale, Benjamin Slovak, and Griffin Bing for a job well
done.
Review by Sarah Olderr
A
The CMS Courier
November 2008
The Underdogs
By Andrew Muth
T
here are many teams in the
NFL that are off to slow starts
this year. Many of these teams
though are contenders to make
the playoffs and possibly even the
Super Bowl. It is not impossible.
Last year’s Super Bowl winners,
the New York Giants, lost their first
two games.
Teams this year who are still in
contention for a late playoff
run are the San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers,
Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, and the Minnesota
Vikings.
The Chargers are a great
team but one tainted with
injuries and inconsistent play.
The Chargers have tons of
key players such as Ladainian Tomlinson (RB), Antonio
Gates (TE), Antonio Cromartie (CB), Chris Chambers
(WR), and Jamal Williams.
They also have one of the
best offensive lines in all of
the league.
They also have a star outside linebacker named Shawne
Merriman but he is out for the
season due to a knee injury. Ladainian Tomlinson also has a toe
injury which has slowed down his
playing.
If the Chargers get over their
injuries, they can do very well this
season as well as in the playoffs.
The Green Bay Packers are also
a good team even though they
sustained a great loss this past
off-season.
Recently, the Packers traded
away Hall of Fame-destined quarterback Brett Favre to the New
York Jets.
The Packers though are still
a good team looking to make a
From the Islands
to the Olympics:
Our Local Champions
By Sammy Nishiyama
W
ho knew that Hawaii’s athletes could be the best in
the world? This year in the 2008
Olympics in Beijing, those athletes
proved that they could be at the
top of the list!
Although born in Austin TX in
1980, Bryan Clay made
Hawaii proud—he
grew up in Kaneohe.
This decathlon
Olympian made
his mark as “The
Greatest Athlete
in the World.”
He led from start
to finish when he came
to the Beijing Olympics.
His best time was the 100m
run (10.4 seconds).
“I can’t tell you how happy I
am to have worked for something
for so long, and finally accomplish
it, and have my dreams come
true,” Clay said in the Honolulu Advertiser. “I’m very pleased with my
score, of course I’m pleased with
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late playoff run. Their star players
include Donald Driver, a veteran
wide receiver, Greg Jennings (WR),
Ryan Grant, a young running back,
A.J. Hawk, a young line backer,
and Nick Barnett, a solid linebacker.
If the new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers continues to
perform well, then the Packers will
have a great chance to make the
playoffs.
The Indianapolis Colts are
another team that should never
be counted out. They are a great
team that consistently performs
well year in and year out.
They also have a ton of star
players with great talent such as:
Peyton Manning, one of the best
quarterbacks in the NFL, Marvin
Harrison and Reggie Wayne, wide
receivers, Joseph Addai (RB),
Dwight Freeney, defensive end,
and Bob Sanders (SS).
The Colts are a very strong
team and should end up in the
playoffs.
Next are the Minnesota Vikings.
They have a couple of star players
such as Adrian Peterson ,a young
running back in his second season in the NFL who is also one of
the best running backs and Bernard Berrian who is a great wide
receiver.
Currently, though, the Vikings
are struggling with inconsistent
quarterback play. At the beginning
of the season the Vikings benched
Tarvaris Jackson and started Gus
Frerote.
If the Vikings can have consistent quarterback play, they would
be one of the best teams in the
NFL.
Lastly there is the Miami Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins should
be one of the worst teams in the
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the medal and the title that comes
with the medal.”
He definitely came home triumphant with his family, and now
what he can call his own gold
medal.
Another athlete that especially
made Leahi Soccer Club of Hawaii
proud as well as the state of Hawaii was Natasha Kai.
Born in 1983, in Kahuku, this
tough soccer forward always works
her hardest through sunshine and
rain. She will do whatever it takes
to get a goal, whether it means
diving for a header, slide tackling it
into the back of the net, or running
through the ball so that she can
score.
“…You set a goal, you dream big
and you don’t ever give up on your
dreams,” Natasha Kai told reporter
Kristyn Peterson of the U.S. Olympic Team. Kai fulfilled her dreams
by earning her gold medal against
Brazil.
