The Voice of James Campbell High School

Volume 28ISSUE 4JAN - FEB 2013 Ewa Naupaka

Students stand across tan walls dressed in white tops and black bottoms. You could see the excitement in their eyes as the music started to play. Parents talked amongst each other and prepared their cameras to catch a snapshot of their child, as a proud parent. Thirty-six students were inducted into the National Honor Society on the 6th day of February 2013. Families ar-rived to support their induct-ee in this honorable day. Blue and yellow ribbons and bal-loons were lined across walls and tables. “Blue and yellow are the colors of the club, it also added an extra pinch of color that popped off the bleach white walls,” said Mia Baybayan, 12. To be invited to join the National Honor Society, students must go through a rigorous application process. Students must have a grade point average higher than a

3.5, be involved in a required amount of extracurricular ac-tivities, and hold leadership positions in school or around their community. “It is impor-tant for students in this club to be role models for students around them,” said President Kathryn Kelly, 12. One by one, students stepped forward as their names were called. They walked to the center of the stage while a family member comes up to pin them with the honorary National Honor So-ciety pin.” It was nice because I never got to get pinned last year when I was in the Na-tional Honor Society,” Prin-cess Mae Visconde, 11. Proud parents flashed their cameras, capturing mo-ments they will be able to look back on and remember. “My Parents were awkwardly happy because they’re big on little things like this,” said Vis-conde. After the initial cer-emony, families were invited to enjoy refreshments. Tables

were full of food and desserts, but this year, instead of the usual chips and soda, trays of Chicken Katsu were ap-pearing left and right. “This year we had about seven large trays of Chicken Katsu, tray after tray after tray were being brought out,” said Calvin Bu-lan, 12. “There was so much Chicken Katsu, we started packing them and giving it away to the inductees and

Kindling the future for honor students

their families,” said Baybay-an. Students were extremely happy and proud to finally be a member of this prestigious club. “I’m very proud to be a part of such an established organization and apart of an amazing group of individu-als.” Kayla Cullen-Leong, 12. By the end of the day, there stood the 36 members of the National Honor Society

Proud Sabers showcase skills in state competition

News: 2 Valentine’s Day: 8-9 Sports: 10-14Clubs: 3-5

Photo courtesy of Ruth Alvarado-PerezMembers of the National Honor Society anxiously wait for their name to be called to get pinned.

club who are now inducted and are offical members of the club. When all was done, offi-cers were tired, but were very happy that this day was a suc-cess, and it will be a day that will be remembered forever. “Through this club, I am hoping, that we as role mod-els will teach other students to prosper in life.” Kathryn Kelly, President,12.

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Campbell students brought the heat at the 2013 Hawaii State Career and Technical Organization (CTSO) Convention which was held at the Ala Moana Hotel. The CTSO convention is based on the foundation of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs where they test students’ skills in the career and technical field. They do this by challenging their creative thinking and problem solving experiences within the different fields. “I think that the CTSO Convet-nion was a good experience for me. There were a variety of judges that I admired and it’s great becasue all of the schools compete all while bonding as a community over somethingweall have a passion for,” said Ethan Puen-tes, 12. There were many organizations that participated in the convention from all over the state. The organizations that partici-pated from our school this year were

the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Distributive Educa-tion Clubs of America (DECA), Skills USA, and Culinary. Many of the participants that won at the convention were from our school. From the Culinary and Knife Cut-ting Competition, Christine Atud, 11 and Alexis Cortez, 12, won a bronze medal, Darren Rivera-Tadeo, 12, won

a Silver medal, and Malachi Morgado, 12 and Alex Roldan, 11 got first place and won a gold medal. They were scored based on their precision and speed and they got the highest score out of the 13 teams that competed. “It felt very rewarding and I felt accomplished. I put all of my time and effort into it and in the end, it payed off” said Morgado.

For the HOSA competition, Bian-ca Camille Mina, 12, Sherlynn Garces, 11, and Princess Mae Visconde, 11, won second place in the Community Awareness Team Event. They will be traveling to Nashville to represent Ha-waii in the National Competition. In the Skills USA competition, Calvin Bulan, 12, won first place for the Promotional Bulletin Board in Kan-sas City. He also won first place for the State Pin Design Contest and will be representing the state at the National Conference. “I felt super ecstatic, my heart was beating like crazy. I felt that I was going to vomit and I was jumping around like crazy. I wanted to run all ver the vacinity because I was so hap-py,” said Calvin Bulan, 12. Neil Chan, 12, and Breon Bunda, 12, won second place for the Video Production section. They will move on to the next competition and are al-ternates if the first place winners are unable to make it. “Honestly, I really wanted to win first. I was disappointed but I’m glad about placing,” Neil Chan, 12.

Photo courtesy of Bianca MinaSherlynn Garces, 11, Bianca Camille Mina, 12, and Princess Mae Visconde, 11 hold up their certificates

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Taking the stress out of senior year, the Senior Class Council hosts class of 2013’s Senior Luau. This banquet took place at the Okinaw Cen-ter on Saturday, February 9. It has always been a tradition to have Senior Luau because, unlike prom, this banquet is more of a relaxed and settled event to bring seniors together and just have fun. Senior Luau was filled with many games, such as lim-bo and Hawaiian trivia. There were also performances that interacted with their audience such as Halau Heretamanui. “When the Tahitian dancers surrounded me, I was scared and I wanted my mommy,” said Brandon Golobic, 12. There were also vendors that created memorabilia’s for the senior class. “The best part of Senior Luau was getting

Students get a head start on their future health careers

The teens today are what makes up tomorrow’s future. Sabers are pre-paring for future careers through vari-oius clubs. HOSA stands for Health Occu-pations Students of America. For the students in HOSA, students are able to learn about the medical field. This ranges from medical careers, diseases, and medical terminology. Meetings are held every Monday in O-307. The advisers for HOSA are Michelle Hatami and April Hosino. During the club meetings, mem-bers discuess upcoming events and fundaraisers, go over different health careers and discuss scenarios that may actually happen in the health field. These discussions help students gain knowledge for their future ca-reers. “I want to become a doctor,”

my butterfly wing balloon,” said Kristen Balanza, 12. The entertainment brought lots of laughter and smiles to the class of 2013. “Senior Luau is impor-tant because we can all en-joy our social life for a night instead of dealing with the stress we have as a senior,” said Bianca Camille Mina, 12. After weeks of planning and coordinating, Senior Luau turned out to be a success. The seniors were entertained with Tahitian dancers from the Ta-hitian Halau Heretamanui, A few Studio 808 dancers, who are seniors include Vanessa Passion, Karen Lambino, Na-than Alcron, and Ryan Yabis, and a piano medley sang and performed by Mia Baybayan, 12. However, the fun didn’t stop there. Lines started to form as people waited to get their balloon twisters, Henna tattoos, face paintings, and

caricatures. What the vendors wanted was for the seniors to take home souvenirs to re-member that night forever. “My favorite part of Se-nior Luau was when me and my friends, Clyde Pelekai, Marcus Init, and Michael Ra-mun, got our butterfly henna tattoos,” said Golobic. There was also a new twist for the Senior Luau King and Queen voting process. In-stead of voting ahead of time, nominees were chosen by the

class beforehand giving time for the nominees to promote themselves. Voting was held at the door and the winners were announced towards the end of the night. “I liked the new voting process because it built suspense waiting for the results,” said Kristen Balanza, 12. Kristen Balanza won most of the votes for Senior Luau Queen and Calvin Bulan won for Senior Luau King. The room was filled with many familiar faces.

