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1 1 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Iolani Archives Fwd: Letter from the Head of School 4_8_18 1 message Timothy Cottrell <tcottrell@iolani.org> Bcc: facstaffk-12@iolani.org Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 2:33 PM April 8, 2018 Dear Parents, Easter Chapel The en re school gathered in the Lower Gym this past Monday morning as we celebrated Easter in our final all school Chapel service for the school year. Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick shared his Easter message, re ring faculty lead prayers and read scripture passages and performances by our Chorus, Lower School, Contemporary Ballet classes, and student brass and percussion ensemble made for a beau ful service.

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3 3 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM This year s Easter Chapel offering will support early childhood educa on locally and globally. Locally, we con nue to support Iolani s KA I Keiki Summer Learning Program in Pālolo Valley. This six week program began in the summer of 2015 and provides 40 preschool children from Pālolo Valley Homes with early childhood educa on every summer. Globally, we con nue to support Iolani s Li le Ripples Preschool for Sudanese children growing up in the Goz Amer refugee camp in Chad. By giving these young children the opportunity to go to school during the day, their older siblings are free to a end school and their parents can find work to support their families. Model U.N Conference 'Iolani swept all six awards at last Saturday's Le Jardin Model U.N. Conference. Trinity Meyers '19 won Best Delegate in U.N. Human Rights commi ee and Ma hew Sohn '19 won the research award in that commi ee. Kyung Ju Lee '19 won Best Delegate in U.N. Interna onal Children's Fund commi ee and William Heyler '19 won the research award in that commi ee. Jake Peacock '22 won Best Delegate in U.N. Social, Cultural & Humanitarian commi ee and Bethany Lum '18 won the research award in that commi ee. Twenty 'Iolani students par cipated. Congratula ons to the Model U.N. and much mahalo to faculty member John Bickel who has led this program for many years Hawaii State Economics Challenge In the David Ricardo (non AP) Division, the team of Jacob Hinderleider '19, Braxon Lee '19, Akihiro Iwakiri '19, and Kawika Lee '19 (le to right) defeated Kaiser High School to win the state championship for the fi h straight me. Iolani's individual high scorer in this division was Dylan Huang '19. In the Adam Smith (AP) Division, the team of Sean Callahan '18, Norton Kishi '18, Bre Hazama Lum '18, and Bryson Choy '18 (le to right) edged out Maryknoll School for Iolani's 19th consecu ve state tle. Iolani's individual high scorer in this division was Liana Owen '18.

4 4 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM `Iolani now advances to the na onal semifinals on April 24. In the David Ricardo Division, we will be represented by Jacob Hinderleider 19, Taylor Kishinami '19, Braxton Lee 19, and Kawika Lee 19. In the Adam Smith Division, we will be represented by Bre Hazama Lum 18, Sierra McCarty '18, Ian Oga '18, and Liana Owen 18. `Iolani teams made it to the final 4 at the na onals in 2013, 2014 and 2015, winning the na onal championship in Intermediate Speech Team On Saturday, April 7th, our Intermediate Speech Team of 31 compe tors, grades 6 8, descended on Punahou School s campus for the final tournament for the year. From an Original Oratory about Video Game play to a Program Reading on the themes of Friendship and Helping Others to Impromptu Speeches on topics like rectangles and the single le er R, our kids showed confidence and skill. Out of a field of 158 par cipants from 12 schools, our school placed 1st with the Highest Number of Superior ra ngs with 27 of our students earning medals by garnering 3 or 4 Superior ra ngs. We are also excited to have placed 2nd for the Highest Percentage of Superiors which is very difficult with such a large team. We celebrated their sweeping success at our end of the season luncheon following the tournament. Thank you to our passionate speech team members, their suppor ve parents who served as judges throughout the year, and our dedicated coaches Deb Otsu, Rebus Bonning, Leilani Fortuno, Theresa Falk, and Lisa Tsuruda.

5 5 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Li le Ripples Bake & BBQ Sale Student members of the Opera on RAD Club (RAD stands for Raising Awareness for Darfur) held their annual BBQ & Bake sale this week to raise funds for Iolani sli le Ripples Preschool for Darfuri refugee children living in the Goz Amer refugee camp in Chad. Since 2003, the violence in Darfur has le millions displaced. Some 360,000 refugees from Darfur are now living in the refugee camps in Chad. These refugees face shortages of food and clean water, and the average length of stay in the camps is 17 years. Li le Ripples Preschools are providing over 2,000 children (ages 3 5) with an early childhood educa on that supports their social emo onal, cogni ve and physical development through play based learning. To learn more about the program, visit:h ps:// vism.org/impact/li le ripples/ The sale was truly a One Team effort with Kevin Tomisato in the Fair Office providing the grill, the head of school flipping burgers and hot dogs, and Mr. Brown, faculty, staff and students wrapping and preparing the food for sale.

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7 7 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM In addi on to suppor ng the preschool, students signed le ers to our State Representa ves asking them to support the Global Fragility & Violence Reduc on Act of 2018 (H.R. 5273) which is currently before the House. The legisla on will dra a ten year plan to reduce global violence. In their le er to Representa ves Hanabusa and Gabbard, students expressed their wish that the refugee children would one day be able to return to their village and country to live in peace. Visi ng Film Director Brian Kohne On Wednesday, March 28, The Film Produc on class welcomed director Brian Kohne and actor Moronai Kanekoa, on the eve of their film Kuleana s cinema release. Both originally hailing from Maui, Brian and Moronai gave an inspiring and insigh ul talk on various aspects of filmmaking, including financing for independent films, making it as an actor and director in the entertainment industry, and the importance of bringing authen c Hawaiibased stories to a mainstream global audience.

