Seventh graders and their friends from Small World Preschool enjoyed the annual Field Day on May 12 as they celebrated the end of a fun-filled year. The event is part of an ongoing "buddy" program between the two schools.
Seventh graders organized activities, which included hula hoop, an obstacle course, Beach Ball Soccer, Carry the Bean Bag Animals, Tunnel Crawl Counting, and Tennis Ball Carry on Spoon Race. Refreshments capped off the fun afternoon.
Forty-two eighth graders participated in the transition ceremony held Wednesday evening, May 25, at Gates Performing Arts Center (GPAC).
Patty Walker, K-8 assistant principal, offered the invocation. Ana and Noah Henderson were the class speakers.
The following students were recognized with the Character Virtue Awards:
Loyalty: Macey Van Tassell
Respect: Julia Salvador
Courage: Ami Ibaramoto
Hope: Michael Hughes
Justice: Maygan Ching
Honesty: Mia Patig
Love: Mikela Parris
Overall: Umikoa Kealoha and Jenna Perry
The class presented a kahiko hula, Pua Ka 'Ilima, and recognized K-8 Principal Midge Jambor, who is retiring in June.
The ceremony concluded with the class song, We're All In This Together. Students, families, and friends later enjoyed a lavish potluck dinner on the GPAC lanai.
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
The Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy awarded diplomas to 97 members of the Class of 2016 at commencement exercises May 27 at Castle Gymnasium.
Lindsay Barnes, Jr., who retired as HPAʻs headmaster in June 2015, gave the commencement address. Will White, student council president, received the Head of School Award and Jordan Virtue was named the Senior Scholar.
During a senior awards ceremony held on May 26, the following seniors also received awards: Founder's Award, Juan Miche Rosales; Walter Liu '65 Memorial Leadership Award, Nana Ueno; Kevin Kitagawa '77 Memorial Bootstrap Award, Dyllon Ching; Phyllis A. Richards Theatre Arts Award, Curtis McMackin; Spirit of 2012 Award, Kosuke Shimamura and Jackson Streiter; Stanford W. Shutes Athletic Award, Taimane Kamaka and Nate Ladwig; Athletes of the Year, Justin Perry and Emma Taylor.
Photos Courtesy Bob Fewell Photography
The graduates were: Meiyo Abe, Honu Tea o Te Raʻi Akau-Nguyen, Hadley Larae Beach, Sydney A. Bonham, Alexander Grant Brost, Kathryn Sarah Byrnes, Rae Ann Cardosa, Clarence Ange Martial Chardeau, Dyllon Kanakamekapuʻuwaihamama Ching, Lokelani Ching, Melia Chobany, Savannah Marlowe Cochran, Sydney N.J. Cooper, Olivia Emma Crowl, Merrin Dickson, Haley Jo Dow, Louisa Merritt Duggan, Kengo Paulo Dupuis, Erin Rose Evans, Riccardo Falco, Makenna Francis, Allie Hannah Freitas, Kanaʻikai Kuhaʻaheo Gaughen, Moritz Zachary Ghella, Erik Kilinahe Kaoleioku Grace, Jordan Thompson Grainger, Catharine Lauren Gussman, Hanako Tanner Makamae Haitsuka, Kyle Kuheana Hollister, Erika Arleen Horton, Christine Im, Kako Ito, Katherine Wellman Jefferson, Elizabeth Jim, Kayla Suzanne Johnson, Taimane Kuʻuleialoha Kamaka, Kincaid Manokalanipo Kawananakoa, Adam Robert Kennon, Tristan Charles Kilkenny, Nathan Patrick Ladwig, Annika Karita Lepik, Sienna Dawn Levine, Keanna Marie Lundy, Marlie Louise Peʻle Hepualahaʻole Mandaguit, Sophia Rose Markstein, Daniel Kenta Matsumoto, Curtis Zachary McMackin, Juan Antolini Miche Rosales, Luke Allen