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Engineering Students of Waipahu High

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The Classes of the Academy 2018 + STEM Capstone 2019 + Revit Architecture 2020 + SolidWorks 2021 + SketchUp HDOT Summer Internship Campus Beautification + Social Tiny House Design Challenge: Scholar Day Business Partnership Reception Homecoming Parade Restore Hawai’i Sustainability Event Winter Social Student Board and Class Organizations Public Relations Committee Advisory Board How Businesses Can Help

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IN THIS ISSUE

Going on Year Six

Written by Jerome Castillo, c/o 2020 At the end of the school year 2016 - 2017, Waipahu’s Academy of Engineering had to say good bye to one of their instructors, Mrs. Raemi Tokuhama. Due to her leave from the academy, it was announced that Ms. Dawn Shin will become the new second year instructor while Ms. Tessie Lumabao will teach the first, third, and fourth year elective courses. After receiving her Bachelors in Electrical Engineering at Northwestern University, Ms. Dawn Shin aspires to be able to share her experiences and enthusiasm about engineering or STEM as a whole by aiding the students with the basic fundamentals of SolidWorks for the sole purpose of passing the CSWA exam. All of the instructors and students are hard at work

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The Classes of the Academy

2018 + STEM CAPSTONE Written by Aspen Kobayashi and Daniel Quiamas The Academy of Engineering’s Class of 2018 enters their final year of high school with the challenging task of showing their mastery of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematical concepts that they have learned for the past four years: STEM Capstone. This year, AOE seniors are working on engineering-based projects, centered on the Engineering Design Process, to enter in Waipahu High School’s Science and Engineering Fair in the third Quarter. With the successful and satisfactory completion of this project, students will be awarded STEM Honors at graduation.

2019 + REVIT ARCHITECTURE Written by Ian Acosta, Angela Geronimo, Bryson Manuel, John Ramos After a year of learning the program SolidWorks, The Academy of Engineering’s junior class has transitioned into the use of a new CAD program called Autodesk Revit. Revit is a building information modeling software that allows for the designing of buildings and structures. Learning this software introduces the students to the architectural and civil aspects of engineering. Currently, the juniors are working on a project where they are tasked to design a “Dream House” for a designated client. For this project, the students must create a home on Revit to the specifications of their client’s wants and preferences. With this project, they are able to prepare for their Revit certification exam that they will be taking towards the end of the school year. This project leaves room for creativity as not many constraints were given. Students were to assume that the clients could pay for all features of the house. The only constraints were size constraints, which are based on the average mansion size. As a result, house designs of many shapes and sizes were produced. Although the project is still in progress, the juniors have also been practicing how to explain their thoughts and steps while they designed their house through their own Basis of Design. As of December, the juniors learned about many basic Revit features. These features include adding walls, stairs, windows, furniture, and floors. They learn through an online curriculum on stem101.org. While students have the freedom to learn at their own pace, they are encouraged to follow a set of due dates for specific lessons so that the class can be on the same page. It will not be long until the Class of 2019 manages to learn and make the most of Revit.

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2020 + SOLIDWORKS Written by Jerome Castillo The Class of 2020 began the year by welcoming a few new members to the academy. With the whole class now numbering twenty-eight students and a new instructor for the second course - one could say that they are up for something big! During the first quarter, the students started off with introductory presentations in order to break the ice with the new members and their new teacher, which were later followed by a set of assignments that pertained SolidWorks. SolidWorks is a 3D modeling software used to design objects in order to get a gauge of its appearance in the real world or in more simple terms, it is a program used to create virtual items found in real life that can be 3D printed and have many applications in the physical world. The first SolidWorks class project required each individual student to create a Tic Tac Toe model with the provided instructions. While the second project required students to create a SolidWorks model of an item found within the classroom. This time, the students were allowed to have a partner with them. By having the students practice often, Ms. Dawn Shin hopes to have all of the students pass the CSWA exam on their first attempt. The CSWA exam is a test taken by engineers to earn a certification in SolidWorks.

