Oltmanns said they were unable to put together two solid weeks of training until November, three weeks before making their Grand Prix debut in Finland, where they finished a respectable fourth. It was then that he and Oltmanns began looking for a pairs partner, and Siianytsia saw Smirnovas name on the partner search site. Obama has been my idol for so many years, said Punahou senior Allena Villanueva 22, who was one of the participants. It was one of several physical misfortunes for a pair who began skating together in 2018, following an initial tryout on the gym floor at Smirnovas Dnipro high school. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 8 May 2022), Lawmakers recognized the Filipino Curriculum Project, founded by Marissa Halagao 23, saying it helps to bolster understanding about people who make up a quarter of Hawaiis population. Others produce great ice hockey or water polo players. (Civil Beat, 10 Jan. 2023), Oakwood of California had strong showing at the Punahou Basketball Invitational. Punahou welcomes Annri Opitz-Kostick an acclaimed dance instructor with over 30 years of teaching, performance and choreography experience as its new Dance School director. Enjoy this buff n blue twist on a popular holiday story. Tennis has given me countless opportunities in my life and I am so excited to be able to compete at the highest level of competition for my sport on behalf of Team USA, she said. One of my favorite things about going to Punahou was that I felt like I was surrounded by a lot of excellence, said Carissa Moore, the reigning world champion in surfing and a Punahou grad. When the pandemic hit, I think we were all grateful that the games got postponed instead of canceled, he said. More than 30 U.S. Olympians have been graduates of Hawaii's Punahou School. Siianytsia saw his mother and sister, now 5 years old, at a refugee camp in Poland, where they spent three months immediately following the Russian invasion. Four other players will play at either a Division II or Division III school. Its powerful, beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions. Their nascent partnership has survived three years of one thing after another: Covid restrictions; her ankle injury the night before the short program at 2021 nationals, when they won the junior title with purposely watered-down programs; withdrawing from what was to have been their senior national debut at 2022 nationals when both contracted Covid; his Covid infection lingering for weeks before morphing into bronchitis and flu; and then the Russian invasion, which briefly stripped them of all desire to train. He earned the NYU Athletic Departments MLK Scholar Athlete Award. The U.S. is expected to qualify for the World Cup next month. Throughout the years as I improved, my goals got bigger and the competition grew steeper. Longtime Punahou Athletic Trainer Beth Ann Youngwas profiled by the National Athletic Trainers Association on May 4. We were told that playing tennis was potentially dangerous for our health so my coach and I didnt step onto a tennis court for almost two months, she said. He describes his ongoing journey to reach that goal. (Hawaii Business Magazine, 17 Feb. 2022), Hickam Federal Credit Union donated $5,000 to Artists Save Waves, a nonprofit founded in 2019 by then-Punahou School student Stephanie Hung 21. One of the reasons why our country is so divided is weve been so scared to talk about these issues as a nation. (KHON2, 23 Nov. 2021), Ellie Ochiai 22 was named Distinguished Young Woman of Hawaii and will receive a four-year full tuition scholarship to Hawaii Pacific University. Eighth-grade faculty memberChristina Torreswas interviewed for the story. Danger sirens have sounded in Dnipro more than 1,000 times in the past 11 months, but nearly all have fortunately not been followed by an attack. They were among 57 Hawaii high school seniors selected in honor of their academic ability and potential for collegiate success. (HawaiiBusiness Magazine, 1 Sept. 2022), Punahous night-blooming cereus flowers and grounds supervisor Michel Sebastian were featured in Fleeting beauty: Cereus blossoms reveal themselves once a year. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 28 Aug. 2022), Honolulu wins Little League World Series, beating Curacao 13-3. I have heard this, Moore said, smiling when told the nickname. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 24 Nov. 2021), Filmmaker and historian Bob Liljestrand 59, who preserved Ossipoff masterpiece, dies at 79. In such a tough time I hope that our team shows whats great about our country and we work as hard as possible to win. Patrick ONeill 11 and four college buddies are part owners of Hot Rod Charlie, a horse competing in the Kentucky Derby. Theres nothing up there yet, of the 44th U.S. President, Moore said, but its definitely something the school is very proud of., MORE: Hockey field to hospital ward: Olympians life amid coronavirus pandemic. Im so excited to go to the Olympics and share the spirit of aloha that Duke shared.. The whole school, everyone is doing something.. (Hawaii News Now, 15 April 2022), The 2022 Distinction of Merit and Scholastic Occupation teacher award was presented toLauraAckerman-Biegasiewicz 05, who teaches in Arizona State Universitys School of Molecular Sciences. Special Olympics athletes from across the southeast U.S. will meet at Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock and Boone February 12-14 to compete in Alpine skiing and snowboarding. In