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Trojan TimesThursday, September 1, 2011 Issue #1 Volume XXXIX
Senior Jessica Kawana toured landmarks while in Washington D.C. One excursion was to the White House, a first for Kawana.
Photo courtesy of Senior Jessica Kawana
By Caitlin [email protected]
Kawana, first Trojan to attend Congressional Academy, Washington D.C.
Senior Jessica Kawana had the opportunity to rep-resent Hawaii at the 2011 Congressional Academy for American History and Civ-ics from June 26 to July 8 in Washington D.C. One hun-dred and twelve students
were selected and Kawana was one of the two represen-tatives from Hawaii. According to the Con-gressional Academy website, “The Congressional Acade-my for American History and Civics will lead high school students in a careful study of the pivotal turning points in American history.” Lessons
were centered on the Decla-ration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and the “I Have A Dream” speech. “I enjoyed U.S. History and I thought it would be a re-ally good experience to go to D.C. and learn about history where history actually
SEE KAWANA, PAGE 3
Summer break cut short:Trojans bring home five medals from National CTSO competition
INSIDE
By Caitlin [email protected]
By Jacquelyn [email protected]
By Shan [email protected]
FCCLA: (L-R): Alumna Erika Edwards, Senior Rachael Ryan, Junior Malina Reyes and Alumnus Travis Shimizu.
HOSA: (L-R): Alumnae Brittney Acoba, Myrna Visperas, Joleen Baxa and Sharie Rivera, Health Education competitors.
SkillsUSA: Alumnae Kara Nyuha and Mallory Hayase (second row, far right) competed in Missouri for SkillsUSA.
Four MHS students made the cut at the Family, Career and Com-munity Leaders of America (FCCLA) Hawaii state conference and contin-ued on to the national conference in Anaheim, Calif. from July 10 to 14. Senior Rachael Ryan earned a gold medal in the Career Investigation category and the team of Alumni Erika Edwards, Travis Shimizu and Junior Malina Reyes came home with a bronze medal in Culinary Arts. “The whole point of FCCLA is the ultimate leadership experience, that’s what they promote FCCLA about. So the students do workshops and they meet a lot of other people,” said FCCLA Adviser Karla Degu-chi. Over 20 categories of competi-tion gave participants the chance to showcase their leadership skills and knowledge acquired through partici-pation in the club. “I’ve done a lot of teaching in the
While most students were wel-coming summer vacation with open arms, that was not the case for some members of the MHS Health Occu-pation Students of America (HOSA) club. The club members were busy preparing for the 2011 HOSA Nation-al Leadership Conference which was held on June 22 to 25 in Anaheim, Calif. “I would meet a lot with my team members whether it be at school or at Starbucks or the library, and some-times when we came to school Ms. Chun would help us and she would sit us down and we would be asked a series of interview questions and then she would time us to see if our questions fit within the thirty second (time limit that would be set during the competition),” explained HOSA President Brianna Daranciang, who competed on the Medical Reading Team.
For the past 10 consecutive years, the SkillsUSA club has sent anywhere between two to seven members to compete in the SkillsUSA Leadership conference. This year was no differ-ent; Alumnae Mallory Hayase and Kara Nyuha were able to represent Hawaii in the Internetworking and Promotional Bulletin Board cat-egories placing fourth and second, respectively. The conference was held in Kansas City, Mo. from June 20 to 24. “I do feel like they were very well prepared,” said SkillsUSA Graphics Adviser Tom Falenofoa in reflection of their preparation process. “A lot of (their preparation) was their own self motivation and self practice.” Hayase and Nyuha practiced techni-cal aspects of their competitions and their prepared speeches up until the day they left for Missouri. For Hayase, who competed in the Internetworking category of the
Photo courtesy of Karla Deguchi Photo courtesy of Jason Tamura
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www.trojantimes.orgSchwing takes over Gregory’s position as ASACS counselor
Q & A session with new MHS employees
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National History Day
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Meet MHS’ new super heroes
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SEE FCCLA, PAGE 2 SEE HOSA, PAGE 2 SEE SKILLS, PAGE 2
2Thursday, September 1, 2011News
(L-R): Juniors Alohilani Nonies, Lisa Grandinetti and Megan Madeira visit the White House while in Washington D.C.
