Ka Leo Named 2nd Best Newspaper In State (Again!)

The Sacred Hearts Academy Ka Leo editorial team was named 2nd Best Newspaper in the State (again!) at the 2019 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards (HHSJA) luncheon, held April 17 at the Pagoda Hotel.

In addition, our students brought home numerous First in State Awards including: News, Features, Profile, Column, Blog, Infographic and Multimedia. Special congratulations to Martha Nicholas, '19, on being named Most Valuable Staffer!

Sacred Hearts Academy Ka Leo Staff

• Kristen Aoyagi
• Mercedes Anacleto
• Monica Kenny
• Ragelle Lumapas
• Shelby Mattos
• Rebecca Meyer
• Noe Nekotani
• Martha Nicholas 
• Milena Ordonez
• Tyra Tabayoyong

To participate in this award-winning publication, Academy students should speak to their counselor or Mrs. Alyssa Myers to join the Ka Leo team!

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Academy Student Participates in John Hopkins CTY Summer Program

Sacred Hearts Academy sophomore Jenna Tanna spent part of her summer participating in John Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth summer program at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland. 

For three weeks in June/July, Jenna attended a Whales & Estuary Systems course where students learned about the whales at StellwagenBank near Boston, Massachusetts, and compared and contrasted estuary systems along the northeast coast.  

During the eight-day field component, students sailed and slept aboard the LadyMaryland, a 104-foot schooner, and traveled through portions of the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, Hudson River, Long Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Peconic Bay, and the North Atlantic Ocean. Throughout their voyage, students employed scientific equipment, such as plankton and neuston nets and video microscopes, to analyze water and marine life in these estuarine environments.  The students were involved in all aspects of the Lady Maryland’s operation, including raising sail, navigating, taking the helm, and performing daily ship maintenance.

During the land component, students investigated whale anatomy, physiology, adaptation, and behavior. They used DNA fingerprinting as a technique in whale identification and continued their studies in estuarine dynamics.

This was Jenna’s fourth year participating in Johns Hopkins University’s CTY program.  Last summer, she attended a Volcanoes class at Seattle University.  In 2014, she studied Zoology at Haverford College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  In 2013, she studied Science, Engineering and Thermodynamics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.  

At all four colleges, Jenna enjoyed interacting with other students from all over the world in a collaborative environment to strengthen her science, technology, engineering and mathematics (#STEM) skills. 

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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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