There were acquaintances, old friends from elementary, couples, and best friends all together, celebrating how far they have gotten into their se-nior year. “We spent the whole night laughing and dancing and making wonderful mem-ories with each other. I actu-ally felt as if we were finally a united senior class,” said Aus-tin Dumlao, 12. Despite all of the cliques in school and all the different sports and clubs, Senior Luau was specifically held to unite the graduating class of 2013. “Senior Luau is a special event only for seniors to at-tend and spend time with the other seniors before we finish our last year of high school,” said Lindsay Centeno, 12. The days are passing by and events like Senior Luau are for the graduating class to seize the moment and create endless memories with each other before they part ways.

in which students were encouraged to wear red. On this day they also put on a little event during lunch in which 96706 Dance Squad and the ROTC Drill Team performed. In addition to this they passed out heart shaped papers with facts about heart disease to spread the awareness, posted flyers around the community and presented their topic to church groups and clsses. The three of them will be flying to Tennesse to compete nationally. “My favorite part of competition was not only winning and getting the chance to go to Nationals, but being able to bond with the other members who compet-ed,” said Sherlynn Garces, 11. Although the competition is over, HOSA has many events planned in the future. HOSA plans on doing Relay for Life, March for Dimes and holding a blood drive here at school.

said Charlene Mae Rocimo, 11. The past community services that HOSA has done include the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Inter-national (JDRF) walk which is a walk to help raise money towards the cure for diabetes and helped to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by participating in 65 Roses. HOSA sold roses to help raise money for this foun-dation from February 1-14. Throughout the year, some of the members prepare for the competition which was held this month. Compet-ion categories include Sports Medicine and Medical Terminology. Bianca Mina, 12, Princess Mae Visconde, 11, and Sherlynn Garces, 11 competed in the category Community Awarenes and won second place in their category. For the competition they brought awareness to heart disease by hold-ing a red out on our school campus

Through this club students are given an early opportunity to prepare for future careers. “I love that every-one has the opportunity to learn about their career and get to learn about health issues they don’t know about,” said Bianca Mina, 12.

Photo by Janine Grace Agag

Princess Mae Visconde, 11, filling out HOSA forms.

Aloha! Seniors sizzle at Senior Luau

Photo courtesy of Kathryn KellyOld friends from elementary school reunite at Senior Luau

Senior Luau: February 9, 2013 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center

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Order in the court! The pounding of a gavel rever-berates throughout the court room. Acting as a defendant, plaintiff, or even someone that’s part of the jury or a wit-ness, the students of JCHS’s Mock Trial Club work togeth-er to reenact their own trial. The Mock Trial Club isn’t any ordinary debate club. They use the idea of being part of a real court case and debate by taking different sides of a case. By doing this, the stu-dents are able to imitate a real trial of their own. This is a good club for those like Kris-ten Moylan, 10, who, in the future, “wants to be a lawyer.” The club, along with other Mock Trial Clubs from different schools, receives a different case every year. The students recieve a packet which was picked before hand by the higherups of the Hawaii State Bar Association. In it, is the whole case which they’ll read and learn about. From there, they decide the differ-ent roles each student will get which range from lawyers to

Have you ever wondered how many stars are in the universe? Well, you can find out how many there are by joining JCHS’s Science Club! Science Club is an extra-cur-ricular activity inside our school that focuses on furthering students’ knowl-edge on a science based level. Stu-dents meet every Friday after school each week to practice by answering science questions, study for competi-tions, and improve certain tasks. Several weeks ago, our science club won the Windward Regional Sci-ence Olympiad at Leeward Commu-nity College. “I was proud of my hard work my teammates put into it,” said Elizabeth Wells, 12. Secretary Gerlene Ragsac, 12, said that, “Science Club is really fun and I was glad to be given this op-portunity to learn new topics outside of class and to compete against other students with similar interests.” This competition that the Science Club competed in was a major competition in which students participated in eight different events and competitions. Some of the events in the com-petition were building timed-electron-ic-displays that could move and func-tion, taking tests such as knowledge tests, doing questioned events, and

won’t be taught in class and also gives the opportunity to work as a team and to learn new topics and lessons.” Students in Science Club strongly agree that this program ben-efits every single one of them and prepares them all for their futures. Whether it’s going to college or using what they know for further experienc-es, these skills will help them get ready for the outside world, especially in the science category alone. So if you’re curious about astronomy, physics, biology, math, plants, rocket-science, and even more science stuff, head over to Jayson Reynon and ask questions so that you can be educated!

Mock trial members get their day in court

participating in biology, physics, and chemistry. Overall, the Science Club was rewarded for the highest scores and other competing teams. They won first place for the overall score and scored high on majority of the events. Outside of competitions and events, students in the Science Club would meet at Mr. Reynon’s classroom located in S205 every Friday after school. They discuss their ideas and improve and build their knowledge to better themselves for school, competi-tions, and a basic “grasp” of science. A member of the Science Club, Wells, stated that, “Science Club is a fun way to learn science topics that

witnesses. The students will get a good grasp on the case and how the trial will be and later on, they’ll use what they learned and acquired to com-pete with other schools. The 12 members in the Mock Trial Club, along with their club adviser, Wade Mu-rasaki, meet up every day af-ter school from 2:30 to 3:30 or 4 p.m. to practice their roles and learn how they can better themselves for competitions. The club starts during November and from then to January, the students have

those months to prepare for their mock trial competition. Their first competition was held during January and the students, though pre-pared, were filled with mixed feelings. For Ashley Joy Gascon, 10, she was, “confident but anxious,” during her first tri-al. Cassandra Liana Romero, 10, on the other hand thought that her first trial was, “fun and less scary than expected.” In their white button up shirts, black blazers, slacks or knee length skirts, and cov-

ered toed shoes, the students were dressed for the formal occasion. But some students dressed up in casual wear if they played the role of a wit-ness. Every Tuesday after school, the members drive all the way to the court houses located down town to partici-pate in their competition. The whole mock trial can last from 4:30 to 7 or 8 at night. The club competes with different schools that range from public schools like Milil-ani and to private schools like

Saint Louis, Punahou, and Hawaii Baptist Academy. Though coming from a public school, the members were able to keep up with the other prestigious private schools and never backed down from the challenge. Some of the challenges Romero faced was, “having the confidence to fight back against the other team.” Though the Mock Trial Club had a rough year, the members enjoyed their time together. “I liked the experi-ence, adventure, and being part of a team,” said Moylan. Though members had to face challenges like Princess Mae Visconde, 11, who had to, “balance things and learn new roles,” and Stephany Peavy, 10, who didn’t like getting, “caught up in winning and forgetting to have fun,” the students enjoyed themselves through team bonding field trips, being able to connect with people, and making new friends. With all that they’ve learned this year, the help of their friends and the advice of their advisor, the Mock Trial Club will rise up for next year’s trial competition.

How did it feel to win the Science Olympiad?

“It felt great, we didn’t expect to win, but we won for the first time in the Scientific Olympiad.”

-Nicole Ganut, 11

“It felt good because it was our first time winning first place in the regionals instead of getting

second or third.”-Hilkea Mae Badua, 11

“I think it transitioned from having no hope when hey didn’t call second place and I felt relieved

because our partner and I won first place.”-Gerlene Ragsac, 12

“We were very happy because last year we won second place, and now we won first place after all

the hard work and teamwork.”-John-Paul Rongcal, 12

Chemistry is in the air for Science Club

Photo courtesy of Jayleen Agonoy Gerrick-Cj Banga, 10, takes notes during a mock trial meeting.