After extensive research through primary sources, Junior Lisa Grandinetti was able to give new insight on her National History Day (NHD) topic unlike any other previous works. This allowed for her documentary entitled “Taking Down a Beast: Using Diplomatic Strategies to End Apartheid,” to place nationally at the 2010-2011 NHD competition held in Washington D.C. from June 12 to 16. “(Going to nationals) was really exciting because I didn’t really expect to go that far, and then being there with all those students is just really like humbling because it makes me realize that everyone like worked
as hard as I did.” Due to her topic, Grandinetti had to overcome unique challenges to make everything come together. “What I sensed from just observation was (that she had difficulty) identifying the critical elements, ‘cause she only had 10 minutes. That was a challenge making sense of that series of events,” stated Social Studies Teacher Amy Perruso. Fellow contestant, Junior Megan Madeira elaborated saying, “A lot of kids our age don’t know about the South African apartheid … she presented the information in a different way by focusing on student protests as a different strategy.” Other problems that Grandinetti ran into were
related to her category. “I really hated watching my documentary over and over just getting the little kinks out,” she explained. At first, research on her topic was difficult. “Lisa’s project when we first talked about it in the beginning of the year was fairly nebulous and she didn’t really have a way of thinking about it, but I think that as she started to talk to people that were involved it became more clear for her,” recalled Perruso. Through connections made by Perruso, Grandinetti was able to Skype with people involved in the apartheid movement and include those conversations in her documentary. Research through these sources acted in her benefit as she placed 10th in the national competition. The results were projected on a television screen. “I didn’t even get the full impact yet because I had to watch the screen as it went through each one, and then as soon as I saw my title I didn’t even believe it at first,” she recalled. “I started realizing it and I screamed and ran out of the building.” Grandinetti hopes to continue participating in NHD and plans to enter in the documentary category again.
By Shan [email protected]
Grandinetti’s NHD documentary ranks 10th in nation
Photo courtesy of Junior Lisa Grandinetti
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FCCLA
past years I’ve been living here,” said Ryan, who conducted her project on a teaching career. Ryan was the first student to receive a gold medal at the national level since Deguchi has been adviser. “I was like oh my gosh, I was flipping out. It felt really good to have gotten gold,” said Ryan. On the other side of the arena, Edwards, Reyes and Shimizu were responsible for creating three dishes using proper food service techniques in the Culinary Arts competition. “We did a beef kabob and chipotle mashed potatoes with mousse cups,” Reyes explained. The trio received the rare opportunity to attend
the conference together, as team members are typically from different schools. “At states technically we compete individually so we can win individually, so we don’t actually have to win as a team,” Reyes explained. Participants felt that the competition aspect helped them to go beyond their comfort zones. “I don’t really like competing and I’ve never really competed before this, so I learned how many people I can meet with competing,” said Ryan. FCCLA members continue to prepare for this year’s state competition and hope to compete at the national level again.
To the PointFederal survey: Federal survey cards are federal mandates that all public school students must fill out. These surveys pro-vide funding for schools according to the survey cards' responses, which is why it is so important for each student to turn it in. The federal survey cards will be passed out in period 1 on Wednes-day, Sept. 7, 2011 and will be due the very next
day, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. The surveys will be mailed out on Sept. 15, 2011, so it’s important to turn them in before then. Federal survey cards may be turned into period 1 teachers or the Admin-istration Office, where a pink box will be labeled "Federal Survey Cards."
Compiled by Jenny [email protected]
Amazon books: With the closing of the Mililani Borders book store, the MHS English Department has set up an Amazon.com account for students to buy their required readings. A link to this page can be found on the Edline home page under the Links section. The web address
is http://astore.amazon.com/mhs216-20. The store is divided into class subjects and then divided into grade levels. A percentage of the proceeds goes to MHS.
