The Case Middle School

Volume 7
Issue 1
The Case Middle School
Courier
November
2010
Produced by the Students of Punahou School, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Remembering
Aunty Hattie
Aunty Hattie at last year’s May Day
program.
Photo courtesy of Sterling
She made me
feel that I was
important in her
day and she was
really interested
in what was going
in in my life.
—Mrs. Ane, Grade 3
By Eyrica Sumida
T
his summer, our beloved Hattie Louise Leilehua Eldredge
Phillips, “Aunty Hattie” as she was
affectionately called, passed away
on June 27, 2010. She was an
amazing teacher and friend to all
who met her.
Aunty Hattie was the K–12
Director of Hawaiian Resources
and she worked out of Kuaihelani
Learning Center. Aunty Hattie also
directed the Academy May Day
program called the Holoku Pageant, and the Junior School May
Day programs.
Aunty Hattie first arrived at
Punahou when she was in the fifth
grade. She felt that the school
was a very important part of her
family and that it was all a dream
come true.
Then, after graduating from the
University of the Pacific in California, she decided that she wanted
to teach at Punahou. Fortunately
for us, she was hired first as a first
grade teacher then as she said
“Everything just followed from
there.”
Aunty Hattie was a very
religious person. She worked
on fundraisers for her Mormon
church. Aunty Hattie was also the
choir director at her church as well
as the director of the alumni Glee
Club.
But most of all, she was dedicated to hula. It was her passion
and she was a beautiful dancer.
Hula was a part of her life since
she was a little girl. She participated in shows like the May Day
program since she could walk.
“Aunty Hattie was a great
person; she had a way of making
people feel happy and light. Her
spirit was always very joyous and
excited; she loved and cared about
everything that she did, ” said
Uncle Pal
People have said that she had
a beautiful singing voice and was
amazing at playing the ukulele. “It
was gorgeous,” says Kaela AkinaMagnussen ‘15.
Kaela like many others feel
that Aunty Hattie made them feel
special in the way that she smiled
at everyone.
Sophie Cheng ‘15 also remembers Aunty Hattie as a smiling,
happy person who loved life.
Whenever Sophie thinks of her,
she thinks of Aunty Hattie’s face
glowing with light.
Becky Yim ‘15 loved the way
that Aunty Hattie hugged her. She
always felt safe and warm in her
arms. “Auntie Hattie made me feel
like I was always wanted,” she
says.
Becky remembers Aunty Hattie
as a loving and selfless person who
took care of her family and friends.
Becky’s favorite memory of
Aunty Hattie was during May Day
practice. They were just sitting
together along with the other court
princesses talking about everything and anything. “We were having a plain, old fashion good time,”
said Becky.
Uncle Pal Eldredge said that
Aunty Hattie was a dedicated
mother, wife and sister. “I couldn’t
have asked for a better sister.”
Uncle Pal and Aunty Hattie were
very close. They taught each
other music, songs and dances.
Uncle Pal also thought that
Aunty Hattie was very sensitive
and careful about the feelings of
others. “She always accepted me,
no matter what I did.”
Mrs. Ane from the third grade
remembers Aunty Hattie during
their karaoke parties. She says
that Aunty Hattie always enjoyed
herself and brought a great energy
to others.
She sang and danced and they
got a lot of exercise . They had a
“good time too” Mrs. Ane said.
Mrs. Ane misses the feelings
that Aunty Hattie used to bring
her. “She made me feel that I was
important in her day, and she was
really interested in what was going
on in my life.”
She also remembers Aunty
Hattie’s talents, “She was a great
skit writer...we always did skits for
parties, and she was always the
one to write them, complete with
songs, and dances!”
Aunty Hattie was a hard worker
and helped to make a lot of the
aspects of life at Punahou special.
She organized many of the day
camps for the 7th graders. She
also organized the 3rd grade luau.
One of her greatest contributions to the school was the organization and celebration of May Day.
She was the captain of the
Holoku Pageant since 1996 when
she took over for her older brother
Dave Eldredge. She led the Junior
School program for over 20 years.
Lauli’a Ah Wong and Leilehua
Utu, Aunty Hattie’s daughters are
going to co-direct the May Day
program.
Aunty Hattie was an amazing,
loving, wonderful teacher, advisor,
hula dancer, sister and friend. “You
just wanted to run up and hug
her,” remarked James Scott.
Punahou School has experienced a great loss. We all miss
Aunty Hattie and we all cherish the
wonderful memories we have of
her.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
K-1 Omidyar; A New
Home for Students
and Teachers
K-1 Omidyar Neighborhood bridge.
Photos by C. Chung and K. Tokujo
By Candace Chung & Kylie Tokujo
T
he CMS Courier sat down
with Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Kesler, two kindergarten teachers at
the new K-1 Omidyar Neighborhood
to find out what they thought about
the new K-1 Omidyar complex.
The Courier: How do you like
the new building?
Mrs.Hayes: I love it.
It is absolutely amazing.
Mrs. Kesler: I love it.
The Courier: What is
your favorite part about
the building?
Mrs. Hayes: My favorite part is the windmill and the bio-swale.
The Courier: Can
you tell us about the
new eco-friendly features of the building?
Mrs. Hayes: The bio
swale is for drainage
for heavy rains. There are
solar panels, which are interesting
for the kids because they can learn
about them.
We don’t need lights in the afternoon because it’s very bright in our
classroom, from the sun.
Nature is all around us. The kids
can learn about it and nature is
beautiful. The kids love to play in
it too.
Mrs. Kesler: We have photovoltaic (solar) panels that capture the
sunlight and convert it into electricity.
The head of physical plant thinks
we will be able to generate 60% of
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electricity we use from the sun. So
we won’t have to buy, we’ll get it
from the panels.