Mitchell, Alexa Montenegro, Benjamin Patrick Newton-McGrath, Kieu-Giang Nguyen, Weixing Nie, Kristen Riley Nielsen, Christine Florence Ocheltree, Jessica Jiyeon Oh, Emma Yukiko Ostrem, Anthony Reno Palleschi, Alice Carolin Patig, Justin Christopher Perry, Abigail Rose Riley, Amber Jade Rogers, Sarah Marie-anne Rouse, Christopher Anthony Rowe, Dylan Sawyer Ryan, Kathryn Bell Sensenig, Kosuke Shimamura, Zen Alexander Simone, Jonas Skupeika, Maya Daliza Smigel, Amanda Meri Smrke, Justin Kent Smrke, McKenzie Kiana Stake, Kali Stecker, Jackson Rey Streiter, Leslie H. Sung, Kotaro Takaoka, Wei Tan, Takuto Tanaka, Di Tang, Emma Taylor, Kauʻinohea Solomon Taylor, Iolome L. Tufaga, Nana Ueno, Jordan Elizabeth Virtue, Christian Kotaro Watanabe, Jinzhi Wei, David Lee Westervelt, Bradley Christopher White, Will White, Oscar Arlyn Winsa Henderson, Trenton Lake Wise, Harry Holden Wright, Yue Wu, Wanting Yang, Kaili Perle Yuen, and Ethan Colin Zilz.
HPA coaches recently honored this school year's outstanding student athletes. Student receiving awards were:
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Madi Lee, Most Valuable; Allie Freitas and Amanda Smrke, Coach's Award; Kauʻi Taylor, Most Improved.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Nate Ladwig and Daniel Cohen, Most Valuable; Jonah Hurney and Ilan Naibryf, Coach's Award; Malcolm Davis and Tristan Sienkiewicz, Most Improved.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Savannah Cochran, Most Valuable; Alice Patig and Zoë Ganley, Coach's Award; Merrin Dickson, Most Improved.
FOOTBALL: Justin Perry and Kanaʻikai Gaughen, Offensive Back Award; Kilinahe Grace, Offensive Lineman Award; Kevin Durkin, Defensive Back Award; Anthony Palleschi, Defensive Lineman Award; Noah Wise, Most Improved; Alex Brost, Holi Bergin Award.
CHEERLEADING: Elyse Fujioka, Most Valuable; Jessica Jiyeon Oh, Coachʻs Award; Jin Wei, Most Improved.
BOYS PADDLING: Daniel Groves, Most Valuable; Lome Tufaga, Coachʻs Award; Etera Teururai, Most Improved.
GIRLS PADDLING: Amanda Smrke, Most Valuable; Kate Sensenig, Coachʻs Award; Rachel Bonn, Most Improved.
BOYS SWIMMING: Jackson Evans, Most Valuable; Kamea Konrad, Most Improved.
GIRLS SWIMMING: Frida Berglund, Most Valuable; Kristen Cole Lanier, Most Improved.
BOYS SOCCER: Alex Brost and Austin Schneider, Most Valuable; Justin Perry, Coach's Award; Kento Komatsu, Most Improved.
GIRLS SOCCER: Taimane Kamaka, Most Valuable; Mari Camacho and Jordan Zarate, Coach's Award; Rowan Kotner, Most Improved.
BOYS WRESTLING: Kincaid Kawananakoa, Most Valuable; Ethan Kilkenny, Coach's Award; Jack Rose, Most Improved.
GIRLS WRESTLING: Lokelani Ching, Most Valuable; Rae Cardosa, Coach's Award; Abigail Riley, Most Improved.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Jonas Skupeika, Most Valuable; Jonah Hurney and Dylan Ngango Dikobo, Coach's Award; Michael Hanano, Most Improved.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Annika Lepik, Most Valuable; Chyna Hanano, Coach's Award; Emma Saito, Most Improved; Tess Savage, Honoring the Game Award, Gemma Palleschi, Captains Award.
BOYS TRACK: Michael Hanano, Most Valuable; Elijah Anakalea-Buckley, Coach's Award; Ilan Naibryf, Most Improved.
GIRLS TRACK: Emma Taylor and Kauʻi Taylor, Most Valuable; Savannah Cochran, Coach's Award; Rowan Kotner, Most Improved.