Compiled by Jacquelyn [email protected]
HOSA
This extensive amount of training paid off as one of the Health Education teams won first place in the nation
in their category. “For us it was a sigh of relief; it was amazement … we were liter-ally speechless,” explained former HOSA member, Alumna Brittney Acoba. The team consisted of four members: Acoba, and Alumnae Joleen Baxa, Sharie Rivera, and Myrna Visperas. From the beginning of the school year, they were re-quired to choose a topic that dealt with a health issue. They then took that topic and created a lesson plan around it to teach to groups of 10 and 20 high school stu-dents. As first place winners, they received gold medals. However, they were more than just that to the team and their adviser. “You don’t know how much this means. Because … it’s so hard even to get in the top ten … I’ve had students win bronze before, but I’ve never had a
gold … (and) this (compe-tition) was so tough,” said HOSA Adviser Candace Chun. HOSA plans to contin-ue to work hard and bring home the gold.
SKILLS Computer Networking chapter of the SkillsUSA club, preparation was difficult because her category involved more of an impromptu event. “I think because there’s so many different stations you kind of feel overwhelmed,” stated Hayase. Hayase surpassed her 5th place finish in the 2009-2010 conference. “(It was) more of a sense of relief than anything, there was a certain amount of pressure and I was kind of worried that I wouldn’t be able to fill those expectations but I was
happy and relieved at the same time,” she explained. Nyuha’s category required preparation in a different form: she had to design a bulletin board that promoted the theme “Respecting all Perspectives.” Nyuha was inspired by the cover of “The Dark Side of the Moon,” in which light hits a prism and fractures to show different colors. “She worked real hard. She actually worked months and months on this design and finally… putting it together,” stated SkillsUSA Graphics Adviser Todd Yoshizawa. Upon the graduation of Hayase and Nyuha, all sections of the SkillUSA club continue to prepare for next year’s conference as well as look for new recruits who have skills that will allow them to succeed in the club.
FBLA video: Alumni Justin Bongco, Emily Makanani, Carina Noveloso, Brandon Tacadena, Seniors Lauren Martini and Jeffrey Sanchez Jr. created a commercial for the CTE state competition last school year. The competition was sponsored by Meadow Gold, so participants had to advertise a line of their juices using marketing
techniques they’ve learned. Though MHS’ video placed third, Meadow Gold was so impressed with it that they contacted the team over the summer wanting to use it on the air. The team worked with Fuel Productions to perfect their commercial and it can now be seen on KHON2 News.
Compiled by Caitlin [email protected]
occurred,” said Kawana of her decision to attend. Before even being al-lowed to participate, Kawana went through a selective application process with a recommendation from Social Studies Teacher Amy Perruso. “I nominated her because she’s extremely curious and insightful about primary sources,” Perruso said. Once accepted, Kawana had the chance to take classes and go on outings around Washington D.C. to monu-ments like the Supreme Court Building and the Library of Congress. Because there were participants from every state, Kawana was immersed in various cultures. “I think the most amazing part is the diversity of the students who attended because we did have the entire nation,” she said.
Kawana felt that there was much to be taken away from her experience. “As far as study habits and the level of discussion which we de-veloped in D.C., that will be very valuable in the future,” she explained. Perruso agreed that the Congressional Academy provided invaluable ex-periences. “Really, Hawaii didn’t become a part of American history until very late in American history. So students don’t really have a sense of being immersed in that culture, and I think for them to go and see the ways in which people from other parts of the country talk about American his-tory, it’s good for them,” she expressed. For more information on the program, visit www.congressionalacademy.com
Kawana visited Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.