We also collect rainwater when it
comes down off the roof and drips
into barrels. Then we can use it for
watering our gardens. We won’t
have to use city water.
The whole place is landscaped so
that when it rains the rainwater will
go into the bio-swale and will soak
back into the soil rather than going
in the storm drain, and into the
ocean.
The third thing we have is the
windmill, which is really the demonstration to capture wind power
to get water to pump.
We also have skylights in the
buildings so that we have natural
lights, rather than using electrical
lights.
We are also collecting our
waste from snacks and lunch to
compost right now. Our waste
is going to Ka Papa Mala O
Punahou.
The Courier: How do you
think the kindergarteners and
first graders feel in this building?
Mrs. Hayes: I can tell already
they feel at home. If you watch
them, you can tell they notice it
was designed for them.
Mrs. Kesler: They love it. They
really like sharing space with the
first graders and they like the
little windows next to their “cozy
corners” and they also like the
creative learning center and they
love playing on the rocks and the
bio swale, so I think they’re very
happy.
The Courier: Was moving here
hard? If so, why?
Mrs. Hayes: It was hard work
in the sense there were hundreds
of boxes to move. But it wasn’t
exactly hard.
Mrs. Kesler: Yes. It takes a long
time to think about where you
want the science center, the blocks,
library, where they’ll hang their
bags, musical instruments, where
meetings will be held, but we got a
lot of help.
Summer school helped move the
boxes, and the families came to
help. It was fun because we got to
see each other all the time and it
was hard.
Along with swinging and sliding
on the playground, having fun with
their class pets and naptime, the
students look excited to be in such
a beautiful building.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
Pops Assembly
Marissa Kamisugi and Cristyn Dang
dance contemporary jazz.
Photo courtesy of Communications Dept.
Hot Stuff:
The Story behind
Flaming P
The P burned bright in the late
tropical night.
Photos by Hannah Matsunaga
By Makana Elaban & Krissty Sumida
T
he Pops Assembly is somewhat like a talent show, incorporating music and dance. The
masters of ceremonies,
or Kelia Brooks, Meredith
Collat, Lucas Cusick,
Missy Hamblet, David
Kop, Lizzy Levine, Logan
Moss and Max Senesombath were hilarious and
welcoming as they kicked
off the show with a bang.
Becky Yim and August
Wunderlich performed
“Sunday Morning” by
Maroon 5. Their sound
meshed well together.
Kaela Akina-Magnussen
& Malia Bell sang “Anything You Can Do” from
Annie Get Your Gun. This
duet was comedic and
entertaining. They connected with the audience
well.
Monica Mendoza danced HipHop and was very theatrical as she
grooved to the beat. You could tell
the audience could feel her energy.
David Jurbala sang “Home” by
Chris Daughtry. He presented his
talented guitar skills as well as his
singing skills. He was very in tune
and “in the moment”.
By Nicole Harrison & Carli Ing
S
eptember 24th was especially
thrilling. It was the homecoming football game. Punahou played
rival school, Iolani. The crowd
cheered along with the enthusiastic cheerleaders. Punahou won
41-13.
Everyone made their way down
to the roaring pep-rally after a
scrumptious chili and rice dinner.
After the dance team, cheerleaders, and various
sports teams finished
there performances,
everyone ran down to
the P chanting, “Light
the P!” The Flaming
P was a warming fire
blazing in the cool
night.
We interviewed
Uncle Pal ‘64 before
Flaming P. He is a
former athlete and
coach.
Courier: What was
your first year ever
attending a Flaming P?
Uncle Pal: Probably around
1969 or 1970. Can’t be certain.
Courier: What was the first
year that you helped organize the
Flaming P?
Uncle Pal: This year is the first
I’ve helped organize the pep rally
portion of the event. Usually, I just
show up and emcee the rally.
Courier: What is your job at
this year’s Flaming P?
Uncle Pal: I was the program
coordinator, arranging the agenda
for the gym portion of the event,
then I was the emcee.
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Summer Derickson sang “Fell in
Love With a Boy” as recorded by
Joss Stone, was very soulful. She
made the audience engaged.
Tamlyn Tamura played her
ukulele to “Orange World” by
Jake Shimabukuro. She played
magnificently as she incorporated
fast paced strumming and picking
skills. She blew the crowd away
and had a thunderous applause.
Isabella Klein sang “The Only
Exception” as recorded by Paramore. She displayed great vocals.
Marissa Kamisugi & Cristyn
Dang danced a contemporary jazz
mix to a mix of up to date pop music. This duo was incredibly amazing. The performance was opened
by Marissa’s graceful jazz and ballet dancing. She incorporated her
great gymnastics skills doing an
aerial and a jump into the splits.
Cristyn also showed just how
talented she is, with her elegant
ballet and jazz skills.
Lael Sommer & Hunter Uechi
sang “Part of your World” from The
Little Mermaid accompanied by
Joanne Watanabe. The duet closed
the show marvelously as they sang
together brilliantly in sync.
Overall the show was a success
with great singer and dancers. It
was a treat for all to watch. We
look forward to next Pops.
Courier: What is your favorite
part of Flaming P?
Uncle Pal: I like the entire
thing because it showcases and
involves the entire Punahou community. As a former Punahou athlete and coach, I especially enjoy
singing the “Sons of O‘ahu.”
Courier: Do you know who
came up with the idea of having a
chili-rice dinner?
Uncle Pal: I think either the
Alumni Relations people or the
PFA.
Courier: Do you
know when the first
Flaming P was?
Uncle Pal: November 1967
Courier: Do you
think that we should
have Flaming P’s for
other sports?
Uncle Pal: Actually,
it started for just football because our team
was having a bad year,
but it has changed to
include all sports. Yes,
it’s after a football game, but any
teams that want to be introduced
are given the opportunity to do
so, as well as do a cheer, if they
choose to.
