February 2006 - Punahou School

The Case Middle School
COURIER
Volume 2
Issue 3
February
2006
Produced by the Students of Punahou School, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
The Snack
Attack Shack
Vending machines like these are
due to arrive soon in CMS.
Photo by Ali Martin
Eighth Graders
Now Making Plans
for the Academy
By Alex Kam & Ali Martin
I
t’s 10 a.m. and still a long
way until lunchtime. You left
your lunch bag at home (again)
so no chance for a snack between
classes. At least for now: snack
machines are coming soon to Case
Middle School (CMS).
How do students feel about the
upcoming vending machines?
One 8th grader, Ian Terayama,
said, “The new snack machines...
are a great idea. They can allow
students who need to work in Case
help avoid going all the way to the
snack bar and for a small lunch or
light snack.”
Terayama, like many other
middle school students, readily
welcomes the new addition.
In fact, the vending machines
are the result of requests by students for more accessible snacks
and drinks, closer at hand than the
cafeteria or snack bar.
This idea was addressed in the
original planning of CMS a few
years ago, however, it was thought
then that a snack area might complicate the opening of Case.
But due the recent request of
the students, a meeting was held
early this January to discuss the
issue. From that meeting, it was
decided to install four new snack
and drink machines in the CMS
vicinity.
There will be two snack and two
drink machines, featuring healthy
By Kelli-Ann Oku
T
he school year is only half
done, summer school packets
were just mailed out, and now the
older students of Case are already
preparing for the summer and next
year’s schedules. Many know their
future science, math and language
classes and are currently planning
the rest of the curriculum.
On Wed. Jan. 25, one of the two
deans of 2010, Mr. Scott Herzer,
came to talk to 8th graders about
making plans. (Mrs. Ruth Fletcher
will be the other dean.)
“I won’t get into specific recommendations about courses because
I’ve found that any course may
be a great one for one kind of
student, while it also may be the
wrong course for another kind of
student. So, course choice is an
individual thing,” Dean Herzer said.
He also stressed that the main
differences between the Academy
and CMS would probably be class
schedules and breaks.
Breaks in the Academy would
be different and you’ll rarely have
choices, with all items priced between $0.75 to $2.
That means no soda or pizza
in the machines, but there will be
more nutritious alternatives, including Sun Chips, fruit juice, and
NutraGrain bars.
Marcia Barrett Wright, Director of Food Service, is leading the
effort to bring the machines into
CMS. She describes the current
long lines at both the snack bar
and cafeteria as difficult to service.
She hopes that the new vending
machines will attract students who
wish to purchase simple items,
such as a bag of chips, saving
them a trip to the snack bar. In the
best case scenario, this will reduce
the long lines at Dole.
They will be placed in pairs —
one snack and one drink — inside
of the 7th and 8th grade CLCs,
near the supervisors’ offices.
These vending machines have
been provided by a local company,
TailorMade Vend, free of charge.
The company retains ownership of
the dispensers, receiving all sales
and Punahou receives a percentage of the profit.
According to Mrs. Barrett
Wright, the machines will be
equipped to make change as
needed.
When the machines will be
available to the public is to be announced, but they are expected to
arrive after the upcoming President’s Day weekend.
a class every day. Your AP or advisory classes would be the same for
your entire high school year, and
your AP teacher would also be the
same. Another major difference
is that you won’t have someone
watching over your shoulder all
day long: you’ll have a lot more
freedom and space.
One thing that is important in
the Academy, then, is having good
time management skills. It will become more important to use your
time carefully.
It is also important to plan
things like how and when you do
your homework, what clubs and
sports you join and when you talk
to your friends and socialize.
Dean Herzer also recommended
taking summer school courses,
suggesting that if you wanted to
excel in the school-year classes or
free up your schedule, you could
use courses in summer school to
help you get some elbow room.
“It is a great experience!” he
said, but he pointed out that you
can graduate from Punahou without
taking one summer school class.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Laptop Bans:
Are They Effective?
By Ryan Catalani & Evan Sakai
Facts on Illegal
Downloading
By Rachel Inouye & Natasha Oxe
T
he laptop program is only half
a year old, and already there
are bans on certain programs.
These include such programs
as LimeWire, instant messaging
services such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), and certain forms
of e-mail use. Some of these bans
relate to the age restrictions of the
services themselves.
Mr. Ka`au McKenney,
a seventh grade Social
Studies teacher, has
also implemented
a ban on violent
games with his students. His reason is
simple: “These expensive machines
should be used
for educational
purposes,” he
said.
Mr. McKenney
thinks that music
programs, such
as GarageBand,
can be used
for creative
purposes, but
the laptops
themselves should
not be
used as iPods.
At the moment, the rules for 7th
graders are that, between 7 a.m.
and 3 p.m., the computers should
be used for educational purposes.
Games, music, e-mail, and IM
should not be used unless with the
express permission of the teacher.
Mrs. Dale Nakata, a seventh
grade math teacher, and Mrs. Karen
Nishimoto, a seventh grade science
teacher, both agree with this policy.
They also think that the policy is
appropriate for laptop usage.
An English teacher, Mrs. Kaulukukui, thinks that games should
M
ost people enjoy listening
to their own style of music,
and having the music conveniently
on their laptop, computer, or mp3
player.
But how do these people get
the music they want? Usually by
downloading. Some people pay to
get the music they download. But
others don’t pay and get the music
illegally ... using a program called
“LimeWire.”
The people who download music
using LimeWire may not know
that it is illegal to use it for that
purpose. According to the RIAA
(Recording Industry Association of
America), “The online infringement
of copyrighted music can be punished by up to 3 years in prison
and $250,000 in fines.”
Using it to download songs
without paying for them is illegal
because the artists don’t profit
when others take their music for
free.
Also, said 7th grade Supervisor Mr. Lucas, having LimeWire
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be for home use. She thinks that
school should be for learning.
Also, she thinks that during free
time, students should socialize and
play.
Mrs.
Kaulukukui thinks
that, since
students sit
down all day
during school,
during free time
students should have fun.
Emily Hawkins, a seventh
grader, said that she doesn’t really
care about the ban. She says she
doesn’t play games — the only
thing that would bother her is the
ban on AIM, but she doesn’t have
time to go on AIM during class.
Via e-mail, The Courier interviewed Josh Birk, an Internet
gamer and creator of several javascript games.
Birk, who has a degree in Computer Science from Kent State,
thinks that “Instant Messaging has
more or less become an acceptable, if not otherwise necessary,
part of many professional workplaces.”
Birk, however, agrees that “it’s
pretty attractive to teachers to try
and lock down any potential distractions.”
Apparently, Birk thinks that Instant Messaging and games can be
used in a school setting.
As a final word, Birk says, “If
there’s room for Chess Club, why
not a Game Club? If it doesn’t
sound cerebral enough for academia, avoid the shooters and go
for a strategy game or three.”
There are varying opinions about
the ban on Instant Messaging and
games. Whatever the opinions,
though, there will be no Instant
Messaging or games during school.
on your laptop will result in having your privileges altered. Worse,
your computer may end up being
re-imaged and all your personal
files destroyed.
Several students in the seventh
grade were interviewed about their
knowledge about LimeWire. One
student said, “Lots of my friends
have downloaded LimeWire to
their school laptops; I told them
not to because I know it’s illegal.”
Another interviewee said, “If
downloading LimeWire is illegal,
breaking the law is easy.”
Access to illegal downloading is
simple.
Worse, not much personal information is asked of the user, which
makes it hard to track people who
abuse it.
While it appears that many
people would rather download music without paying, they ought to
know the consequences. You won’t
get capital punishment, but it isn’t
okay to do it either.
Going to jail is a worse punishment than not being able to afford
something.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Fire Drills, for
Safety’s Sake
By Marissa Kwong & Leilani Facun
Interims, Good or
Just Plain Evil?
By Kendra Rask, Avree Ito-Fujita
& Audrey Higa
B
rrr - Brrr - Brrrr goes the
fire bell, and suddenly you
see students rushing out of their
classrooms and hurrying to their
meeting areas.