an interview thatKHON2 Newsaired on Jan. 29, Carnival co-chairTate Goodman 22said, It was hard to alter a long-standing tradition that has been going on since the Great Depression, but were so grateful that we were able to create some new traditions and still raise funds for students in need of financial aid., Civil Beatpublished a story on Jan. 12 about how local teachers were talking about the attack on the U.S. Capitol with students. Im proud to represent the USA, but most of all Hawaii, she said. CNN . Girl Scout and Punahou third grader Laurel Schoens 30 essay titled What Space Travel Will be Like in 10 Years is one of 21 essays and artwork selected from 700 entries submitted by Girl Scouts from across the U.S., Japan and Germany that will be sent to the International Space Station, reported Hawaii News Now on March 18. They began the 2022-23 season in early October with a struggling seventh at a Challenger Series event in Finland. In 2014, she was inducted into the prestigious Surfers Hall of Fame. earned the Global Online Academys (GOA) Catalyst for Change Prize for presenting a compelling and inspiring case for change, GOA announced on May 6. Choy is a summa cum laude graduate of the Shidler College of Business and a graduate from the William S. Richardson School of Law. It is coordinated in partnership by The Institute for Human Services and the Punahou Girls Cross Country Team. Baron said she was devastated when she first received word that the Paralympics would be delayed a year. (Molokai Dispatch, 19 May 2022), Native Hawaiian composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti 02, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, is premiering a composition locally. Dnipro, a city of nearly one million inhabitants in east-central Ukraine, had been largely spared the wars horror until Saturday, when a Russian missile devastated most of a civilian apartment block and killed more than 40 people. Alex Buntin-Nakamuras 21 project on How Can Sustainable and Green Architecture Revitalize Hawaiis Chinatown? I feel super blessed, super fortunate. Ojerio 09was interviewed on Dec. 1 byHawaii News Now. (UH News, 1 March 2022), Former first lady Michelle Obama met with a group of young women in Honolulu to listen and offer support as part of the Obama Foundations Girls Opportunity Alliance. The book is about how the habitat of a native bird is threatened by the Rapid Ohia Death disease and proceeds will go towards fighting Rapid Ohia Death, Lee and his mother explained on HPRs The Conversation on May 26. Hawaii volleyball icon and Punahou alumnus Kevin Wong 90 will be a part of NBCs Summer Olympics coverage for the third straight games, KHON2 announced on July 18. Despite his illness and their flagging motivation, they did not withdraw because there was no one qualified to take their place. Ojerio 09 of Aloha de Mele, and Zak Barry 10, Matthew Hong 10 and Luke Untermann 10 of Banan. In her spare time, she was such a convincing tour guide for prospective Punahou students that admissions officers called her The Closer, according to SI. Then came last Feb. 24, when Russias unprovoked invasion of Ukraine began a war that has lasted nearly a year, tearing apart the fabrics of millions of lives. Its a very comfortable, free environment. Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. He follows former Academy Principal Emily McCarren as she departs to become the head of Keystone Academy in Beijing. Please visit www.punahou.edu for more information or email us at bulletin@punahou.edu. After reaching the round of 16 in singles and the doubles quarterfinals at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, shes eager for another opportunity to compete among the worlds top players in the sport. Punahou junior Lua Bowman 22 was named Hawaiis first-ever youth poet laureate during the Maui Arts & Cultural Centers Live @ the MACC series on May 22, reported MauiNow. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 12 April 2022), FormerPunahou Schoolstandout Kaulana Makaula 19 leavesUSCto come home and play for University of Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade. Public School. An asterisk (*) indicates a person who attended Punahou but did not graduate with senior class. That, the coach said, is the reverse of how they act in person. By 2018, bigger and stronger, he had mastered all the triple jumps while competing two seasons in intermediate and novice level singles. It was longest period I had been home since high school, so it was nice to get some good quality family time. As the only U.S. team at the event, where only 10 pairs competed, they got a second spot for the federation just by finishing. Spain, coming off a European title, displaced the U.S. by a slim margin. Like Michelle Wie, Manti Teo and Obama, who played one season of varsity basketball on the Buff n Blues 1979 state title team. This time, they have a good chance to strike gold, with Shoji as one of the team standouts. She recently retired as COO of Queens Medical Center-West Oahu. Be a part of the Punahou Carnival tradition! (Yahoo, 26 April 2022), Punahou claims another ILH girls water polo crown. Punahou School is an independent K-12 school in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Carissa Moore 10, Erik Shoji 08 and Taylor Crabb 10 were mentioned among Hawaiis athletes in a Yahoo News recap of the Olympics on Aug. 9. Local media outlets reported on Jan. 16 thatNancy Weiner 91Cordes was named as the new CBS Chief White House