Courier: Has the Flaming P
ever fallen over?
Uncle Pal: Not that I recall.
Courier: What is the P made
of?
Uncle Pal: Steel, burlap, and
chicken wire.
The Flaming P was a huge success. It was a fun filled eveningwith games, entertainment and
food.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
8th Grade Election
Candidates for President and Secretary/Treasurer
Photo by Doc Mitsuda
Who Will Be Hawaii’s
Next Governor?
Republican candidate Duke Aiona
Photos from Internet
By Meghan Lai
O
n September 24, 2010, the
candidates running for office
presented their speech to their fellow classmates in Twigg-Smith.
There were six candidates for
President- Cristyn Dang, Bella
Klein, Nick Abcede, Dominique
Hicks, Olivia Orme
and Janie Schaefer;
Seven candidates for
Vice President- Taylor
Hayashi, Kelli Santos, Rosalie Chang,
Brandon Takao, Grant
Sugimura, Ale Hedlund
and Rachel Justice;
Two candidates running for Secretary/
Treasurer- EJ Kim and
Richard Sayama.
They all presented
engaging speeches, to
share their objectives
with the students.
Dominique Hicks,
who ran for President, told us why
she felt like running.
Courier: Why did you want to
run?
Dominique: I did student council at my old school, and I wanted
to do it here at Punahou too.
Courier: Why President?
Dominique: I like being in
control, and I’m not the best group
worker. I always end up trying to
lead.
Kelli Santos, who ran for Vice
President, had something to share
with us in this interview.
Courier: What made you want
to run?
Kelli: The student council was
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of interest to me since 7th grade.
I felt like running this year because you get to work with all the
committees, such as the 8th grade
dance. All of it sounded really interesting and fun.
EJ Kim, who ran for Secretary/
Treasurer shared her story on why
she wanted to run.
Courier: Why did you decide to
run for office?
EJ: At first, I just went with
my friend because she wanted
to run and didn’t want to walk
into the room by herself. Then, I
just decided to run for it because
I wanted to try to change some
things with our grade.
Courier: Why run for Secretary/Treasurer? Why not something else?
EJ: I ran for Secretary/Treasurer because I’m good at math
(more than other subjects) and I
felt that President was too much
stress, and I’m not much for public
speaking. So I decided that Secretary/Treasurer was more fitted for
my personality.
Mrs. Tyau, the class of 2015’s
supervisor, talked about requirements for being a candidate.
Mrs. Tyau: They had to have
a clean citizenship record, which
means that they can’t have any
significant discipline incidents,
and they need a good academic
standing. They have to get a petition signed by at least 35 of their
classmates, and have to present a
speech in front of the whole grade.
The winners of the election were
Nick Abcede for President, Kelli
Santos for Vice President and EJ
Kim for Secretary/Treasurer.
primary election and will be going
against Duke Aiona in the general
election.
hroughout the state of Hawaii,
The second candidate, James
many American citizens are
Duke Aiona is a republican and is
voting for a trustworthy governor.
interested in becoming our new
The governor is the person who
governor. Duke Aiona was our
manages and enforces the state’s
former lieutenant governor.
laws. Right now, there are two
James Duke Aiona
candidates for governor:
is focusing on fightNeil Abercrombie and
ing crime and drugs.
James “Duke” Aiona.
He also wants to take
The earlier election, also
care of local families
known as the primary
and businesses.
election took place on
James Duke Aiona
September 18, 2010.
has a vision to lower
The final election called
our electricity and
the general election will
gas prices by using
be on November 2, 2010.
clean energy. He has
The first candidate,
been working with
Neil Abercrombie, is a
Hawaiian Electric
democrat. Before runNeil Abercrombie.
Company to find
ning for governor, he was
new ways to reduce costs.
a member of the United States
Mr. Aiona got a total of 40,351
House of Representatives.
republican votes.
Neil Abercrombie is planning to
Sit down with your family and
make Hawaii more self-sufficient.
watch the upcoming debates to
Instead of buying food and energy
see who will be Hawaii’s next govfrom other countries, he said we
ernor.
could all provide it ourselves by
After the debate, you might get
using our resources.
a better idea who will be the right
He proposes that this will help
person to lead our state.
the economy and will create more
Who will be Hawaii’s next govjobs.
ernor?
Mr. Abercrombie got 134,955
democratic votes. He won the
By Anli Valdez
T
The CMS Courier
November 2010
Running for Top Spot
Chase Kaminaka ‘15 cross-country
team runner.
Photo by Justin Kunimune
The Comeback Kid
40-Year Old Brett Favre.
Photo Courtesy of Internet
By Chase Kaminaka
B
ang! The gun fires as a great,
blob-like mass takes off,
adrenaline
pulsing
through each
person’s
body. Hundreds racing
up and down
hills, weaving in and
out of trees
in hot pursuit
of a top spot
and a medal.
What I’m
describing is
intermediate
cross-country, a 2-mile
race of nothing but pain.
On September 25
and October
2, two Invitational races that included over 200 kids from over 20
schools took place.
Out of all of these schools,
for the first time in many years,
Punahou came out on top as the
#1 overall boys intermediate
school for both meets, earning 6
medals and two trophies in the
process.
The girls have also won two
trophies for two 2nd place finishes
and a third place finish. They also
By Grant Sugimura
A
nyone who follows football
knows of Brett Favre’s infamous retirements.
This year is no different. Favre
debated whether or not to come
back for his 20th season.
As most predicted, Favre came
for another shot. In preseason
games, Favre looked old and out of
shape. Well, you can’t blame the
40-year-old Farve of being a little
out of shape. But once the season
got kicked off Farve still looked a
little winded. It showed.
After a magical season last year
in which he only had seven interceptions, Farve already has six for
the year. Six interceptions in three
games.