Most students know it’s just a
fire drill because it’s the beginning of the month so they begin to
chat with their friends about how
thankful they are about the break;
others take it more seriously and
try to be as quiet as possible.
As expected, it’s a drill, not a
fire, and the students begin to
walk back to their classrooms.
We know our supervisors plan
the disaster drills, but how? Would
we be ready for an actual fire or
another disaster? Would our parents know if there were a disaster?
Questions like these sometimes
go through our heads if we were
to really think about it. A couple
of the people that are in charge of
this part of the department were
able to take the time and let us
interview them.
Junior School Principal Mr. Mike
Walker explained that older buildings such as the Winne Units and
Castle are scheduled for more fire
drills than for Case Middle School.
In fact, he had been told by the
Case contractors that CMS didn’t
need fire drills but for safety precautions we still do them.
Since the construction of
CMS, new escape routes have
been established. Drills are held
two weeks apart, and just this
past week, there was a Grades
1 through 8 fire drill for the first
time.
I
magine this: you’re at home
and your mother asks you to
go out and get the mail. Then,
while looking through the mail,
you see an interim. What do you
do? Do you:
a. panic because your parents
might explode?
b. give it to them and face the
consequences?
c. let the dog tear it to shreds?
d. throw it in the bonfire while
no one is looking? They will never
know…
If you chose a, c or d, then you
are wrong. Interims are nothing to
be afraid of.
Besides, you are not alone.
For Team 7W’s English classes
in first trimester, 15 percent of the
entire team received interims and
about 12 percent in the second
tri. For more than 20 percent got
an interim in science, and 10-15
percent received interims in their
social studies classes.
For Team 7X’s science classes,
15-20 percent got interims second
trimester. Their math classes had
about 20 percent interims.
What are interims? Many of us
get the idea that interims are a
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Even though a bomb threat is
highly doubtful, plans on having
these preparedness drills are to be
kept secret just for safety precautions. The committee that deals
with this on campus is called the
“Crisis Response Team.”
Mrs. Karen Lovell of the Physical Plant showed us records of
past fire drills and how they are
recorded.
After each fire drill someone has
to write down any malfunctions
that occurred.
During a recent CMS drill there
was a malfunction with the fire
alarms. They wouldn’t stop blaring!
Seventh Grade Supervisor, Mr.
Tim Lucas, explained how everyone would communicate with each
other if there were a disaster. The
plan is to have walkie talkies and
how all the faculty and staff have
them to call them if there was a
sudden emergency.
The second thing he talked
about was the three-way “phone
tree,” which is when one person
calls three people and then those
three each call three more and so
on.
A device in school was shown
to us called the Squawk Box. The
Squawk Box is a mechanism that
sends a message out to all the
supervisors and other faculty if an
urgent message is needed to be
sent quickly.
Mr. Lucas also told us of a new
web-based service that is able to
send e-mails to everybody in event
of a disaster and leave messages
on people’s phones all at the same
time.
notification of a failing grade. This
isn’t always true.
Interims are a little reminder
that the halfway point of the trimester is coming up, and that you
may have an average grade below
a ‘C’.
Even ‘A’ students receive interims because their test scores may
have been below their personal
best. According to teaches, interims are like a wake-up call; they
remind us of the situation we are
in and also they help us to remember to always try our best.
It is also a way to notify the
student’s parents who might not
even know of the drop in their
child’s grade. Students who receive interims often are able to
bounce back and end up getting a
‘B’ or higher.
Many students panic when they
receive an interim.
One seventh grader said, “If I
got an interim, I would die. I see
interims as scholarly status.”
Another seventh grader stated,
“Interims are a way to see how
you are doing in school. Sometimes an interim will address your
necessary needs like not doing
your homework.”
This person got four interims
and wishes to remain anonymous.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Giving Voice to
Student Concerns
The 8th Grade Student Council
(left to right): Mrs. Jamile, Nicole
Chang, Kathryn Murata, Woori Bae,
Kalia Schuster, Keith Hirsch, Jon
Woo, Mrs. Lau, Colby Sato
Photo taken by Arlynne Criste & Leah Kim
Interesting Science
Celebration
Projects
By Arlynne Criste & Leah Kim
S
lam! “Will the Student Council meeting please come to
order?” said Middle School Student
Council President Keith Hirsch at
the start of Thursday’s eighth grade
Student Council meeting.
The council members in front of
him sat poised
and ready to
deliver important reports that
will benefit the
middle school.
Student Council is one of the
most important
organizations
in our middle
school. It’s
comprised of volunteer team representatives, elected officers, and
supervising teachers.
They represent the students’
voice among the administrators,
helping put our concerns to their
attention.
Remember those elections we
had at the beginning of the year?
Not like we can forget our current
Secretary/Treasurer, Jon Woo’s
infamous Kirby speech. Well, that
election was to choose the top three
positions for the 8th Grade Student
Council.
Jon Woo’s job as Secretary/Treasurer is to write the minutes, take
care of roll, notes, and expenses.
Colby Sato’s job as Vice President is to fill in for our president
when he’s absent. Also, his signature is one of the two needed to
pass on proposals to the administrators.
By Megan Dung & Rashelle Nagata
W
hat’s the most interesting
Science Celebration project
you’ve seen? Here are some exciting ones that have been done over
the past years.
You might think that projects
about plants are boring because of
their popularity.
Here’s a project
that a 9th grader
remembers from
Science Celebration.
It was about how different colors of light
affected the growth
of plants.
One of the
projects that Mrs.
Hayashi (Circulation
Desk) saw was
about the germs
on sponges used to
wash dishes.
This student
zapped sponges in a
microwave and found
that it killed some of
the bacteria and germs.
Cory Hiramoto, an 8th grader,
did a project about which soaps
would leave your hands the cleanest. The result of his project was
that pretty much all soaps worked
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Keith Hirsch’s job as President
is to be the leader of the entire
Case Middle School. He controls
the meetings and makes sure that
everything runs smoothly.
Eighth grade social studies
teachers Mrs. Jamile and Mrs. Lau
supervise the council to give advice
and help them along.
Normally, meetings usually go
like this: The president calls the
meeting to order. And, one by one,
the council members share their
reports with one another.
The reports talk about various
issues among the students, such as
transportation around school and
recreational items in the team spaces, like pool tables and foosball.
If there’s an issue that comes
up more than once, they’d assign
a committee to research more
about it. A committee is made up of
voluntary members who deal with
specific topics
Then, afterwards, they discuss
old business, such as the vending
machines (see story on page 1).
The meetings are often semi-formal
and are held at least once a month
in Mrs. Jamile’s room.
Each grade has its own student
council, with its own student supervisors and leaders. Mr. Gaudiano is
the seventh grade’s council advisor
while Mr. Copeland is the sixth’s.
Very rarely do the different levels
meet together, but when they do,
they act as one student council and
the eighth grade officers preside.
Bam! The president slammed
down the gavel down onto the desk
as the meeting slowly dwindled
down to a close.
“Meeting adjourned.”
the same. They all killed about
the same amount of viral bacteria,
and left the good bacteria on your
hands.
Ms. Katie Vaughan from Team
7W told us about some of the
projects that her classes this year
are doing.
Some appealing projects include
how steroids will help plants grow,
seeing if you can change the speed
at which sleeping grass closes, and
what kind of metals rust more in
different kinds of weather.
Mr. Dan Gaudiano from Team
7X said that one project which
caught his eye was done by a guy
that was one of his past students.
His project was about solar cars
and what time of the day and what
time of year they worked the best
(see photo at left.)
A 6th grade humanities teacher
Robert Tam stated, “Science Celebration is a wonderful opportunity
for active learning. It’s not artificial; it’s real science. This is what
scientists do.”
His daughter got her master’s
degree in Environmental Studies
from Yale, but here’s the news:
she used the same basic idea that
she did her 7th grade Science
Celebration topic on, but more
advanced.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Life Rolls On for
Jesse Billauer
Surfer Jesse Billauer
Photo credit: nike.com
Aliens Invading
Punahou with a
Transmorphligator?
By Courtney Chun & Danielle Chung
D
uring a school assembly,
motivational speaker Jesse
Billauer rolled into Twigg Smith
Pavilion using a wheel chair.
