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Engineering Students of Waipahu High

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- Lenovo Scholar Network - BIA-Hawaii Home Building & Remodeling Show - Tiny House Design Challenge - TEAM+S Competition - Hawai’i Science & Engineering Fair - AOE Triumphs at Freshmen Science & Engineering Fair - Hawaii STEM Conference - Success for 2018 in Revit Certification - Success for 2019 in SolidWorks Certification - Connect to Careers in Engineering/STEM Fields - AOE Student Board & Class Organization - AOE Advisory Board - Career Exploration: Business Involvement - How Businesses Can Help

Wiliki Haumana O’ Waipahu Kula Ki’eki’e

IN THIS ISSUE

Waipahu AOE Gets Recognized by the City and Council of Honolulu

On March 22nd, Waipahu High School’s Academy of Engineering was recognized for its selection (as the only school from the state of Hawai’i) into this year’s Lenovo Scholar Network. For more information regarding the Lenovo Scholar

Network, please see the following page.

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Lenovo Scholar Network

Written by Jasmyn Carlos and Kyle Daquioag, c/o 2018

Waipahu High School was the only school from Hawaii to participate in this year’s Lenovo Scholar Network national app competition. For this competition, the students worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab’s App Inventor development tool, a web-based tool for creating Android apps, to build and test their apps. Two apps: Solvetry and O’ahu College Finder from our Academy of Engineering were entered. Solvetry, designed by Kyle Daquioag and Daniel Quiamas, was recognized as one of the Honorable Mentions for achieving the highest cumulative number of points in the category, “Adequacy of the Solution.” CONGRATULATIONS!

Kyle Daquioag & Daniel Quiamas - Solvetry

Solvetry is a Geometric Formula Calculator. The app allows students to determine certain geometric properties of shapes with the use of formulas. The primary purpose of the app is to help freshmen Geometry Honors students, Nicole Daquioag and Dominick Quiamas. Solvetry gives users multiple shapes to choose from, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. By selecting a certain a shape, a picture and geometric formulas will be displayed. Users are able to input dimensions such as length, width, and height, and then the app will output the value of the area, surface area, or volume. Students will consistently see these formulas, and they will gradually be integrated into their minds. The app may also be used as a method of cross-checking homework answers. The biggest obstacle was coding each picture, label, and text box to change depending on the shape that was chosen. The values entered into the text boxes had to be implemented into the correct equation. In addition, components that were not used for a certain shape had to be made invisible. Zedrick Ara & Justine Jumalon – O’ahu College Finder O’ahu College Finder is an app that allows students to efficiently find information about universities and community colleges on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu. Such information includes the college address, tuition, acceptance rate, required grade point average (GPA), and ACT/SAT scores. Also, the app links users to the college’s official website. The app was designed to minimize a problem that Waipahu High School Counselor, Mrs. Tracee Kinjo faced numerous times where a student would come into her office not knowing about the requirements of their intended college. The biggest obstacle was figuring out the logic in each function and getting the code to work. Despite the challenges, Zedrick Ara stated that “The Lenovo app competition was a really fun experience for the both of us. Justine and I worked well together and we learned how to create apps on MIT App Inventor 2.”

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BIA-Hawaii Home Building &

Remodeling Show

Written by Jasmyn Carlos, c/o 2018

On January 27th to the 29th, the Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) had their annual “Home Building and Remodeling Show”, also known as the “Big Show”. The purpose of this event is to give the general public the opportunity to “meet with suppliers, contractors, and designers under one roof at the Neal S. Blasdell Exhibition Hall.” At the event, the junior class of the academy informed the attendees as well as the Waipahu AOE Advisory Board members of their Tiny House Design Challenge.

Pictured with WHS Assistant Principal, David Tanuvasa and Industrial Engineering &

Technology Pathway Counselor, Tracee Kinjo

AOE Class of 2018 with Senator Clarence Nishihara & his wife.