BOYS TENNIS: Jakub Petras, Most Valuable; David Welch Keliihoomalu, Coach's Award; Eric Guo, Most Improved.
GIRLS TENNIS: Jordan Virtue, Most Valuable; Sora Frysinger, Coach's Award; Carol Zhen, Most Improved.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Ghar Pautz, Most Valuable; Kai Miller, Coach's Award; Ethan Stake, Most Improved.
WATER POLO: Louisa Duggan and Janelle Laros, Most Valuable; Elizabeth Jim, Coach's Award; Kyra Hartley and Ala Taylor, Most Improved; Erin Evans, Hoʻohana Award.
GOLF: Kyle Hollister, Most Valuable; Austin Schneider, Coach's Award; Leon Moers, Most Improved.
BASEBALL: Jonah Hurney and Finn Richmond, Most Valuable; Kanaʻikai Gaughen, Coach's Award; Braden Kojima, Most Improved.
SOFTBALL: Taimane Kamaka, Most Valuable; Emily Fong and Kiaʻi Lindsey, Coach's Award; Vanessa Gary, Most Improved.
ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Emma Taylor and Justin Perry.
The following students at HPA were named to the Dean's List for the second semester:
Middle School:
Grade 6: Lexiana Anakalea, Sydney Chin, Chloe Delos Santos, Briana Harmon, Gabriel Harris, Ruby Helmuth, Emily Houser, Sofia Howard, Lily Kassis, Catherine Moynahan, Jona Patig, Jordan Perry, Maile Puckett, Grace Tadaki, Emily Thompson, Keiza-Tre Walker, and William Bear Wawner.
Grade 7: Kahalley Anton, Nicholas Barrick, Kaija Cooper, Morgan Davis, Katharine Kuyper, Xander Lai, Raquel McMackin, Kayla Tadaki, and Ethaniel Wilson.
Grade 8: Lily Ameika, Ry Bleckel, Kirra Brown, Maygan Ching, Charlotte Head, Ana Henderson, Noah Henderson, Ami Ibaramoto, Umikoa Kealoha, Isabella Kilgore, Gabriella Nakamaru, Mia Patig, Jenna Perry, JuliaAnn Salvador, Hikari Shaver, and Anna Sorensen.
To receive Dean's List recognition, a student must achieve: a semester grade point average of 3.67 or higher, no semester grade below B, and a conduct grade of A- or better.
Upper School:
Grade 9: Megan Abe, Seth Beach, Annika Berezney, Rachel Chang, Christopher Chock, Katt Chong-Gum, Megan Chong, Mikaela Chong, Yui Chu, Juliette Devost, Hayley Emmons, Yong Jae Ha, Kealia Haitsuka, Devyn Harmon, Kyra Hartley, Riley Hiatt, Emalia Higgins, Kayla Hollister, Samadhi Iruka Holland, Sihkea Jim, Maiki Kawakami, Ethan Kilkenny, Ted Kim, Maile Kuyper, Daniel Mark, Brendan Moynahan, Jacqueline Payne, Keaton Riley, Tess Savage, Jacob Schneider, Audrey Shim, Tyrie Tanaka, Kiawehokua Tarnas, Airi Tomihara, Zachary Vermeulen, Hayden Virtue, David Welch Keliihoomalu, Mako Yamamoto, and Zhichun Zhao.
Grade 10: Ada Benson, Soli Boo, Sienna Byrne, Zachary Chaikin, Ryan Cohen, Kristen Cole-Lanier, Malcolm Davis, Emily Fong, Sora Frysinger, Kailer Garcia, Oliver Grayson, Daniel Groves, Sara Heymann, Sarah Houser, Jody Jamin, Ruby Johnson, Elizaveta Kozlova, Henry Madeen, Zoë McGinnis, Carolina Menner, Anna Morita, Sneha Nair, Karly Noetzel, Kristina Novotna, Matthew Ostrem, Nathaniel Padrnos, Kira Parker, Julia Perry, Alexa Richardson, Emma Saito, Coco Shafer, Yerden Suraganov, Nahe Texeira, Alexandra Thomas, Minh Truong, Gillian Winston, Yi-Chen Wu, Zichun Xia, Asset Yessenzhan, Sanghyup Yoon, Keanu Young, and Jordan Zarate.