He talked to eighth grade teams
W, X, and Y about his traumatic
experience.
Years back, on a regretful day
in Malibu, California, Jesse, who
was a pro surfer, went out surfing.
It was a beautiful day, but did not
end well.
A couple of hours into surfing,
Jesse wiped out. Just as he stuck
his head out of the water, a large
wave came crashing down on him
from the back.
It struck so fast he didn’t have
time to react, or put his hands out
to stop from hitting the sand.
He went head first into the water and his head smacked against
the sandy bottom, hard. “It was a
strange tingly feeling all throughout my body,” recalls Jesse.
As he floated up to the surface, he was able to call out to his
friends who thought he was joking
By Sarah Ota
E
very year the Senior Class
writes and performs in the
Variety Show. This year’s show is
about a group of aliens who come
to Punahou School.
Mrs. Lizzy Lowrey, the director
of the show, told us a little about
this year’s Variety Show.
“The aliens are Intergalactic
Fashion Police. They come down
to Punahou School at the beginning of the school year to check
out the way students here are
dressed. They are not pleased
with the way the Academy students look, as a result of the new
dress code. Of course they try to
change things! Using a transmorphligator, they change the whole
school to become... well...come
and see the show!” she said.
Some of the interesting parts of
the show include boy cheerleaders in kilts, students dressed up in
kimonos, and a polka.
Also, the three aliens which appear throughout the whole show
are entertaining, according to Mrs.
Lowrey.
Mrs. Lowrey told us, “There are
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at first.
But soon, they realized he really
was injured and helped him out of
the water. At the hospital, Jesse
found that he was paralyzed from
the waist down.
It was unlikely he would be
able to walk again, much less surf
either.
He spent the rest of his days in
the hospital learning how to use
his hands and arms again.
Now, Jesse gets around in a
wheel chair, promoting his new
cause: Life Rolls On.
He has even starred in a movie
and has gone back out into the
water on a surfboard built especially for him. He can control it
with his arms.
This accident has seemed like
something unfortunate, but really,
it has helped Jesse to fulfill most
of his dreams.
Someday he hopes to walk
again.
But until then, he’ll continue to
spread awareness about Life Rolls
On and do what he loves best,
surf.
over 365 students performing as
actors, singers, dancers, members
of the orchestra and as tech crew”
— which is more than last year.
Mrs. Lowrey said, “There are 14
members of the production team
each year that work from September through February to create
the show. There is also a member
of the team who works
with students in the
Junior Class in the spring
and summer to come up
with the idea for the show
and to write the script.”
To make the show happen costs a lot.
The materials for the
sets and costumes also
cost a lot of money,
even though the costume and set designers
try to reduce or redesign
costumes or set pieces
or props they have used
before.
Many of the props and
costumes that are in the show
were found in the Dillingham prop
room and also include other props
used in other plays, including
middle school plays.
Sometimes props are borrowed
from Kennedy Theatre at the University of Hawaii.
If necessary, props are made
by either the costume or technical
crew.
Some dedicated and voluntary
parents also help.
To join the cast of the Variety
Show there was a $30 participation fee which covers the cost of
a T-shirt, costumes and lunch for
one Saturday.
If you are interested in seeing
the show tickets are available in
the Administration Building.
But hurry now or all the good
seats will be taken.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Hear Ye! Hear
Ye! Here Comes
Carnivalot!
By Rachel Oyama & Ronnie Kuwahara
Carnival Rides,
Safe or Not?
By Ashley Nabeshima & Marissa Kwong
At right, the big Ferris wheel takes
its place on the Carnival midway.
Photo by Marissa Kwong & Ashley Nabeshima
I
n days of old when knights
were bold...
This year, it seems like we’ve
taken a step back into the medieval time to create the theme for
the Carnival, Carnivalot — Damsels and Dragons and Wizards, oh
my!
According
to Mrs. Gale
Wilson, Carnival Coordinator for the
PFA (Parent
Faculty Association), this
year’s theme
was based on
the Broadway
show Spamalot, and the
film The Wizard of Oz.
The Junior
class submitted possible
theme ideas, which they then narrowed down to the top five ideas,
and had a class vote.
The student chairs for Carnivalot are Adrian Kerwin and Raquel
Guss. The head for the parent
committee is Mrs. Robin Tokioka.
Mrs. Wilson said that some differences from last year’s Carnival
would be new game booths, such
as a three-hole miniature golf
course based on Carnivalot, and
the two past themes, Rock n’ Roll
and Pirates.
Some other changes might be
new smoothie recipes and a remote control race car game.
M
any people each year go to
the Punahou Carnival for the
malasadas, Carnival food, and especially the rides.
How do we know
that these rides
are safe?
Although no
accidents have
been reported on
E.K. Fernandez’s
rides, is there
still a possibility
of accidents happening on these
rides?
According to
the Consumer
Product Safety
Commission,
about 6,000
people were
injured on rides
in 2004.
About thirty
thousand to
fifty thousand people come to the
Carnival each day. Punahou spends
about 1.5 million dollars to bring
the Carnival here and the rides
generate over $360,000 in revenue.
This year at the Carnival, there
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Mrs. Wilson stated that the food
service director decides what the
prices are for the foods. The game
prices, which are based on the
cost of Carnival, are decided by
Mrs. Wilson.
The E.K. Fernandez rides and
games however, are not priced by
the PFA, but by E.K. Fernandez
itself.
Punahou
School expects
to gross 1.7
million dollars,
which then
goes to scholarship funds.
According to
Mrs. Wilson,
receipts will
also go to
Senior class
activities.
As many
of you know,
each year
Punahou runs
an annual
sugar drive for the delicious malasadas. This year, the school collected over 3 tons of sugar (6,000
pounds).
While the Juniors are in charge
of Carnival, the Seniors are also
busy putting together the Variety
Show (see story on page 5).
Although Mrs. Wilson isn’t sure
about the exact number of years
Carnival has occurred, she believes
that the first one was held in 1932.
But during War World II, the Carnival may have been cancelled. (See
story on page 7)
Carnivalot is this Fri. & Sat.,
Feb. 3rd & 4th, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
will be rides from the Spin Out to
the Pharaoh’s Fury, Silverstreak,
and the Zipper.
On the Mainland, there have
been several accidents involving some popular amusement
rides. A few of
the rides affected
were the Sizzler,
Disneyland’s Mission: Space, and
the ever popular
Zipper. Just last
Sept., in Canada,
twelve people
were hospitalized
after a ride “froze”
during operation.
Even relatively
low-tech rides like
inflatable bounce
rooms produced
four fatalities in
the last five years.
Thousands of
people ride the
rides each year.
Would they still ride if they knew?
“Yes,” said Evan Sakai, a 7th grade
student.
Others feel differently. “As long
as they fixed it and they know
what was wrong,” says Leilani Facun, a 7th grade student.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Carnival:
A History
The Cliffhanger at the Punahou
Carnival.
Photo courtesy of the Internet
Carnival—
Exposed!
Clockwise, at the top left is
Carnivalot-themed children’s
shorts, hat, T-shirt, and small
pouch. At top right is an original,
hand-beaded wizard. Bottom right
is Carnivalot-themed fabric, polo
shirt, and drawstring backpack. At
bottom left is a Medieval shield.
The background is a setting of
knights and horses in the Medieval
time period.
Photos by Iris Pak & Brittni Kam
By Lauren Haruno
T
he laughter, the festivities,
and the ever-present buzz of
excitement, it could only mean one
thing — Carnival has come again,
the once-a-year tradition that has
everyone waiting in anticipation for
the fun that is sure to come.
Originated
in 1914,
Carnival
started as a
week where
the students
of Punahou
invited their
families to
stay and rent
rooms on
campus for
a set fee. In
those days,
this event
made about
$19.00.
In 1932,
Carnival became annual
and boasted
booths,
games, pie
eating, races, and entertainment.
The details and plans of later
carnivals were created by the
Junior Class who assumed the
responsibility in 1939. This Carnival was themed “Country Fair,” and
it featured a barn dance, parade,
and rides.