3Thursday, September 1, 2011 Trojan Life
MHS has been participating in the Okinawan exchange program for over 10 years. This year, Seniors Kekoa Scott and Kelsi Watanabe got to spend June 10 to the 25 in Japan’s
Okinawa prefecture with a host family. The Hawaii-Okinawa Student Exchange Program was designed so students could learn about the cultures of the world while fostering the sister-state relationship between Hawaii and Okinawa. “Think of it like Hawaii being Okinawa
and the main island (of Japan being) America,” said Scott, comparing the lifestyle differences between continental America and Hawaii to those between Japan and Okinawa. Application was different this year as it was sponsored and run by the Okinawan Center, instead of the Department of Education (DOE), which stopped giving aid to the program. There are usually 20 to 25 students from Hawaii that go every year, but since this year is a transitional year due to the DOE dropping out, about 15 went to Okinawa. During their stay, they went to school and shadowed the student they were staying with. “Some of the classes were boring, but I had fun every day at school. I guess it was fun because I don’t have to
learn the lesson so much, but I like talking to everybody, ” said Watanabe. Scott went to Urasoe High School, while Watanabe went to Koza High School. “The male to female ratio (at Urasoe High School) was like 80% female and 20% males,” said Scott. Other than going to school, they also did typical tourist activities. “We went to the aquarium and that’s like the world’s second largest aquarium. So that was pretty interesting because (the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium has) whale sharks,” said Watanabe. Both say that Okinawa’s relaxed lifestyle differs from Japan’s fast paced lifestyle. After this experience, both Watanabe and Scott hope to return to Okinawa.
Scott and Watanabe (far right, second row) took part in an ex-change program to Okinawa for 15 days. They were among 15 students from Hawaii who got to attend.
ASMHSPresident
John Delos Reyes
Greetings students of Mililani High School. First of all, I would just like to introduce my-self. My name is John Delos Reyes, senior, and I am your ASMHS President for the cur-rent 2011-2012 school year. I am truly blessed with the opportunity to serve my school, stu-dents and council. This year, our coun-cil consists of many en-thusiastic students who share the same goal, and we assure you that this year will be an amazing one. There will be many oppor-tunities for you all to meet your ASMHS of-ficers, along with your class officers. So far, we have started things on the right track. Since the beginning of the school year, we have had suc-cessful events. On Aug. 1, our Freshman Orien-tation took place. Later that week, our Welcome Back Assembly hap-pened on Aug. 5. It was refreshing to see that even though the year had just begun, you are all already filled with so much pep and ener-gy. It’s good to see that you guys are just as ex-cited for what’s in store this year as we are. There will be a lot more opportunities for you to show off you school spirit through events like homecom-ing. Be sure to sign up for banner building, lip sync and help get your class those spirit points. We, your ASMHS council, are looking forward to great things this upcoming school year. Keep up the ex-citement and let’s make it happen!
Members of the Associated Students of Mililani High School (ASMHS) and the Student Council got a treat on June 25 and 26 at Camp Mokuleia, where outdoor games and campfire gatherings helped strengthen bonds between the officers. “We actually had no idea what it was going to be like,” Sophomore Vice President Rachel Yonamine confessed. “I wasn’t so hyped up about it at first, because I was like ‘Oh, leadership camp … fun …’ But you know, it actually was really, really fun.” Yonamine was among over 40 students, including some members of the Video Game Club, that participated in the overnighter organized by Student Activities Coordinator Gail Nishimura. “I wanted to get incoming officers to know each other,”she said. The trip was first organized last year with the Video Game Club, though a disappointing turnout of school officers led to Nishimura’s decision to make the event
mandatory. Many officers had their initial doubts, including Junior Vice President Rachel Brewer, who said, “I was slightly apprehensive about it, because of the previous years’ bond, between the seniors and the rest of the (classes). We were kind of distant.” Things at the camp, however, changed the opinions of many, where activities like ropes courses managed to bring the students closer together. “After that camp, I wasn’t just close to my council,” Yonamine said. “We strengthened our bond even more and I got to know the rest of the council …” Brewer mirrored the opinion, claiming that the whole student body is a much stronger group after their camp experience. “We all walked away from camp like best friends,” she said. With the success of this last camp trip, students like Brewer and Yonamine are now eagerly awaiting next year’s get-together. “I really want to do another camp, and actually the rest of the councils are all excited,” said Brewer. Nishimura hopes the program will continue to start off every school year on a good note.
Okinawan exchange program: Scott and Watanabe experience a different side of Japan
By Cyanne [email protected]
By Ramil Lorenzo [email protected]
Mokuleia outing strengthens student government bonds
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KAWANA
Photo courtesy of Senior Kekoa Scott
Photo courtesy of Senior Jessica Kawana
FEATUREIllustrated by
ramil lorenzo gonzalez and jacquelyn [email protected]
Power: Flexible and Can remedy any problem
super hero team: special education
Fuels up on: filipino food
“I think this school is really exciting. there’s lots to do, lots for students to participate in.”
power: To have someone clean and cook for her
super hero team: math
she Graduated from the University of utah.
at mililani high school ...
ten new teachers arrived on campus ready to become members of the elite super teacher team at mhs.
