Volume 13 Issue 1 Final

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Punahou School Celebrates 175 Years

By Kai Goodrowe ’20and Nikolas Steiner ’20

One hundred seventy-five yearsago, Punahou school opened for thefirst time. The first missionariesarrived on Oahu in the 1820’s. Atthat time, there was no school forthe missionary children to attend.Many of them were sent back to theNortheast to get educated.

In order for the missionarychildren to attend school on Oahu,missionaries established a school.

Queen Liliha and her husbandgranted missionaries with their land,and with that land they created thePunahou (formerly known as OahuCollege). In 1841, Daniel Dole wasnamed as the school Principal. Thetamarind tree is the oldest survivingconnection we have to that time. Itwas planted in 1842.

To kick off the 175th year atPunahou, the annual Convocation

assembly was held on August 27th,2015.

The new Junior school principalParis Priore-Kim, and AcademyPrincipal, Emily McCarren welcomedover 3,700 students. Theyemphasized the gift of educationthat was handed down to us 175years ago.

Punahou teachers and staff arealso commemorating 175thanniversary. Angela Church, Fifthgrade teacher commented “One ofthe things our class is doing in

celebration of the 175th and inhonor of International Peace Day isplanting a mountain apple tree atthe Punahou Apiary at K-1. It willbe interesting to see how large thetree grows in the next 25 years.”

Daren Au, Chair of the academymusic said, "The Punahou marchingband is traveling to Pasadena,California to march in the Rose BowlParade because of our large alumnibase in southern California. We felt

that was an appropriate way tobring our school spirit to our

alumni.” Lauli'a Phillips ’98 Ah Wong andLeilehua Phillips ’95 Utu, co-directorsof the H" program and co-directorsof the Holok# Pageant and the CaseMiddle School May Day programare also organizing a 175thAnniversary Hula entitled“Punahou.” The original hula wastaght to them by the late HattieEldredge ’66 Phillips.

The entire Punahou community is

invited to learn the hula and performit at various events during the year.

Source: punahou.edu

In this issue:Halloween Recipes 3-4

Cell Phones 9

Oliver! 10

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The Tamarind tree shown here on the left isthe oldest surviving link to the school’s past.



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Safety Tips

1) Always be accompanied bya responsible adultAdults should accompany you

and your friends, especially ifa younger sibling is taggingalong.

2) Carry a flashlight orsomething that is reflectiveCarry either a flashlight, glow

stick, reflective tape, oranything that can be visible atnight.It will make it easier for

cars to see you when crossinga street.

3) Set a popular route

Choose an area that ispopulated with people. Don’tstray off the main streets.

Follow your route and don’t

change because you could getlost.

4) Stick with the groupIf you are going with a group

of friends without your parents,make sure you don’t stray from

the group.

5) Never walk up to unlit

houses for candy

Never walk up to dark housesbecause nobody could be

home. Go to houses that are

well lit.

Where to Get the Best Candy for Halloween?By Jen. Ackerman ’20

The top two problems most people have during Halloween, is findingthe perfect costume, and looking for the perfect spot to load up on candy.Remember the year when you had the perfect costume, but didn’t know where togo? You were almost out the door to get into the car, when you felt like you wereforgetting something. Bag? Check. Costume? Check. Umbrella just in case itrains? Check. Then you remember, you don't know where you are going. With notime to choose where to go, you decide to go on your street. Unfortunately, youlive on a dark street, with a group of old people living there. Opening the door

in their pajamas, they start lecturing you about eating sweets, and give youtoothpaste and floss. That was your worst Halloween ever. So try to think ofwhere to go a few days ahead of time. If you have trouble, I can help you there.Here some good places to go on Oahu for some good candy.

For you people that live on the other side of the island, Mililani is avery popular area for people of all ages. You can get up to 3 bags of candy. Notonly can you get loads of candy, but it’s one of the safest places in Hawaii, soyour younger siblings can tag along. The best time to go is between 7-9 pm.Some houses in Mililani don't have people that are home at the time, so theyleave a bowl out. Please remember to not dump the whole thing in your bag.What I do is get about a handful. You don’t have to bring flashlights or worryabout the dark because the streets are lit up everywhere.