By Brittni Kam & Iris Pak
E
very year, Carnival comes
around the corner and we
catch sight of our classmates
dressed up in the new themed
Carnival accessories.
But where do these Carnival accessories come from? Who designs
them?
Did these questions ever come
to mind? — Probably not.
Each year, 25 lucky Juniors get
chosen to organize Carnival de-
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The rides were a merry-goround and a Ferris wheel, provided
even then by E.K Fernandez, an
alumnus of Punahou. Over the
years the Carnival has been a
home to some exhilarating events,
such as pony rides, car demolitions, and the flinging of paste
balls at teachers!
Carnival has grown to the point
where it is now exhibiting dozens
of booths, featuring haku lei, jams
and jellies, arts and crafts, and not
to mention the delicious melt in
your mouth confection...malasadas!
Over the years, the event has
drawn some familiar local celebrities to the Carnival over the years.
For example in 1985 Robert Cazimero attended the Carnival.
The Carnival changed over the
years, by moving from its original
spot on Middle Field to Lower field,
and most importantly by evolving from a scholarship supporting
event to a full-out tradition that
stands for fun and enjoyment.
The Carnival stands for enjoyment and it’s good, says Mrs.
Robinson a 7th grade math teacher, “Because it pulls together the
whole Punahou community, the
alumni, students, and faculty, and
we include the outside community,
that’s nice. Plus, the food is good.”
she adds with a grin.
Research for this article included the Punahou archives and The
Honolulu Advertiser.
signs and pick the theme.
To be chosen, the Juniors must
write an application. They are chosen according to skills, time, and
creativity.
The 25 Juniors work strenuously
for 10 months and they choose the
fabric designs, the T-shirt designs,
and the embroidery.
The T-shirt and fabric designs
of the Juniors are printed in Japan
and shipped over to Hawaii over a
three month period.
…continued on page 10
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Ryan Catalani,
a 7th Grade
Magician
Pick a card, any card! Magician
Ryan Catalani demonstrates a card
trick for the camera.
Photos by Evan Sakai
Magic in
Hawaii
By Evan Sakai
“D
o you know any magic
words?” says Ryan Catalani, a 7th grader at
Punahou School, on
stage at magic shows.
Ryan is a member of the
Society of Young Magicians (SYM).
This is where children ages 7-16 go to
in order to perfect their
magic skills. Meetings
are held from 2-4 p.m.
on the second Saturday
of every month usually
at Kauluwela Elementary
School. Members also
meet on other Saturdays
at Zuke’s Magic & Jokes
store in Kalihi. The annual fee for the SYM is
$20.
Ryan does magic for a
number of reasons, One
is that magic is fun. Performing
on stage or in front of a camera is
always fun. Ryan does not just do
stage magic, he can also do close
up magic such as coin tricks or
card magic.
Magic is also a big part in Ryan’s
life because he makes new friends
from magic. When you learn from
friends, it makes the experience
more enjoyable.
Ryan likes to travel to different
places for fun, but he brings a little
bit of magic with him too. When he
By Ryan Catalani
A
bracadabra!
This is one of the most
popular and recognizable
magic words.
Most people have
seen a magic show
or a magician some
time in their lives,
since magic is fun
and enjoyable.
Magic is an
attraction all over
the world. Magicians and their
shows travel from
state to state, or
sometimes from country to country. There are
also numerous magic competitions, where magicians test their
skills against others to win prizes.
One famous place where magic
competitions take place is Magic
Castle in Hollywood, California.
However, admittance is invitation
only, unless you are in its magic
club.
Magic clubs are clubs that magicians join to practice, share, and
learn magic tricks.
The largest magic club in the
nation is called the Society of
American Magicians. It was founded in 1902 by Harry Houdini. Harry
Houdini, whose real name is Ehrich
Weiss, was a famous magician who
specialized in escapes.
The Society of American Magi-
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goes on vacation, he brings magic
tricks to practice and to have fun
with.
Ryan has a favorite magic trick.
His favorite magic trick is called
the “Square Circle.” The square
circle is performed by pulling
objects and other stuff out of a
rectangular figure. Ryan enjoys
performing this trick because it is
his lead trick and it has a great effect on the audience.
Ryan loves magic and it will
stick with him the rest of his life.
Maybe you will see him perform on
stage in twenty years, or maybe
he will do a disappearing act on
you.
cians, or S.A.M., has 250 “assemblies” (groups in a particular location) throughout the world, one of
which is in Hawaii.
A division of the S.A.M. for
younger magicians (up
to 17 years) is called
the Society of Young
Magicians, or S.Y.M.
The S.Y.M. assembly in Honolulu meets every
second Saturday
at Kauluwela
Elementary School
from 2-4 p.m. On
the other Saturdays,
members can meet at
Zuke’s Magic and Jokes
store. There is an annual
fee of $20.
This S.Y.M. assembly performs
at everything from charitable
events to birthday parties.
People who want to join the club
should have an interest in magic
and perhaps know a trick. A good
place to start is a library, or maybe
even the internet.
The leader and mentor of the
group, Ron Ishimaru, is also an accomplished magician in Hawaii.
Along with his partner, Michael
Wong, Ishimaru does numerous
shows. Ishimaru also does private
classes for $5 per person.
So, there are many opportunities for magic in Hawaii, be it
learning magic or watching it.
Have fun!
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Real Live Science,
for Real Live People
Artwork on the
walls and above
your head in this
tube were made by
children and local
artists. It shows
the fish gliding
through the ocean,
the land, green and
lush with grass, and
the gods, red with
fury, yet light with
understanding.
Photo: Bishop Museum
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alking up to the door of the
Bishop Museum is an eyeopening experience. This place is a
series of beautiful buildings surrounding a patch of luscious green
field.
These buildings are filled with
fun-filled learning, the newest of
which is a new Science Adventure
Center. This, indeed, is a very
well-constructed building filled
with scientific wonders. Walking in,
gods they prayed to each and every
day. On a plaque at the end of the
tunnel it reads, “There is a relationship between every god of Hawaii,
man, parent, child, land and the
sea.”
Walking out of the tunnel and
down a few stairs will bring you to
a room in which the first thing you
see is a hot table with a wax volcano in it. As you turn a knob to the
right, you can create craters but as
you turn it to the left, lava can be
cracked to peek out of the top.
you can feel the hard, long, grueling work that must have gone into
building this wonderful place.
As you enter the door, it is
extremely hard to miss the ceiling high “Wind Wall.” The “wall” is
a huge tapestry of tiny connected
silver plates that always seem to
catch the light every moment you
look at them.
As you walk to your right, you
will come to a 3-D map of the
Hawaiian Archipelago and a colored
versions of the Hawaiian Islands.
Looking at the work of art is an
educational opportunity all its own,
but when a computer screen is
added, the learning is undeniable.
As you move this screen over the
various islands it will give you a
few facts about each one to really
enhance your knowledge.
Now, you walk down to a large
silver globe and as you press certain buttons, lights are triggered to
show you different facts through
light. One very interesting button
turns on lights that will show you
in fragments of one thousand miles
how far away any location is from
the Hawaiian Islands.
Moving to your left you encounter a large dark tube, black
in the background, but bursting
with color. This tube depicts what
Hawaiians understood of the world.
Artwork on the walls and above
your head in this tube were made
by children and local artists. It
shows the fish gliding through the
ocean, the land, green and lush
with grass, and the gods, red with
fury, yet light with understanding.
The Hawaiians were never ones
for questioning the earth, or the
Moving further along you find
a huge tank filled with water, and
floating around in it, a camera filming to the other side. In this tank
is what represents the underwater volcano Lo‘ihi which is 30 km.
south-east of the Hawaiian islands.
Walking up the stairs brings you
to the center and what you were
waiting for the whole time: the
much smaller, but still huge version
of a volcano, complete with spewing lava and gas to create the full
effect.
A pool of water surrounds the
base of this “volcano” and with a
few large metal contraptions you
can create landslides, waves and
even an earthquake. Keep walking and you can actually go inside
the bottom of the volcano, which
includes everything you could
imagine — even the smells of a real
volcano.