2021 + SKETCHUP Written by Reyan Lee, Destiny Shishido, and Julianne Viernes This year’s freshman class is learning how to create three-dimensional (3D) drawings. The process began with the use of 3D drawing boards to draw 3D objects by hand. This introduced basic concepts and helped students familiarize themselves with the skills required to create 3D drawings. Their current project involves finishing a packet to teach these concepts. Later, students will learn how to use SketchUp, a computer aided design (CAD) program, to create 3D objects digitally. When asked for any thoughts on using SketchUp, Tiani Perez said, “I’m excited to use a CAD program because l want to learn how to create designs.” SketchUp is a 3D modeling computer software used for a number of purposes, including architecture and engineering — the focus of this year’s class.

Christmas themed 3D prints (Photos taken by Jasmyn Carlos, c/o 2018)

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HDOT Summer Internship

Written by Zedrick Ara and Jasmyn Carlos, c/o 2018

From June 1st to July 31st, four students from Waipahu High School’s Academy of Engineering interned at the Hawai’i Department of Transportation, Highways Division.

DESIGN BRANCH Jasmyn Carlos and Dustyn Gaoiran were assigned to the Design Branch under their supervisor, Christine Yamasaki. They systemized project files housed within the reference room, proofread archaeological inventory survey reports, and completed clerical responsibilities such as typing, printing, copying, scanning, and sending documents. Along with that, Carlos and Gaoiran utilized their mathematics to check the excavation and embankment calculations for a resurfacing project. They also learned how to calculate the required length of guardrail for the Honouliuli Stream Bridge. They did so by taking into account numerous variables such as the design speed, average daily traffic, and clear zone, lateral extent of the concerned area, shy-line offset, flare rate, and run out length. Ultimately, one of their largest tasks was creating a model on Roadside Safety Analysis Program, where they identified hazards along the road and inputted alternatives to resolve the issues.

TRAFFIC BRANCH Braden Amorozo and Zedrick Ara were assigned to the Traffic Branch under their supervisor, Reed Matsuo. They began their internship by reading the basic guidelines and learning about traffic rules. At first, Amorozo and Ara were given minor tasks such as coloring the state roadway books, scanning reports from various projects around the island, and sending the documents to Mr. Matsuo. The two interns looked at accident reports and noted information about the passengers and damages done to the involved vehicles. Halfway through their internship, they were handed a project in which they had to record each speed limit sign according to their milepost and road direction. They used a program that led them through a road, frame by frame; screenshots for each sign were inputted into an Excel spreadsheet.

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Student Interns and the Traffic Branch

Mr. Jason Matsunami teaching the students how to use a speed gun.

Dustyn Gaoiran using Google Earth to digitally view the project location.

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Campus Beautification + Social Written by Anghelo Macha, c/o 2019 On August 18th, all classes from the academy came to participate in the annual campus beautification, where they scraped off paint from the sidewalk curbs, crosswalks and pillars, and repainted them with their designated colors. They did so to instill pride within Waipahu High School and overall, it helped them to strengthen the bonds between classes. After the beautification, a social occurred where the members of the academy played games with one another. Through the process, they were able to make new friends.

Tiny House Design Challenge: Scholar Day Written by John Ramos, c/o 2019 On September 9th, the junior and senior classes of the Academy of Engineering organized a scholar day to enhance the tiny house design for SSFM International. Based on their career choice and interests, the students were divided into five main engineering groups responsible for the different components that make up the project. The architecture group focused on relocating the bathroom and finding space for a loft by adjusting the slope of the roof. The electrical group worked on switching the initial roof with solar shingles. The mechanical group discussed about sufficient ways to store rainwater and where to place them. The civil group maintained the foundation and infrastructure of the house while the structural group calculated the cost and made sure the changes being made by the others were stable. This allowed juniors to learn more about the CAD program, Revit while helping the seniors brainstorm ideas to improve the accessory dwelling unit. Every group played a major role in the project and everyone worked together to complete the design.

Business Partnership Reception

Written by Kristofel Abella, c/o 2019 On September 21st, Waipahu High School hosted a Business Reception that invited different businesses from all over the island. During the reception, students promoted their specialized career technical classes, academies, and pathways in hopes of acquiring new aid and partnerships from these groups and organizations in attendance. This event was also a great time for the student ambassadors to get themselves out there and make connections of their own.

Jasmyn Carlos (c/o 2018), Kristofel Abella (c/o 2019), and Jerome Castillo (c/o 2020) pictured with Ms. Tessie Lumabao, Ms. Deborah Scruton, Mr. Breene Harimoto, Ms. Kathryn Matayoshi, and Mr. Brandon Elefante.