% For other people who live near to Honolulu, McKinley St. and VancouverSt. right behind Punahou is great. It’s mostly for older kids, but it is still okay totake your younger siblings. Most of the houses are decorated with tons ofdecorations. The street has less lights, so bring a flashlight, just in case. I wouldrecommend going there from around 7-9:30. There are a lot of empty houseswith bowls of candy outside. Since there are so many houses without people, youcan take around 1 or 2 handfuls from candy left outside their houses. There are plenty of other good spots but those are just some suggestions.Remember not to stay out too late, and be safe. Eat lots and lots of candy.

SOURCE: theclassyhousewife.com/



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Fruit Apple Teeth TreatsBy Kylee Smith ’20Halloween is the time for candy and sweets. Here aresome easy treats for Halloween that are delicious andhealthy! Fruit Apple Teeth treats are fun to make!

Ingredients• 1 Honey-crisp apples - cored and quartered• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)• 1 (2.25 ounce) package blanched slivered

almonds

Preparation: 15minutesReady in:15 minutes16 servings42 calories

Directions:1. With a small,

sharp paringknife, cut alengthwisewedge from the skin side of each apple quarter,leaving the peel around the wedge for lips. Ifdesired, rub the cut portions of the apple quarterswith lemon juice to prevent browning.

2. Poke 5 or 6 slivered almonds into the top and bottomof the cut-out area to make snaggly teeth. Then,you’re done!Source: allrecipes.com

Chewy Caramel Popcorn and Pretzel BallsBy Sammie Kim ’20Chewy Caramel Popcorn and Pretzel balls will delightyour stomach.

Ingredients:•Nonstick

cooking spray

•12 cups plainpoppedpopcorn (from1/2 cup kernelsor 2 microwavepackages)

•4 cups coarselychopped small salted pretzels (7.5 ounces)

•2 cups sugar•Coarse salt2/3 cup heavy cream2 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions:1. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking

spray. In a large bowl, toss together popcornand pretzels. In a medium saucepan, bringsugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup water toa boil over medium-high. Boil, undisturbed, untilmixture is amber in color, 8 to 12 minutes.Remove pan from heat and slowly pour in cream(mixture will sputter). Immediately addmarshmallows; stir until melted.

2. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn and pretzelsand quickly stir with a rubber spatula to coat.Transfer mixture to dish and use a piece of plasticwrap coated with cooking spray to press evenlyinto dish. Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired. Letcool completely before cutting into 12 bars andthen mold into balls. Then you’re finished!Source: marthastewart.com



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Halloween SnickerdoodleCupcakesBy Isabella Dy-Liacco ’22and Koren Kano ’22

This Halloween, insteadof your standard candy, trymaking this simple recipe for

snickerdoodle cupcakes.

These cupcakes are perfect tomake with your friends andfamily and you can decoratethem to be as scary or ascute as you want. Wedecorated ours to look likelittle pumpkins but you canmake them look like ghosts,

bats or anything that goeswith Halloween.

Cake Ingredients:2 & cup all-purpose flour 3 tsp. baking powder ' salt& cup butter or margarine,softened1 ! cups sugar 5 egg whites2 ' tsp. vanilla bean paste/

vanilla extract1 ( cups milk1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Frosting Ingredients:

' cup butter or margarine,softened1 tsp. pure vanilla extract4 cups confectionerspowdered sugar ( cup milk

For the white cakerecipe, follow the instructions

on the box, and add 1teaspoon of cinnamon. Ifyou’re following this recipe,read bellow.

Mix your flour, bakingpowder, and salt in a mediumbowl and set it aside. Beatthe butter in a electric mixeruntil fluffy and gradually addsugar. Add the eggwhites,one at time, into the

butter and sugar mixture.Add the vanilla. Put in theflour mixture slowly, alongwith the milk. Bake in muffincups for about 20 minutes. In a bowl, beat thebutter in a electric mixer. Addthe vanilla and salt. At lowspeed, beat in all thepowdered sugar. Beat in milkuntil smooth and spreadable.Drop in orange gel coloring

until desired color is present.Spread onto cupcakes.

This recipe is a greatalternative for candy and afun thing to make! You canmake it with box mix but wethought it was so much funmaking it from scratch. Ittastes a lot like snickerdoodlecookies and the frostingadded an amazing taste to it.Happy baking and happyHalloween!