Waipahu High School’s Booth

Kayla Diniega explaining the proposed design of the Accessory Dwelling Unit.

Accessory Dwelling Unit Model built by the Student Structural Team.

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Tiny House Design Challenge

Written by Jasmyn Carlos, c/o 2018

Living on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is limited land area available for

housing. In the recent years, the population of O’ahu has rapidly grown. Simultaneously, there has been a housing deficit, where the count of homes on the island is not able to accommodate for the growing population. A feasible solution is needed to provide sustainable and economic housing for the people. Thus, the Tiny House Design Challenge was created. Local engineering firm, SSFM International and family-owned construction company, Atlas Construction have partnered with Waipahu High School’s Academy of Engineering, Class of 2018 for a work-based learning experience to develop and design an accessory dwelling unit. According to Section 21-10.1 of the Revised Ordinance of Honolulu 1990, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is “a second dwelling unit, including separate kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom facilities, attached or detached from the primary dwelling unit on the zoning lot”. In order to accomplish this goal of designing an ADU and completing all the necessary project deliverables, the Waipahu AOE Class of 2018 established tasks and roles based on the student’s career aspirations. Such roles include student project managers, student architects, student structural engineers, student electrical engineers, and student mechanical engineers. The Design on Autodesk Revit

The design focused on creating an “illusion” where the accessory dwelling unit appeared much “bigger” than it actually was. This was done through the use of many windows, glass, and a style of simplicity. Through the incorporation of double hung windows as well as a glass front door, this ensured that the ADU received as much natural lighting as it possibly could and the amount of windows also ensured that the ADU received sufficient ventilation. Glass was further used in the upper cabinets and dining table. Due to the transparency of glass, see through furnishings created an impression of “expansiveness”. Another element that was added to the design was the use of few, large furnishings. This ultimately gave the home a more open concept and because the ADU lacked of clutter, the dweller would not feel cramped inside. The ADU featured a harmonious color palette between the interior and exterior.

Students’ Experience

Shane Kuroiwa, a member of the Student Electricals Team, said, “The Tiny House Design Challenge was a good hands on experience, working with real people.” Likewise, Kayla Diniega, a member of the Student Mechanicals Team agreed, “It was an impactful learning experience that made me communicate more than I would normally.”

Recent Development

The Tiny House Design Challenge will continue on into the upcoming school year. This time extension will allow for minor changes to be made. After all, as stated by Rodney Kim, the Vice President of Atlas Construction, “The engineering design process does not stop until the design is actually constructed.” Along with that, the additional time will allow for this accessory dwelling unit to gain more promotion throughout the community (to encourage involvement and sponsors) prior to the grand giveaway.

ADU Design on Autodesk Revit 2016

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TEAM+S Competition Written by Ian Acosta and Ashlee Balignasay, c/o 2019

All grades from Waipahu High School’s Academy of Engineering participated in the TEAM+S (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) competition on March 29th. This year’s theme was “Engineering the Environment.” This competition required each team to write an essay, answer multiple choice questions, and complete a design and build challenge.

Prior to the competition, each team was required to submit an essay. Within their essay, students

had to identify a type of renewable energy source that will be able to power homes within their state for the next five years. Additionally, they had to research any technological issues that may occur within their proposed idea and strategically come up with an effective solution to those problems. In doing so, each team had to provide an estimated cost for the implementation of their final project.

For the multiple choice questions, teams were given 90 minutes to answer 80 multiple choice questions from 8 different engineering scenarios that ranged from basic algebra to advanced physics. These engineering scenarios include geothermal energy, water treatment, smart cars, biometric fluid dynamics, self-contained ecosystems, home energy use, subways and solar power, and global climate change.