Run up the stairs, and there in
front of you is the top of the volcano and a pool of lava. To get the
lava to become active, all you need
to do is push a button and up rises
a fountain of orange liquid. Push
the button labeled “gas” and even
farther does the lava fountain rise.
As you go to exit the Science
Center you can see and examine
stuffed versions of many animals
here in Hawaii, and observe plants
at their best states.
The Bishop Science Center was
a very educational experience, and
what set it aside from the rest was
that I had fun, and let me tell you,
I am not an avid museum goer.
So know what are you going
to do? Go learn something at the
Bishop Science Adventure Center!
By Emily Hawkins
W
February 2006
The CMS Courier
May Day Is Lei Day
in Hawai`i Nei
At left, Mrs. Hattie Phillips; right,
Mrs. Jenni Tyau.
Photos by CMS Courier staff
“That’s what we
run May Day and
Holoku on, aloha.”
—Auntie Hattie Phillips
4Carnival Exposed
…continued from page 7
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s we enjoy the lovely mele
around us, we take in those
beautiful dances which pull us into
the Hawaiian culture. This year’s
“May Day” or “Holoku” is just
around the corner.
It is a tradition that has
taken place between the end
of April and beginning of May,
where students
from grades six
through eight
come together
to present
their renditions of the
ancient dance
of the islands,
the hula. Of
course, like any
other show, the
dancers (both boys and girls) have
to practice — in this case, almost
every Saturday.
The May Day program gives the
participants a chance to enjoy the
richness of the culture while learning a little more about the reason
this school continues to carry on
with this event.
The director of the Holoku program is Mrs. Phillips, also known
as “Auntie Hattie” to the students.
Not only is she the supervisor of
the May Day Pageant, but she
serves as kumu for the K-5 programs.
Auntie Hattie encourages students to take advantage of this
opportunity. If you were to participate in Holoku, you can expect to
have fun and expect to come out
of this experience with new friendships and a new perspective on
this dance.
According to Auntie Hattie,
when students join Holoku, they
are expected to have a good attitude, as well having an appreciation for the time spent there.
Participants of Holoku are expected to be open to learning how
to dance the hula with poise and
the right mind-set.
There is more to Holoku than
just dancing or swaying in sync, it
requires pure love for the dance,
otherwise known as aloha, she
said.
She has clear expectations for
her dancers. “I think of one word,
‘aloha,’” she said. “There are so
many different kinds of aloha.
Aloha for this school, aloha for
families, aloha to teachers, aloha
for each other, and aloha for what
they’re doing. That’s mainly what
we like to see.”
Since Holoku is a pageant for
the traditional dance of the Hawaiians, it has been the opinion of
some that the queen should be of
Hawaiian descent.
In the past, Auntie Hattie
strongly believed that the Holoku
Queen should have some Hawaiian ancestry. But she realizes that,
now, in these modern days, there
aren’t as many Hawaiians and not
all have much experience in hula.
She realized that as long as the
candidate has a love and passion
for the hula, the music, and all
things Hawaiian, then they are really considered Hawaiian.
“I feel okay with the choices
made, because these are the children of the ‘Aina, the children of
the land,” she said.
Mrs. Jenni Tyau, a mother of
two former court members and
the current sixth grade supervisor,
believes that whoever is participating in May Day should honor the
Hawaiian ways and understand the
importance of the dance. If there
is some competition for a court
spot between someone of Hawaiian heritage versus someone who
isn’t but understands and loves
the dance more, then yes, they
deserve it, according to Mrs. Tyau.
Mrs. Tyau suggested that any
inexperienced dancers be open to
someone helping them and to be
up for working hard.
They need to understand that
the dance is more than just motions, said Mrs. Tyau. They need
to understand the story of their
dance and dance with aloha.
We recall Auntie Hattie telling
us, “That’s what we run May Day
and Holoku on, aloha.”
The polo shirts are made locally
in Hawaii.
Gale Wilson, the Carnival coordinator, says, “thousands of pieces
are sold each year.”
Last year, about 900 children’s
T-shirts, over 1000 adult shirts,
250 polo shirts, and about 350
backpacks were sold.
Every year, each Junior class
hopes that the money that they’ve
made will be more than that made
by the students of the previous
year.
The most popular item so far,
throughout Punahou’s history has
been the blue and yellow palaka
or the blue and yellow lanyard. It
is a Hawaiian plaid blue and yellow
lanyard.
“People still ask for it to this
day,” says Mrs. Wilson.
This year, creativity has reached
a new level. Numerous people
have used their imaginations and
created their own Carnival-themed
halters, shirts, and bandanas.
Some are even customizing their
shirts with beads and selling them
to those who fancy them.
The PFA office down by the Sullivan Administration building sells
Carnival accessories. From yards
of fabric, to the drawstring backpacks, from the baseball caps, to
the Carnival-themed aprons.
The PFA has it all. Stop by next
year and blend in with the next
Carnival theme and get accessorized.
By Torrey Seabolt, Kelsey Lee
& Raina Saragoza
A
The CMS Courier
February 2006
Horrible, Weird,
or Just Plain
Disgusting Jobs
By Leilani Facun
D
id you know that for some
people their jobs are making fish food out of fish, or boiling
animal hair so they can curl it?
Do you ever wish your teachers
did something interesting like this?
We students look at our teachers as people
that teach
and teach
and
teach and...
well, sounds
sort of boring
doesn’t it?
The Courier
interviewed a few
Punahou educators, and we
were surprised
by the outcome of our
investigation.
A number of
them have had
pretty strange
occupations at some
point in their lives.
In fact our future Dean, Ron
Gould of the Academy, had a
disgusting job that he did in high
school. As you may know, lots
of adolescents worry about their
pores and zits (of course!),
What if you could actually see
fat and oils squeezing out of your
pores. EWWWW, right?
That’s how Mr. Gould felt in high
school when he was a cook. He
worked for Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken. Every day except weekends he would be frying
chickens. By the end of the day of
“slaving over the stove” he would
be covered with fat and oils.
He describes it as a very un-
The Most, the Fun,
the Spring Sports
Spring Sports Preferences
10%
10%
24%
2%
22%
32%
By Kalia Schuster
A
new season is upon us
— meaning new sports, and
there are a lot to choose from, at
that.
This spring, there are seven
sports available to CMS students:
baseball, girl’s basketball, golf,
gymnastics, judo, track, and waterpolo.
What if you like more than
one sport? Which one should you
take? Perhaps your choice might
be swayed by
which of the
sports are currently popular in
the Academy.
The Courier
polled 56 students from the
24% Waterpolo
high school about
32% Track
their favorite
22% Baseball
sports. They
were asked the
2% Judo
question, “What
10% Golf
is your favorite
10% Other
spring sport to
watch or play?”
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pleasant experience especially how
long it took to get the fat and oils
on his skin off him.
Another odd job came from Mr.
Lovingfoss’s past. Have you ever
been up and close to a sloth? Mr.
Lovingfoss, currently substituting
for Mrs. Lee in 8th grade, years
ago got the opportunity to be
an assistant to a scientist in the
Panamanian jungle. Their job was
tagging two-toed and three-toed
sloths to study what they ate.
Mr. Lovingfoss said that they
would shoot hypodermic bullets
at tracked sloths. After that they
would bring a sedated sloth into
the study and suck out the sloth’s
stomach content. That could make
you a bit queasy, not to mention
the sloth.
Dr. Kerwin (formerly of Summer School) also had a horrible
job that he disliked entirely. He
worked at Reynolds Metals during the graveyard shift (which was
12:00 pm to 8:00 am!) every day
except weekends.
At Reynolds Metals they would
melt metal into these huge vats.
After that the machine would spit
out these strips of metal. This is
where Mr, Kerwin’s job came in:
he would clasp the metal to cool
it and take shape. He said that “it
was hotter that heck!”
When 8:00 came he would be
very sweaty and tired from the
heat and the hours that he had to
work.
One piece of advice he gives to
us is, “Coffee always works!.”
Mr. Walker, our Junior School
principal, also had a summer job
after graduating high school at 18.
He worked the oil rigs in Houston,
Texas from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Other guys that also worked
there called him “college boy”
…continued on page 12
By far, track is most popular,
topping 17 votes (30 percent),
since different events in track
take place at the same, although
it is considered as one general
sport.
