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1 1 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM Iolani Archives Fwd: Letter from the Head of School 1_28_18 1 message Timothy Cottrell <tcottrell@iolani.org> Bcc: facstaffk-12@iolani.org Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:47 PM January 28, 2018 Dear Parents, Keables Chairholders Aaron and Jordan Kandell '01 This past week was the first half of the teaching residency by Keables Chairholders Aaron and Jordan Kandell '01. The spoke to classes in Lower and Upper School and also led chapels all week.

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3 The twin brothers were part of the wri ng and crea ve team for Moana and their next film Adri will be in theaters soon. We welcome all parents, alumni and the community to a end Keables Community Night on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Seto Hall. The Kandells will speak about their journey to screenwri ng and filmmaking as well as answer ques ons. Here is a link to the live webcast for Tuesday's Keables Community Night 3 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM

4 4 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM Congratula ons to Davey Huang '18 Davey Huang was just named one of the40 finalists for theregeneron Science Talent Search program formerly the Intel and Wes nghouse Science Talent Search. Davey was the only candidate from Hawaii in the ini al group of 300. His research focuses on crea ng so ware to detect gene c disorders (like Downs syndrome) in preimplanta on embryos. Stage Band 3 at Pearl Harbor On Saturday, January 27, 2018., Stage Band 3 performed for the Pearl Harbor Living History Day at the USS Missouri. Fes vi es featured fun and educa onal exhibits and ac vi es from a collec on of historical a rac ons and organiza ons.

5 5 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM The daylong celebra on also commemorated the 74th anniversary of the USS Missouri s launch into service in 1944 and the 19th anniversary of its opening as the Ba leship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor. photos courtesy of stage band parent Grant Kim OBDA HS Solo & Ensemble Fes val at UH Last weekend, several of our band students took part in an all day Solo & Ensemble fes val put on by the Oahu Band Directors' Associa on hosted at UH. Students performed solos or chamber music for adjudicators who rated them on technique and musicianship. Several of our students won awards. Depending on the degree of difficulty of the piece of music, students were eligible to receive a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Students who received the highest markings received a blue ribbon with their medal, while students who received scores just below that, but s ll in the upper range received red ribbons with their medal. Blue Gold Red Gold Red Silver The Io Wind Quartet Heidi Park '18, Caitlyn Kadooka '20, Kai Le Chang '19, Mikel Ishihara '18; wind quartet Michelle Shuai '19, Flute Solo Kathryn Johnson '18, Flute Solo Caitlyn Kadooka '20, Clarinet Solo Kara Ushijima '20, Steven Qian '23, Laurence Kwock '19; clarinet trio Michelle Shuai '19 and Katherine Johnson '18, Flute Duet Jeein Hong '21, Flute Solo

6 6 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM Jase Kobayakawa '21, Trumpet Solo Red Bronze Hana Yoshizawa '21, Bassoon Solo Some of our Intermediate band students will be par cipa ng in this weekend's middle school version of this event. Iolani Speech and Debate Team The Iolani Speech and Debate Team had a busy and successful month, compe ng in the first two qualifying tournaments of the season at Parker School on the Big Island and at St. Louis School. At the Parker School Tournament, five students qualified for the state tournament. Maria Stevenson 19 and Samuel Rivers 19 placed first in Advanced Public Forum Debate, Daniel Brigoli 18 and Winston Wei 18 placed second in Varsity Policy Debate and Mariko Jurcsak 19 placed third in Drama c Interpreta on. At the St. Louis Speech Tournament, nine students qualified for the state tournament. The team placed second in the tournament sweepstakes. In Duo Interpreta on, Hannah Yonamine 19 and Chloe Evans 19 placed second, Hailey Akau 20 and Cella Sawyer 20 placed third, and Ariel Ma 21 and Emily Tom 21 placed sixth. In Storytelling, Dylan Dinio 21 placed fi h. In Impromptu Speaking, Maria Stevenson 19 placed third and Madeline Heyler 21 placed fi h. In Congressional Debate, Donald Edgerton 18 placed second. In Original Oratory, Lydia Jun 19 placed fi h. In United States Extemporaneous Speaking, Samuel Rivers 19 placed fi h. In Interna onal Extemporaneous Speaking, Ma hew Sohn 19 placed first. Par cipants included: Olivia Medeiros Sakimoto 20, Hannah Yonamine 19, Chloe Evans 19, Marisa Ariyoshi 20, Madison Kusumoto 20, Cella Sawyer 20, Ariel Ma 21, Lydia Jun 19, Emily Tom 21, Madeline Heyler 21, Maria Stevenson 19, DJ Edgerton 18, Mariko Jurcsak 19, Dylan Dinio 21, Roy Song 21, Ma hew Sohn 19, Samuel Rivers 19, Winston Wei 18, Hailey Akau 20 and Daniel Brigoli 18. Congratula ons to all our compe tors! Thank you to Kirk Uejio, Pa Nagami and John Bickel for joining us as chaperones for the Neighbor Island Tournament. Author Polly Holyoke visits `Iolani Visi ng author Polly Holyoke spoke to fourth, fi h and sixth graders on Tuesday in Seto Hall. She is the author of The Neptune Project, Neptune Challenge and Neptune Promise i a series of books she has published about a dystopian world where children were gene cally altered to live in the ocean.

