Academy Speech Team Claims 1st Place In Punahou Speech Tournament

The Academy's Grades 5-6 Speech Team competed in an intermediate speech tournament hosted by Punahou School on April 30th, 2016. Academy teacher and Speech Club advisor Susan Phillips shares:

"Ten schools came with their best efforts and competition was very fierce. I am very pleased and proud to announce that our young Junior Lancers took First Place for Highest Percentage of Superiors! Out of a possible 48 superiors, these talented young ladies accumulated 43 superiors (89.58%)!They represented Sacred Hearts Academy as true Lancers, and I personally am a very proud mama for all of their commitment and hard work in the speech program!"

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May Day 2016 Information

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Ka Leo Students Win Big At Journalism Luncheon

Academy Ka Leo students attended the Annual Hawaii High School Journalism Awards luncheon at the Pagoda and won third best paper in the State of Hawaii! The annual contest brings together both public and private high schools with school newspapers. Each school is encouraged to submit entries in 21 categories, ranging from photo essay to cartooning to articles in categories.

Aileen Jornacion won three first place state awards for photo, action photo and photo essay. Frances Nicole Tabios took first in multimedia with help from several others and Academy teachers Mrs. Gaylen Isaacs and Mrs. Alyssa Myers.

Celine Arnobit won top award in commentary while Ashley Lardizabal, Ka Leo's webmaster, won the award for best website. 

In addition to the top awards, the Academy also received multiple second and third place awards in nearly every category available. The Academy would like to send a hearty congratulations to all of it's Ka Leo staffers: Kelcie Ching, Shajaira Fiesta, Aileen Jornacion, Zoierae Hill, Mariko Galton, Kailanianna Ablog, Janelle Medrano, Celine Arnobit, Frances, Nicole Tabios and Ashley Lardizabal. We are extremely proud of their team work! Great job ladies!

Be sure to check out their outstanding work by visiting: http://kaleo.sacredhearts.org/ 

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Celebration of Life for Sr. Marie Dominic Reantaso, ss.cc.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Sr. Marie Dominic Reantaso, '51, ss.cc. went home to God early this week. Please join us for a celebration of her life on Wednesday, April 13th, at the Sacred Hearts Academy St. Margaret Mary Chapel.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

• 8:00 a.m. Office of Readings & Lauds
• 9:00 a.m. Public Viewing 
• 9:30 a.m. Rosary
• 11:00 a.m. Eulogy for Sr. Marie Dominic Reantaso, ss.cc.
• 11:30 a.m. Funeral Mass
• 1:00 p.m. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery   

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Academy Seniors Interview Honorable Bishop Larry Silva

When given the opportunity to question the Honorable Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu, what do high school seniors ask:

Senior:  Do you have body guards?

Bishop:  I only have lots of angels to protect me!

Senior:  Do you dream of being our Pope?

Bishop:  Absolutely not!  That would be a nightmare!

Senior:  What advice do you have for working with a stubborn father?

Bishop:  Put yourself in his shoes.  You will always be your parents' children; so lovingly talk to them.  If it doesn't work, move out of the house at age 18!

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Academy Students Hold "Somebunny Loves You" Easter Celebration

Academy students involved in the O.U.R. Club, Interact Club and N.H.S. recently prepared an Easter celebration for the children of Loliana Hale. The annual Easter party is designed to let the children of Loliana Hale know “Somebunny Loves You.”

Approximately 35 children participated in an Easter egg hunt, received rabbit ears and bunny noses and
enjoyed a special visit with the Easter bunny! Among the plethora of activities available was a water balloon game, bubbles and sidewalk chalk art. The afternoon concluded with a sweet treat of brownies and ice cream.

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Coding Marathon with UH Association for Computing Machinery

Friday night, April 1, was no night for fools!  Eight Academy students from the Intro to Computer Science class and the CyberPatriot teams gathered at the POST (Pacific Ocean Science and Technology) building to join students from the UH ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) in their outreach activity:  a Coding Marathon.

Thank you to the UH ACM student members who served as mentors for the event:  Evelyn Pirnia, Tor Nielsen, Clay Nakamura, Kalani Sanidad, and John Moroney (not in the photo).  Academy participants were sophomores Ashley Acoba, Catlynn Nguyen, Julia Oehlers, juniors Christina Chen, Leeona Domingo, Carlee Matsunaga, Taryn Wong, and senior Weiyi Huang joined Mrs. Kula for hours of "command line" instruction, the basics of Git usage, and Java programming and compiling on Cloud9, and lots of inspiration from UH students who are passionate about the work they are doing.

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High School Robotics Competition Addresses A Critical Need

On Friday and Saturday, robots will descend upon Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii to participate in the 9th Annual FIRST in Hawaii Robotics Regional Competition.

"FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — is an international competition that engages high school students in the exciting and rewarding world of science, technology, engineering and math, popularly called #STEM in today’s educational jargon. 

The robotics invasion at Manoa will host 38 teams with more than 1,000 students, representing 26 schools from across Hawaii, as well as two teams from the mainland and 11 international teams from China, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. Participation in the FIRST competition offers an inviting and challenging window of opportunity for high school students to experience an interesting, exciting and rewarding “slice” of the life of an engineer and scientist. 

The design and building of a robot is a fascinating, real-world professional experience that each school team undertakes in order to solve a common engineering problem in a six-week time frame. 

Issued a standard 70-pound kit of parts and a common set of rules, Hawaii’s student “mechanical wizards” are partnered with engineers from industry and academia as each school develops a prototype robot for a game played by the robots.
Students must program and remotely control their robots in rounds of competition. Referees oversee the game; judges evaluate the teams and present awards for robot design, technology, website design, 3D animation, public relation- ships, sportsmanship and commitment to FIRST standards. 

The hoopla we all hear about robots in the high school curriculum is well-placed, and is dynamically enhanced through the competition that FIRST offers. Our students receive pragmatic lessons with the tools that science and engineering require in order for the professionals of tomorrow to engage in Hawaii’s future economic and business growth. Building math and science skills continues to receive much state and national attention as STEM professions grow 1.7 times faster than non-STEM careers. 

Businesses in today’s global economy need creative problem-solvers with strong math and science backgrounds. To gain an edge in the 21st century, Hawaii’s students need to develop these skills in order to support the high-technology skills and competencies that our future will require. Indeed, Hawaii’s shortage of engineers and technical talent is real and current.

FIRST Robotics is a benchmark event that not only teaches our students to build robots and nurture their interest in the STEM fields, but also strengthens each student’s sense of well-being, self-esteem and dignity. These qualities provide an enhanced environment for learning, motivation, self discipline, responsibility and the ability to deal effectively with obstacles and challenges that life inevitably brings to every one of us over the years. FIRST has branded these qualities as “gracious professionalism.”  

This exciting and invigorating competition is free and open to the public. It’s rated PG and can be enjoyed by the whole family." -Betty White, Sacred Hearts Academy, Head of School

Article Courtesy of: Honolulu Star Advertiser

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