Power: can disappear
super hero team: math
Fuels up on: spicy ahi bowls
Todd cambonga
Mr. Flex
Nicole Walker arceneaux
the walker
gail okada fujino
magical mystery woman
one day
sarah michel
super nerd
Power: empowers others to make a difference in their community
super hero team: social studies
Fuels up on: bbq ribs
Power: super strength super hero team: math
she is from kentucky and has lived in texas and california.
Power: teleportation
super hero team: foreign languages
he has traveled to india as well as guatemala for a summer, which is where he learned how to speak spanish.
“(MHS has) so much enthusiasm and i love the pep rallies.”
Power: invisibility
super hero team: science
Fuels up on: pizza she Loves to trav-el and exercise;Hopes to teach until she retires.
Power: feeding people
super hero team: english
she Hopes to conquer the Japanese and okinawan languages.
Power: flight
super hero team: esll
she is Originally from the Netherlands. She Graduated college in Holland where she studied foreign languages.she Also graduated from uh with a bachelor’s in esll and a bachelor’s in german.
Power: the ability to see into the future
super hero team: special education
Fuels up on: korean and italian food
he Graduated from the university of Minnesota with a master’s degree in social studies education.
she has a political science degree from uh manoa and previ-ously taught at kapolei high school for four years.
TO BE CONTINUED ...online at trojantimes.org
caroline le
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wonder caroline
beau boice
the beauster
gina antonio
miss iron chef
jason duncan
captainplanet
rachel hoke
invisible science woman
johanna eltink-schaake
the flying dutch woman
Thursday, September 1, 2011Sports6The Varsity Foot-ball team had a record breaking
season last year, securing their first Oahu Interscho-lastic Association (OIA) Division Red title. In this upcoming season they hope to main-tain and exceed last year’s high stan-dards. “To win the
championship, I mean that’s, that’s the ultimate goal,”
said Head Coach Roderick York. He and
his coaching staff work dili-gently to help prepare the team for every game. “We work hard and doing the little things that will make big differences in the game,” he said. York and his staff implement their team philosophy into everything to help them achieve their ultimate goal. “Our coach always tells us to win the right way. Basically (that) means that the foundation of the team is what’s going to win,” ex-plained Senior Wide Receiv-er DeShawn Benson. Their team philosophy helps Benson as well as his fellow teammates to understand
the importance of commit-ment and maintaining a good work ethic not just in games, but also in practices and training sessions. “I really do believe we put in enough work to be just as good as we were last year,” explained Senior Linebacker Jonathan Maka-iau of the team’s defense. “As soon as we come together we should be just as good, if not better (than last year),” Benson added of the team’s offense. There was a lot of preparation leading into the season. This included many summer training sessions, football camp and small-sided scrimmages. “(We) had a lot of off season (summer) training, hitting the weight room, lifting and working on timing our routes,” said Junior Quar-terback Jarin Morikawa. These summer training sessions and football camp allowed the team’s bond to become stronger and helped everyone see the ultimate goal of winning the state championship. The team is looking forward to see what this season’s opportunities bring , taking the competition week to week, striving to make it to the state champi-onship along with a repeat of the OIA Red Division title.
By Amanda [email protected]
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Come support MHS at these upcoming football games:
Football (OIA Red Division)Waianae versus Mililani Date: Sept. 2, 2011Place: Waianae High SchoolTimes: Junior Varsity: 4:30 p.m.Varsity: 7:00 p.m.
This game will be televised•
Mililani versus Castle (Byes Varsity)Date: Sept. 10, 2011 Place: Mililani High School Time: Junior Varsity: 2:00 p.m.