7 7 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM Before she took up wri ng full me she was a middle school teacher, so as expected her presenta on was a hit! Here's her website. Upper School Variety Show audi ons Last week ended with the Variety Show Assembly, featuring eight acts that had to audi on to be a part of the show. True to its name, it featured an impressive range of variety, including a rock band, a musical theatre number, dancing, singing, piano playing, an ukulele trio and a magic act.

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10 10 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM 2018 Hawaii Regional Science Bowl 20 teams represen ng 14 schools competed in the 2018 Hawaii Regional Science Bowl compe on, which was held yesterday at Honolulu Community College. Iolani entered two teams, Team 1 (Davey Huang 18, Norton Kishi 18, Tate McAluney 19, and Jake Fleischer 19) and Team 2 (Arupa Poudyal 18, Ashley Kim 20, and Mika Ishii 20). Team 2 went undefeated a er five rounds of round robin compe on. Team 1 suffered their only loss of round robin compe on in a spirited head to head match between the two Iolani teams, with the final score Iolani 1 and Iolani 2 finished as the top two teams in their bracket and both advanced to the single elimina on rounds. In their quarterfinal match, Iolani 2 was knocked out by the defending 2017 champion Punahou Team 1. Iolani 1 defeated previously unbeaten Maui in their quarterfinal match, but were also bested by Punahou 1 in the semifinals. They finished strong by bea ng Moanalua in the third place match. The teams earned $100 and $300 for the school science department for their quarterfinalist and third place finishes. Punahou 1 went on to win in the finals and will represent Hawaii at the Na onal Science Bowl in April. Thank you coach Darin Kohara and other faculty members who supported the team. K 8 Fire Up Friday Walkathon Lower School students, paired with buddies from 7th and 8th grade, par cipated in a UNICEF Kid Power Walkathon on Friday morning. During the walk, they earned over 1 million steps toward their goal of accumula ng 300,000,000 steps to unlock $5000 in funding to provide food for 83 children around the world who are suffering from severe malnutri on. To learn more about this program, and to see how many steps they have accumulated, see Iolani UNICEF Kid Power Campaign. In Lower School Chapel, students learned about The Rev. Dr. Mar n Luther King, Jr. s dream for the world. In religion classes, they wrote about their own dreams for the world. These dreams decorated the Lower School walkway.

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12 12 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM A er the walk, students gathered on the football field for a final cheer. They were reminded that Dr. King s dream could not change the world if it only remained in his heart. The dream had to come alive in people s ac ons. Dr. King ~ and countless others ~ made the dream come alive in their two feet as they marched, in their voices as they sang songs of freedom, and in their prayers as they gathered together in churches across the South. Chaplain Simopoulos, a er reading aloud some of their dreams, reminded them that they need to find ways to make their dreams come alive not just in their hearts, but in their words and ac ons. Here are some of their dreams. I have a dream: That there would be no war, no killing, no guns and no fighting That everyone would have a family, and that all families would be able to live somewhere safe with enough food and clean water That everyone can have homes, and that guinea pigs would have homes, too That all kids and grownups would live in peace That no kids would have homework That children would live in a world of peace forever, and no one would live in fear That no child would ever go hungry That we could end global warming That we could end stereotyping and bullying That women women would be treated the same as men That we would have peace with our enemies That presidents would get along That everyone would be smiling, kind and fair

13 13 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM That kids all over the world would be able to have a healthy life from the moment they are born That there would be no more suffering in the world That everyone in the world would have watermelon That all people would have books to read That there would be no more hatred That families would spend more time together making their family bond closer than ever before That we would stop polluting our world with trash That one day we won t have to worry about threats That every child would be able to go to school That everyone in the world would find and understand God s amazing grace Congratula ons paddling team Congratula ons to our varsity paddling mixed crew that finished second at the ILH Championships on Tuesday and qualified for Saturday's HHSAA Championships in Hilo. The members of the team are: seniors Aloha Cerit, Avery Curet, Jessica Desmarais, Jordan Li and Logan Rubasch; juniors Sierra Hamamoto and Reuben Lee; and sophomore Amelia Moody. Boys soccer poised for states Our boys varsity soccer team came away with a crucial 2 2 draw at Kamehameha on Saturday morning. The thrilling game included a goal by each team within the last two minutes of regula on me and subsequent injury me.

14 14 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM The e puts our Raiders in posi on to clinch a berth into the HHSAA State Championships with a victory over Pac Five in the ILH regular season finale on Friday at Kapiolani Park (4 pm). Go Raiders! Girls varsity basketball team to HHSAA State Championships For the first me since 2013, the girls varsity basketball team will par cipate in the HHSAA State Championships.

15 15 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM Our Raiders will host a first round game versus Kahuku tomorrow night (Monday, Jan.29). Tipoff in the Lower Gym is set for 6:30 pm. See you there! The winner of that contest will advance to play third seeded Lahainaluna in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Go Raiders!Here is a link for more informa on Girls soccer on the edge Our girls varsity soccer team lost to Punahou, 2 0, in the semifinals of the ILH Tournament on Thursday, but the Raiders are s ll alive in the fight for a state berth.

16 16 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM They need a Kamehameha victory over Punahou in Monday's ILH Tournament final to force a state berth play in playoff versus the Buffanblu. All the best in health and happiness, Tim P.S. Note: To address is:lynn.yoshida1@gmail.com -- Timothy R. Cottrell, PhD Head of School

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