We congratulate these great
athletes and know they will be
very successful in the days to
come.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
Will the Chargers
Make the Playoffs?
College Football
Bowl Predictions
Colt McCoy and the #1 ranked
Texas Longhorns look to go undefeated and reach the national
championship game with a tough
schedule ahead of them.
Photo Courtesy of: www.prepticket.com
4Underdogs
…continued from page 16
By Zack Dang & Johnny Richardson
S
o the San Diego Chargers
are at 3-5 in the 2008-2009
season.
The Chargers have had a slow
start sitting at second place in the
AFC West. With embarrassing losses to Miami and Buffalo, they are
off to a roller coaster of a season.
Recently, the Chargers matched
up against the New Orleans Saints
with another 37-32 loss.
Will the Chargers be able to turn
things around before it’s too late
or will there be another loss over
their 3-5 season? In week 9, the
Chargers ranked 11 in the NFL but
will have to do better if they want
a spot in the Superbowl.
Some may say that Ladanian
Tomlinson is a future Hall of Famer
but what’s been buzzing around is
that he is getting too old based on
his stats from previous years.
LT used to watch Walter Payton
play when he was a boy. When he
was young, he went to a football
camp and meet Emmitt Smith and
enjoyed watching the Cowboys.
By Michael Zimmerman
A
t the beginning of the season, I bet that you didn’t
predict that the top five teams in
the nation wold be: 1. Texas 2.
Alabama 3. Penn State 4. Oklahoma 5. USC. Now, did you?
So far, many upsets
have happened throughout the season, like when
Oregon State beat USC
which was ranked #1 at
the time, and also when
#5 ranked Florida lost to
Ole Miss in a very exciting
game.
So far I believe that
the most surprising team
of the season has been
Alabama.
In the pre-season AP
poll, Alabama was ranked
#24. Now, after a 7-0
start, they are ranked #2
in the nation.
They have also faced
some tough tests so far
this season.
In the first game of the
season, Alabama played at the
time #9 ranked Clemson and
beat them at a neutral site by a
final score of 34-10.
Alabama also beat at the time
NFL right now but surprisingly they
currently hold a record of 4-4.
Right now the Miami Dolphins
are in a rebuilding process. They
are trying to get hold of young
players with talent. They don’t
have outstanding star players
like the Chargers, Colts, Vikings,
and Packers have, but their coach
came up with an ingenious forma-
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Anyway, the defense is giving
up way too many points. Philip
Rivers has 2038 passing yards.
The offense is doing its job, but
giving up 20-30 points a game.
That’s not going to win you many
football games.
That is why the Chargers have
a less than .500 season—3-5
isn’t good. But with an easy test
against the Kansas City Chiefs, the
Chargers should have a win this
week. Still 4-5 probably won’t get
you that far, either.
Considering that the Chargers
are under .500, they are still second place in their division. With a
Bronco’s loss and a Chargers win,
suddenly the Chargers are tied
with the Broncos for first place.
If the season ended now the
Chargers would miss the playoffs.
Lucky for them they have 7 games
left, even though they have a really tough schedule. They have
to play Indianapolis, the Steelers and the red hot Falcons—then
their season closer against Denver.
Right now we don’t think the Chargers will make the playoffs.
a #3 ranked Georgia team that,
at the beginning of the season,
was expected to win the National
Title by most people.
The best team right now I believe is Texas.
They will have to face a tough
test on the road next week
against the #7th ranked Texas
Tech Red Raiders.
The Texas Longhorns, led by
Junior quarterback Colt McCoy,
have an 8-0 record.
McCoy is leading the team in
passing and rushing yards. He
is one of the candidates to win
the Heisman trophy, which is the
award for the best overall player.
The Texas Longhorns have had
many tough tests so far this season. They played #1 ranked at
the time Oklahoma Sooners and
won 45-35 at the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas.
They have also beaten #11
ranked Missouri and #6 ranked
Oklahoma St.