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John-Paul Rongcal, 12, builds towards the wooden rectangular structure

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Leo Club members lend a helping hand in the community

LitCon is not only about spreading literacy throughout the campus and community, but it’s also about reaching out to other countries. The club also helps people devel-op an enjoyment of literature. The purpose of LitCon is to make literature engaging for all students, no matter the grade level, and to improve the literacy in the community. The students demonstrate the club’s purpose in a variety of ways. Once a month they do readings for first graders at an elementary school.They also demonstrate the purpose by organizing book drives. There’s more to LitCon than meets the eye. The club has an

organization called Global Lit-eracy. They adopt schools in the Philippines and send sup-plies and books to students so that they can read for fun and expand their knowledge. De-izhanna Kaya- Abad, 12, said, “ I like the fact that we get to interact with different people and spread literacy as a fun thing.” This past year, some of the club members got to watch the play “Wicked”, which is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked:The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a paral-lel novel to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The club got a student discount on the play’s tickets. Amanda Sueoka, 12, said, “the play was fun, we got to watch

LitCon spreads literacy one book at a time

Leo Club stands for lead-ership, experience, and oppor-tunity; three aspects that are the foundation of what this club is all about. This club allows students to volunteer their time and service to a great amount of schools and community func-tions. Leo club also gives stu-dents a chance to meet and in-teract with new people which really help them break out of their shell and be more outgo-ing. Every Wednesday, Leo Club members hold a meeting during lunch in room O-104 to discuss upcoming events or community service meet-ups. “I joined Leo Club be-cause of the community ser-vice opportunities and I’m looking forward to the Leo convention,” said Carlo Fari-

nas, 11. Students in this organi-zation have to be able to bal-ance out their priorities, such as schoolwork, jobs, or other extra curricular activities. “Being president of Leo Club taught me a lot about time management and being

able to balance school work with my extra curricular ac-tivities. It also helped me real-ize how important it is to be a part of something bigger than myself,” said Tracie Yuen, 11. Leo Club members show their dedication for this orga-nization by taking time out

of their daily lives to commit themselves with helping the community out and doing other volunteering events. The goal of this organization is to encourage high school students to become more in-volved in both their school and their community. Some events that Leo Club recently participated in are the Huli Huli chicken sale, Relay for Life, Earth Day, the Christmas Parade, and the Christmas Children’s Party. “My favorite event has to be Relay for Life, where we walked around the track at Kapolei High School to raise money for cancer. This was my favorite event because it was a new experience for me,” said Paul Brian Balico, 10. A great way for students to meet people outside of school is by attending the Leo convention, which is coming up in a few weeks. Although

there is no exact date for the convention yet, it will be lo-cated at the Pagoda Hotel. Leos from other schools and islands come together for this event to do leadership work-shops and do a service project on O’ahu. “Leo Club changed my life because it helped me get over my fear of public speaking and helped me take charge,” said Michelle Ann Cala, 12. This organization helps students grow up to become young adults. It teaches them how to be a responsible con-tributor to the community and most importantly, how to be a good person. Being a part of Leo Club is the building blocks for a better and brighter future, be-cause it teaches students that they can actually impact this world and make a difference through their actions.

Leo club members meet up at the beach to help clean up a bit.

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something that others didnt get to watch, plus we got to sit in orchestra seats near the stage.” Aside from helping the community and watching plays, the club has an oppur-tunity to go on a trip every other year. However ,the price is not so cheap. Memebers will be paying for their fees by fundraising. They will be sell-ing turkey dogs, water, Lihing apples and lanyards. This summer, a few mem-bers are going to London, Paris, and Dublin, where they will be visiting a few historic buildings, like the Stratford Old Town Hall, According to one of the advisors of LitCon ,Ann Tanaka, the purpose of traveling abroad is to take stu-dents to places which relates

to the literature students read. LitCon members will con-tinue to make a difference in the community as well as other countries. With their

monthly reading, book drives, and donations to schools in the Philippines, LitCon is making the world a better place one book at a time.

Photo courtesy of Brianna RamosZachary-Jordan Angeles, 12, reads a book to elementary students.

Photo courtesy of Paul Brian Balico

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Letting emotions soar through actions

A picture perfect moment

Take a picture, it’ll last longer! It’s just another day at school and the members of the Photography Club go crazy with the cameras, capturing everything that amazes them. The Photography Club holds meetings every Tuesdays af-ter school from 2:30-3:00 p.m. with club adviser, Nathan Le-hano. Photography comes from two ancient Greek words. “Photo” for “light” and “graphing” for “drawing”; “drawing with light” is a way to describe photography. “The main idea about the photography club is to help students expose photography in what they’re interested in for everyone to experience,” said Lehano. Lehano also states that photography “is fun” and “is art”. Photography is more than what you think it is. It’s way more than taking a pic-ture. Photography is captur-ing moments and memories. The concept for the Pho-tography Club is to educate the ones that are highly inter-ested and dedicated to learn

3..2..1.. ACTION! The cameras start rolling as the members of the Dra-ma Club act away! The young actors constantly rehearse scripts assigned to them, practice different scenes, and acting drills. “It’s really chill and fun,” said Jerrold Kanda, 11. He also added, “try your best not to laugh.” If you want to be a good actor and not ruin the play, you have to hold in your laughter, especially in front of the audience. The Drama Club meets every Monday and Friday from 3 to 4 p.m. after school. The members do a lot of acting games to improve their acting skills, practice writing scripts of their own, and projecting their voice levels so the audience will be able to hear them speak. They are also working on a play that one of their own members wrote. In Drama Club, they also meet up on Wednesdays if needed. When it gets closer to the production date they meet up everyday. There aren’t many classes that offer drama at Campbell and Drama Club can also give you the chance to gain acting experience and build confidence in yourself. “For me, Drama Club is a way to express myself,” said Kristyn Sakamo-

to, 12. “The environment is the best thing about drama club,” said Nicole Knox-Mcallister, 12. Knox-Mcallister also said, “being around friends that have the same passion as me and be-ing able to be anyone you want to be,” is one of the greatest things that drama club offers. The most recent play that the dra-ma club performed was called “After Hours” by Kanda, memeber of the clu. Knox-Mcallister said ,“it was amazing.

It was really great that the Drama Club was able to do it so well.” Not really into acting? Well don’t worry because not all Drama Club members are actors. Take Tricia Mau-rico, 11, as an example. Tricia doesn’t like to act but she still plays a big part in the club. Tricia does costume de-signs, set designs, and is always look-ing for cool props that she can use for the plays. In other words, she does all the behind the scenes stuff and stage set

up. So it isn’t just about acting, there are a lot of other things to do in Drama Club. Drama club is still looking for new members that share the same love for acting as they do. Drama Club is a place where anyone can feel open about being themselves and to boost confidence within. If you really love acting or would like to try it out , check out the James Campbell High School’s Drama Club. Who knows, maybe you’ll be on the big screen one day.

about camera arts. First you learn how to use the cameras and how to take pictures. Members are then able to take pictures of their interest. Issac Esperecion, 10, who is also an officer in the pho-tography club, says that his favorite part about the pho-tography club is, “going out to club outings.” Photography club does not always have to take place in school, photogra-phy is about exploring places, going on adventures, and cap-turing everything that you can’t capture in school. “So far we’ve done a hike at the Makapu’u lighthouse,” said Lehano, “we’re trying plan more things in order to bond

If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

more with the club.” The saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words” means that a picture can show a story behind it by expressing different emotions or the style of the picture. Pictures have stories behind them, “I think for me it’s like a nice way of communicating,” said Leha-no. Photography can be used to express feelings, to commu-nicate, or to even entertain. If you’re interested in photogra-phy and is dedicated to cam-era art, the Photography Club is willing to take in more peo-ple at anytime. Don’t forget to smile, capture moments, and create memories.

