School in Focus

History in the Making

The junior varsity team included Matthew Beattie-Callahan ’14, Kenneth Lee ’14, Nicholas Lee ’15, and Spencer Oshita ’15. The varsity team was made up of Ken-Ben Chao ’13, Eden Koo ’13, Keke Liu ’13, Jason Loui ’13, James Teruya ’13, and Nicholas Yim ’13.

The bowl competition consisted of ten preliminary rounds of four quarters each. Each round had about thirty-six questions. Students used a buzzer system to vie for the right to answer questions. In the bee, students were in rooms with seven other competitors. The student who first answered eight questions correctly won the round. Some of the bowl competition occurred in museums and historic buildings. The junior varsity team competed at Anderson House, the home of the Society of Cincinnati, the oldest patriotic fraternity in America. The varsity team competed at the Spy Museum. The final round of the bee was held at Mount Vernon.

In addition to competition, the ‘Iolani students were invited to an ‘Iolani alumni reception by Jenny Taoka Hilscher ’89 at her home in Arlington. About a dozen alumni from the area came to wish the team well. The students also toured the Capitol, the White House, the Air and Space Museum, Mount Vernon, various monuments, Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary. At the capitol, they met with Senator Daniel Akaka and his aide Keoni Nakoa ’04.

The team is coached by history teacher John Bickel. Also traveling with the team were Dean of Students Tate Brown ’86 and parent Robert Oshita ’82.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Erin Main ’12, Kyle Flores ’13 and Logan Davis ’13 joined 21 other students representing the state of Hawai‘i at the fair, which included entries from more than 1,500 students representing 68 countries, territories and provinces. The ‘Iolani team researched interactions between marine animals and human-disposed waste, mentored by Dr. Margo Edwards, senior research scientist at the University of Hawai‘i School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Team advisor is ‘Iolani science teacher Dr. Mark Lindsay.

National Science Olympiad

Overall, the team placed 29th out of 60 teams in the middle school division on May 19 in the 28th National Science Olympiad Tournament in Florida.
 
Team members are Eileen Chen ’15, Kennan Kaneshiro ’18, Julia Kawano ’15, Amanda Ki ’18, Andrew Kobata ’18, Christopher Lindsay ’17, EnZe Ma ’15, Emi Muranaka ’18, Lauren Nguyen ’18, Kimberly Peterson ’15, Victor Pyun ’16, Arjun Srirangarajan ’17, Kaitlyn Takata ’16, Kai Warner ’16, Max Wei ’15, and Winston Wei ’18.

Economics Challenge

Hosted by the Hawai‘i Council on Economic Education on April 4 at the University of Hawai‘i, the spirited competition featured nearly 175 registered students from Hawai‘i private and public high schools, showcasing Hawai‘i’s outstanding high school economics students. Maryknoll, Mililani and Kamehameha School-Kapalama were other finalists in the David Ricardo division. Maryknoll and Kamehameha School-Kapalama were the other finalists in the Adam Smith division.

Reigning national champion ‘Iolani claimed the Adam Smith division title for the 14th consecutive year. ‘Iolani represented Hawai‘i in a regional competition, won and moved on to the national finals in New York on May 19 and 20. ‘Iolani’s David Ricardo team finished third in the nation.

The winners of the Adam Smith division were Connor Buckland ’12, Stratford Goto ’12, Aaron Nojima ’12, Kirsten Peterson ’12 and Steven Yee ’12. Winners for the David Ricardo division were Jack Gregory ’14, Kenneth Lee ’14, Evan Lum ’14, Shane Hayakawa ’14 and Ross Villiger ’12.

May Day is Lei Day

One of the many highlights was May Day Queen Ê»Ānela Minuth ’12 dancing to Keali‘i Reichel’s Maunaleo with her mother Lower School religion teacher Linda Miyata. The fine arts were also celebrated with an original portrayal of canoeing through the ocean and fish sculptures dancing in the dark. Kindergarteners, fourth graders and seniors also combined for a wonderful rendition of Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride.

Big Sister of the Year Award

Muraoka was recognized for her exceptional involvement with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program at Ala Wai Elementary. Since 2009, Muraoka has been volunteering at neighboring Ala Wai and mentoring “little brother” Rayce. Their three-year friendship was built through hours of talking story and playing tag. Muraoka also took Rayce to the ‘Iolani fair and cheered him at his football game. Muroaka was also cited as a role model, not only for Rayce, but for the younger volunteers. “She has made a positive impact in Rayce’s life, and they consider each other best friends,” said Dennis Brown, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu. “What a powerful thing to do with one hour a week.”

Dedication of Ka Mo‘olelo O ‘Iolani

“Ms. Longo brings the same virtues to friendship that she brings to teaching: care, warmth, humor, loyalty, trust,” wrote retired Assistant Headmaster Charlie Proctor in a tribute in the year book.

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