It’s not all Favre’s fault for the
Vikings early season troubles.
Favre’s main target last year
was breakout wide receiver Sydney Rice. But as luck would have
it, Rice is out for half the season
because of hip surgery.
Another one of Favre’s targets is
the always-dangerous Percy Harvin. Well, not always. Harvin suffers
from debilitating migraines and
sometimes can’t practice or play.
Even though Adrian Peterson
had a terrific game against the Detroit Lions the Vikings still hurt
from the off-season loss of veteran
back Chester Taylor.
Taylor was the Vikings third
down back and someone they could
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took first place for Mid Pac ILH
meet.
Cross-country is scored by taking a school’s top 5 runners’ places
and adding them together to get
the school’s overall score. The
team with the lowest score winning.
In the last two meets, Punahou
has come out on top by over ten
points both times. The girls also
have taken their 2nd place finishes
by a good margin.
This is an accomplishment because Punahou is the only school
that does not run any 9th graders
on their intermediate team.
Mr. Earle, one of the coaches of
had this to say about the team:
“The coaches are very pleased
with the progress of both the girls’
and boys’ teams. We have won
trophies at the last two meets, and
people are steadily improving their
personal best times.”
Even after all of this, Punahou’s
not done yet. There are two more
meets include ones at Kapiolani
Park as well as the biggest meet of
the year, the ILH championships at
C.O.R.P.
These meets are taking place on
the next three Saturdays.
This team has a lot of potential
but will they win the upcoming
meets?
Truth is, who knows? If you
want to find out, go out and support Punahou at one of the upcoming meets and see.
depend on.
After that loss the Vikings
drafted Heisman candidate Toby
Gerhart. The rookie Gerhart has
been off and on in his performance,
much different from the ever-dependable Taylor.
Even the Vikings defense is hurting. One of their great cornerbacks,
Cedric Griffin, is out for now. But
that only leaves Minnesota with
three cornerbacks.
But there was a bright spot
in the lineup. The New England
Patroits have recently traded star
wideout Randy Moss to the Vikings.
Moss started his career out as a
Viking and brought the organization
back from losing seasons. Vikings
fans hope he will do the same
again.
But for Favre that moment of
hope turned bad.The NFL has been
investigating allegations of his inappropriate behavior.
Favre has appologized for the
distraction he may have caused to
himself and the Vikings organization.
For Vikings fans, the season
doesn’t seem to have a bright
outlook.
However, it seems that all good
teams pull it out in the end.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
A Rough Swim
By Yeseul Do
T
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you had swam this?
Steven: Yes, but I did the Raging Isle Sprint which is one mile.
Courier: What was the most
difficult part of this swim?
Steven: The end, because the
current was pushing me out to the
ocean.
he Waikiki Rough water Swim
was an important event held
on Labor Day. The Roughtwater
swim was founded in 1969, and
this year was their 41st anniversary.
It was held at Waikiki Beach,
Another classand it consists of a
mate who swam
2.384-mile swim in
was Noah Soxthe ocean. Now
pollard, also the
this length might
class of 2015.
not seem like a lot,
Courier:How
but when you have
was this experiwaves churning you
ence for you?
around, it becomes
Noah: It was
quite a challenge.
a great swim and
Steven Takeshita
I’m glad I did it,
‘15 and Noah Soxbut as a racer it
pollard ‘15 swam
was very hard
the
event.
Swimmers getting ready to swim
and painful.
The Courier interNoah Soxpollard ‘15
at Waikiki Beach..
Courier:What
Photo courtesy of N. Soxpallard
viewed Steven TakeshiPhoto from the Internet
was your favorite
ta, class of 2015 about
part of this swim?
participating in this
Noah: My favorite part of the
year’s Swim.
swim was at the coming into the
Courier:How was
shore and being able to have the
this experience for
waves push you in faster.
you?
Courier: Was this the first time
Steven: It was not
you had swam this?
a fun experience or
Noah: Yes this is the first time
an exciting one either.
I’ve done the Rough Water, but I
Although I had a feeldid do the North Shore Challenge
ing of accomplishment
and this was much harder then
at the end of the race,
any of those races.
I did not like going out
Courier: What was the most
1 mile and swimming
difficult part of this swim?
in 50 feet of water.
Noah: The most difficult part
Courier: What was your favorSteven Takeshita ‘15
was in the middle, not knowing
ite part of this swim?
how far you needed to go swimSteven: Finishing because I
ming between buoys that look like
knew I was done and I could go
they were put out there by monhome and watch TV.
keys. They were hard to see.
Courier: Was this the first time
Disney Aulani Resort
Comes to Hawaii
Aulani under contruction in
Ko’olina.
Photo by Kiana LeClaire
By Kiana LeClaire
A
fter surveying their vacation
club family members, Disney
decided to create a new hotel in
Hawaii. They named it “Aulani, a
Disney Resort and Spa, Ko’olina
Hawaii”. Aulani means: “the one
who delivers a message from a
higher authority”.
Unfortunately, this hotel will
not contain any major rides like
Disney Land. However, it will have
four spas, pools with water slides,
four restaurants, story telling fire
pit, and Disney characters walking
around the hotel.
There will also be a kid’s club,
fitness center, conference center,
and many places to shop. One
of the stores is
Kalepa’s grocery
store, where customers can buy
basic grocery
items.
The hotel is
being modeled
to fit in to the
Hawaiian culture.
For example,
the roofs will be
designed to look
like grass. There
will be a lot of
Hawaiian designs, and lava rock
incorporated into the hotel. The
waterslides will be coming out of a
fake volcano.
There will be 359 hotel rooms
for hotel guests, and 460 vacation
villas for timeshare guests. Room
rates start at $399 per night.
