Lawakua Kajukenbo Club Academy Scholars

Saturday, January 26, 2019
Sacred Hearts Academy Lawakua Kajukenbo Club Scholars

Education is a key component of the Lawakua Kajukenbo Club training and provides significant educational support for its students.

Betty White, Sacred Hearts Academy Head of School, congratulates and celebrates these Academy Lawakua scholars on their achievements both in and out of the classroom! 

Abigail Aguirre holds a 4.0 GPA and is addicted to STEM and Lancer Robotics; Tettaenia Francis has a 3.8 GPA and excels in playing the euphonium in the Lancer Band; Natrimaj Francis, as a 5th grader, is hooked on Digital Art, Math and Science; Adeline Garcia has a 4.17 GPA and is interested in STEM and JROTC; and Serina Ti'a is excelling as a freshman in the pre-nursing program at HPU on a full scholarship! Way to go girls! 

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Lancer Robotics Headed to World Championship

Saturday, January 12, 2019
University of Hawaii at Manoa
VEX Robotics Hawaii State Championship

Congratulations to Lancer Robotics freshman girls, Ayla Hakikawa, '22, Kammiee Ardo, '22, and Nanami Mehring, '22, on an outstanding performance at the #VEXRobotics State Championship! The trio comprise the first ever Academy  #VEX team to qualify for the World Championship! 

This year's game, #TurningPoint, is played on a 12’x12’ square field with two Alliances composed of two Teams each. Teams compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second Driver Controlled Period.

The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by High Scoring or Low Scoring Caps, Toggling Flags, and by Alliance Parking or Center Parking Robots on the Platforms.

The VEX Robotics World Championship will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, starting with the VEX Robotics Competition and VEX U portion of the event from April 24-27, followed immediately by VEX IQ Challenge portion held April 28-30.

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Academy Robotics Shines Over Veterans' Day Weekend

Sacred Hearts Academy High School VEX Team 2437A won the Build Award at North Shore VEX EDR Tournament at Waialua HS. This team also won the Design Award at UH Manoa a week earlier and got a berth to the state championship on 1/22/19 at UH Manoa. Congratulations Ayla Hakikawa, Kammiee-Marie Ardo, and Nanami Mehring!

Sacred Hearts Academy Jr. High School VEX IQ Team 2437A won the Excellence Award and Robot Skills Champion Award with a berth to the state championship on 2/23/19 at Saint Louis School. Congratulations Hyatt Yoshioka, Mei Wai Lee, Vanessa Laub, and Anna Takegawa!

Sacred Hearts Academy Jr. High School VEX IQ Team 2437B won the Design Award and got a berth to the state championship on 2/23/19 at Saint Louis School. Congratulations Abegail Aguirre, Madison Iwashita, and Reese Machida!

Sacred Hearts Academy Lower School VEX IQ Team 2436A won the Tournament Champion Award and got a berth to the state championship on 3/2/19 at SHA. Congratulations Gabrielle Castro, Lindsey Dimaya, Sadie Takaki, and Sara Inao!

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Lancer Robotics Named Tournament Champions

On Saturday, September 29th, Sacred Hearts Academy's Lancer Robotics Team 2437A all-freshmen team composed of Ayla Hakikawa, Kammiee-Marie Ardo, and Nanami Mehring gathered at Island Pacific Academy for a VEX Robotics Competition.

In the qualification round of the 27 teams competing Lancer Robotics ranked fifth. As they entered into the elimination rounds, Sacred Hearts Academy (SHA) joined in an alliance with Island Pacific Academy (IPA) Team 4442A. The SHA/IPA alliance proved to be formidable, beating the rank one team alliance composed of two Pearl City High School teams not once, but twice during the final rounds naming the alliance the Tournament Champions!

In addition to the top prize and qualifying for the HECO VRC State Championship, Lancer Robotics was also bestowed the prestigious Design Award! We invite the Academy's entire 'ohana in celebrating this outstanding achievement -- way to go girls!

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Sacred Hearts Lancer Robotics Are POWERED UP

Lancer Robotics Team #2437
#SacredHeartsAcademy   #GoLancers

Sacred Hearts Academy Lancer Robotics POWERED UP at the Stan Sheriff Center on March 23 and 24 to battle against 36 other schools at this year's  prestigious FRC Hawaii Regional hosted by Friends of Robotics Hawaii.  

Placing 9th out of 37 teams as the quarter finals began, the Lancers performed autonomously, as well as in alliances with groups from the other schools, hailing from across the United States, Chinese Taipei and Japan.  Over 1,200 students were involved in designing and building their human-size robots over a six-week period. 