Grade 11: Tyler Alt, Anthony Beetem, Rachel Bonn, Jasmine Rose Suasin Buerano, Shanae Butler, Hyunjin Choi, Alicia Chow, Daniel Cohen, Casimir Dahrouch, Viet Tung Dao, Taylor Doherty, Sarah Emmons, Elyse Fujioka, Vanessa Gary, John Daniel Gilhuly, Chyna Hanano, Alannah Hill, Jeeyoon Kim, Seungyou Kim, Braden Kojima, Rowan Kotner, Janelle Laros, Julia Lee, Kyung Mook Lee, Nicole Lorenzo, Tola Mahoney, Jeffrey Marks, Sabrina Marvin, Riley McMackin, Dyllan Millar, Kai Miller, Rachel O'Toole, Gharin Pautz, Tanner Riley, James Schneider, Millenna Seid, Ethan Stake, Asa Twigg-Smith, Sidney Vermeulen, Che Wang, Ziyan Wang, Mimi Werdegar, Thomas Yoo, Marin Young, and Qianhui Zhen.
Grade 12: Meiyo Abe, Alexander Brost, Kathryn Byrnes, Rae Cardosa, Dyllon Ching, Savannah Cochran, Sydney Cooper, Olivia Crowl, Louisa Duggan, Erin Evans, Allie Freitas, Kana'ikai Gaughen, Jordan Grainger, Kako Ito, Taimane Kamaka, Adam Kennon, Tristan Kilkenny, Keanna Lundy, Sophia Markstein, Daniel Matsumoto, Juan Miche Rosales, Kieu-Giang Nguyen, Weixing Nie, Kristen Nielsen, Christine Ocheltree, Emma Ostrem, Anthony Palleschi, Alice Patig, Justin Perry, Amber Rogers, Sarah Rouse, Kathryn Sensenig, Zen Simone, Maya Smigel, Kali Stecker, Jackson Streiter, Emma Taylor, Jordan Virtue, Jinzhi Wei, David Westervelt, Bradley White, Will White, Yue Wu, and Wanting Yang.
To receive Dean's List recognition, a student must achieve: a semester grade point average of 3.67 or higher, no semester grade below B, no honor violations, and a passing citizenship grade.
In its 31st year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Emma Taylor of Hawai'i Preparatory Academy as its 2015-16 Gatorade Hawai'i Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Taylor is the third Gatorade Hawai'i Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Hawai'i Preparatory Academy.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track, distinguishes Taylor as Hawai'i's best high school girls track & field athlete. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award to be announced in June, Taylor joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Allyson Felix (2001-02, Los Angeles Baptist, Calif.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy, N.Y.), Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.), Lolo Jones (1997-98, Roosevelt HS, Ia.) and Bianca Knight (2006-07, Ridgeland HS, Miss.).
The 5-foot-6 senior won the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.79 seconds and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 45.82 seconds at the state meet this past season, leading the Ka Makani to the championship as a team. Taylor was also second in the 200-meter dash and ran on two fourth-place relays. She has won seven individual state championships in the hurdles, the most in state history.
Taylor has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. She has volunteered locally on behalf of the Hawai'i Visitor Industry Charity Walk and youth running programs.
Photo courtesy of Tony McCafferty
"Emma Taylor is a hard-working, dedicated athlete with strong leadership values," said HPA coach Patrick Lau. "She always helps the younger athletes and she's been a role model to her teammates and competitors."