Judo, on the other hand, was
the most unpopular spring sport
with only one vote.
“The other” sports — those that
you might have an interest in high
school — are not available at the
middle school level.
Some high school kids said that
they didn’t take any spring sports;
they just like to watch them.
Except for gymnastics, every
spring sport includes a state tournament around mid-May.
These tournaments will be the
ending of the season and would
take place on one of our islands.
For example, the tennis state
tournament be on Kaua‘i.
Of course, it wouldn’t hurt to
take two sports so that you have
experience for the JV or Varsity
level next year.
But two sports at once? That
can sure burn a lot of energy!
February 2006
Holiday Presents:
Did You Get What
You Wanted?
4Strange Jobs
…continued from page 11
The CMS Courier
By Erika Kahle & Alexis Szigeti
T
his holiday season many
people had their least and
most favorite Christmas gifts.
There was a wide range of
Christmas presents and a large
variety to receive with all the new
iPods and PSPs out, although the
classics like clothes and accessories for girls have still managed to
be wrapped and placed under the
Christmas tree.
The most hated
presents for
guys were
socks, boxers,
and shirts.
For girls,
hardly anyone
had any least
favorite gifts.
The girls’ favorite gifts were
shirt’s, purses and
gift cards to their
favorite store. The
boy’s favorite gifts
were iPods, Xboxes,
PSPs, and Game Boy
DS consoles.
Brian Lee, 13. “My
favorite Christmas present was golf clubs and money.
My worst, was boxers.”
Molly McMahon, 13. “My favorite
present was the shirt my dad got
me from Urban Outfitters.”
Marlon Booker, 13. “Mostest
favorite: Eagles hat. Leastest favorite: any clothes.”
Chloe Wilson, 13. “I think my
favorite Christmas gift this year
would have to be finally getting the digital camera I have
wanted for so long!”
Daniel Dangaran, 12. “My
best present has to be a
portable DVD player.”
Brett Komoto, 13 said his
favorite Christmas present
was an iPod. His least favorite was
clothes.
Creighton Woo, 12, said his
favorite Christmas gift was a portable DVD player. His least favorite
was chocolate.
Tyler Kubota, 12. “My favorite
Christmas present was a wallet.
My least favorite was clothes.”
Nick Suzuki, 12. “My favorite
Christmas present is the W.W.E.
video game. My least favorite
Christmas gift was clothes.”
Tyler Shimizu, 12. “My favor-
and gave him the most disgusting, hard, or nasty jobs, mostly
because he was planning to go to
college after his job at the oil rigs.
One thing they had to do was
that the “Boomer” — the person
that operated the machine to
move the pipes — had to lower the
clamp to pick up the pipes. One
“game” they played was to see
how low and fast they could drop
the clamp.
Of course, Mr. Walker was there
waiting for the clamp to come
down so he could clamp it onto the
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ite gift was an iPod and my least
favorite was clothes.
Robert Marx, 12. “My favorite
Christmas present was a boogie
board, and my least favorite was
clothes.”
Rachel Inouye, 11. “My favorite
Gift was an iPod nano and my least
favorite present was this really
ugly pink and blue jacket.”
Courtney Miller, 11. “My favorite
Christmas gift was an iPod. I have
no least favorite presents.”
Tanner Chun, 11. “The favorite
Christmas gift I got was an Xbox
360. I had no least favorites.”
Harrison Jeong 12. His favorite:
an iPod nano. His least favorite:
none.
Breanna Landry, 12. Favorite
present: Video iPod, least favorite:
socks.
Erin Yabuki, 12. “My most favorite Christmas presents are T-shirts.
My least is shampoo.”
Ian Rhee, 13. “My favorite
Christmas present was Roethlisbergr jersey. My least favorite
present was a shirt.”
Even if you didn’t get what you
wanted for Christmas this year,
remember it isn’t only about the
presents, it’s about the time spent
with family
and friends.
pipe. After he clamped it, the pipe
would sway, so he had to drag the
pipe toward the destination by
riding it. While riding it, he had to
make sure to get off at the right
time so he wouldn’t get smashed
on the wall. The pipes were filled
with a white substance that would
take all the oil.
As you can see, with help from
Mr. Lovingfoss, Mr. Kerwin, Mr.
Walker, and Mr. Gould, our faculty
are not all so boring. We hope they
have helped you pick your future
jobs wisely.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Stepping through
2005...Movie Style
Photo Courtesy of victoriaward.com
Pops
Assembly
By Elise Minkin
T
he year 2006 is now into full
swing and all around Punahou
there is much hustle and bustle as
Carnival draws near.
But before you get caught up
in the excitement, take a moment
to remember the year that as just
passed. It was a year of great music, important events, and amazing
movies.
2005 started off with Coach
Carter and Racing Stripes as well
as the highly praised, award-winning Million Dollar Baby.
When February rolled around so
did Hitch, starring Will Smith and
Because of Winn Dixie, based on
the popular book.
In March, Disney came out
with two big screen movies, The
Pacifier and Ice Princess. Guess
Who, starring Ashton Kutcher, hit
theatres also.
As April came around, Fever
Pitch struck into theatres. And
Ashton Kutcher was on the big
screen again in A Lot Like Love.
In May, Chris Rock had two
movies come to theatres, the
animated comedy Madagascar and
The Longest Yard, in which he co-
By Jojo Schmidt
S
ingers, musicians, and dancers — get ready, the Pops
Assembly is coming to town.
What is the Pops
Assembly? It’s a
fun annual concert
where anyone in 7th in
8th grade can sing their
heart out in front of their
classmates — or dance, or
whatever! It’s also where
comedians can try out to be
MC’s, funny announcers that can play out
a “shtick” in between
every song. The whole
thing is a delight to both
listener and performer.
Mrs. Alicia Scanlan, who,
along with Mrs. Marlene
Patton, produces the Pops Assembly, feels that the name of the
event ought to be changed.
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starred with Adam Sandler. Also
out in May were Star Wars Episode
Three: Revenge of the Sith and
Monster-in-Law.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
co-starred in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
which opened in June. Tom Cruise
and Katie Holmes both hit movie
theatres in June with War of the
Worlds and Batman Begins. The
documentary March of the Penguins, Disney’s Herbie Fully Loaded, and the comedy Bewitched all
opened in June as well.
The beloved book Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory came to life
in July. Fantastic Four and Disney’s
Sky High, starring Punahou graduate Kelly Preston, also came to
theatres that month.
Jessica Simpson gave acting
a shot in The Dukes of Hazzard,
which opened in August. And Rachel McAdams kept audiences on
the edge of their seats in Red Eye,
which also opened in August.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose,
which was based on a true story
gave viewers a good scare in September. And Disney was at it again
with The Greatest Game Ever
Played, starring Shia LeBeouf.
Elizabethtown, starring Orlando
Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, soared
into theatres in October. In Her
Shoes and the claymation movie
Wallace and Gromit, also made
their way to theatres.
Disney’s animated movie
Chicken Little fell into theatres in
November, along with Disney’s
other movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe. The highly acclaimed
movie Walk the Line, Rent and
Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire all
came to theatres in November.
Ending the year with a bang
were King Kong and Cheaper by
the Dozen 2. Based on a novel,
Memoirs of a Geisha came to theatres at year’s end. The Producers,
the Tony Award winning Broadway
musical, danced it way to the big
screen as well.
“During the night show, it’s
not an ‘assembly,’ so we just call
it ‘Pop.’ We’d like to get a better
name that would apply to both the
day and night shows,” she said.
Mrs. Scanlan and Mrs. Patton
have been running the shows for
many years, although each year
they pick a few students to help
them with the managing.
How do students manage to
sing without the original artist’s
voice behind them?
It’s pretty easy. All you need to
do is look online. There are sites
where you can buy karaoke versions of whatever song you want
to sing.
It’s also possible that Mrs. Patton could play the accompanying
music on the piano.
So go to the Pops Assembly, (or
any name it’s called by) and be
entertained.
Or be the entertainer.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Where Did
the ‘O’ Go?