Admissons: Admission fees for • students in 8th grade or above and adults will be $6Admission with an OIA Ath-• letic Activity pass is free
Girls Volleyball
Mililani versus RafordDate: Sept. 1, 2011Place: Mililani High School
Pearl City versus Mililani Date: Sept. 7, 2011Place: Pearl City High School
Mililani versus WaianaeDate: Sept. 10, 2011Place: Mililani High School
Dig Pink camp:Dig Pink camp is a workshop for children to • learn volleyball skills. The event with be hosted at MHS on Oct. 15, 2011. The cost is $25, part of the proceeds with go to the American Breast Cancer Association
Other upcoming sporting events to check out:
Last season’s champs hope to tackle their way to victoryOn the road back:
7Thursday, September 1, 2011 Editorial
Character Counts is foundation for lifelong success
“Character Counts” is a phrase that students at MHS have constantly heard. However, it’s more than just two simple words being repeated over and over again; this phrase is the foundation of not only great students, but great people. Keeping those two words in mind is just as important as any other subject in school because it will help to promote camaraderie amongst students around campus and build appropriate morals for life. Character Counts includes the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. “If I had to define Character Counts I would say it’s terrific (TRRFCC). It’s a catchy
way to remember the Six Pillars,” said MHS Vice Principal Jamie Oshiro, a firm believer in the Character Counts program. Faculty at all Mililani complex schools make an effort to instill Character Counts in their students as a way to promote ethical living. “Hopefully Character Counts has been embedded in all (students) from elementary school, to middle school to high school,” said another supporter of the Character Counts program, MHS Vice Principal Christine Alexander. Though students don’t take Character Counts classes, it doesn’t lessen their importance. In this critical period in students’ lives, it’s easy for morals to be compromised with exposure to profane songs, glamorous, not-so-realistic reality shows and everyday
high school drama. While school administrators from elementary school to high school continue to make a valiant effort to embody the Six Pillars, it’s the responsibility of the students to carry it out. Exemplifying good character isn’t something people usually get a gold medal or honors at graduation for, but it’s important nonetheless. It is with strong character that we build strong relationships. Character Counts will come up in relationships built throughout life. People often look for friends who are trustworthy and bosses hire workers who are responsible. Pretty much every behavior that will lead to success, not only in high school, but in the future as well, fall under
the umbrella of the Six Pillars of Character Counts. Combined efforts to follow the ethical principles set by Character Counts will help MHS students to not only build a stronger bond amongst themselves, but with others as well. “My hope at MHS is we not only talk about Character Counts but we live it. We’re an ohana at MHS and we need to be responsible and respectful,” Oshiro expressed. Merely being aware of Character Counts isn’t enough; it’s what we do with those lessons that will make a difference. Students need to take it upon them-selves to set good examples and encourage others to do the same; it’s not enough to wait around for others to become who we’d like to be.
Welcome to a new school year! We look forward to working with a new senior class, and everyone else who wants information about their post-high school plans. The College and Career Center (C&CC) is open to all students, parents and staff of MHS. Services offered include post-high school planning, processing of college applications, information on financial aid and scholarships, providing opportunities for computer services from Career Kokua, coordination of college speakers, ASVAB and PSAT.
General Announcements:
C&CC appointments: Mrs. Yamamoto is available to discuss your college options. It is difficult for her to see every student, therefore she encourages students to be proactive and come into the office to make an appointment. Everyone is welcome, regardless of grade level.
College speakers: All students are welcome to attend the speaker
sessions. If interested, sign up on the bulletin board outside the C&CC office and fill out the information in your student planner. On the day of the speaker session, check into your class for attendance and have your teacher sign your planner. The teacher has the option of not allowing you to attend. C&CC will stamp your planner to verify that you attended the speaker session.
PSAT Testing: The PSAT will be administered here at MHS for students in grades 9 – 11, on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Registration will begin on Monday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Sept. 23. The cost is $5 for juniors and sophomores, and $20 for freshmen. Checks should be made payable to Mililani High School. Students must bring their ID and fee to C&CC before or after school, during recess or lunch. Space is limited. Refunds will not be given so plan accordingly.
Announcements for Seniors: Senior English Class Visits: Mrs. Yamamoto will visit all senior English classes in August. Testing information, the college application process and the UH Systems Application will be presented. If you
don’t have an English class or missed the presentation, stop by C&CC for information.