Taylor has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at Boston College this fall.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade high school sports leadership team in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
Taylor joins recent Gatorade Hawaii Girls Track & Field Athletes of the Year Kathleen Funcheon (2014-15, Moanalua High School), Alyssa Bettendorf (2013-14, Seabury Hall), Zoe Sims (2012-13, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy), Charlinda Ioane (2011-12, Kapolei High School), Kailea Tracy-Visintainer (2010–11, Seabury Hall), Ashley Satterwhite (2009-10, Punahou School), Bailey Massenburg (2008–09, King Kekaulike High School), Zhane Santiago (2007-08, Kahuku High School), and Samantha Cabreros (2006-07, Punahou School) among the state's list of former award winners.
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Scott Bradley ʻ80 has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (HPA). Bradley will serve a two-year term, effective July 1, 2016. He succeeds Gregory R. Mooers, who will remain on the board as vice chair.
Bradley, who joined the HPA board in 2012, is president of Bradley Properties, Ltd. and co-managing director of RT, LLC.
"This is an exciting time in the history of HPA," said Bradley. "There are several initiatives underway. We are about to launch a revised strategic plan and an ambitious new campus master plan, which will bring our vision to life and transform our school in powerful ways. Iʻm grateful for the opportunity to serve HPA during this time of unprecedented progress."
The Board of Trustees unanimously approved HPAʻs revised strategic plan and campus master plan at its June 9 meeting.
Bradley has been active in community and professional organizations. He is past chairman of the Hawaiʻi Community Development Agency and has served as chairman of the Young Presidents Organization, vice president of the National Association of Realtors, director of The Hawaiʻi Historic Foundation, American Red Cross-Hawaiʻi, Diamond Head Theatre, Hawaiʻi Historical Society, and Hawaiʻi Business Round Table. He is past president and past director of the Honolulu Board of Realtors, the Hawaiʻi Association of Realtors, and past chairman of the CB Franchisee Multi Office Broker Group. He also served on the board and as Commodore of the Waikiki Yacht Club.
Bradley has received numerous awards and recognition, including the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, PBN 40 under 40, and Realtor of the Year from the Honolulu Board of Realtors and the Hawai'i Association of Realtors.
"Iʻm really looking forward to working with Scott," said Head of School Robert McKendry. "As an alumnus and past parent, Scott has a rich understanding of our school and his business experience gives him the ability to offer a valuable perspective on the challenges and opportunities we face every day."
The Hawai'i Preparatory Academy Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 25, in the Ko Kākou Student Union, Upper Campus. Community Book Club meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served and participants are invited to bring a snack to share.
Lois Inman, Dyer Memorial librarian, and Jaime Johnson, Upper School English teacher, will lead the group. The current book selection is Los Angeles Times Best Seller, My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, one of Italy's most acclaimed authors.
My Brilliant Friend is Ferrante's story of two friends, which also embodies the story of a nation. Set in the 1950s, two girls growing up on the tough streets on the outskirts of Naples find their paths diverge and converge over the course of their lives.
For more information, contact Jaime Johnson at jjohnson@hpa.edu.
The first day of Opening Days at HPA began on Sunday with the arrival and move-in of new boarding students and ended with E Komo Mai, a welcome reception for all new students and their families. At the gathering, hundreds of people, including students, family members, HPA faculty, staff and administrators filled Taylor Commons Dining Room and Kennedy Square for an evening complete with live music and a variety of food stations--all to welcome HPA's newest members of the 'ohana.
RHYTHM IN THE ROUND: THE MODERNISM OF MADGE TENNENT OPENS SEPTEMBER 9 AT HPAʻS ISAACS ART CENTER
Exhibition Showcases 50 Years of Artistʻs Work in Largest Retrospective of this Century
The Isaacs Art Center at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (HPA) presents a major monographic exhibition, Rhythm in the Round: The Modernism of Madge Tennent, from September 9 through November 12. The exhibition showcases five decades of Tennentʻs work in the largest retrospective of this century.
An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on September 9. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.
Tennentʻs legacy "towers above the entire roster of painters ever to have worked in Hawaiʻi in terms of originality and breadth of vision," said David W. Forbes, author of Encounters with Paradise.