Lastly, after the multiple choice section, students were assigned to complete a hands-on design challenge. Their task was to build the cheapest and most functional robotic arm in 75 minutes. The design of the robot arm had to be thoroughly planned before it can be built. Items such as cardboard, rubber bands, pencils, tape, string, and binder clips were the only materials allowed to build their arm. In the end, their prototypes were put to the test to lift up a 16.9 fluid ounce water bottle and have it be accurately placed on a specified target.

Competing teams were separated by grade levels 9-10th and 11-12th. Sophomores Ian Acosta, Marc Bolosan, Abc-d Edra, Matthew Fiesta, Kyle Lingat, Lindsey Millerd, Christopher Ona, and Darrell Somera placed 1st overall in state from the 9-10th grade division (See top image). Juniors Bradley Bumanglag, Kyle Daquioag, Dustyn Gaoiran, Ryan Kawabata, Shane Kuroiwa, Mark Lim, and Daniel Quiamas placed 1st overall in state for the 11-12th grade division (See bottom image). Having to go through these rigorous challenges, each student was able learn the value of teamwork and communication. Due to the interesting topics this year, students have a better insight about different renewable energy sources and the calculations behind it. By allowing them to cultivate knowledge in a variety of subjects, TEAM+S has helped push students to learn and apply subjects in and out of school.

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Hawai’i Science & Engineering Fair Written by Daniel Quiamas, c/o 2018

The Academy of Engineering was well represented at the school, district, and state levels of the 2017 Hawai’i Science and Engineering Fair. Dustyn Gaoiran, Mark Lim, and Christian Roa competed at the district level, while Timothy Chinen, Kyle Daquioag, Daniel Quiamas, and JosephRyder Young competed at the district and state levels. Please read below to learn more about the projects that each of these students put countless hours of work into. Timothy Chinen - Creating an App to Increase Accessibility for People with Color Vision Deficiency

Computer Science: Chinen created a mobile application using MIT’s App Inventor to allow color blind people, himself included, recognize and name colors correctly, effectively creating more opportunities for people that are color blind.

Leeward District Science and Engineering Fair Awards: o Intel Excellence in Computer Science - $200 o Best in Category Award: Computer Science o Individual Senior Research Honorable Mention Grand Award o Student Finalist Grand Award

Hawai’i State Science and Engineering Fair Awards: o Hawai’i Optometric Association - $100 o Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - $50 o University of Hawai’i at Manoa Department of Information &

Computer Sciences - $200

Kyle Daquioag - Engineering a Portable Wind Turbine to Power Your Cellular Device

Energy - Physical: Daquioag used a small fan and several motors as a generator to create his own prototype of a miniature wind turbine. After recording the power outputs of each motor, he then linearized his data to approximate the theoretical motor needed to charge a cellphone.

Leeward District Science and Engineering Fair Awards: o Arizona State University - Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award o Best in Category Award: Energy - Physical

Hawai’i State Science and Engineering Fair Awards: o 1st Place in Category Award: Energy - Physical

Dustyn Gaoiran - Can Leaves Generate Electricity?

Energy - Physical: Gaoiran created his own prototype of an original concept - a tree that generates electricity. With rotating blades on a generator acting as his “leaves,” he was able to record a voltage reading on a voltmeter.

Mark Lim - Using Renewable Wave Energy to Power an LED

Energy - Physical: Lim tested to see whether or not the to-and-fro motion of the ocean’s waves could be converted into electricity. By using a coil of wires and passing a magnet through its center to simulate this motion, he was able to generate a measureable amount of electricity.

Timothy Chinen showing his app to City Council member Brandon Elefante.

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Daniel Quiamas - Powering the Future: Testing the Efficiency of a Salt Water Battery

Energy - Chemical: Quiamas used plastic food containers, copper piping, zinc sheet metal, and ocean water to construct his own salt water battery, as an alternative to environmentally dangerous lead-acid batteries. He was able to power an LED, Buzzer, and Micro-Vibration Motor.