How to Apply to Colleges: Applications are available on most colleges’ websites. The college may have an “apply online” option or provide an application that can be downloaded and submitted in the traditional manner. Even if you do apply online, you need to submit some parts of your application in paper form. For example, teacher and/or counselor recommendations, transcripts and sometimes essays must be submitted by mail. Application fees may need to be sent by check if not paid through a credit card. SAT/ACT scores may need to be sent directly from the testing agency instead of on your transcript. Paper or electronic, the choice is yours. Whichever way you go, complete your applications carefully, fully answer all questions asked, write and edit your essay, submit all documents requested and meet all deadlines. Keep a copy of all applications sent and the dates they were submitted.
Testing for Seniors: Sign up immediately! Test dates/sites will close up due to the heavy volume of
seniors testing in the fall. Don’t forget our CEEB Code, 120-197. Send your scores directly to your colleges. Keep in mind that MHS does not have the “score choice” option. If we send your test scores with your transcript, we will be sending all of your scores. If you are on free or reduced lunch, fee waivers are available for you. See Mrs. Yamamoto for more information.
Application deadlines: Except for those with earlier deadlines, most applications should be turned in to C&CC by Dec. 1. A few merit-based scholarship deadlines are in October and many have November or December 1 deadlines. All college applications and/or transcript requests should be turned in to C&CC. We will add your senior schedule and the MHS Profile to your application packet.
Financial Aid:Continue to check either Edline or the scholarship bulletin board for any scholarship announcements. Use FAFSA4caster to get an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid.
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HOROSCOPES Aries (March 21- April 19) Horses are not the greatest pets around, but you’ll learn to make the best of it. Lead your horse to water, just don’t force it to drink. Nothing good comes from force ... Your horse might run away without you.
Taurus (April 20- May 20) Day and night, it’s all the same for you. You’re tired from staying up all night. Take this weekend off and rest! You deserve it.
Gemini (May 21- June 21) Good fortune seeks an opportunity to meet you. Look for the purple dinosaur because it’ll be the one to lead you to the leprechaun. Make sure it’s the short purple dinosaur, not a person dressed up as Barney!
Cancer (June 22- July 22)Go beach, brah! You should head outside instead of sitting around this weekend. Social-ize and exercise. Don’t just hang around the house alone … It could be dangerous.
Leo (July 23- Aug. 22) Pictures seem to stare at you as you pass and you always feel like you’re be-ing followed. Stop being paranoid! No one’s out to get you, so relax!
Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22) Summer break is over and you have to realize that school is back in session. Stop procrastinating! Although, there’s nothing wrong with having some fun …
Libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22)How’s life? Stressful? Well, that’s because you’re just walking into the same brick wall you walked away from. Stop making the same mistakes as before and move forward. Go around the wall because it won’t be moving for you anytime soon.
Scorpio (Oct. 23- Nov. 21) Unicorns don’t fly?! Wait, what? Looks like you will be very confused this week. Don’t be afraid to voice your questions be-cause, who knows? Maybe unicorns do fly.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21) Every time you see a person with a hat, dance like there’s no tomorrow. Make it your hat dance greeting for the week. Don’t worry, people will stare but they’re the weird ones.
Capricorn (Dec. 22- Jan. 19) You will be happy for a while, so enjoy it. Be sure to set your priorities straight and never forget that a spam musubi is made with rice, spam and nori.
Aquarius (Jan. 20- Feb. 18)Watch the sunset this eve-ning. Get lost in the beauty of nature and your natural sur-roundings. Sit down, watch the sunset or just hug a tree.
Pisces (Feb. 19- March 20) Oh no, don’t cry. Be a man and stay strong through anything that may come flying at you. Use the time you have to find your long-lost imaginary friend. He’ll support you!
Compiled by Jenny [email protected]
8 Thursday, September 1, 2011Interactive
By Ramil Lorenzo [email protected]
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DOWN1. What category did Grandinetti place 10th in at the NHD competition?3. The FCCLA National Conference was in ____________5. What was the name of the camp the student government officers went to?7. How many students went to Oki-nawa this year?
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