Correspondent. ACivil Beatstory published on Feb. 23 about COVID-19 testing in schools quoted Punahou Director of CommunicationsRobert Gelber 92: The school will be rolling out a voluntary testing program for K-12 families and already has begun rapid antigen testing for staff and students participating in certain athletic programs., Local media outlets all reported on the effort made to make Punahou Carnival happen this year. (KHON2, 11 Nov. 2022), Punahou volleyball pair, Lulu Uluave 24 and Grace Fiaseu 23 are simply smashing. To help the pair master English they both grew up with Russian-speaking parents the coach insisted they speak nothing but English from wakeup until 6 p.m. each day. Sign Up Now! The Honolulu-Star Advertiser announced that five Hawaii mens volleyball players received All-America recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on May 3, including BYU setter Wil Stanley 16 and UC Santa Barbara outside hitter Ryan Wilcox 18 as an honorable mention. How Can Sustainable and Green Architecture Revitalize Hawaiis Chinatown? (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 12 April 2022), Susan Rehberg 66 Murray was awarded the Pacific Business News Women Who Mean Business 2022 Career Achievement Award. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 4 Feb. 2022), Punahou Carnival hoping for big virtual turnout to bolster financial aid needs. 1 min read. (Hawaii News Now, 5 Jan. 2022), Punahou sweeps state cross country team titles on foggy, muddy course at Hawaii Preparatory Academy campus in Waimea. (Poetry Out Loud, 11 March 2022), Punahou sweeps state paddling titles. The Slovenians beat Argentina and Spain in Olympic group play, then lost in the semifinals to France and the bronze-medal game to Australia. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and played in the NFL until 2021. His name turned up on a partner search site, figure skatings version of a dating app, a venue where the women usually greatly outnumber the men. 808-944-5714. Competing as Miss Chinatown Hawaii, she beat 16 other candidates to become the 76th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii. Connections Collection SummaryYearly Punahou School calendar printed for student families and current Punahou employees. The magazine deemed it a 76-acre citadel of academic and athletic excellence where Aristotle meets Duke Kahanamoku.. Student entrepreneur Keira Henriques 24 of Kieras Creations is also one of the honorees. Choose from thousands of products to decorate, including the newest Olympic High School Trojans t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jerseys, hats, long sleeve shirts, face masks, polos, shorts, sweatpants, and more. Punahou and the Olympics Just saw a little piece on how Punahou fields an unusual amount of Olympic athletes. (KHON, 10 Dec. 2023), Punahou football player Noah Macapulay 24 overcame obstacles to rebuild his life. All Rights Reserved. recently finished the mural that features Carissa Moore 10 and Duke Kahanamoku, who are both Olympic gold medalists. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 17 April 2022), Punahou sophomore L. Kensington Ono 24 penned an article about her great-granduncle Gerome Mitsuo Hirata, a nisei veteran. (ESPN Honolulu, 17 Sept. 2022), The Sidney and Minnie Kosasa Community received an award of merit and Hawaii Energy award for energy-efficient design in this years AIA Design Awards program. Hawaii News Nowaired a story on Dec. 1 aboutNick Kapule 17. Its powerful, beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions. Shop online at the Punahou Carnival Jewelry Store. (HNN, 5 May 2022), Punahou sweeps Kamehameha to capture another ILH volleyball victory. Rhoades competed in the college-aged division after winning the high school division in the past. (HVCA, 9 Feb. 2022), Race Agcaoili 18 is studying public policy at NYU and is incorporating his experience working in the PUEO Program at Punahou School as a case study in his seniorproject. She was Ukrainian, he was French, and they were just doing what we all are: figure skating, performing, enjoying the sport itself, no matter what flag you are representing.. (Hawaii News Now, 4 Oct. 2021), Tita Ahunas journey in athletics has brought her to Punahou, first as an administrator, and now as the girls volleyball coach. Im symptom-free, thankfully, but deeply disappointed to not be able to join Jake (Gibb) on the sand and compete as a member of Team USA, Crabb said in a statement shared on social media. Born and raised in Honolulu First game is on Saturday, July 24, against France at 2:30 a.m. HST (9:45 p.m. in Japan). Outfielder Cole Cabrera 17, who played the past four seasons at Cal Poly, is joining the University of Hawaii baseball team as a graduate transfer, reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on July 18. (Hawaii News Now, 18 Oct. 2021), A poetic and photographic celebration of Punahous beloved night-blooming cereus by writer Ligaya Mishan 88 and photographer Linny Morris 73 for T: The New York Times Style Magazine. The Honolulu Youth Commission provides those aged 14 24 with the opportunity to serve their community. Director of Sustainability Debbie Millikan and Punahou faculty member Stephanie Brown are among educators helping Hawaii students understand climate change. Congratulations to Punahou student players Kobe Hino 28, Luke Hiromoto 28, Kekoa Payanal 28, Cohen Sakamoto 27, Brennan Tomas 28 and Daly Watson 28. 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