Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The Great S-H-A-loha Run


The Sacred Hearts Academy community exerted maximum effort in its support of this year’s Great Aloha Run (GAR) festivities. Lower School students and their friends and families laced up their shoes first, participating in the two-mile Keiki Aloha Run on February 14. Then, on Presidents’ Day, February 16, members of the Academy’s Junior High and High School awoke before dawn to either participate in or volunteer at the GAR. Members of the freshman and sophomore classes served as "medical spotters" at Aloha Stadium under the supervision of Kaiser Permanente employees Thomas Sagapolu, father of tenth grader Taryn Sagapolu, and former parent Dr. Matt Lau. Students also worked along the 8.15-mile route running from Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium, and the Leo Club handed out finisher t-shirts at the end. Meanwhile, over 75 Junior High and High School students and 25 staff members navigated the GAR route, and these runners and walkers were able to participate due to gracious sponsorship by Dwight Otani and Trese Otani of D. Otani Produce, who sponsored their race entries.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week
Sacred Hearts Academy joins Catholic Schools across the United States and Hawaii in celebrating Catholic schools in January. Over 8,000 schools nationwide joined in celebrating the gift of their unique educational system.

As the state celebrates over 160 years of outstanding Catholic education in the islands, there are 42 Catholic schools providing education to over 15,000 students in 24 elementary schools, ten early learning centers, seven high schools, and a university. Collectively, Hawaii’s Catholic schools serve a ‘rainbow’ of ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds. 

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Megan Garcia wins $1,500 Cash and $12,500 Tuition Scholarship

The 56th annual Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) of Hawaii scholarship program finals took place on Sunday, February 8th at Sacred Hearts Academy. Major sponsors of the program include Hawaii Pacific University, Nan Inc, Hawaiian Electric and Sacred Hearts Academy.

Megan Garcia, a Sacred Hearts Academy senior and the daughter of Bert and Melochi Garcia, was the 3rd runner-up and the recipient of a $1,500 cash scholarship and a $12,500 tuition scholarship from Hawaii Pacific University. 
Megan Garcia wins $1,500 Cash and $12,500 Tuition Distinguished Young Women Scholarship
Photo by Michael Young



Tianzhen Nie, a senior at Kaiser High School, was named the Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) of Hawaii for 2015. She won a $5,000 cash scholarship, a trip to the Distinguished Young Woman of America National Finals, a 4-year scholarship to Hawaii Pacific University, and many other prizes. Tianzhen took home an additional $2,250 in cash scholarships as the Top Scholar ($1000), and as a winner in the categories of Interview ($750) and Self Expression ($500 each).

Kiri Takanishi, also a senior at Kaiser High School, was awarded a $3,500 cash scholarship and a $12,500 tuition scholarship from Hawaii Pacific University as 1st runner-up, and and additional $750 in Talent for her self-choreographed contemporary dance, and $750 as the Scholastics Runner-Up. The 2nd runner-up award went to Regina Kuhia, a senior at Kamehameha Schools Maui, won a $2,250 cash scholarship and a $12,500 tuition scholarship from Hawaii Pacific University, and an additional $1250 for her Be Your Best Self Essay and for Interview. Michelle Pang represented Punahou School and was the 4th runner-up taking home $1000 cash and a $12,500 tuition scholarship from Hawaii Pacific University.
Makana Williams, Hawaii’s Distinguished Young Woman for 2014, and Punahou School graduate, is now a freshman at Yale University.

Hawaii’s DYW is the state’s oldest scholarship program for high school senior girls, providing students chances to win nearly $18,000 in cash scholarships, 4-year college scholarships, and many other awards provided by local sponsors. The non-profit program, which was previously called Hawaii’s Junior Miss (HJM), is run entirely by volunteers, and competition and scholastic judges are community leaders who represent government, business and community sectors throughout the state.

In summer 2010, the HJM program aligned with the national program’s updated name change to America’s Distinguished Young Woman (DYW). The national program is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, and since its founding in 1958, more than 700,000 young women across the nation have participated in DYW programs at the local, state, and national levels.  In addition to cash scholarships, DYW participants are eligible for college-granted scholarships from nearly 200 colleges and universities across the country.
Hawaii contestants are recruited from public and private high schools on all islands, and standards for participation are exceptionally high. Only girls with proven scholastic ability and leadership qualities may compete. For more information about DYW Hawaii, please email hawaii@distinguishedyw.org or visit www.distinguishedyw.org.
 