“A tiger because they are strong and powerful.”

-Jelea Agpaoa, 11

“A panda because they are calm but very brave.”

-Joshua Ramos, 9

“I would want to be a cheetah because I want to be fast.”-Juan Paulo Felizardo, 11

“Shark because they are big and they get to eat people.”

-Andrea Lagpacan, 12

“A dolphin because they are care free and happy.”

-Derrick Allen Comiso, 12

“A dog because I lived with dogs my entire life.”

-Jenna Pontes, 12

“Sloth because they’re smart, lazy, and calm.”

-Ethan Puentes, 12

“A penguin because they walk around in a tux all day.”

-Del-Louis Olivera, 12

Photo courtesy of Ruth Alverado-PerezHannah Lei Mindo, 12, hangs a piece of her art work to the wall.

Photo courtesy of Ruth Alvarado-PerezNicole Knox-Mcallister, 12, acts out her script in front of the judges.

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The Chinese New Year holiday started because of a bloodthirsty creature named Nian. He was born very ugly and ferocious, looked like a dragon or a unicorn, and ate almost everything in its way. Nian would come on the first of the New Year to eat crops, livestock, villagers, and espe-cially children. It is said that on the first and on the 15th of each lunar month, Nian would come down from the mountains to hunt for whatever it needed. An old, wise man in the village thought that the panic in the people made the mon-ster big and ferocious. The wise, old man suggested to conquer the monster by beat-ing drums and gongs, burn-ing bamboo, and lighting fire-works. On a very cold night, Nian appeared again. The

moment Nian opened it’s mouth at the people, they made frightening noises and created a fire. Wherever Nian went, the terrible noises scared him away. The monster ran with exhaustion, which made him fall. The fall of the monster made all of the villagers jump and kill the monster instantly. Since then, people have kept the tradition of beating drums and gongs and light-

Sssselebrating the Chinese New Year

ing fireworks. This holiday is very popular in the Chinese culture. One of most the signifi-cant attributes in the Chinese New Year is the Lunar calen-dar. This is quite popular to everyone who knows about Chinese New Year. The Lunar Calendar consists of 12 animals. It is said that the order of the ani-mals was based on a race that happened in 2600 B.C. Each

animal that rules the year in which a person is born has an influence on their personality. The legend says that Buddha summoned all of the animals to come to him before he departed earth. About 12 animals came to bid him farewell and as a reward, he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. For this year, 2013, the animal is the snake, or specifi-cally called the black snake.

Individuals born in the year of the snake are the most in-tuitive, even while remaining the most private and reticent. Also, the people born in the year of the snake usually rep-resent the symbol of wisdom and they can be regarded as great thinkers. If it weren’t for Nian causing destruction and scar-ing the villagers away, the Chinese traditions wouldn’t exist today.

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Illustration courtesy of Jenna Pontes Illustration courtesy of Jamielyn Atayde

Illustration courtesy of Michelle Beugelsdyk

Photo courtesy of http://www.surfersplazaresort.com.auThis dragon portrays the Nian who started the Chinese new year.

Traits of a snake

Color Preference: Red

Gems and Stones: Topaz, Jasper, Bloodstone

Suitable Gifts: binoculars, Tarot cards, oils and lotions, stamp collection

Hobbies and Pastimes: Astrology, painting, touring, photography

Snakes Dislike: Being interrupted, be-ing mislead personally or profession-

ally, failure

Characteristics: Acute, Aware, Cun-ning, Proud, Vain, Vicious

Health: Snakes become easily stressed and have to avoid hectic schedules or

noisy atmospheres.

Compatible Friends

Best Friends: Oxen and Roosters

Mortal Enemy: PigsFacts courtesy of http://www.usbridalguide.com

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A time of togetherness and red envelopes The Chinese New Year has just recently passed. It is a holiday that isn’t celebrated by many people, people who did nothing that day. Perhaps this can be changed. First, let’s get down on the basics. Chinese New Years does not line up with the new years we’re used to. This is because the calendars that we follow are different. Chinese New Years follows the lunar calendar; which means it follows the different phases of the moon until it be-comes full. Chinese New Years is all about life, renewal, and a fresh start. One of the odd traditions that the Chinese have is the “bathing in leaves practice.” Mason Kam, 12, says “the bathing in leaves is supposed represent washing away all the junk of last year.” Of course, traditions and practices will vary from place to place. The celebration changes and adapts to the different cultures of the areas it spreads across. This can be

said for almost any celebra-tion, but the fundamentals re-main constant. This celebration is one of which that is very family ori-ented. For one instance, in China, the day before the New Year, members of families will focus on togetherness, put-ting aside work, or personal business. Ms. Helen Kong, the Chinese language teacher

and adviser of the Campbell Chinese Club, said “on New Years Eve, having dinner to-gether is very important.” Traditionally, the celebra-tion is not limited to just one day. It is in fact a 15-day peri-od with many festivities. Each day has an attributed activity to be done to show honor and respect to certain gods, ob-jects, and symbols.

For example, on the first day of activity it is important to go and visit your elders in order to give them their prop-er respect. Some days there will be fireworks, other days there will be festivals in markets, some days will even be spent at a temple burning incense and much more. This means that families have a multitude

of things to do as they usher in the New Year. On the 15th and final day, which is called Yuan Xiao Jie, when the moon is full, families will go out to eat dumplings, participate in various games, and puzzles and generally spend their time together. One thing that should be of great interest is the festival of the Chinese lanterns. Of course, in the end we live on an island that isn’t that oriented and shaped for full all out celebrations. It is true that the festivities are somewhat watered down and are subtler as there are limitations when it comes to celebrating the new year. However, it is also true that, even with these limita-tions, a group of friends and families can still enjoy a good time. Kong says that she and “the students of Campbell Chinese Club went out to eat dinner together.” So, how about it? Next year find a lunar calendar and call up a Chinese friend, spend the day, or days, experiencing the traditions of a different and unique culture.

Photo courtesy of http://www.asianfusion-mag.com/On the final day of Chinese New Years celebrations the night is illuminated by a myriad of lanterns.

People born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989

and 2001 are all snakes.

The ‘Year of Snake’

symbolizes wealth and prosperity

The Snake can be fun-loving,

charitable and sexy.

The ‘Year of the Snake’ begins on Feb. 10 as the Chi-nese ring in the

New Year.

The Snake can be judg-mental, pes-simistic and

fickle.The Chinese try to wear red,

as it represents good luck, and

avoid black, as it symbolizes death.

The Chinese display the ‘Fu’ or ‘good luck’ symbol on their doors and

windows

‘gōng xǐ fā cái’: Con-gratula-

tions and be prosperous.

the entire house should be cleaned

from top to bottom to get rid of the bad luck that accumu-

lated in the past year.

Facts courtesy of http://living.msn.com

Fun facts aboutChinese New Year

By Josh FernandezStaff Writer

Illustration by Jefferson Remo and Amy Kanemitsu

1. He’swillingtoputyourfirst.Hewillcontinually affirmthathelovesyou.

2. He’sthereforyouwhenthegoinggetstoughor whenyou’reinacrisis.

3. Hecherishesyourgiftsandoverlooksyourflaws.

4. Hecaresaboutyourwell-being.

5. Heisanall-aroundniceperson.He’srespectful tohisparents(andyours),andpolite.

6. Heisconsistentandreliable.Hiswordsshouldre mainstrong.

7. Hewantstobuildalifewithyou.Hesharesthe similarlifegoalsasyoudoandhe’llworkwith youtomakesurebothyoursandhisplansforthe futuremesh.