Congratulations to Waialua High School that won the regional champion and be will heading to the World Championships in Houston in late April.

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Phenomenal Weekend at VEX State Championships

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Lancer Robotics had a phenomenal weekend at the VEX and VEX IQ Hawaii State Championships held at Kamehameha School! 

As a result, Sacred Hearts Academy will be sending multiple teams to the world championship in Louisville, Kentucky this April! 

Way to go ladies! We are so proud of you!

Here are the results:

• Jr. HS Team A 
• Robot Skills Champions 
• (#1 rank in the US, Middle School Division)
• 2nd place Middle School Teamwork Award
• Middle school Design Award
• Jr. HS Team B 
• Middle School Teamwork Champions 
• Middle School Think Award
• LS Team A 
• Create Award
• LS Team B 
• Elementary Robot Skills Champion 
• (#1 rank in the US, Elementary Division)
• LS Team E 
• 2nd place Robot Skills Award

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Robotics Ready to Rock When "Ring" Comes to Campus!

The members of Sacred Hearts Academy's Lower School and Junior High Lancer Robotics teams are enthusiastically preparing venues - and the "Ring" - in eager anticipation of hundreds of people descending on campus for the Airgas Lancer VEX IQ Challenge on October 14. 

Over 200 students on 38 teams from across the Islands will take on this year's intriguing challenge, "Ringmaster" during the competition. 

Good luck to all the participants, and "mahalo" to all the volunteers who will make this a "solid" weekend!

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#FunkyFridayFaculty Meet Dr. Peter Park

Wouldn't you just love a job that encourages you to use your imagination and lets you play with cool gadgets all day? Dr. Peter Park, Sacred Hearts Academy's Robotics and Engineering Teacher, doesn't need to wonder - he lives it every day in the Academy's two Robotics labs. His courses are so popular it isn't uncommon to see the lights on in the lab on weekends and holidays, the room abuzz with chatter from students, parents, alumnae, volunteers and mentors alike - you can't keep them away, Dr. Park's lab is a #STEM playground for all ages!

When Dr. Park isn't in the lab; he often is found traveling the world: Korea, France, Sweden, Italy, Turkey and more! But what many may not know is Mr. Park's love of Harley Davidson motorcycles - his favorite mode of transportation to and from campus. He aspires to go on a few iconic motorcycle road trips; one on Route 66 from LA to Chicago and another in France through their beautiful vineyards.

We all admire Dr. Park's ability to nurture Academy students' interests in engineering, coding, designing and operating robots, through lessons and activities intended to encourage collaboration, research and problem-solving! We wish him and his students the best of luck as they put their skills to the test as they compete in the many local, national and international Robotics and Engineering competitions happening this school year!

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#FunkyFridayFaculty Meet Dr. Peter Park

Wouldn't you just love a job that encourages you to use your imagination and lets you play with cool gadgets all day? Dr. Peter Park, Sacred Hearts Academy's Robotics and Engineering Teacher, doesn't need to wonder - he lives it every day in the Academy's two Robotics labs. His courses are so popular it isn't uncommon to see the lights on in the lab on weekends and holidays, the room abuzz with chatter from students, parents, alumnae, volunteers and mentors alike - you can't keep them away, Dr. Park's lab is a #STEM playground for all ages!

When Dr. Park isn't in the lab; he often is found traveling the world: Korea, France, Sweden, Italy, Turkey and more! But what many may not know is Mr. Park's love of Harley Davidson motorcycles - his favorite mode of transportation to and from campus. He aspires to go on a few iconic motorcycle road trips; one on Route 66 from LA to Chicago and another in France through their beautiful vineyards.

We all admire Dr. Park's ability to nurture Academy students' interests in engineering, coding, designing and operating robots, through lessons and activities intended to encourage collaboration, research and problem-solving! We wish him and his students the best of luck as they put their skills to the test as they compete in the many local, national and international Robotics and Engineering competitions happening this school year!

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2017 International Microwave Science Conference

2017 International Microwave Science Conference

On June 8th the Academy's Jr. HS Vex IQ Robotics Team consisting of Kammiee Ardo, Ayla Hakikawa, and Nanami Mehring, accompanied by Miss Robertson, participated in the 2017 International Microwave Symposium’s Student and Teacher STEM Experience at the Convention Center.

Their day was packed with exciting activities. First, the students presented their STEM Poster and research to others, including Mrs. Dawn Amano-Ige, the governor’s wife; with their poster showcase winning 1st Place for Outstanding Achievement in the Middle School Division!