Disney has planned for their
hotel to be family oriented. In the
kid’s club, also know as “Aunty’s
Beach House”, there will be arts
and crafts, Hawaiian games, and
Disney movies. For the adults,
there will be spas, and a serene,
relaxation pool.
The first phase of the Disney
hotel is coming to join Ko’olina
August 29, 2011.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
New Face
at Case
By Aly Sumida & Meghan Murakami
A
Mrs. Mazzullo at the CMS Headline
News Studio in Kelley Lab.
Photo by Courier Staff
Mr. MolinareMath Extraordinaire
Mr. Molinare and PET
Photo courtesy of Mr. Molinare
s some of you may know, Mr.
Wagenseller has gone on a
sabbatical this year. Mrs. Vanessa
Mazzullo was hired to fill his shoes.
The Courier went to find out
more about her:
Q: What is your background?
A: I was born in the Phillipines,
and moved to New York at the
age of twelve because my mom
worked in the United Nations.
I lived in Medellin, Colombia
for a couple of years, moved to
Hawaii, then to Genoa, Italy and
moved back to Hawaii after being
gone for two years.
Q: Why did you decide to come
and work here?
A: Punahou is a fine institution,
and it is my dream school because
of the caliber of students, faculty,
and facilities.
Q:Why did you choose to teach
News Journalism?
A: It was a perfect marriage of
what was available and what I was
passionate about. It was fate that
this class would open up in something that I love to do and teach.
Q: Do you teach any other
classes?
A: I also teach Improv for 7th
grade, Drama for 8th grade, News
By Tia Lovell, Reed Morgan
& Connor Walsh
I
t’s a new school year- a new
start, new students, and new
teachers. 7th grade math teacher
in Team 7Z, Mr. Molinare, is one of
them.
Q: Why do you like teaching?
A: I like teaching because it’s
exciting watching students learn
and grow. It’s a nice career. You
have independence, freedom
to use your own creativity, and
you always have
something to think
about. It’s very
challenging.
Q: What is your
greatest fear about
your new job?
A: At first I was
scared of meeting
all the new people,
but after the first
day it was all over.
Now I am afraid of
the schedule. One
time, I dismissed
a class 15 minutes
early, but we didn’t
leave, instead we
just worked on homework. That’s
an adjustment that I need to
make.
Q: What do you think of
Punahou so far?
A: So far, I think it’s a wonderful place. I’m having a good time,
and I know the main reason is
the people. The students here are
very well behaved. The teachers
are dedicated. It’s an honor to be
teaching this level.
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Journalism/ Broadcast 6-8 Broadcast Journalism to Punahou.
Q: How has Punahou been so
far?
A: Everybody’s been welcoming
and really helpful, students are really receptive. I am really enjoying
it. I love coming to work everyday
and leave with a smile on my face.
Q: What is the hardest thing
about your job?
A: I have to tap into different
skill sets. For example, one is
creative, and the other is technological.
Q: How did you find out about
the job?
A: I heard about the job from
another colleague. Mr Wagenseller
was planning on his sabbatical so I
interviewed for his unique position.
I interviewed with Mr Walker, Mrs.
Tyau and Mr. Koshiba.
We found out that Mrs. Mazzullo
has other interests.
Besides being a teacher, she has
also has been in shows in Hawaii
and NY, She sings, acts, and plays
piano.
Mrs. Mazzullo loves to travel.
She has lived on three different
continents. She also loves to cook
and feed people.
Mrs. Mazzullo is enjoying all her
classes.
Q: What do you think of the
math program at Punahou?
A: I think it’s excellent. I saw
the number of people taking Algebra 2 and I thought, wow this is
good.
Q: Could you tell us about your
hand puppet PET?
A: PET, my personal extra
terrestrial, is the teacher’s pet I
always wished I had. He is not
afraid to ask questions, admit he
doesn’t understand, and he is able
to listen.
I first met PET in a souk, or
open market,
in Morocco.
There have
been rumors
that PET is
at the Ocular
Rehabilitation
Base (ORB),
and may or
may not return with his
vision.
Q: Why do
you bike to
school?
A: It is
sustainable; there
is the carbon footprint issue and I
definitely feel guilty about all the
carbon I’ve contributed to the atmosphere, but honestly, its something that I look forward to. I’ve
always liked bikes; I even used to
race BMX when I was a kid.
The Courier learned that Mr.
Molinare is sustainable, funny, and
experienced. He is an expert in
algebra. He is a wonderful addition
to Punahou School.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
Silly Bandz,
Serious Business
Silly Bandz come in different
varieties.
Photos by Theo Huo
Dress to Impress
Dr. Chow-Hoy dressed to impress
in his aloha shirt.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Chow-Hoy
By Theo Huo
I
t was such a simple idea. About
a year ago, if you had read that
a bunch of wrinkly flimsy rubber bands would have hypnotized
every chubby little 5 year old (and
older) in the country, you would
have said “That’s just silly!” And
that’s exactly what it is.
From children’s boutiques to grocery stores
to shave ice places to
Nordstrom and Macy’s,
everyone wants to sell
this amazing product.
That’s no surprise,
seeing as to the fact
that in some areas,
thousands of packs are sold daily!
Shapes include puppies, princesses,
and dinosaurs. There are even coveted tie-die ones, glow in the darks,
and UV activated ones.
When BCP CEO Robert Croak,
famed distributor of the Livestrong
band, went to a business conference
in China, he had the biggest light
bulb moment in his life.
Some Japanese designers had
come up with these environmental
rubber bands made of silicon rubber
that could pop back into an animal
shape.
In their eyes, it was just a small
By Amber Chong
T
his fall, a new dress code
for students in Case Middle
School came into effect. In short,
this new policy requires collared
or crewneck shirts, knee length
shorts or skirts, and footwear at
all times.