8. Hecanhandleyouremotions.Heshouldneverat tackyouforbeingoveremotional.

9. Hefightsfairly.Heshouldexpresshisfeelings andasksforwhathewants.

10.He’smature.Heshouldbecompetentandconfi dentinsuccessfullymanaginghisownlife.

1. Youtrusther.Youknowthatyoucanturnyour backtoherandnowworry.

2. Shegetsalongwithherfriendsandencourages youtospendtimewiththem. 3. Shehasfunwithyourfamily.Sheseemstocare forandloveyourparentsandlikesyoursiblings.

4. Youforgetyourfriendsbecauseofher.Youprefer toseeherandpassupyourfriends.

5. Youforgetaboutyourex.Youhavefinallyturned anewpage.

6. Yougetmadwhenothersdebaseher.

7. Youhavechemistrytogether.Sheisonyourmind atalltimes.

8. Youenvisionyourselfmarriedtoherandwonder whatyourkidswouldlooklikeanditbringsasmiletoyourface.

9. Yousuddenlyhavetheurgetofixupafive-course mealforherortakeherouttodineher.

10.Youfindyourselfunabletoconcentrate andcan’twaittoseeheragain.

Ten ways to know that you have found the right one

VALENTINE’S DAY8 JAN-FEB 2013 EWA NAUPAKA

What did you do on Valentine’s Day?

“I spent it with my boyfriend and Pizza

Hut, then went home to do homework.”-Jordan Nakao, 9

“I hung out with my best friend that’s a

girl.”-Jarel Alviar, 10

“I got the girl I like a bear, a flashy rose, and

a balloon.”-Anthony Pablo, 10

“I spent it with my girlfriend and we got

spicy ahi bowls at foodland.”

-Philippe Roque, 11

“I ate at Shokudo with my family.”

-George Argota, 11

“My boyfriend took me out to dinner and bought me a promise

ring.”-Victoria Torres, 12

“I spent it with my Valentine and my fam-ily at a family dinner.”

-Crislyn Cabel, 9

The history behind Valentine’s Day gifts On February 14th, cards, balloons, roses and teddy bears are given all over the world, to friends and to lovers, dis-playing one’s affection for another. But did anyone ever care to think of the origins of this famous holiday? Although there are many different theories about how Valentines Day be-came what it is today, one things for sure, and that’s that St. Valentine is the person to thank for what we call “Val-entines Day” and that this holiday has ties to both Christian and ancient Ro-man traditions of long ago. One of the many stories about St. Valentine was that he was a priest in

Rome during a time of war. The ruler at the time, Emperor Claudius II de-cided that unmarried young men made better soldiers and in result, out-lawed the marriage of young men. St. Valentine however saw the wrong in this and decided to go against Claudi-

us and continue performing marriages between young lovers. Upon finding out, Emperor Claudius II sentenced St. Valentine to death. Yet another legend states that St. Valentine was known to help Chris-tians escape from prisons, where the prisoners were treated harshly. Legend states that a prisoner in jail was the first man to ever send a Valentine. He sent a Valentine to his jailer’s daugh-ter whom he had fallen in love with and he signed the card “From your Valentine”, a saying that is commonly used today during the month of Febru-ary. For all of the good St. Valentine did, he later became a well-known saint in England and France. Many be-

By Leilani GuiterrezStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of http://blogs.babble.com

A set of Valentine’s Day cards.

lieve that St. Valentine died around the time therefore, we are celebrating in memory of St. Valentine. Today, Valentines Day is celebrated here in the United States as well as in Canada, Mexico, the United King-dom, France and Australia. It is said that in the 1700’s, Americans began to exchange cards and today, cards are found in nearly every store. About 1 billion cards are sent each year, putting Valentines Day in second place when it comes to card-sending holidays. There is history behind evall of the holidays we celebrate, and despite the many legends and stories behind Val-entines Day, the holiday is celebrated annually and is known to bring people together.

Facts courtesy of http://www. glo.msn.com/ Facts courtesy of http://www.askmen.com

VALENTINE’S DAYJAN-FEB 2013 9EWA NAUPAKA

To: Paige SilvaFrom: Michelle Ann Cala

You are my best friend and I love you.

To: John JoseFrom: Secret Admirer

I have died everyday waiting for you.

To: Brittany Ann HunterFrom: FrenemyI don’t care where we stand right now but you will always have a

special place in my heart.

To: Jasmin Dela CruzFrom: Ethan PuentesHey girl, Happy Valentines day! Thanks for being my friend since

elementary school.

To: Clyde PelekaiFrom: Anonymous

Happy Valentines day handsome!

To: Kevin LapitanFrom: Nathan Alcoran

You’re an awesome best friend and I’m happy to have you in

my life!

To:Arlyn Mae RamosFrom: Jefferson Remo

Thank you for being my girl!!! All the time we spend together is

hilarious. Much love!

Valentine’s Day Shoutouts To: Jefferson Remo, Carlo Farinas and Anthony OngoyFrom: Arlyn Mae RamosHappy Valentines my bbz. I love

you guys!

Need a gift for someone special in your life?By Amy KanemitsuPhotography Editor

Spoil your sweetie this Valentines day! Valentines day is a day you want to show your special some one how much you really love them. The one aspect on Valentines Day that people always seem to stress on is what they are going to give the love of their life. There’s a wide range of items you could make, buy, or write that will win over their he- arts. Having the perfect gift for your love could create a lasting impression that they will remem- ber for the rest of their lives. The one gift most peo- ple turn to, is the bright red roses that shout out ‘ro- mance’. The dark velvety red petal, contrasted with the dark green of the stem is an eye catcher that forms a profound expression of love. Some wonder, do the color of roses really matter? Should I just get her, her fa-vorite color? Well according to gifts.com, they state, “Red roses show that your love is passionate, yellow roses say friendship, and pink roses represent gratitude and happiness. Pink carnations tell your mother you love her. Giving someone blue violets declares that you’ll always be faithful. The variegated tulip tells the world your beloved has beautiful eyes, and adding baby’s breath to any bouquet declares that your intentions are pure.” But maybe your lover isn’t the flower type of girl, but rather enjoys surprises. Maybe getting her a gift that will make a lasting impression such as something personal, unique, or tailored just for her. Something like a heart shaped necklace with your names engraved on it will surely make her smile. Some girls have a sweet tooth, personalized heart shaped candies maybe, but you can’t go wrong with the big heart shaped box full of assorted chocolate that won’t only melt in their mouth, but it will also melt their heart. If you want her to remember you, think about getting her a plush doll or a life sized stuffed animal to show her how much you really love her. Though no matter what you get the love of your life for Valentines Day, they’ll surely love what ever you decide give them regardless of what it is. When you decided to give a gift that comes straight from your heart, they will feel your the love from their heart. But most of the time, it isn’t what kind of gift that you give them, what matters is the little things that you decide to do for her. Do something that will surprise her, make her smile, and show her how much you you really care. Happy Val- entines Day !