Students toured different exhibits featuring an Augmented Reality Sandbox, Analog Devices, Autonomous Car Track and Virtual Reality; each showcasing how microwaves, part of the electromagnetic spectrum, are used in everyday life now and could possibly be used in the future. To end the day, students attended a Women in Microwaves Panel, where successful women such as Dr. Olga Boric Lubecke shared their insights and inspiration as engineers and microwave specialists.

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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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C is for Coding and Computer Savvy

The Academy’s students not only use technology daily, but are learning to create technology in their coding classes. These classes are empowering, rewarding and just plain fun!          

The coding curriculum begins in the first grade and continues through High School. Along the way, students fine-tune their programming fundamentals skills, tackle web and mobile development and design and delve into robotics. The first graders practice their coding skills with their “minibots” – Dash and Dot, programming them to move around, play music and more.
 

Those in middle school program animations and create video games. In the High School, the coders use industry-standard programs and understand the role technology has in shaping the world. With society’s every-increasing reliance on technology, it is imperative that the Academy’s students develop the skills essential for future success.

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Lancer Robotics Hosts 1st Lancer VEX IQ Challenge

Parent Kimberly Ramos didn’t know what to expect when she came to watch her daughter Sophia Ramos (3rd) participate in her first VEX IQ competition. “Who knew how much crazy, chaotic, excitement would be going on at a Robotics Competition. Surprisingly fun!” From 7am to 5pm, T.C. Ching Student Center was abuzz with over a hundred young roboticists competing in over 110 matches!

Lancer Robotic’s inaugural Lancer VEX IQ Challenge was a big success with many student and parent volunteers.  The MCs Madison Iwashita (4th) and Tya Hunter (5th) were great MCs with good public speaking confidence.  The event opened with Andromeda Tong (5^th) the Star Spangled Banner and Hawaii Ponoi with her beautiful voice.

There were 23 teams participating from 12 elementary and middle schools around the island. Lancer Robotics had two Lower School and two Jr. HS teams – Sara Inao (3^rd), Sadie Takaki (3^rd), Sophia Ramos (3^rd), Sophia Pedrosa (3^rd), Aureanna Vendiola (3^rd), Abegail Aguirre (4^th), Nanami Mehring (6^th), Hunter Kim (7^th), Auli’i Ludington (8^th), and Lauren Matsukawa (8^th). Congratulations to our 3^rd grade team Sara Inao and Sadie Takaki for ranking 10^th overall in qualification matches and entering the finals!

The tournament champions were the Navigator Robotics Team 4442C from Island Pacific Academy and the Mililani Masters Team 11173B (an independent team). They were the dominant forces with their incredible robots, winning the Design Award (4442C), Judges Award (11173B), Robot Skills Champion Award (4442C), Programming Skills Champion Award (11173B), and Sportsmanship Award (4442C).

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Academy Roboticists Need Your Help!

The Sacred Hearts Academy Lower School Robotics Team needs your help to prepare for their upcoming First Lego League (FLL) competition in November! Sixth grade team members Kylee and Chloe share how you & your family can help the Academy's team.

"This year's theme is Trash Trek and our competition consists of four parts – robot design, robot performance, project, and core values (teamwork).  We have been busy building our mission pieces, designing our robot, researching our project and developing our teamwork skills.  We are having so much fun!  For the project portion of this year’s competition we have to research a piece of trash, come up with a unique solution, and present our project to our community and a panel of judges. 

We have chosen Styrofoam trays and we would really appreciate your help. Last week we went on a field trip to Times Supermarket to see how many food items use Styrofoam trays and we asked the meat and seafood department questions.  

Now we need to know how our community uses Styrofoam trays. Please help our team by taking a quick five question survey - you can simply follow the link here: http://goo.gl/forms/5HVsvVoZDR. 

We are also trying to collect as many Styrofoam trays as we can for our project and presentation.  We would appreciate it if you could wash your trays and bring them to school. Our team mentors, Ms. Lacey Teshima, and Ms. Jennifer Arthur, will have a donation box outside their classrooms. We will be collecting trays from now until Friday, October 9, 2015. Thank you for your cooperation!"

Mahalo ladies of LS Robotics for sharing! Best of luck with your FLL challenge this year! #GoLancers

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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 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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Dash and Dot Arrive at Lower School Robotics!

Wonder Workshop's Dash and Dot robots have arrived in the Lower School Robotics classes this week!

Hello Dash! Our new friend for Lower School robotics.

A video posted by Lancer Robotics (@lancerrobotics) on Jan 15, 2015 at 1:34pm PST

Learn more about what Dash and Dot can teach our students by watching this 2 minute video.