8 8 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Their acclaimed film has been shown at film fes vals across the country and is now the first locally produced feature film in almost a decade to screen commercially in theaters across the islands. As the next genera on of filmmakers, students in the class were encouraged to follow their passions, fight hard to bring their dreams to life, and use their crea ve voices to increase the visibility of Hawaii talent. More informa on on the film and screening mes can be found at Hokuloa Singers Last week, Talisman, an a cappella choral group from Stanford University which focuses on non Western music, gave a brief concert in the Chorus Room, a er the Hokuloa Singers shared one of their songs. The group's founder, Joe Pigato, husband of Chaplain Nicole Simopoulos, was in a endance, and the members of Talisman were delighted to meet him. In the photo, members of Talisman are teaching the Hokuloa Singers a Zulu language song from South Africa, complete with choreography. Somehow, our students were able to learn the song in only 10 minutes with choreography taught in four groups simultaneously; they then performed it alongside Talisman to the delight of those in a endance. This week the Hokuloa Singers hosted the Canyon High School Choir from Santa Clarita, California, pictured here warming up. The groups performed for each other, and then created several student led improvisa onal songs together in as many as six parts. Our visitors wrapped up their stay with a brief campus tour. To finish off their week, the Hokuloa Singers performed for the guests at the IHS Women's and Family Shelter (not pictured). Next week the group takes its show on the road to Arcadia Re rement Residence. Halau Iolani at the 2018 Leading Schools of the Future Conference Halau Iolani performed Thursday morning at the 2018 HAIS Leading Schools of the Future Conference at the Ala Moana Hotel.

9 9 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM The students le the administrators and teachers from schools across the state in awe of their powerful and moving Kahiko piece by the 7 & 8th grade wahine. Onlookers teared up when the 9th 12th grade dancers showcased a beau ful and moving rendi on of Pua Kiele by Josh Tatofi. Mahalo to all the students for all their efforts in pu ng together a stunning performance! Chris Andrasick 90 Entrepreneurship Talk Iolani alumnus Chris Andrasick 90 is a tech industry leader in Silicon Valley. On Tuesday during lunch, he shared his advice on building and managing early stage companies to students. He talked about the founding, growth and sales of his own e commerce and security company, Tacit Knowledge, and his current work taking driverless car technology into other industries. Class of 2019 Community Service Members of the class of 2019 spent this past Saturday a ernoon doing community service at Lyon Arboretum. A er a short hike through the beau ful grounds, the group was tasked with clearing a hillside from invasive plants. Many cart loads and smiles later, the group le the hillside in top shape.

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11 Boys Tennis Congratula ons to the varsity boys tennis team that finished off an undefeated regular season on Saturday with a victory over Mid Pacific to claim another ILH team championship! Our Raiders were extremely dominant during league play, barely losing any individual matches. 11 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM

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13 13 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM The team will begin compe on at the Clay Benham ILH Individual Championships on April 16 and the HHSAA State Championships on May 3, both at Central Oahu Regional Park. Go Raiders! Varsity Baseball in the Hunt Our varsity baseball team won both of its games this past week at UH's Les Murakami Stadium, edging Kamehameha, 5 3, and Pac Five, 4 3. In between, they dropped a game at first place Mid Pacific.

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15 15 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Our Raiders remain ed for second place in the ILH, with just four games remaining in the regular season, including a home game vs. Saint Francis on Wednesday at 3:30 pm. The ILH Tournament begins on April 21. Intermediate Track Championships The ILH Intermediate Track Championships were held Friday at Punahou School.

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17 17 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Congratula ons to the boys who won the overall intermediate ILH track tle and girls who took second place overall. 'Iolani boys and Girls Golf With 3 tournaments remaining, the boy and girl golfers are working hard to get into posi on to have 4 or 5 qualifiers for the upcoming State tournament at Turtle Bay.

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19 19 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Our intermediate girls golf team finished its regular season in second place. Three team members (Nicole Tanoue '23, Megan Leong '22 and Samara Chang '22) qualified for the ILH Postseason Individual ILH Intermediate Championships at the Hawaii Kai Execu ve Course on April 14. The JV girls team fought hard all season and captured the 2018 ILH JV Championships. At the ILH Postseason JV Individual Championships, freshman Logan Akau '21 ba led through some early swing struggles to capture the individual championship by one stroke. Other players on the JV championship team were Asia Amii '19, Kyra Furuta '19, Keli Santos '19, Shelby Tadaki '19, Erena Yamatsu '20 and Hailey Yang '21.

20 20 of 21 4/9/2018, 10:40 AM Our varsity girls team has ba led through an extremely rough rainy season, but they have shown strong team play to put themselves in a great posi on at the top of the ILH, with one more regular season tournament to be played at the Olomana Golf Course on Monday (April 9). They are trying to capture back to back ILH championships. All the players are also figh ng to qualify for the limited allocated slots for postseason play in the ILH Individual Championships and the HHSAA State Tournament. All three levels of 'Iolani Girls Golf should be commended on their selfless dedica on to team play in a sport that is historically noted as an individual sport. All these young women have represented 'Iolani proudly on the course. All the best in health and happiness, Tim -- Timothy R. Cottrell, PhD Head of School 'Iolani School (m) This communication may contain information that may be confidential, privileged and/or prohibited from disclosure. Except for personal use by the intended recipient, or as

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