Leeward District Science and Engineering Fair Awards: o RICOH Sustainable Development Award o Yale Science and Engineering Association Award o Arizona State University - Walton Sustainability Solutions

Initiative Award Hawai’i State Science and Engineering Fair Awards:

o United States Office of Naval Research Award o American Public Works Association Award o 2nd Place in Category: Energy - Chemical

Christian Roa - Using Your Wastewater to Generate Electricity

Energy - Physical: Roa constructed a contraption which took the wastewater heading down a pipe and used it to turn a turbine in order to generate electricity. His project successfully generated a measureable amount of electricity.

JosephRyder Young - Will This Drone Fly?

Physics and Astronomy: Young, recognizing that drones are becoming increasingly popular as we head closer into the future, attached weights on a drone and see exactly how the weight affected the battery life of it.

AOE Triumphs at Freshmen Science & Engineering Fair

CONGRATULATIONS to the following 2020 AOE projects that placed in the top ten at the Waipahu High School Freshmen Science and Engineering Fair: 1st Place Alicia Acosta & Rianne Tangonan – Oscillating Water Columns

Mechanical Engineering: Acosta and Tangonan constructed oscillating water columns and compared the generated voltages.

Awarded Best in Category

2nd Place Mark Dela Cruz & Jayden Domingo – SuWe Bridge

Mechanical Engineering: Dela Cruz and Domingo designed a Double-Howe Suspension bridge through the use of a simulator.

4th Place Jerome Castillo – Attraction & Repulsion: The Use of Magnetic Fields to Generate Rotational Motion

Mechanical Engineering: Castillo created a prototype with permanent magnets to spin a rotor and generate rotational movement.

Daniel Quiamas recording the voltage of the battery with tap water serving as

the electrolyte.

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Hawai’i STEM Conference

Written by Jennifer Carlos, Anghelo Macha, and John Ramos, c/o 2019

The annual Hawai’i STEM Conference was hosted at the Ala Moana Hotel on May 1st. Due to this

year’s on-island location, numerous members of the academy were able to participate. The conference began with the 5x5 industry sessions. In these networking sessions, students interacted with industry professionals for 5 rounds with each round lasting for 5 minutes. Through these sessions, students asked questions, obtained advice, and gained more interest in STEM fields. Industry professionals from companies such as Apple, DevLeague, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Microsoft, and more attended.

Ashlee Balignasay, Jessica Lopez, and John Ramos entered in the on-site Royer Studios competition.

In this competition, teams of students competed to produce the most effective public service announcement (PSA) regarding the given topic, sustainable energy. Within the given time of 4 hours, students had to research facts, create original artwork, design a storyboard, and record their animation. The Royer Studios competition pushed students to uncover their skills in acting as well as in arts and craft. This competition tested the students’ creativity and improved their communication skills.

Ian Acosta, Angela Geronimo, Anghelo Macha, and Gwyneth Raquepo entered the 3 C’s competition.

These four students created advertising materials for a specific client that they met on the day of the competition. They were given 1 day to create a logo, 1-2 minute long video, and brochures/flyers. Along with that, they had to present and get the approval of their client. This competition pushed students to the limit by seeing whether they could produce high quality work in a short interval of time.

Hawai’i STEM Conference Participants & Advisor, Tessie Lumabao

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Kim Acorda and Jennifer Carlos participated in the Program Impact Assessment (PIA). Acorda and Carlos strongly implemented their experiences and accomplishments of their fellow classmates in the Academy of Engineering. For the PIA, students prepared an essay and display board showcasing the student projects, self-directed learning, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, community involvement, and resource integration in their local communities. At the end of the conference, there were student breakout STEM sessions. These sessions allowed students to meet one another, learn skills, and participate in activities related to STEM. The categories of these breakout sessions were engineering, digital media, leadership and networking, and STEM tools.