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West Oahu VEX competition was held at UH West Oahu on Saturday

The Academy was well represented in VEX competition on November 15 with four Lancer teams participating at various meets around the Island.

Two VEX IQ teams comprised of sixth graders participated in the aio Waialua-Windward Community College VEX IQ competition, and the team of Shari Ho, Fiona Sun and Emma Kauhane won the Sportsmanship Award.

Also, two teams of High School students from the “Introduction to Engineering” and Robotics classes attended the West Oahu VEX Competition at the University of Hawai’i–West Oahu. This meet was the first competition experience for these participants, who used the opportunity to test the robots which were built in class.

The Academy’s Robotics Team attend the first four VEX competitions of the school year, and the Introduction to Engineering and Robotics class students will have another opportunity to compete in the next VEX robotics competition.

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VEX IQ Robotics Team brings home the Inspire Award at Lacy Veach Day

The Sacred Hearts Academy VEX IQ Robotics Program sent teams from the sixth grade and middle school to the 2014 Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery VEX IQ Tournament that was held at Punahou School on October 25th.

The sixth grade team presented for and brought home the VEX IQ Inspire Award. This is the the first VEX IQ award that the Academy's Robotics Program has won. The inspiration for their VEX IQ robot design was an elephant. The winning team members are: Kelly Thieu, Fiona Sun, Kayla Kealoha, Emma Kauhane and Kelee Aizawa-Smith.

You can follow the Lancer Robotics Program on Instagram (@Team2437) and Facebook.

For more information about our Lancer Robotics Program, please join the Fall Open House on November 23rd or contact Karen Muramoto for a campus tour.  

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Sacred Hearts Academy VEX Robotics Teams Competed at VEXposition

On Saturday, September 9, 2014, two High School VEX robotics teams attended McKinley Vexposition at McKinley High School. Headed by Captain Kristen Tumacder, they had one robot that they had been working on since the end of May, 2014 which was dependable and a second that was a new design.

The drivers, Cameron Pires, Hudson Jones, and Jenna Tanna were comfortable with its maneuverability. The drivers prepared for the competition by having scrimmages on Saturdays with Island Pacific Academy, Mid-Pacific Institute, and Kaahumanu Elementary School. Out of 38 entrants, the team finished in 8th place with their alliance partners, Kalani High School and Christian Academy.

The programmers, Malia Libby and Aimee Pak, also gave the Autonomous Challenge a shot and achieved second placed among 11 entrants. They wrote the autonomous codes in ROBOTC. The objective was to stack as many Skyrise Sections as possible within 60 seconds and they scored 11 points.

The robot that was used in the Autonomous Challenge was nicknamed "High Maintenance" by the driver, Jenna Tanna. It had scissor lift design which was practical but complicated to design and maintain. It went through many iterations since May and a detailed record of its design and building process was kept in an engineering notebook. 

Aimee Pak and Michaela Graves presented for the prestigious Design Award. This award qualifies the team to enter HECO Hawaii State Championship, on the island of Maui, on January 9-10, 2015. There was a happy accident where Aimee and Michaela went to the presentation without the robot. The judges were very impressed with their convincing presentation skills and they were sold on the design without even seeing the physical robot! Aimee and Michaela brought home the Design Award, getting their team in to the HECO Hawaii State Championship.

Our second team competed with a brand new, reverse 4-bar design, bot. For the robot's drivers, Ashley Lardizabal and Adrianne Del Rosario, this was their first experience driving it because the robot was just completed the day before the competition! They managed scoring enough to rank 23rd.

Winning the Design Award gave the team a lot of confidence in moving forward aggressively with expanded VEX programs in Junior High School and VEX IQ teams in Grade 6.  Robotics Teacher, Mr. Peter Park, and Sacred Hearts Academy is planning to host annual East-Oahu VEX and VEX IQ competitions beginning next school year at the Academy. Mr. Park is confident that within the next couple of years, Lancer Robotics will become a VEX robotics powerhouse!

You can keep up to date with all of the robotics activities by liking their Facebook Page or following the team on Instagram (@Team2437).

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Lancer Robotics ranks 13th out of 39 teams

Members of the Lancer Robotics team took their best aim at the goal at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Hawai’i Regionals on March 27 to 29 at the University of Hawai’i’s Stan Sheriff Center.

The team, one of 39 registered for the event – including five teams from Australia, two from China and one from Singapore, Taiwan and New Jersey – allied with partners from Iolani School and Hilo High School during the Aerial Assist challenge.

The Lancer Team 2437 finished 13th overall, after fighting valiantly to advance to the quarter finals.

For their enthusiasm and fervor, the team, under the advisorship of Peter Park, won the “Team Spirit Award.”

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