A fun game of Pictionary with Ms. Dawn Shin and Ms. Tessie Lumabao!

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Homecoming Parade Written by Ian Acosta and Ashlee Balignasay, c/o 2019 “Who are we? AOE!” The students of the Academy of Engineering chanted as they marched in Waipahu High School’s homecoming parade after their 53rd annual Arthur Awards. On September 22nd, after an intense cheer competition between the classes, also known as the Arthur Awards, different clubs united to show Marauder spirit that afternoon. The academy was one of the many groups that participated in this event. They passed out candies to younger children and provided water to students. It was a great opportunity to spend time with friends and cheer their hearts out!

Restore Hawai’i Sustainable Event Written by Lindsey Millerd, c/o 2019 On November 25th, several students from the Academy’s Class of 2019 volunteered at the 2nd annual Restore Hawaii Sustainable Saturday event. The six students lended a hand in running the Hawaii Storm Water Quality booth as they handed out pamphlets and constructed Christmas ornaments made of so-called “trash” materials, showing the public just some possibilities with reusing items. After this opportunity, the Storm Water Quality branch has now reached out to us to possibly run our own informational booth at upcoming community events. The Academy of Engineering hopes to branch out in doing more community service and taking up new opportunities to learn and share information with the public.

Winter Social

Academy Picture after the Homecoming Parade

Ashlee Balignasay, Anghelo Macha, Ian Acosta, Angela Geronimo, Bryson Manuel, and Lindsey Millerd with their Christmas ornaments

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Student Board and Class Organizations

The Academy of Engineering Student Board and Class Organizations (SBCO) were established in August 2015. Inspired by the Student Board of Engineers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 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 has a class organization with a President, a Vice President, a Secretary of Budget, and a Secretary of Events. Class organizations focus on interacting with other on-campus and in-complex organizations.

Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021

President Shane Kuroiwa Lindsey Millerd Jerome Castillo Janelyn Geronimo

Vice-President Daniel Quiamas Ashlee Balignasay Alicia Acosta Jeyan Cornelio

Secretary of Budget

Alysha Somera Bryson Manuel Davey Soliman Julianne Viernes

Secretary of Events Mark Lim Ian Acosta Chase Kaseli Harvey Picar

The Student Board consists of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and Class Presidents. Committee Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons are also included within the Student Board. Committees at the Student Board level are the Public Relations Committee and the Complex Outreach Committee. The focus of the Student Board is to interact with off-campus organizations. Chairperson: Jasmyn Carlos (2018) Complex Outreach Chair: Daniel Quiamas (2018) Vice-Chair: Lindsey Millerd (2019) Complex Outreach Vice-Chair: Shane Kuroiwa (2018) Secretary: Mark Lim (2018) Public Relations Chair: Jasmyn Carlos (2018) Treasurer: Dylan Tucker (2019) Public Relations Vice-Chair: Kristofel Abella (2019)

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE The Student Public Relations Committee was established in March 2015 to manage partnerships with the public and industry professionals. Guided by our advisor, Lois Hamaguchi, an education specialist at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, the committee discusses ideas to raise awareness about the academy through the use of electronic newsletters and social media platforms. The committee works to gain valuable work-based learning opportunities (e.g. workplace visits, field trips, networking events, class presentations by working engineers, project-based advice and mentoring, internships, and scholarships) for its students. SY 2017-18 Members Kristofel Abella (2019), Kim Acorda (2019), Ian Acosta (2019), Zedrick Ara (2018), Ashlee Balignasay (2019), Jasmyn Carlos (2018), Jerome Castillo (2020), Angela Geronimo (2019), Aspen Kobayashi (2018), Reyan Lee (2020), Jessica Lopez (2019), Anghelo Macha (2019), Bryson Manuel (2019), Lindsey Millerd (2019), Daniel Quiamas (2018), John Ramos (2019), Gwyneth Raquepo (2019), Destiny Shishido (2020), Julianne Viernes (2020)

Members present at the November 16 Meeting

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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 Tessie Lumabao and Treasurer Tim Tucker are a part of the Fundraising

Committee. Lois Hamaguchi advises the Public Relations Committee. While Deborah Scruton, 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) Tessie Lumabao, Academy Director and Site Coordinator (Waipahu High School)

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

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