SPORTS 10 JAN-FEB 2013 EWA NAUPAKA

By Deja IbanaStaff writer

Basketball players face a new season Entering another year of basketball, the boys prepare themselves for an upcoming season with new faces, new plays, and a new game plan that will help them through-out their journey. The basketball team trained long hours to prepare for every game, but besides shooting baskets and run-ning up and down the court five days a week, the boys had team bonding activities to build team chemistry. “It felt like we were real brothers. We got to know each other’s strengths and weak-nesses, and how to have each other’s back in good and bad situations,“ said Donovan Poniatowski, 12. Benefitting them dur-ing their regular season, they got the record of 6-4; earning them a spot in the playoffs. Preparing for their first playoff game, there was no time for slacking. On February 8, they chal-lenged the McKinely Tigers at

the Campbell Saber’s home gym. It was a single elimina-tion round and the boys were determined to pull through with a win. It wasn’t an easy victory, but they succeeded in passing the first round. “We had to physically and mentally stick

together as a team to pull for-ward,” said Gilbert Dayanan, 11. Eliminating the Tigers, the Saber boys ended the game with the score of 64-56. Going back to the drawing board, their next big challenge was against the undefeated

Kalaheo Mustangs. On the same night as Se-nior Luau, Saturday, February 9, the boys knew what they had to do, which was to enter Kalaheo’s gym as one team. The seniors turned their backs on Senior Luau and played the game they loved. “It was

all worth it in the end, we have each others back. I am glad I chose to play with my team-mates,” said Justin Tago, a se-nior at Campbell who initially was going to Senior Luau. Regardless of the out-come, the boys still played hard and gave their support-ers an exciting game to watch. “It was a good learning ex-perience coming from JV last year to varsity,” said Melvin Bergado, 11. The boys worked on their fundamentals, plays, and fitness, in preparation of any upcoming games. Even if it did not turn out the way they pictured it, the boys always gave their 100%. Giving up quickly was never an option. The Saber boys brought excitement to their supporters in the stands when it came to their games. Always hoping for the best, the boys stick together and continue to play the game they love. It was not always about winning, but rather creating memories and build-ing a brotherhood that’ll last a lifetime.

Photo courtesy of Sherwin Acidera

The basketball boys sing their alma mater before their basketball game.

Girls wrestle through a successful season

When it comes to girl sports, wrestling isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind. However, that doesn’t stop the Campbell Girls Wrestling Team from doing what they love and making themselves known throughout the east and the west. Coached by Coach Weida, Coach Buelow, and Coach Gallarde, the Campbell Girls Wrestling Team is made up of dedicated and hard-working athletes who have one goal in mind which is painted on the wall of the Campbell wrestling room: to “Dominate.” To be a Campbell wrestler, you must be willing to give up time that not many students would be willing to give up. Campbell wrestlers give up six days a week to wrestle: Mondays through Fridays dedicated to practices and Saturdays dedicated to tournaments. Not many Campbell students would be willing to give up their time spent with friends, time spent studying, or time spent at home on the computer, however the wrestlers have a totally different mindset. “Wrestling is more than just a sport, it’s a lifestyle,” said Khrysten Gameng, 12, “It teaches you disci-pline and how to push yourself when you’re tired. We spend so many hours training to dominate our opponents in

a 6-minute match, and in the end, you only reap what you sow.” On February 22nd and 23rd, the Campbell wrestlers competed in OIA’s, a tournament between the west and east side public schools which determined whether wrestlers were eligible for the state competition the following week. The girls team, of course, brought home many placers and in the end, made their fellow teammates and coaches proud. Ku’uleilani Lank-ford, 12, and Khrysten Gameng, 12, both took second place in their weight classes, Alana Alviar, 10, and Mieko Liemsithisak, 11, both took fourth, Mercina Hutchinson, 12, took fifth, and Brandi Yoshida, 11, took seventh. Upon placing in OIA’s the girls had to then prepare for the following week, the state competition between OIA,

ILH, and outer island schools. With the season coming to a close, the girls spent their last week of the season training to wrestle to the best of their ability at the state competition, and trying to prove that they’re some of the top wrestlers in the state. For the underclassmen, it was yet another season to gain improvement for the next, however for the seniors, it was their last year doing what they love. “Next season, I plan on coming back on a mission to do better in OIA’s and all other tour-naments so I can make my coaches and everyone else proud,” said Brandi Yoshida, 11, “their support is what motivated me to push through the season even when I felt like giving up and I want them to know that they’ve made a big impact on my life.”

If you could play any sport

professionally what would it be and why?

“Gymnastics, because I can get really flexable.” -Carlo Farinas,

11.

Basketball, because I like the feeling of making

a shot.- Gretchen Toledo, 12

Basketball, be-cause I play that

now.-Sabrina-ann Marzan, 11

Football, becuase I grew up with it

in my family. - Simon

Domingcil, 11

Surfing, becuase thats what I do

everyday.- Brandon Ruiz,

11

Photo courtesy of LifetouchKuuleilani Lankford, 12, pins her opponent.

By Leilani GuiterrezStaff Writer

Girls Soccer Campbell vs. Pearl City

SPORTS 11EWA NAUPAKAJAN-FEB 2013

Sabers score a goal to the championship

As fall gives way to win-ter, a new season of boy’s soc-cer begins. This year the boy’s soccer team had a surprising outcome. They made it to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA). Despite their past short comings, they ended the sea-son by placing fourth in the O.I.A. With their motivation to strive to success and the time they dedicated to practice, they came out with unex-pected wins. “Beating Kailua was good, our next challenge was Kalani, it came out to be a interesting game. We got kicked out of states and then we come to find out that Ka-lani ends up taking he title, af-ter we beat them,” said Austin Tamayo, 12. The boys practiced hard

to improve. Practice was held Mondays-Fridays at 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30-11:00am. Their hard practice lead to a big improvement this year. “The coaches this year were actually more chill and the players were less pres-sured,” said Kamekona Re-iny-Aloy, 10. Campbell Sabers started off their regular season with a record of 6-3-1 and made it to the playoffs by winning two out of the four games. They also advanced to the states and challenged Iolani and a Hilo High School. Unfortunately, even though they lost their two state games, the boy’s ended their soccer season with the record of 8-7-1. The boys felt accom-plished because they made Campbell history. The players got amped

up before every game by jam-ming to music to get into the zone. They also received in-spirational words from their coaches that made them feel good and got them prepared them for the game. “I feel mo-tivated to play. I feel pumped and ready to get inside the game,” said Michael Reyes, 11. Next year, they will be

better and much more pre-pared. “We’re not losing too many seniors, and although many of our guys on defense were injured and out,” said Reyes. One of the most excit-ing games of the season was against Kapolei. Campbell lead in the first half with the score of 2-1. The team was pumped up and they could

not believe it because they were the first team that scored against Kapolei. Sadly, the Ka-polei Hurricanes came back in the second half and finished the game with the score of 3-2. Throughout the sea-son many players encour-aged their teammates who felt down and had negative thoughts. “When my team-mates were down, I tried to keep them positive by talking to them,” said Reiny-Aloy. One of their tough-est games of the season was when they had to challenge Kalani and Mililani. “They were number one and they also had good players,” said Jacob Mattos, 11. Even though this season had many ups and downs, the boys kept their heads high and now they just have to be more prepared, stay in shape, and get ready for their up-coming season.

Photo courtesy of LifetouchAlex Bryan, 10, defends the ball from the opponent.

What was the highlight of your soccer season?

“The highlight of my season was learning to work together as a

team.”-Nicole Burke, 10

Getting to play with my team and getting close with the juniors

and seniors.”-Nicole Brueggeman,

10

“Winning against Kapolei.”

-Kawehi Dodge, 11

“Getting to bond with the team and kicking booty with them on

the field!”-Mariah Santiago, 12

“When we beat Ka-polei!”

-Samantha Patanapaiboon, 12

“Becoming a captain.”-Jenevahlynn Wilson,

12

Getting to bond with the team.”