The Courier interviewed sixth
grade supervisor Dr. Chow-Hoy to
get an inside look at the new dress
code and the story behind his ties.
Courier: When did the supervisors decide to apply the new dress
code?
Doc: This is the first year that
the new dress code is in effect, but
revisions began during the second
semester of last school year.
Courier: What inspired the
new dress code for grades six to
eight?
Doc: The Middle School Supervisors were “inspired” to re-visit
our dress code at the same time
the Academy was updating theirs.
Courier: How did you decide
that all shirts must be either collared or crew neck, all shorts must
be at least knee length? Were the
students going out of control in
the way they dressed last year?
Doc: While students were not
out of control with regard to the
way they dressed, the rules were
being broken way too often. Thenew dress code was put in placebecause it was simpler and more
appropriate.
Courier: What are the consequences for breaking the dress
code?
Doc: First violation: Students
will be given an appropriate shirt
or shorts to change into, giving
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time cute little idea. They never saw
the huge potential.
Make them bigger and stronger.
Make them more colorful and bright.
Add more variety and you have the
biggest kiddy fad yet. That’s exactly
what BCP did.
Like all things that are to be
collected and traded, Silly Bandz is
shrewd marketing.
It costs about a
nickel to manufacture
a pack of 24 in China,
and, even with shipping
and packaging, every
purchase is a 70% profit
to the manufacture!
Look around you.
Aren’t your friends
wearing bandz? How about your
siblings?
It’s completely silly, how such
simple, low-tech bracelets made of
silicon (hence the name Silly Bandz)
has become such a raging musthave. And that’s not all.
Silly bandz are releasing Silly
Necklaces! Each pack contains a
fluorescent, phiten-like necklace
and six mini bandz to wear on the
necklace.
Would you go for it, or is it just
too much? How about Silly Ringz?
Silly Bandz is taking over, folks. Will
you buy a pack?
the violating outfit to their teacher
to hold on to until they wash what
is given to them.
Second violation: Same as the
first, but in addition, students are
sent to their Supervisor, and parents are notified.
Third violation: Same as the
first two, but detention and/or
suspension may be given to the
students.
Courier: Last year, when you
came to each of our classes to
talk about sixth grade, everyone
was talking about your awesome
neckties. Where do you get all of
them?
Doc: While a number were
gifts from former students, there
was a time when the Disney Store
sold ties, which is when I bought
a bunch of my Pooh and Tigger ones. Now, you can only get
Disney ties at the theme parks.
But, if you keep your eyes open,
there are a lot of places you can
find cool ties.
CMS: When you were in middle school, did you enjoy getting
dressed up, or did you just dress
like everyone else?
Doc: I would say that I dressed
like everyone else because at
`Iolani, the dress I remember
wearing a lot of polo shirts, collared Quiksilver shirts with short
sleeves that we rolled up (it was
the style back then), or our class
shirt (which was often an aloha or
Jams World shirt).
So whether you’re a fan of the
dress code, you don’t care, you
miss your denim shorts and Vnecks, it looks like the new dress
code is here to stay.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
Hot Winter
By Justin Kunimune
I
Hawaii shows signs of dry winter.
Photo courtesy of Internet
Poverty Across
the Nation
f you’re preparing for a wet
winter, you might want to
think again as signs of a possible
drought are sweeping the nation. Many states have reported
a heavy drought ruining their
farming, accompanied by huge
increases in temperature.
Coincidence? You decide.
Meteorologists even suggest
that the Colorado River could
be reduced in this nation-wide
drought.
Meanwhile, in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Oklahoma,
and Kentucky, effects of a drought
are obvious. Farmers are getting
no rain. A heat wave is coming down hard. Water levels are
going down. People are being
advised to conserve their water as
much as possible.
Some scientists are ready to
blame it on global warming.
What is global warming? Some
people think it is part of a natural
cycle on earth, while some believe
nothing is happening at all.
According to most scientists,
though, something is definitely
happening to the climate. For one
thing, water levels have risen at
least two centimeters in the past
year.
There is a definite shrinking
in the polar ice caps. Most importantly, weather patterns have
been changing.
Scientists say this is because
global warming has been accelerating the natural water cycle of
evaporation, condensation, and
precipitation. This will result in
By Kara Dung
P
overty has become a huge in
problem all over the nation.
Americans are struggling because
of the large population in poverty.
Due to the economic crisis,
there are now 4 million Americans
living in poverty.
This poor economy leaves
Two Homeless people sleeping on
the sidewalk.
Photo from the Internet
more than 156,000 people homeless and 6.4 % of the working
population unemployed in Hawaii.
According to the New Census
Bureau data, one in seven Ameri-
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water shortages in some places
and increased typhoons and hurricanes in other places.
It has also been confirmed that
CO2 levels have not been this
high in the atmosphere for at least
3,000,000 years. Many authorities agree that we must change
our life style if we are to fix this.
Across America, it’s not just the
days that are getting hotter, but
the nights are too.
In fact, a lot of states have had
record high nighttime temperatures this summer. Thirty-eight
states have recorded the highest
temperature ever recorded.
The temperature increase
seems to be centered around areas with a high population density. It seems likely that we will be
making new records next year.
So how does this all affect us?
Well, in Hawaii, there has been
a severe drought for about two
years, which has fueled many wild
fires and destroyed many crops.
Officials do not expect this dry
spell to let up anytime soon.
If climate change really is involved, a rise in sea levels would
also affect us greatly since we are
an island state.
It is clearly obvious that temperatures won’t be going down
soon, though no one knows for
sure.
Be prepared for unexpectedly hot weather, and don’t be
surprised if you don’t get a lot of
rain.
cans was in poverty in 2009,
and the median family income in
2009 was five percent lower than
it was in 1999.
That means that the average
family was making more money
in 1999 than in 2009, even
though the inflation rate keeps
going up.