Rhythm in the Round includes more than 40 works by arguably the most pioneering and prolific artist to have worked in Hawaiʻi, featuring prints and paintings created while the artist lived in Paris, Cape Town, New Zealand, British Samoa, and Hawaii. Drawn largely from the Tennent Art Foundation Collection, entrusted to Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy in 2005, this survey explores Madge Tennent's trajectory from a young prodigy in training at the renowned Académie Julian into a monumental legend in the annals of Hawaiian art. Interspersing Tennent's works among those of her predecessors, peers, and successors, this exhibition underscores Tennent's pivotal place in and indelible impact on the art of Hawai'i, and positions her within broader contexts of 20th-century depictions of Hawaiian culture, the islands' transition to statehood, contemporaneous discourses on ethnicity and gender, and modern art on a global scale.
"The Isaacs Art Center is honored to be the home of Madge Tennentʻs seminal work," said Mollie Hustace, director of the Isaacs Art Center. "This monumental show features her signature work that embraces the ideal beauty, dignity, and dynamic culture that she so revered in the people of Hawaiʻi."
Tennent transformed the world's vision of the islands and their inhabitants. Born in London in 1889 and raised in Cape Town, she demonstrated promising talent as a child. At age 12, just months into her training at the Académie Julian in Paris, Tennent was invited to study directly under renowned master William-Adolphe Bouguereau, who saw in her the makings of a great artist. Having completed her training, she married Hugh Cowper Tennent in 1915 and followed him first to his native New Zealand and then to British Samoa.
En route to London in 1923, the Tennent family stopped in Honolulu and was persuaded to stay. Hawaii's bright, tropical hues fueled the artistʻs enchantment with color, and she adapted line and form to the vivid medium of oil. The culture and heritage of Hawaii's "golden people" quickly set Tennentʻs imagination ablaze, and she devoted decades to developing an aesthetic that emphasized the unique qualities of Native Hawaiians: curvaceous forms, voluminous garments, serene faces, and implicit nobility.
In her Autobiography of an Unarrived Artist, Tennent wrote, "I have built my Hawaiian figures in art, in the manner of building a cathedral: cathedrals are built slowly, and the people who build them seldom experience the joy of seeing their life work completed, but are sustained only by the instinctive faith that their work is important and beautiful."
Tennent's iconic imagery first surfaced in Reclining Girl (1929), a pivotal work in which she synthesized the languid femininity of European modernism with her own ethnic fascination. In the mid-1930s, she began executing the colossal, chromatic, and curvaceous oils of Hawaiian women that remain her signature today; these iconic paintings, such as Local Color and Hawaiian Bride, anchor the exhibition. Even in the face of widespread acclaim, she held fast to the conviction that the artist must "evolve through conscious effort." This effort led Tennent to transition from vibrant colors to subdued monochromes in the early 1940s, a shift made strikingly evident in works like The First Hawaiian Bible and Hawaiian Three Graces. Her iconic Hawaiian wahine (women) were exhibited to critical acclaim in London, Paris, Cairo, Sydney, Chicago, San Francisco, and the New York World's Fair of 1940.
Tennent later consulted historic photographs to create painted and drawn portraits of the Hawaiian aliʻi, including King Kamehameha and Princess Kaʻiulani. Though Tennent continuously diversified until her death in 1972, she never tired of her beloved Hawaiian subjects.
Upon her passing, the Hawaiʻi State Senate passed a resolution in her honor, stating, "Better than any other artist to date, Madge Tennent was able to capture and honestly express in her many paintings and drawings the subtle charm and quiet grace and dignity of Hawaiian people...Madge Tennent having spent half a century in Hawaiʻi, leaves behind a rich legacy of art, which shall forever belong to Hawaiʻi."
The Isaacs Art Center is located at 65-1268 Kawaihae Road, adjacent to the HPA Village Campus, in Kamuela (Waimea) on the island of Hawaiʻi. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission is free. Proceeds benefit the HPA Scholarship Fund, which assists promising young people from Hawaiʻi in making possible attendance at the school.
For more information, call 808-885-5884, or visit isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu.