Former Case Middle School science
teacher, Mr. O.
By Alex Kurashige
E
ven if you’ve never been in
his class, you’ve probably
heard about Mr. Otagaki, otherwise
known as “Mr. O.”
Not only was he one of the
greatest teachers ever, according
to his friends and former students,
but he was a great teacher about
life.
Former students and current 8th
graders Cade Ito and Reece Toma
said about him, “We love his style
because it’s a hands-on experience
with a lot of demonstrations and
labs. He wants his class to be very
fun, but he also wants his class to
learn. His tests were really hard!”
So where is he now?
If you haven’t heard before,
he moved to the Gates Science
Center.
When asked what’s to like in the
Academy, Mr. O replied, “What’s
not to like? I was stuck in the
middle, but now I’m exposed to
the Academy students and teachers as well as the elementary
school. Now I get to explore the
bread when I was always the meat
of the sandwich.”
On other issues like the teacher
dress code, “Do they have one?
I get to dress in shorts because
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I crawl with the rug rats. I get to
dress like Ken Smith, my idol.” He
was all smiles and seemed happy
about his new job.
But, he admits “I miss not having my own class and not having
the time and depth knowing my
students. I’ve been exposed to a
mile wide of students, but it’s shallow. But now I know the breadth
of Punahou faculty and staff. It’s
wonderful.”
Mr. O also told hilarious stories
to his students.
Eighth grader Christian de
Quevedo told one of them. “Mr. O
said he was working on an experiment at another school and the
experiment involved flammable
stuff. When he was showing the
students the experiment, there
was a big explosion. In that explosion, his pants caught fire and in a
panic he tried to extinguish it with
alcohol. The students however
were cracking up. Fortunately he
was all right.”
Mr. Otagaki made middle school
life fun for students and even
for himself. Singing, joking, and
playing with his students were his
favorite memories.
Even though he’s now over at
the Science Center, the memories
he left are unforgettable.
Photo by Alex Kurashige
One Giant Leap
for Mr. Norm Cox
Here’s a shot of Mr. Cox in his
younger days, about to do work in
Castle Hall.
Photo courtesy of Mr. Cox
By Nick Mattson & Alex Onopa
A
fter forty years at Punahou
School, our Director of Instructional Technology, Mr. Norm
Cox, will be retiring at the end of
the 2005-2006 school year.
Mr. Cox has filled many positions at Punahou during his time
here. He started in 1966 as an
algebra teacher in the old Bishop
Hall. He left Punahou for a short
period, then later came back and
taught math and science in the
sixth grade.
He then became supervisor for
grades five and six, a position he
held for twenty-one years. He was
also the Summer School director
for twelve years.
He started serving as Director of
Instructional Technology ten years
ago, and has held the position ever
since. His job is to oversee all the
computers and computer related
items at Punahou, and to help
teachers effectively use computers
with students.
He acquired the expertise for
the position after single-handedly
crawling through the wall spaces
in Castle Hall to network all of the
new computers. Castle Hall was
the first building at the school to
be completely networked, and almost all the credit goes to Mr. Cox.
He will be replaced by Mrs. Judy
Beaver, the current supervisor for
grades 3 and 4.
“I think she’s a good choice for
the position,” said Mr. Cox when
asked his opinion on her. “We both
became interested in technology
at about the same time. We were
there from the beginning.”
Mr. Cox has many hobbies.
“He is a great cook and a fantastic cabinet maker. I just wish he
had a better personality,” joked Mr.
Terry Woody, grade 8 supervisor.
He and Mr. Cox have been friends
for quite a while.
“Frankly, I just can’t stand the
man,” said Mr. Woody, with a bit
of a wink. “He’s surly, rude, and a
terrible golfer. But seriously, he will
be sorely missed. He has made a
lot of friends here.”
As Mr. Cox said about working
at Punahou, “It’s just always been
a lot of fun. Although I am looking forward to my retirement (I’ll
finally be able to sleep in!) I’m going to miss this place a lot.”
“It’s just always
been a lot of fun.
Although I am
looking forward
to my retirement
(I’ll finally be
able to sleep in!)
I’m going to miss
this place a lot.”
—Mr. Norm Cox
February 2006
The CMS Courier
You, Too, Will
Want to See U2
U2’s guitarist, The Edge, and
singer Bono.
http://www.supanet.com
Tristan & Isolde
Is a Romantic
Adventure
James Franco as Tristan and
Sophia Myles as Isolde share a
Kodak moment.
Photo courtesy of the Internet
By Jackson Cusick & OJ Haugen
U2
is planning to come to Hawaii in a couple of months.
They have arranged to play on
April 8 at the Aloha Stadium. Tickets have been sold and an excited
feeling IS forming in Hawaii.
Tickets went on sale at nine in
the morning on January
14 at the Aloha Stadium
and all Ticketmaster
outlets. People started
lining up for their tickets
at midnight for one of the
biggest shows in Hawaii
this year.
Only 1,000 tickets
were left from the 35,000
tickets available after a
mere 45 minutes of being
on sale. You are really
lucky if you have of one
of them because this was
the fastest sale of tickets
in the stadium’s history.
If you don’t have one, keep your
hopes up because there is talk of a
second show being added.
“I’m really disappointed that I
Review by Dominique Reeuwijk
T
ristan and Isolde was an
amazing movie, definitely one
of my favorites.
This movie is about a young
man and women from very different backgrounds. Tristan (James
Franco) is a very noble British
knight, and
Isolde (Sophia Myles) is
the Queen of
Ireland. During
this mid-evil
time period,
Ireland and
Britain were at
war. The King of
Ireland, Isolde’s
father, sent
his soldiers to
attack Britain.
He promised
his “right hand
man” Isolde’s
hand in marriage. Isolde
hated this idea,
but she had no choice.
When Tristan was a young boy,
Ireland attacked Britain and had
killed his mother and father. His
hate for the Irish had lived with
him for his whole life. He trained
everyday of his life, and became
Britain’s strongest knight. When
he grew into man, Ireland had
attacked again. They took women
from his village to use as slaves.
Tristan’s best friend tried to
fight for his mother’s life, but he
ended up getting hung in front of
everyone in the village. Tristan was
filled with rage, and had planned
an attack against the Irish. After
a long battle, Britain had won. But
Tristan got stabbed by a poisonous sword by Isolde’s husband to
be. That didn’t stop him though.
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didn’t get tickets. I have always
wanted to go to one of their concerts because I’ve heard they’re
awesome live,” says Kaz Egashira,
a senior at Mid Pacific. He’s probably not the only one feeling like
that. You needed to have been
really patient to have waited in line
for the tickets.
This will be the last stop for the
band on their Vertigo tour, so it
should be a very good show. Their
appearance here will be just following three shows in Australia.
U2 released their latest album,
“How To Dismantle An Atomic
Bomb,” in 2004. It has been just
as successful as any of there last
albums if not more. They have
produced about 15 albums, like
“The Joshua Tree,” in the last 25
years. They have made a name for
themselves by their unique sound
and strong live performances and
are becoming one of the most
popular rock bands to date.
Billboard Magazine has also
included U2 in their top 20 lists
for biggest money makers of
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Tristan killed him, after a long
fight. His friends and family believed he died, and had a ceremony for his death. They sent his
body across the ocean in a boat.
After many days, his boat
reached the Irish coast. Shocked,
Isolde found his body and realized Tristan was alive. She and her
maid rushed him inside a hidden
rock room on a hill by the beach.
Isolde secretly took care of him
without anybody knowing.
If her father found out she was
tending to a Brit, he would have
both of their heads. After many
days spent with each other they
fell in love. Isolde would sneak out
of her castle to spend her nights
with her lover. Tristan knew her as
a different woman, because Isolde
was afraid to tell him that she was
the Queen of Ireland.
Soon after they fell in love, a
man walking the beach found a
boat from Britain. He told the King
of Ireland and the King had them
search the coast for Tristan. As
soon as Isolde heard, she needed
to get Tristan out of there.
Putting aside her passionate
love, she needed to save his life.
She needed to know that there
was something out there to look
forward to, rather than him being
put to death. Tristan sailed back
home and they had rejoiced for
him coming back to life.