-Sarah Patanapaiboon, 10

Many people enjoy swimming, whether it’s at the pool, beach, or lake. Some see it as a sport, while others see it as a relaxing hobby. Swimming requires a lot of practice and dedication. You have to stay in shape, stay persistent, and stay focused. “The hardest thing for me is going to an even that you don’t want to go to,” said Deizja Norbrey, 12. At the most recent meet, the swim team did out-standing. “The last meet went very good, I love the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the meet.” When training, the swim team practices sprinting, running long distances, and doing land training. It results in staying fit and in improving their skills. They rely on each other to stay motivated and push through anything. When competing, they cheer each other on to get ready and to be confident when it’s their turn. They have a lot of potential and passion for swimming and they continue to fight through with confidence and perseverance. This sport requires training and condition-ing to compete effectively. A strong close-knit team helps the players to stay on track and helps them to be ready for any obstacles ahead of them The swim team is coached by Laxmi Diaz. They practice after school on Mondays, Wednes-days, and Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. on

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Their practices are held at Hope Chapel Kapolei in Barber’s Point. Despite the challenges and obstacles they have to face, they know that they can rely on each other to push through the difficulties that get in their way. Having a close team really does help when the going gets rough. A lot of exercise and motivation is required but in the end, it is all worth it. “The best thing about being on the swim team is meeting new people, having fun, and feeling accomplished at the end of the meet. It also feels very relaxing. We did really well at our last meet, some made it to the states,” said Ellis Harkins, 12, “the hardest obstacle I’ve encountered being on the swim team is swimming 100 fly. It was my first time and I thought I was going to die.”

By Micah MattosStaff writer

Saber swimmers making a splash

Photo by Neil ChanComing up for air, Ellis Harkins, 11, practices his butterfly stroke.

Photos courtesy of Lifetouch

By Chiara StillStaff Writer

SPORTS JAN-FEB 2013 EWA NAUPAKA

Don’t underestimate the spirit of paddling

The waves, so powerful and yet so gentle, rock to and fro. The loud crashing and ris-ing sound each wave creates goes unheard to the team of students who sit together. The tense air brings the group of strong willed competitors to new levels of deep concentra-tion. Nothing could possibly distract them. To them, it’s complete silence. Only until the signal is given will they rise to the situ-ation, raising each paddle in hand, moving together like a symphony of well-orches-trated movements in a single burst of powerful, flowing en-ergy. This is Paddling. It is a sport that is overlooked by a vast majority of people who are not willing to take a mo-ment to examine what it really is and people who underes-timate it. To be thoroughly successful in this sport a per-son needs to have an extreme work ethic and diligence. Like many other sports, paddling requires many skills.

“You need stamina, power, motivation, commitment, en-durance and most important-ly, teamwork,” said Jazmyne Rivera-Tadeo, 12. Many sports place a great amount of importance on run-ning, but paddling is one of the few sports that highlight the importance of upper body strength. It’s a sport that isolates practically the entire upper body, but it’s not all about strength. It requires good form and good technique, which takes much successive practice to get just right.

Our paddlers are diligent when it comes to their prac-tices. Bianca Kuga, 12, says, “our practices are organized and consistently hard.” Practices have to be hard in order for the paddlers to be well conditioned for their up-coming competitions. Some of these practices can last up to two hours, day-after-day, and yet Rivera-Tadeo can confi-dently claim that the practices are, “great, fun, and interest-ing.” During these practices, they practice what they view as the most important factor

of a strong paddling team. Anyone can individually practice to improve his or her own specialized skills, but for paddling, everyone is impor-tant. “Paddling is not an indi-vidual sport,” says Kuga. Everyone on the team is together. As a team they do warm-ups together. They car-ry their boat, which can weigh up to 400 pounds, out to the sea together. Before a competition there is no doubt about how tense it can get, the pressure can really pile on when seeing all the strong teams together.

Everyone on the paddling team does something differ-ent to psyche themselves up. Some “play volleyball, dance and blast music,” according to Kuga. Zane De Cambra, 12, says that before a competition he likes to, “Mellow out and relax.” On the day of a race the excitement of the sport reach-es its peak. “It’s exciting, you get nervous and amped up,” said Kuga. The simplicity of just seeing the competition all around and having them race side-by-side brings the team a great adrenaline rush. The students of this team are closer together in their shared passion of paddling. It is something they take seri-ously and it is because of pad-dling that they have drawn together. “We’re almost like a family,” said De Cambra. Together they work hard to become a stronger team. They practice, not to become stronger than one another, but practice to compliment one another. Together, with their combined force, power, and strength they move forward toward their goals.

Photo by Neil ChanA team of passionate paddlers moves together in harmony.

By Josh FernandezStaff Writer

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Wicked Witch of the West comes to Hawaii Everyone seems to be getting a little Wicked, being that this multi-award winning Broadway show land-ed its broomsticks and productions on Hawaian soil. The play formally known as Wick-ed: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz casted its entrancing spell of enter-tainment from Nov. 22- Jan. 12 at the Neil Blaisdell Center. Those that were fortunate enough to attend the play only have positive comments about it. The actors (cute), the effects (sublime), the story (view changing). Luckily students from Li-tCon managed to watch the play and chat with the cast after the show. The play was based on Gregory Maguire’s first book in the Wicked Series, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.’ Those that haven’t read the book were awestruck when the lights went out and the show ended. “Gave me goosebumps throughout every scene,” said Jimelle Alviar ,12. The play seemed to not only leave people speechless but changed the way they saw the origin of this story, The Wizard of Oz. The play begins with a brief in-

Love sparks new life into the undead

NJROTC takes charge!

JAN-FEB 2013 EWA NAUPAKA

On January 9, NJROTC conducted a Change of Com-mand. A Change of Com-mand occurs to transfer re-sponsibilities from one senior Cadet to another. The Change of Command occurs when the three highest ranked po-sitions are being given to the cadets next in line who have earned the right to have it. The higher-ups are relieving them-selves as an officer to have an-other cadet fulfill their job as a leader in the unit. The Commanding Of-ficer, Executive Offi cer, and Command Master Chief positions are given to Cadets who have earned it based on community service, unit participation, support, and on a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. These are leader-ship positions within the unit that help Cadets prepare for life after high school. The unit’s Command-ing Officer is now Cadet Com-mander Jasmine Guarnes-Washburn. The position was transferred from Cadet Com-mander Lucas Tom. Cadet Commander Lucas Tom is now the unit’s senior adviser, further providing guidance

and mentorship to our units Cadets. The unit’s Executive Officer is Cadet Lieutenant Commander Edgar Hernan-dez and the Command Master Chief is Cadet Master Chief Roden Parro. With this change in the unit, Cadet Lieutenant Command-er Edgar Hernandez had said that, “It’ll be a great chal-lenge, but I am ready to take responsibility and to help the Commanding Officer.” Cadet Commander Jasmine Guarnes-Washburn has said that “It is an honor to be the Commanding Officer of the unit. Knowing that others trust me with the responsibil-ity of leading an entire unit motivates me to improve oth-ers, as well as myself.”Each of these outstanding Ca-dets uphold the Navy Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. They sup-port our unit’s mission, forg-ing the future, one Cadet at a time.