Success for 2018 in Revit Certification

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students from the AOE Class of 2018, who are now certified users in Autodesk Revit Architecture! FIRST TRY April 8, 2017

Braden Amorozo Bradley Bumanglag Jasmyn Carlos Kyle Daquioag Mark Lim Daniel John Quiamas

April 14 2017 Zedrick Ara Dustyn Gaoiran Ryan Kawabata Christian Roa Alysha Somera JosephRyder Young

SECOND TRY April 21, 2017

Aspen Kobayashi

Success for 2019 in SolidWorks Certification CONGRATULATIONS to the following students from the AOE Class of 2019, who are now certified at the level of Associate in Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks! FIRST TRY April 8, 2017

Kristofel Abella Ian Acosta Jarren Calizo Angela Geronimo Bryson Manuel Dylan Tucker

SECOND TRY May 13, 2017

Kim Acorda Jennifer Carlos Gwyneth Raquepo

Revit Logo

SolidWorks Logo

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Connect to Careers in Engineering/STEM Fields! Written by Jasmyn Carlos and Aspen Kobayashi, c/o 2018

On May 4th, the Connect to Careers in Engineering Fields conference was held in the library of

Waipahu High School. Industry experts from the Waipahu Academy of Engineering Advisory Board came to talk about various engineering careers, give college and career readiness tips, and list job skills needed in today’s workplace. Engineering panelists included: Lori Arakawa (Sustainability Program Manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Song K. Choi (Assistant Dean at the University of Hawaii’s College of Engineering), Derek Mukai (Principal Engineer at the Community Planning and Engineering Inc.), and Pete Pascua (Vice President at Wilson Okamoto Corporation).

To watch a replay of this conference, the video was uploaded onto Nepris’ website:

https://nepris.com/sessions/session/detail/50362

AOE Class of 2017 AOE Class of 2018

AOE Class of 2019 AOE Class of 2020

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2016-17 Academy Student Board & Class Organizations

The Academy of Engineering Student Board and Class Organizations (SBCO) was established in August 2015. Inspired by the Student Board of Engineers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, it is structured as an umbrella organization, where there is a student board above four class organizations. The SBCO was implemented to provide an organization that expresses the voice of AOE students at class, academy, and community levels.

Each grade level is a Class Organization with four officers: the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of Budget, and the Secretary of Events. Class organizations focus on interactions with other on-campus and in-complex organizations.

Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020

President Timothy Chinen Shane Kuroiwa Lindsey Millerd Jerome Castillo

Vice-President Cole Phillips Daniel Quiamas Ashlee Balignasay Charize Balignasay

Secretary of Budget - Jasmyn Carlos Christian Chong Dominick Quiamas

Secretary of Events - Braden Amorozo Ian Acosta Danielle Drig

The Student Board consists of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and the President of

each grade level. Committee Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons are also included in the Student Board. Committees at the student Board level are the Inter-School Outreach Committee and Public Relations Committee. The focus of the Student Board is to interact with off-campus organizations.

Chairperson: Hollis Frazzetto (2017) Inter-School Outreach Chair: Kayla Diniega (2018) Vice-Chairperson: Kyle Daquioag (2018) Inter-School Outreach Vice-Chair: TBD Secretary: Lindsey Millerd (2019) Public Relations Chair: Jasmyn Carlos (2018) Treasurer: Daniel Quiamas (2018) Public Relations Vice-Chair: Kristofel Abella (2019)

2016-17 AOE Advisory Board

The Academy of Engineering Advisory Board (AB) was established in 2016. The members met on October 20th, and the following AB positions were filled: Chairperson Song Choi, Vice-Chairperson Derek Mukai, Secretary Allyn Tabata, and Treasurer Tim Tucker. Committees at the AB level: Fundraising, Public Relations, and Work Based Learning were established.

On Site Coordinator William Speed and Tim Tucker are a part of the Fundraising Committee. Lois Hamaguchi advises the Public Relations Committee. While Lori Arakawa, Deborah Scruton, Ryan Kozuma, and Pete Pascua collaborate to bring work-based learning opportunities for the students of our academy.