According to the New York
Times, poverty
rose from 11.7
percent to
12.9 percent,
for the working age population (18 to
64 years old)
in the nation.
This is the
highest it has
been since the
1960s.
The poverty
number for
children rose
from 19 percent to 20.7
percent.
The Star
Advertiser
states that the
poverty levels in Hawaii have increased from 9.9 percent in 2008
and 12.5 percent in 2009.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
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Summer Concert
Sales Down
who spend money and buy their
tickets early lose out.
While acts like Christina Aguhe summer music concert and
ilera and Limp Bizkit have been
festival season is probably the
suffering, some groups are still
biggest of the year, but this sumdoing fine.
mer, the business struggled.
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, who
According to Rolling Stone
is playing The Wall for the first
Magazine, ticket sales were down
time in decades,
12 percent and
has been selling
revenue was
so well that Live
down 17 percent.
Nation, the conPerformers
cert promoter, defrom The Eagles
cided to add more
to The Jonas
concert dates.
Brothers to U2
Paul McCartney
have postponed
has also been
or canceled many
selling out worldof their stadium
wide. Carole King
and amphitheater
and James Taylor,
shows due to a
touring together
substantial drop
for the first time
in ticket sales and
Jonas Brothers concert poster
since the ‘70s,
lack of demand.
have been creating demand too.
Ever since the beginning of
Despite the economy, bands like
summer, concert promoters have
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
had to offer last minute two-forThe Black Keys, and Kings of Leon
one ticket sales and special deals
are still going strong.
because in this economy, people
Some performers also choose
aren’t willing to spend as much
to keep ticket prices down from
money to go to a concert.
the beginning, and that has turned
Ticket prices have been increasout to be very profitable. The Dave
ing steadily for years, but fans are
Matthews Band and Jack Johnson
now rebelling by staying home.
both use this strategy.
Concert promoters are reducNow as most summer tours are
ing the price of tickets at the last
winding down, representatives are
minute, and that’s when people
saying that this summer has been
buy them. A lot of companies have
the worst for concert sales in more
been using this tactic recently,
than a decade.
especially this summer.
A Warped Tour promoter said,
The problem with this strategy
“my heart’s broken for my busiis that it rewards the people who
ness.”
hold out for a deal, but the people
Sleep Tight Don’t Let
the Bed Bugs Bite
By Johnny Richardson
& Kyler Matsuura
Bed Bug feeding on human blood.
Photo courtesy of Internet.
By Libby Hoffenberg
T
S
leep tight, don’t let the bed
bugs bite, might become an
issue here in Hawaii Bed bugs
have already been seen all over
Hawaii.
There have been a lot of different cities where people have seen
the bedbugs. The most infested
bed bug places in the US are New
York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles
Bedbugs can be seen from
houses, apartments and hotels.
Hawaii is lucky right now that the
bed bug infestation is not as much
of a probem here than on the
mainland.
But if the bed bugs that are
here reproduce and if more come
from the mainland, Hawaii will be
in trouble.
Especially, since we live on an
Island, it would be hard to get rid
of them.
Bed bugs are very easily
spread. They are on furniture
then, they catch on people’s
clothes. Once that happens they
spread from place to place. Thenthey are pretty much everywhere.
Bed bugs might not seem harmful, but they are. While you sleep
you might not feel it, but these
are parasites and they suck your
blood.
The other reason why there are
so bad for you is because normally
there are a lot of bed bugs in one
bed. They reproduce very quickly
too.
Bed bugs can lay 1-5 eggs a
day. So in a week they could lay
up to 35 eggs. Imagine 35 bed
bugs sucking your blood.
The only poison that kills bed
bugs also harms us humans. The
poison has been banned, but there
are other ways to kill the bugs.
The Courier called Terminix,
one of leading pest control companies on Oahu. According to Terminix, if you had a bed bug problem,
a technician would look at your
house and check around the bed.
Then they would be able to give
you an estimate of how much it
may cost to get rid of the bugs.
If bed bugs are confirmed in
your house they will usually fumigate your house and either heat
your house up to 160F so the bed
bugs die from the heat. They can
also freeze the bed bugs cells at a
low temperature which would also
kill the eggs.
The good news is, Terminix told
The Courier, that although they
get at least one call a day complaining about bed-bugs, it usually
turns out to be something else.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
A Whole New Apple?
iPod Touch iOS4
Photos from apple.com
XBox 360 Kinect
Kinect is due in stores this
November.
Photos from the internet
By Tiffany Agustin
T
he iPod has a whole new look.
A new iPod touch is out that is
similar to the iPhone 4.
It has 2 cameras: one on
the front and one in the back.
It’s basically an iPhone 4 in
iPod form. The 8G is $229,
32G is $299, and the 64G is
$399.
The iPhone 4 16G sells for
$199 32G for $299.
Then there’s the new iPod
nano. It can fit in the palm of
your hand.
This new nano has a touch
screen. It has FM/AM radio.
You can view it vertically or
horizontally by turning it sideways.
It has photos, a clock, and a
preloaded fitness app.
It also doubles into a pedometer
to keep track of your steps to meet
your fitness goals.
You can customize your screen
and it has a clip in the back for
portablilty.
It also includes a VoiceOver feature that tells you the name of the
song and the artist you’re listening
to.
The nano speaks 29 different
languages.
Mono Audio lets you listen to
By Luke Withy-Berry
X
box 360 Kinect: The Future of
Gaming? On November 4th,
game stores everywhere
will be opening their doors
to find people of all ages
wanting to get their hands
on Kinect.
Kinect is a “controllerfree gaming and entertainment experience,”-according to Wikipedia.org
Like a webcam, Kinect
watches your movements,
and makes your character
do them on the screen.
This makes your body
the controller. Kinect
also has a voice recognition system that lets you
speak commands to it.