Tired of the same old chick flick movies with the same old plot? Need a little spice to the average romance films, but sick and tired of the idea of falling in love with a were-wolf or a vampire? Well look no further because 2013 has hatched a new love story. Say goodbye to Twilight and wel-come the new movie, Warm Bodies. Valentine’s Day was right around the corner and what better way to enjoy the roman-tic season than to watch a new love story! But this was no ordinary love story. Instead of falling in love with a vampire, were-wolf, mermaid, or any other supernatural being, the audi-ence will now experience fall-ing in love from the eyes of the living dead. “I saw the trailer and thought it would be a cute and weird love story,” said Camille-Erika Rafael, 12. How can the living dead fall in love? They have no heart, no mind, no emotions, nothing, but the lust for brains and human flesh. Yet here we

have the new movie Warm Bodies breaking the stereo-type that has been common knowledge for years. The story follows the life of a normal, slow walking, flesh eating zombie who is later known as R, living in a nightmarish post apocalypti-cal world. He lives a monoto-nous life of being dead, yet somehow he’s peculiarly dif-ferent from the other undead around him. He still has some human tendencies like collecting things, having a nice conver-sation with his best friend, and falling in love with a hu-man girl named Julie. Love at first sight, R’s undead heart starts to beat. After that chance encoun-ter, both R and Julie learned something new; that zombies aren’t all man-eating mon-sters and that the living dead is slowly learning how to live again. And though R was way out of Julie’s league, figuring he was dead and all and she wasn’t, this movie shows that love prevails through any-thing, even death. “I liked the fact that the girl was named Julie and the zombie was named R, it was

like Romeo and Juliet and how they weren’t supposed to be together because they were different,” said Rafael. Love isn’t all there is to this movie, there is comedy, action, and a great soundtrack that brings in old school re-cord music with a hint of mu-sic from today. If you want to see differ-ent sides to zombies, other than being brain-eating mon-sters, then watch Warm Bod-ies, which was released on February 1. “It was a cute movie and different from the typical zombie type of mov-ies,” said Jazlyn Barlahan, 12. After watching the movie, you’ll never see zombies the same way again.

troduction of the protagonist’s life, Elphaba Thropp. An eccentric child being that as an infant she had razor sharp teeth and green skin. She grew out of the teeth but not the skin. Elpha-ba grew up being the target of bully-ing and teasing. She learned at an early age what bigger picture of inequality was. Prejudice was the one of the main themes of the play. Having this green skin made Elphaba or “Elphie” the prime target for prejudice, she is ridi-culed from the point of birth to her

death. This ridicule though, shaped the strong willed woman in which we know as the Wicked Witch of the West. Though, she wasn’t really wicked, she was just head strong and cared for what she believed in. JUSTICE! She revolted against powerful forces that wanted to keep her quiet and conceal the atrocious things she had to say about the government. She was a reb-el, maverick, a witch that would not be stopped until there was equality in the Land of Oz. The rest of the plot didn’t just revolve around her though, it con-

cerned all the beings in the Land of Oz , the Munchkinlanders were facing social tumult, the Animals were being treated like they were lower than sec-ond class citizens, and even those that seemed to live in civilized walls of the Emerald City were facing injustice. The play changed the way view-ers saw the story that came way be-fore it. “I think of it entirely different,” said Kathryn Kelly, 12. No longer is the Wicked Witch of the West the bad guy, I mean girl, but a woman that is extremely misunderstood.

Photo courtesy of Sherlynn GarcesThe new commanders of ROTC.

Photo Courtesy of http://collider.comR is the zombie that comes alive.

Photo courtesy of http://www.post-gazette.comGlinda the Good Witch and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West perform a scene from the Tony Award winning play, Wicked.

By Jefferson RemoPhotography Editor

By Jamielyn AtaydeCopy Editor

By Sherlynn GarcesContributing Reporter

EDITORIAL 15JAN-FEB 2013EWA NAUPAKA

Students from schools statewide have been engaged in the confession pages that have been created on Face-book. Posts on these numerous con-fession pages have degraded schools and the students in them. They con-sist of true and false statements put on by students for everyone to see. Students are very intrigued by these posts which causes them to either read more, like the post, or comment on it. Our school was recently involved in the fad of the confession page which caused school officials to take action. Steps were made to monitor the page because they did not want to have any of the confessions targeting any indi-vidual specifically. A letter was sent out to students homes as well as phone calls home. “I thought this whole situation was ridiculous and unnecessary. The students are not thinking about the outcomes of theri actions and admin-istrators are being over protected over the students” said Calvin Bulan, 12. By saying negative things about our school, students are not only giv-ing Campbell a bad reputation but their reputation as students them-selves.

Social networking sites are very popular amongst teenagers in today’s society thus making these pages very accessible. Students had varying opinions towards the page. Some thought it was all fun and games, while others thought it was unecessary and dis-gusting. “I liked that this school had a con-fessions page because it was interest-ing that students had the opportunity to confess something anonymously, but it was used very inapporpriately which I did not like,” said Nathan Al-coran, 12. With this situation arising, a stu-dent decided to counteract the nega-

Confessions of a Campbell student

tivity of this page by creating a com-pliments page. It works the same way as a confessions page, but instead of confessions students are able to anon-ymously post positive compliments towards our school. “I think it’s a great way to show your appreciation towards people in Campbell,” said Deizhanna Kaya-Abad, 12. The confessions page allowed people to say what was on their mind but majority of the content was inap-propriate. Students may have been enter-tained but in the end it all comes down to one thing. “With great power comes great responsibility. “

Co-Editors

Janine Grace AgagShaina Bacnis

Layout EditorsJanine Grace Agag

Shaina Bacnis

Photography EditorsAmy KanemitsuJefferson Remo

Copy EditorsJamielyn Atayde

Arlyn Mae Ramos

ReportersFlorissa Barrett

Ruannah Marie Bautista Meialoha DinongJosh FernandezMalcolm Force

Leilani GuiterrezDeja Ibana

Shanlee Ann Joseph Joeshandly Malubay

Micah MattosHannah Lei MindoJustin Nakamoto

Chiara Still

CartoonistNeil Chan

Josh Fernandez

AdviserJamielynn Quisano

Staff

What do you think of the confessions page?

“I think it’s immature because people post

random inappropriate stuff.”

-Rose Sagario, 9

“I think it was funny but some of it was out

of line.” -Brandon Meritt, 10

“ I think it’s really stupid because it was

just people making things up.”

-Terralyn Leaeno, 10

“ I feel like it was a waste of time.”

-Donoven Ruiz, 11

“ I like it because ev-erybody can state their own opinion without

being judged.” -Crystal Cardenas, 12

“I didn’t really mind it, I thought it was

entertaining.”-Brylle Aqui, 12

“I think it was okay because they get to express what they

think.”- Mark Tingco, 9

Photo by Amy KanemitsuStudents are able to access the Facebook confession page through devices such as a cellphone.

Comic by Josh FernandezComic by Neil Chan

By Janine Agag and Shaina BacnisCo-Editors

Ewa NaupakaVolume 28ISSUE 4JAN-FEB 2013

The Voice of James Campbell High School

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AnnouncementsJunior Prom Bid Sales

Permission forms will be available during lunch April 1-11 for $0.25. Prom payments with signed forms will be taken from April 8-12. It costs $70 or JCHS stu-

dent and $80 or outside guests. School ID is required and no obligations.

Freshmen Sophomore BanquetBanquet will be held on March 22

at the Okinawa Center.

Cap and gown pick-upSeniors cap and gown pick-up will be held on March 28 during first period. If you haven’t ordered your cap andgown, come to S-102/D-106 during non-class hours to

pick up an order form

Senior ContractsSeniors, if you haven’t turned in your senior contracts and want to participate in the graduation ceremony, an appeal must be written to Principal Naomi Takamori

with your graduation agreement attached and turned in to S-213.

Non-ProfitU.S. Postage

PAIDEwa Beach, Hawaii

Permit No. 3

EWA NAUPAKAJames Campbell HS91-980 North RoadEwa Beach, HI, 96706

December/January

February

Teacher of the month: Dr. Ervin Pasalo

Staff of the month:Fran Santos

Teacher of the month: Glenn Flores

Staff of the month:

Addy Pasol

9th grade AcademySydney Lee Kane

Students of the month

10th grade AcademyOliver Jr Corpuz

ACEIT HouseNashtian Kanae-

Caballes

BEACH HouseMiguel Paulo Flores

Prom on the streetsFebruary 14, 2013