The rest is for you to find out,
though. It is a thrilling romance
that will probably break your heart
just watching it. The unbelievable
acting draws you in, and makes
you feel like you’re in the movie
with them!
I highly recommend this movie
to people who love watching the
heart throbbing stories similar to
Romeo and Juliet. I would give it 5
out of 5 stars.
February 2006
The CMS Courier
Fun with Dick
and Jane Is a
Must See Movie!
Picture from http://www.ioncinema.com
Here’s for
Patty Smith’s
Mango Days
4U2 Review
…continued from page 15
Review by Blaine Bolibol & Devon Wong
T
he movie, Fun with Dick and
Jane, opened in theaters on
December 21, 2004. It stars Jim
Carrey and Téa Leoni.
In the beginning of the movie,
Dick Harper (Carrey) works for a
big time corporate company, Globodyne.
One day, he gets called to his
boss’s office, and to his delight, he
gets a huge promotion, becoming
a vice president of the company.
His boss, played by Alec Baldwin, informs Dick that he has to go
on TV and talk about the future of
the company. When he does go on
the air, he finds out that his company is going bankrupt. In other
words, he’s out of a job.
Soon, both Dick and his wife
Jane (Leoni) need to find money
to pay off the house and all their
appliances.
Dick goes through many jobs,
such as working at grocery stores,
then gets a job as a painter. As he
finds out, all the other painters are
illegal immigrants from Mexico.
This results in some funny moments.
Dick loses his wallet, so he is
imprisoned in the downtown prison
for illegal immigrants. Jane has to
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break her husband out and many
of the actual illegal immigrants.
Jane also tries to help out in the
making of money, so she decides
to get a job at a Fitness Center.
That doesn’t work out because as
an instructor, she’s clueless. Eventually she becomes a tester for
new medical products, but has bad
reactions to the products.
Finally, Dick has to resort to
robbing convenience stores, using
his son’s water pistol. Soon, Jane
gets into the act. Together, they
both rob stores such as a coffee
shop and a sushi bar.
Later they meet up with a
former employee and plot to steal
the money that the owner of the
company stole by declaring bankruptcy.
This movie is actually a remake
of a movie made in 1977 which
starred George Segal as Dick and
Jane Fonda as Jane.
We rate Fun with Dick and Jane
as an entertaining family comedy.
It had lots of jokes and kept us
laughing. Jim Carrey does a good
job of acting like a bank robber.
His comic ability brings a lot of
humor to the film.
This film deserves four stars out
of five because of all the laughs
and the plot.
eading Mango Days was more
than reading a book, it was
the telling of someone’s life.
This book is a gathering of the
journal entries, poetry and letters
written by the young Patty Smith
after her death in 1981.
Through this exquisite story of
love, compassion, and one girl’s
fight for life, I have learned the
importance of living.
During much of this book, Patty
is caught comparing her life and
the world around her to the “Ik”
people, a tribe of people in a book
she was reading in her Humanities
class.
Patty learned she had cancer at
the end of her senior year at our
very own Punahou School. It all
began with a few unexplainable
green lumps on her forearm and
ended up being the beginning of
the end
Patty Smith was a girl full of
life.
Her passion for writing became
clear during her last years of
school when she began writing for
the Ka Punahou, the high school
newspaper.
She spent long days and even
entire nights with the staff and
editors of the paper, perfecting it
to its finest.
Patty was wise beyond her
years, and this knowledge helped
her in great ways to deal with the
trials of her illness. Through this
wisdom she did not only help herself, but those around her as well.
Even though Patty knew her
days would be limited, she opted
to attend Stanford University for
as long as she could bear.
People who knew her during
her college days were obviously
amazed by her stamina and will
to succeed through college and in
her life, however long that may
be.
This book has taught me to
love life. To live like there is no
tomorrow. To strive during times
of sorrow, and to rejoice during
times of happiness. I can only
hope, that this beautiful story will
do the same for you.
2005. U2 was number one and
smashed all the other artists on
the list with their total income of
$255,022,633.35 in 2005. They
make more than triple that of
Green Day and 50 Cent.
U2’s Bono, The Edge, Larry
Mullen and Adam Clayton are all
originally from Dublin, Ireland.
The band started when the drum-
mer, Larry Mullen posted an ad for
people to join a rock band. They
played at talent shows at their
high school and eventually made
their first LP, “Boy”.
They continued making albums
and even though they’ve been
through some rough times they
have stayed together and made it
into the 2000s.
Review by Emily Hawkins
R
February 2006
The CMS Courier
A Look at the
Pro Football
Hall of Fame
Above, Walter Payton, running back for the Chicago
Bears, was inducted into
the Hall of Fame in 1993. At
right, the Pro Football Hall
of Fame.
Photos © Pro Football Hall of Fame
Super Bowl XL: the
Drive for Success
By Trevor Lee
W
ith football season coming
to an end, the Super Bowl
is quickly coming, and there are
many great players being recognized. The CMS Courier thought
it would be interesting to find out
more about the great players of
the past in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame
was opened in 1963 in Canton,
Ohio. One main reason why the
Hall is located here is because
the National Football League was
founded in Canton.
Another reason is that the Canton Bulldogs, an early pro football
force, were situated in Canton. The
Hall was built to honor them as
well as the hundreds of other players great enough to be inducted
into the Hall.
The selection process includes
15 finalists being selected, and
around the time of the Super Bowl,
the inductees (between 3 and 6)
will be announced.
The finalists include 4
first year eligible finalists
to be nominated. These
players are
Reggie White,
Warren Moon,
Troy Aikman,
and Thurman
Thomas.
Pete Fierle,
the Information Services
Manager,
says some of
the greater
players in
the Hall are
By Christian de Quevedo & Chris Buto
A
fter the long, hard road to Super Bowl XL filled with tragic
losses and emotional victories, the
Super Bowl has been decided. The
Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle
Seahawks will face-off in Detroit,
Michigan to determine the team
that has the most will to go all the
way.
Both teams have come a
long way, but the question
is, which team has worked
the
hardest, sweat
and bled the
most, and has
the most determination?
Pittsburgh
Steelers:
Players to Watch:
Ben Roethlisbergr
(QB), Willie Parker
(RB), Jerome Bettis (RB), Hines
Ward (WR), Joey Porter (LB), Troy
Polamalu (SS).
Key: To effectively stop the running game of the Seahawks, forc-
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Dan Marino (Dolphins QB), Joe
Montana (49ers QB), Gale Sayers (Bears HB), and Harold “Red”
Grange (Bears and Yankees HB).
Fierle says, however, that every
player in the Hall is great since
they have gotten into the Hall.
Players or coaches must be
retired to enter the Hall.
This eliminates the possibility
that the great players of today will
be in the Hall soon, but we’ll never
know until they retire.
The great players that get into
the Hall are honored with a bronze
bust in their look and a plaque
with a biography about the player.
The Hall not only honors players, it honors coaches too, and
exhibits everything from old white
footballs to leather helmets of the
1920s.
All of this is packed into an
80,000 square foot area.
Each year, thousands of people
from all around the world visit the
Hall, the only Hall of Fame in the
world devoted to Pro Football.
ing Matt Hasslebeck into pressure
situations. They have to bring the
blitz with blitzing linebackers Joey
Porter and James Farrior. Break up
the passing combination of Matt
Hasslebeck to Darrell Jackson with
Troy Polamalu.
Seattle Seahawks:
Players to Watch: Matt Hasslebeck (QB), Shaun Alexander (RB),
Darrell Jackson (WR), Joe Jurevicius (WR), Bobby Engram (WR),
Lofa Tatupu (LB), Marcus Trufant
(CB).
Key: To stop the running game
of Willie Parker and Jerome Bettis.
Prevent Ben Roethlisbergr from
making big plays and hooking up
with Hines Ward and Antaawn
Randel El. Have the offensive line
to block for Matt Hasslebeck, giving him plenty of time to throw,
and also creating holes for Shaun
Alexander. They also need to control their young defense.
This game will come out to if
the offense can execute the big
plays, and if the defense can hold
out the other team.