April 24, 2012
April 20, 2012
King 8th grade gets PEP!
King 8th grade students received a lot of good advice, words of wisdom and more from the students of Castle High School's Peer Education Program (PEP). These "upperclassmen" shared their experiences of high school in an effort to help the 8th grade students get off to a good start as the new Freshman class. They spent a class period with all the 8th grade students at King. Topics included making good choices, resisting peer pressure, keeping your focus and living Castle's 3Cs of "Character, Competence and Commitment." The PEP students stressed that the 9th grade year is crucial to their future success. Thank you to the Castle PEP students for taking the time and effort to guide our 8th grade students!
King Builders at Timberline
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| King Builders, a service club sponsored by the Kaneohe Kiwanis, spent a fun-filled weekend at Camp Timberline. Students and chaperones were challenged with group games, team-building activities and the ultimate "high ropes" challenge. King Builders lend a "helping hand" in school and community service projects throughout the year. |
History Day Winner Peter Johnson Heads to Maryland!
Peter Johnson, gr. 8, will be heading to the University of Maryland in June to compete in National History Day. His research paper "Thunder Struck Blitzkreig: The Lightening War," placed first in Hawaii's History Day competition. Peter also won the Barbara Bennett Peterson Award for outstanding historical essay in the junior division. Way to go Peter! We're all very proud that you will be taking the "Cobra Pride" to Washington D.C.
April 9, 2012
King Videographers Shine!
Congratulations to our 7th graders, Alexis Klimpl, Caitlin Witt-Lau and Haley Lambert-Zielomski. They won first place in the middle school division of the Hawaiian Humane Society "Shout-Out for Animals" video contest. They will each receive a cash prize of $50 and a private "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hawaiian Humane Society, an invitation to a special shelter event and mention of their winning entry on the Society's website and quarterly newsletter. Their winning video is titled "The Plan", a humorous short video about animal overpopulation and is posted on the Humane Society website. Two other entries that the girls worked on has also been posted on the Humane Society website. These students are members of the Video Club, under the creative direction of Mr. Clayton Harada. Go and check it out!
Students in our King media classes submitted 32 original videos to the 2012 Olelo Youth Xchange Video Contest.
King has two video finalists in the "Peace" category:
"Domestic Violence"- Produced by Casey Park, Brenda Nekonishi, Christyn Henderson, Grace Schleinkofer, Melody Weatherwax and Mahea Harris-Kobayashi
"Labels" - Produced by Sacred Wright, Precious Aweau, Mia Terstagge and Angel Banta
Their talents and creativity will be honored at an upcoming luncheon and ceremony at the Ihilani Resort. This gala event will be attended by over 500 students and teachers statewide to celebrate and inspire each other with their video productions. Much thanks also goes to Mr. Brian Viola, media teacher, for inspiring our young film producers.
Great Art Joins Good Food and Good Books
Dining with King ArtistsDiners at the Windward City Shopping Center "Denny's Restaurant" can now enjoy their pancakes and coffee under the beautiful artwork of our Cobras. Our student artists are: Danny Dang, Keila Ortiz, Emily Toguchi-Tani, Henry Nakamura-McCoy, Esket Padeken, Damion Scandrick, Jenston Wilcox, Jade Young, Liko Aiwohi, Maile Goldstein, Braden Kanda, Josephine Kane-Royos, Rebecca Lopez, Koltman Aipia, Nizhoni Faris-Benally, Jericho Gabuat, Mia Hawelu, Ezekiel-Xane Lee, Sarah Mendoza, Justin Salvador-Lomibao, Korah Schleinkofer, Alma Tuquib, Colby Martin, Reef Puu, Ceydee Tagura, Mariah Miner, and Miki Suguturaga. The budding talents of our students are encouraged by 7th grade art teacher, Ms. Jean Noguchi. Congratulations Cobras! The artwork will be up until May 14th for diner's enjoyment.
Bringing "Spirit Bear" to Form
Our 7th grade art students are extending their creative talents into their English lessons too. The students are glazing clay sculpture based on imagery from their reading of "Touching Spirit Bear" with English teachers, Jennifer Joaquin and Mary Reilley. The students kept a visual journal and created colorful trading cards. They then transferred their ideas into a 12" tall clay sculpture. The clay supplies were provided by a $250 teacher grant awarded by the Windward Artists Guild.
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