The Kamehameha Schools Kipona Scholarship is for new or returning students entering the following grades, and who also meet the additional eligibility requirement, according to Kamehameha Schools criteria (this is not an HPA scholarship):
• Kindergarten
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 9
The scholarship is available for the grades listed above; based on Hawai'i Preparatory Academy's location in the West Hawai'i region, the school is a Kipona Scholarship Collaborator.
The 2017-2018 application period is as follows:
Application Open: August 15, 2016
Application Deadline: September 30, 2016
For more information, http://www.ksbe.edu/imua/
We have been monitoring Hurricanes Madeline and Lester through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Hawaiiʻs Department of Meteorology. At this time, the hurricanes are expected to pass south and then north of the island, respectively. Student safety is our top priority. We are taking all precautions and are fully prepared to keep our students safe.
Based on the latest update we received this morning (5 a.m. HST), HPA will operate normally today and tomorrow. We will send another update by noon Wednesday, August 31, 2016.
If you would like more information about the storms, please refer to the links below:
• http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/
If you have any questions, please call Dean of Campus Life, Mark Noetzel, at 808-885-7321.
Dear Families:
Hawai'i Preparatory Academy officials met at 5:15 p.m. today and made the following decisions:
—The school will be closed on Wednesday, August 31.
—There will be no after school sports and activities.
—All athletic team activities and practices scheduled on Saturday are currently scheduled to proceed as planned. Coaches will notify team members if weather conditions warrant cancellation of planned weekend activities.
Our residential students will remain safely on campus until these storms pass.
We will continue to monitor Hurricanes Madeline and Lester through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Hawaiiʻs Department of Meteorology and will meet again on Wednesday, August 31, to make a decision regarding school on Thursday, September 1. Another update will be issued by 1 p.m. on Wednesday via email.
If you have any questions regarding your child in the residential program, please contact Dean of Students Fred Wawner (fwawner@hpa.edu). In the event of an emergency, please contact HPA Security at 808-881-4006.
Hawai'i Preparatory Academy officials met at 11:30 a.m. today and issued this hurricane update:
—The school will be closed on Thursday, September 1.
—There will be no after school sports and activities.
—All classes will resume on Friday, September 2. The Upper School will begin with Convocation as planned.
—If storm patterns change, and we deem it unsafe for students to travel to campus on Friday, we will issue another alert by 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, via email, phone, and on our website (www.hpa.edu).
—Weekend athletic events have been rescheduled as follows:
- Girls volleyball at Ehunui on September 2—new date to be announced
-Cross country at Kealakehe on September 3—rescheduled to September 17
-Football vs. Kealakehe on September 3—rescheduled to October 15
Our residential students will remain safely on campus until these storms pass.
We will continue to monitor Hurricanes Madeline and Lester through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Hawaiiʻs Department of Meteorology and and will issue further updates as necessary via email, phone, and on our website (www.hpa.edu).
If you have any questions regarding your child in the residential program, please contact Dean of Students Fred Wawner (fwawner@hpa.edu). In the event of an emergency, please contact HPA Security at 808-881-4006.
"The Alumni Speaker Series provides us with an incredible opportunity to enrich our community by connecting our students and residents with alumni whose work, knowledge, passions, and life experiences will inspire them," said Patrick OʻLeary, HPAʻs Director of Alumni Relations.
Kastner, who graduated from HPA in 2009, was student body president, and an academic and All-BIIF standout in football, wrestling, and discus. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering and biomedical engineering from Dartmouth College, where he also played football. As a defensive lineman, he won several Dartmouth football awards, including the Lester R. Godwin award, given "to the senior football player who, through extraordinary perseverance, has risen above personal disadvantage to contribute measurably to the team."
Dartmouth College has a no-tackling-during-practice policy and during his senior year in the Thayer School of Engineering, Kastner and his engineering partner developed a robotic tackling dummy prototype for the Dartmouth football and rugby teams. The first Mobile Virtual Player (MVP) was born and in June 2015, Kastner co-founded Mobile Virtual Player LLC, where he currently serves as director of research and development. Kastner has made guest appearances on ESPNʻs SportsCenter and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote the Mobile Virtual Player.