Officers Song K. Choi, Chair (UH College of Engineering) Derek K. Mukai, Vice Chair (Community Planning & Engineering, Inc.) Allyn Tabata, Secretary (HDR) Tim Tucker, Treasurer (Project Management Plus) Rochelle Pagaduan, Board Intern (University of Hawaii Manoa) Raemi Tokuhama, Academy Director (Waipahu High School) Bill Speed, Site Coordinator (Waipahu High School)

Directors Lori Arakawa (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Lois Hamaguchi (University of Hawaii CTE Office) John Hirano (Leeward Community College) Paul Kikuchi (PGH Wong) Ryan Kozuma (Kiewit Building Group, Inc.) Darin Mar (SSFM International) Pete Pascua (Wilson Okamoto Corporation) Deborah Scruton (Kiewit Building Group, Inc.) Darryl Gomez, Past Chair

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Career Exploration: Business Involvement

Written by Kristofel Abella, c/o 2019 and Jasmyn Carlos, c/o 2018

On March 6th, Aaron Kagawa, Vice President of

Product & Technology at DataHouse, visited to talk to our sophomore and junior classes. Mr. Kagawa talked about his experiences as a software engineer and gave insight on the rigorous work that any engineer goes through. Despite all of the hardships, there are also many fun things that only an engineer can enjoy. For example, the work environment of most software engineers are commonly compared to a kid’s playground. He also talked about the importance of engineering in the today’s society as well as the near future. With the technological industry increasing exponentially, the importance of the engineering field is at its highest peak.

On April 12th, Grant Kobayashi, Senior Account Manager at Toshiba Business Solutions and former Lead Instructor at Cape Fox Government Services, visited the sophomore and junior classes to talk to them about aerospace engineering. In his talk, he stated that aerospace engineering is a great profession because it allows you to understand most, if not all, of the other engineering disciplines, such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. His talk inspired students such as Bryson Manuel and Kristofel Abella, to pursue the career of aerospace engineering. In the short time that he had left, he also showed some of the projects that he had worked on. Such projects included rockets and path trajectory. With the hope of reaching Mars, aerospace engineers in training have learned many things from Mr. Kobayashi.

On April 24th, Jennifer Chun and Joslyn Hamada,

third year electrical engineering students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, visited the junior class to talk about the College of Engineering as well its summer program and organizations (e.g. ASCE, SWE). Chun and Hamada listed the engineering disciplines offered: civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. They also talked about how there are many scholarship opportunities for upcoming Hawaii high school seniors at UH Manoa.

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How Businesses Can Help

Preparing today’s students for career readiness extends beyond the classroom. When students gain real-world experience and immerse themselves in professional settings, they will not only experience a deeper understanding of core academic subjects, they will also gain the necessary workforce skills to be successful in the workplace. We would like to invite businesses to help Academy students in a variety of ways. Examples of work-based learning activities include: workplace visits, field trips to engineering project sites, networking events, class presentations by working engineers, project-based advice and mentoring, special engineering and/or community events, career or job fairs, internships, and scholarship opportunities.

With your company’s involvement, AOE students will be better informed about potential career options and can then select courses of study that are tied to their individual career goal. Please contact us if your business and/or organization is interested in getting involved.

1) Please let us know what type of activities your company can offer and a point of contact (i.e., name, title, email, phone number) so we can follow-up. Contact: Lois Hamaguchi, AOE Director, at loishama@hawaii.edu If you have additional questions please feel free to contact her at (808) 956-6115.

2) Your business’s contribution will be documented. Example: In-Kind support—a school receipt will include type of work-based learning activity, number of students, and hours and an estimated value. Monetary support—a school receipt will include value and application. Contact: Tim Tucker, AOE Treasurer, at tim.tucker@projman-hawaii.com