This year is one of the best
years I’ve seen in terms of talent
in college football, But my final
prediction for the National Championship is:
1. Texas Longhorns vs. 2.
Florida
tion that so far has had much success against the defenses of the
other teams in the NFL.
Therefore I thinkthe Dolphins
might be able to wiggle into the
playoffs.
Every year there are many
shocks and upsets in the NFL.
Only time will tell who pulls it
off this year.
The CMS Courier
November 2008
The Flyin’ Hawaiian
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Shane
Victorino!
Photo courtesy of the Internet
By Ari Hashimoto & Kylie Popovich
I
t’s 0-2 with Eric Hanske batting for the Rays and Brad
Lidge pitching for the
Phillies.
Heeeere’s the
pitch! Strike 3!
The Phillies and
Maui Boy Shane Victorino win the World
Series!
Local boy Shane
Victorino graduated
from St. Anthony’s in
Maui.
He played baseball, soccer, football,
and track and was an
all-star all four years.
His hobbies include spending time
with family, diving,
and fishing.
He began his MLB
career in 2003 with
the San Diego Padres.
He has been playing for the
Phillies since 2005 and had a
career year this season.
By Claire Steinemann
S
It’s All about
the Sports...
Above, Mr. Eric Kusunoki. At right, Mr.
Tom Earle.
Photo above by C. Steinemann;
photo at right courtesy of Photos by Sterling
ince fall sports are coming
to a close, I decided that I
should talk about the Intermediate sports. So I first interviewed
Mr. Eric Kusunoki, a football and
baseball coach.
Mr. Kusunoki has been coaching
baseball here at Punahou for about
35 years and football for 4 years.
He says that he enjoys coaching
and it’s one of the reasons that he
became a teacher.
The best thing, for him about
coaching is that you get to work
with young people outside of
the classroom in a different
environment. You get to know
them better, and it’s great to
see them grow and develop and
become fine young men and
women.
Before he started coaching at
Punahou, he coached two years
of Senior Little League Baseball
and five years of JV and Varsity Baseball at McKinley High
School.
About football, Mr. “Kus”
said, “This year went well. We
had a lot of boys (95), many
who never played before. They
learned and they improved as
the season went along. They
worked hard, played hard, and had
fun. They represented Punahou
with class and dignity.”
According to Mr. Kus, he ecouraged the team to keep playing, get
as much experience as they can,
play other sports, work out, keep
their grades up, and help themselves along. The coaches want
everyone on the team to grow and
develop and get as much experience as they can.
Mr. Kusunoki says that he is
looking forward to baseball and
football seasons next year.
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He batted .293 with 14 home
runs, 58 RBI’s, and 36 stolen
bases.
He started out as a right
fielder, but when all-star Aaron
Rowand left, he moved over to
center field and has started there
almost every game this season.
He also won a gold glove this
season making only 3 errors all
year in center field while making
about 320 catches for a fielding
percentage of .994!
He was a critical part of the
Phillies post season. He had a
team record of 13 RBI’s in the
post season and had some key
hits in games.
He hit a grand slam in game
2 to give the Phillies a 5-1 lead
over Milwaukee. He also robbed
Casey Blake of a home run in the
NLCS to keep the Phillies up and
they won the game 8-5.
There has been talk lately
about a trade in order to get
left- fielder Matt Holliday from
the Colorado Rockies. The trade
may include Shane and/or Jason
Werth.
“There’s always, to me, this
positive anticipation. You don’t always know what to expect but you
look forward to it because there
are always nice surprises,” he said.
Also, I asked Mr. Earle, one of
the coaches for cross-country, for
his opinion about their season.
He says that, as a coach, he
thinks that the season was very
successful.
The girls team got better and
better throughout September and
October. In the final race out of
eight races, they took a 1st place
victory in the ILH championships.
The boys’ team had to go
against schools like Kamehameha
and ‘Iolani that use high school
runners at the intermediate level,
but they were still able to take
third out of eight schools in the
ILH championships.
Other sports, like girls volleyball (blue and gold) and boys
water polo have also had very
successful seasons.