For more information about the HPA Alumni Speaker Series, contact Patrick OʻLeary at poleary@hpa.edu. For more information about the Mobile Virtual Player, visit www.mobilevirtualplayer.
By Sydney Vermeulen '17
This year HPA students and faculty get to celebrate an entire week of school spirit, all culminating in HPA's first homecoming game. It all starts out with spirit week. What better way to show school pride, and individual eccentricities, than a week of dressing up based on wacky themes like Bed Head Day, Tacky Tourist Day, and Country Club Day, leading up to celebrating HPA with Red and White Day.
This week also gives time to cheer on many of our student athletes, with a cheer performance on Monday, a home volleyball game on Friday, and a football game and cross country meet on Saturday. Class representatives from the senior and sophomore class, have organized a schoolwide firepit gathering on Friday and Homecoming dance on Saturday, which will mark the end of HPA's first homecoming. See the entire schedule below.
Monday, September 19, 2016
SPIRIT WEEK THEMES
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Sponsored by Senior Class Reps/Advisors.
Sponsored by the senior class representatives
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Theme: Red and White
Sponsored by the sophomore class representatives/advisors
The Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, in the Ko Kākou Student Union, Upper Campus. Community Book Club meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served and participants are invited to bring a snack to share.
Lois Inman, Dyer Memorial librarian, and Jaime Johnson, Upper School English teacher, will lead the group. The current book selection is A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, winner of 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
A Visit from the Goon Squadis about Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Egan reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs in her novel of self-destruction and redemption.
For more information, contact Jaime Johnson at jjohnson@hpa.edu.
Runners, walkers, families, and friendly canines are invited to participate in the Sixth Bieni Kohler-Johnson 5K Fun Run and Dog Walk beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, October 16, at the Hawai'i Preparatory Academy cross country course. The course, located at the school's Upper Campus, is a challenging, but fun course that includes hills, flats, grass, and pavement.
Kohler-Johnson, who graduated from HPA in 1983, passed away in June 2009 after a valiant battle against breast cancer.
Participants who preregister online by Wednesday, October 12, will receive a race shirt and goodie bag. To register, visit: www.hpa.edu/athletics/bieni. Early registration entry fee is $25 for adults, $35 for adults with a dog, $20 for students 10 and under, and $30 for students 10 and under with a dog. An additional $5 will be charged to those registering after October 12.
The top fundraiser will receive the grand prize of a two-night stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The runner-up fundraiser will receive a round of golf for four at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Fundraisers do not need to be present to win. Medals will be awarded to the top three overall male and female finishers.
Proceeds from the event will fund the Bieni Kohler-Johnson Memorial Scholarship at HPA, which currently recognizes two young women who are gifted in athletics, academics, or the arts; who understand their responsibility to work hard to develop and share those gifts; and who demonstrate a sincere commitment and willingness to go the "extra mile" for friends, family, or a worthy cause. A portion of the proceeds also will benefit ALS and the North Hawaii Community Hospital Cancer Center through the HPA student service program.
For more information, contact Janet Melton at 808-881-4044 (jmelton@hpa.edu).
Seventy-five Hawaii Preparatory Academy students in grades four, five, and seven, along with their teachers and parent volunteers, recently participated in the annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by The Ocean Conservancy. The students, who focused their efforts at the Kawaihae Small Boart Harbor, Pua Ka Ilima o Kawaihae Surf Park, and Spencer Beach Park, gathered about 138 pounds of debris, including 3,237 glass, plastic, or foam pieces; 1,982 cigarette butts, 627 bottle caps, 272 beverage bottles/cans, and 208 yards of fishing line. The students also gathered one fishing buoy, and 48 construction items. Seventh graders analyzed and documented their findings, which were submitted to The Ocean Conservancy for its annual report the Ocean Trash Index.
For almost 30 years, The Ocean Conservancy has been bringing together volunteers to contribute to a vision for trash-free seas. The International Coastal Cleanup took place on September 17 and is the largest volunteer effort to clean up waterways and the ocean. In 2015, nearly 800,000 volunteers collected more than 18 million pounds of trash.
For more information, visit www.oceanconservancy.org/our-
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