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Friday, February 6, 2015

Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii Scholarship Finals

Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii Scholarship Finals
The Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii Scholarship Finals will be taking place at the Sacred Hearts Academy Auditorium on Sunday, February 8th at 1 PM. Pre-sale tickets are available from any participant or you may email dywhawaii@yahoo.com. Tickets at the door will be $25. 

This year, Sacred Hearts Academy has three young women competing for the Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii Scholarship. You can see their profiles and the profiles of the other contestants on the organization's Facebook Page. Angelyn Tabalba, Megan Garcia and Angelique Racpan are our three finalists are seniors and their profiles on the Distinguished Young Women of Hawaii Facebook Page are embedded are below. 




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Week of celebrations focused on LIFE

Week of celebrations focused on LIFE

The Living In Faith Experience (LIFE) team spearheaded Catholic Schools Week festivities from January 26 to 29 with daily events that celebrated LIFE as well.

Following their social justice theme for the year, “Water Conservation,”  a spirited assembly for those in grades seven to 12 kicked off the week, which also included a lunch praise and worship session and a water awareness activity.

Lower School students started the week with “A Trip Down Memory Lane,” sharing their favorite memory of the Academy and expressing why they enjoy attending a Catholic School.

The week’s activities for grades seven to 12 culminated on January 29 with the annual LIFE Mass, before the High School students, attired in class shirts and sneakers, set off for the traditional LIFE Walk to Palolo Valley District Park where the students participated in fun activities focused on class bonding and enjoying LIFE!

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Chloe Huang wins Cyber Hui Logo Design Contest

Chloe Huang wins Cyber Hui Logo Design Contest
Cyber Hui is a community of Hawaii cyber security professionals dedicated to sharing skills and knowledge with high school and college students.  Their mission is to “Inspire Hawaii’s youth to be the next generation cyber security professionals.”
Cyber Hui logo design Chloe Huang
Cyber Hui recently sponsored a logo design contest, seeking a design to represent Cyber Hui while incorporating components of Cyber Security, Hui, and Hawaii.
Sacred Hearts Academy junior, Weiyi Chloe Huang’s winning logo design will be used to promote Cyber Hui on their website, social media sites and presentations. Mike Herr, co-founder of Cyber Hui joined Tuesday's Flag Ceremony to announce that Chloe's design was the winning design and presented her with the $200 Amazon gift card prize.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Foodland's Shop for Higher Education Scholarship (February 4 - March 17)

Kasandra Kitagawa '14 was the recipient of last 
year's Foodland Shop for Higher Education
Scholarship and here she is enjoying her first 
year of college at University of Washington. 
Foodland’s Shop for Higher Education scholarship program begins this Wednesday, February 4 and ends March 17. The more points earned by the Sacred Hearts Academy, the more scholarships we can receive. Sacred Hearts Academy can earn thousands of bonus points during the first week of the program! 

On Wednesday, February 4, more than 75,000 Foodland email subscribers will receive an exclusive one-week only email offer, inviting them to earn 1,000 bonus points for their designated school. Customers who receive the email simply need to designate a school at checkout, spend $20 or more using their Maika'i card, and show the email offer to the cashier. Please keep an eye out for this email from Foodland and designate the bonus points to Sacred Hearts Academy! 

Sacred Hearts Academy's code is 7587. 
Foodland's Shop for Higher Education Scholarship (February 4 - March 17)

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Digital Media Club visits Hawaiian Humane Society for Project Research

The Grades 4-6 Digital Media Club went to visit the Hawaiian Humane Society to learn more about ways to support and care for animals in Hawaii. They interviewed and filmed the volunteers and are working on producing commercials about adopting pets, caring for them, donating, and volunteer opportunities. 

The students enjoyed spending time with the animals and learning more about ways to help. They were also excited to donate some blankets, bedding, puppy pads, dog bowls, and dog shampoo that day.

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