The games that have
been announced so far are: Kinect
Adventures, EA Sports 2, Sonic
Free Riders, Child of Eden, Zumba
Fitness, Star Wars Kinect, The
Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout,
Your Shape Fitness Evolved, Deca
Sports Freedom, Kinect Joy Ride,
Dance Central, Kinect Sports, Kinectanimals and UFC Trainer.
This may give Xbox a lead in the
financial “war” against the Wii and
the Playstation 3.
Although, Sony is countering
this with the Sony Wand, similar to
Nintendo Wii Remote mixed with
Kinect. Some people believe Kinect
is just an imitation of the Nintendo
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two channels at once when your
listening is limited to one ear.
The nano has Genius, like the
iPod touch and the iPhone.
If you’re listening to a song that
you like, Genius will find other
songs and make an awesome playlist for you.
It has the shake feature, where
you shake it for a different, random song.
It has a battery life that lasts a
full 24 hours if you want unlimited
music.
The 8G is $149 and the 16G is
$179.
The iPhone 4G, the iPod touch
and Nano are currently available at
Apple Stores near you.
iPod Nano
Photos from apple.com
Wii, with its “casual” games that
are preferred by the Wii’s audience. Others are hoping for FirstPerson-Shooters, like Halo and Call
of Duty.
Some people don’t feel comfortable with nothing in their hands,
so maybe Kinect will introduce
a mock controller. A lightweight
object shaped a wheel, gun, stick,
etc. to give people a better feel for
the game.
Microsoft has also released a
newer version of the Xbox 360,
called the Xbox 360 Slim. It has
the adapter built in so you can
plug Kinect straight in, and comes
with a 250 GB Hard Drive.
Although it has not come out
yet, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect is
expected to do well in the gaming
market.
The CMS Courier
November 2010
The Other Guys
Movie Review
The Other Guys Movie Poster
Photo from Internet
Breaking Dawn,
Breaking Hearts?
Breaking Dawn
Photo from Internet
By Charles Benck & Christian Tjioe
T
he Other Guys, Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for action, violence
and subject matter. Appropriate for
teens.
Genres: Action, Comedy, and
Crime
Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Adam McKay, Chris
Henchy
Top Billed Cast:
•Will Ferrell as “Allen Gamble”
•Mark Wahlberg as “Terry Hoitz”
•Derek Jeter as Himself
•Samuel L. Jackson as “P.K.
Highsmith”
Storyline:
Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg)
and Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell)
are two losers in the line of law
enforcement.
Terry’s past mistakes as a police
officer and Allen’s reluctance to
take risks have landed them a spot
as “the other guys.”
These disgraced New York City
police detectives are the mere
slaves of hero cops P.K. Highsmith
(Samuel Jackson) and Christopher
Danson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), doing their paperwork and
office work, but when a big suspicious case comes up, it’s their call
of duty to redeem themselves.
Opinion:
The CMS Courier reviewed the
movie.
This was a hilarious movie and
By Kristen Takebayashi, Sasha
Himeno-Pirice, & Kiersten Chong
B
reaking Dawn is the ending
of the thrilling Twilight Saga.
It is 768 pages. Many book
reviewers said that they loved
the book, but at the same time
were disappointed by the ending.
Readers either loved it
or hated it.
The Courier reviewers think that the
“page turning” series
has been a big hit for
teens and adults alike.
The characters are
great, but The Courier reviewers want
to know what readers
see in the plot because
there’s a girl who likes
two guys and she has
to choose between
them. Either choice
will change her life
and possibly kill her.
It’s a good plot, but
it’s the most used plot
in all books; it’s not
like there’s anything
new.
The book is divided into three
parts, Bella before, Jacob, and
then Bella after.
The reviewers like that Jacob
takes over the story for the middle part because Meyer has told
Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse
all in Bella’s perspective.
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it had us laughing the whole time.
If you like comedy movies, we
highly suggest seeing this movie.
This is like any of Will Ferrell’s
other movies. So, if you like Will
Ferrell, you should see this.
There are unexpected laughs
and scenes that will make you
laugh so hard, that other people
will make you hush.
The soundtrack was good, but
lacking. We didn’t hear enough
music throughout the movie.
The acting was good, but predictable. Mark Wahlberg overacted
in a few of his scenes. However,
his character was easily amusing.
The storyline was great because
it was easy to follow.
Overall, The Other Guys was a
fun and enjoyable experience.
The Other Guys is a slapstick
comedy that is in our opinion family friendly for ages 12 and above.
Mark Wahlberg supports the
cast very well. He was surprising
as a comedic actor.
The cast and plot were very
good which was a surprise.Comedies as laugh out loud as this one
tend tend to have stupid or confusing plots.
We would give it a B+ for the
plot, acting, and comedy.
Our combined rating of “The
Other Guys” is a B+ for it’s comedy, acting, and expression, but it
could have been a bit better if it
hadn’t been as long.
Overall, The Courier reviewers think that Breaking Dawn is a
good book.
We interviewed Tiffany Agustin
class of 2016:
Q: Did you like the book
Breaking Dawn?
A: I think there are graphic
scenes, but I think that Breaking Dawn was one of the better
books in the book series.
Q: What was your favorite part
of the book?
A: The ending is my favorite
part, but I can’t give it away.
Q: What was your least favorite part of the book?
A: I don’t really have a least
favorite part. All of it was just
average and some parts were
better.
Q: Did you like that you had
the chance to read part of the
book from Jacob’s perspective?
A: Yes!
Q: Who’s your favorite character?
A: They bring in a lot of characters because there are different
vampire clans, but my favorites
are Zafrina, Benjamin, and Renesme.
Q: Would you recommend the
book to other people?
A: I would recommend it to
people who like vampire and all
that fantasy stuff and romances.