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Iolani Archives <[email protected]> Fwd: Letter from the Head of School 1_28_18 1 message Timothy Cottrell <[email protected]> Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:47 PM Bcc: [email protected] January 28, 2018 Dear Parents, Keables Chairholders Aaron and Jordan Kandell '01 This past week was the rst 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. 1 of 17 1/30/2018, 2:19 PM

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Timothy Cottrell <[email protected]> Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:47 PMBcc: [email protected]

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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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

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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. 

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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

The ‘Io Wind QuartetHeidi Park '18, Caitlyn Kadooka '20, Kai Le Chang '19, Mikel Ishihara '18; wind quartet

Red Gold

Michelle Shuai '19, Flute SoloKathryn Johnson '18, Flute SoloCaitlyn Kadooka '20, Clarinet Solo

Red Silver

Kara Ushijima '20, Steven Qian '23, Laurence Kwock '19; clarinet trioMichelle Shuai '19 and Katherine Johnson '18, Flute DuetJeein Hong '21, Flute Solo

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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. 

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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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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 34‐30. 

‘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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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 fightingThat everyone would have a family, and that all families would be able to live somewhere safe with enough food and clean waterThat everyone can have homes, and that guinea pigs would have homes, tooThat all kids and grownups would live in peaceThat no kids would have homeworkThat children would live in a world of peace forever, and no one would live in fearThat no child would ever go hungryThat we could end global warmingThat we could end stereotyping and bullyingThat women women would be treated the same as menThat we would have peace with our enemiesThat presidents would get alongThat everyone would be smiling, kind and fair

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That kids all over the world would be able to have a healthy life from the moment they are bornThat there would be no more suffering in the worldThat everyone in the world would have watermelonThat all people would have books to readThat there would be no more hatredThat families would spend more time together making their family bond closer than ever beforeThat we would stop polluting our world with trashThat one day we won’t have to worry about threatsThat every child would be able to go to schoolThat 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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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:[email protected]

--Timothy R. Cottrell, PhDHead of School

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