Source:Big Book of Cupcakes



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Halloween Nail Designs DIYBy Sammie Kim ’20

Halloween is the time to express yourself in a uniqueway. CMS Courier introduces Halloween themed naildesigns that are simple to do and eye-catching.The first design has the accent nail with skeleton.

Steps to make the skeleton:1. (Suggested) Paint on a base coat to protect yournatural nail from the chemicals in the nail polish.

2. Then (after it dries) add 1 coat of white nail polish, tomake it more opaque, add a 2nd coat of white.

3. For the eyes, you can either use a large dotting toolor the end of a pencil/pen to make the 2 ovals forthe eyes using black nail polish.

4. To make the nose, just get a small and skinny brush% or toothpick to make 2 small lines.

5. For the mouth, make a curved line underneath thenose with the same black nail brush/toothpick, and

add small vertical lines all across the mouth.For all the other nails:1. Paint 2 coats of black polish on, let it dry.2. Then get white nail polish and use a skinny brush or

a toothpick and make vertical lines on the nail.3. (Suggested) Put a fast drying top coat to seal in the

design and your done!This next design has half black and half white on eachnail.

Steps:1. (Suggested) Paint on a base coat to protect your

natural nail from the chemicals in the nail polish.2. It is best to start with the darker color first which is

black. Paint 2 coats of black polish on the nail.3. Make sure it dries completely! Then get a piece of

tape and cover half of the nail.4. Paint 2 coats of white nail polish on the nail.5. After the nail dries peel the tape off.6. Repeat for the rest of the nails.7. (Suggested) Put a fast drying top coat to seal in the

design and your done!The final design includes the 2 original Halloween colors.Steps:

1. (Suggested) Paint on a base coat to protect yournatural nail from the chemicals in the nail polish.

2. Then use orange nail polish and do 2 coats on eachnail.

3. After that, you use black nail polish to make 1 thickline and 1 skinny line going either vertically orhorizontally on each nail -like a pattern- as seen inthe picture.

4. (Suggested) Put a fast drying top coat to seal in thedesign and your done!

Sources:www.thenailasaurus.comwww.alldaychic.com/halloween-nail-art-design/

http://www.alldaychic.com/halloween-nail-art-design/

http://www.alldaychic.com/halloween-nail-art-design/

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Heat In HonoluluBy Maya Piper ’20

“This is the hottest summer I canremember. It makes me want to getair conditioning for my apartment,”commented Mrs. Mazzullo, middleschool elective teacher. The heat inHonolulu has been unbearably hotlately. It has been a record breakingtime in the state of Hawaii. In Hilo,

there was a record temperature of87°F and in Maui, the record setthere was 92°F. According to the NationalWeather Service, last year, Honolulureached record high temperatures atleast 25 times. Meteorologists fromthe Honoluluoffice of theNationalWeather Servicesay that there is

a weathersystem north ofOahu that isblocking the usualcooling tradewinds. Otherexperts say thatthe trade windsare slowlydecreasing over

the years due to global warming.“I’m scared it will always be likethis.” commented Sierra Smart ‘20.% It has been so hot thatschools are considering to havesomething called “Heat Days.”“Heat Days” will be days whereschool will be canceled because thetemperature is too hot. Publicschools in Hawaii do not have airconditioned classrooms like we do atPunahou, so they have a greater risk

of a heat induced illnesses. “I feel sobad for the public school kids with noair conditioner at all,” said NikSteiner ‘20.

Tips On How To Beat TheHeat

The good news is that the heatis slowly dying down and weare getting back into ournormal weather. But until that

time comes here are a few tipsto beat the heat.

1. Always Stay Hydrated

You should always stayhydrated no matter what, butit’s especially important nowbecause of the heat. Whenyou are dehydrated your bodytemperature will rise makingyou even hotter. 2. Dress Right

The CMS Courier suggests thatyou know what the day aheadof you looks like. You shouldkeep your clothingcomfortable, light colored, andloose.

3. Use What You Got

If you have fans or airconditioners you should usethem. These two things canhelp you in the long runbecause a fan can evaporateyour sweat and moves heataway from your body and theair conditioner will remove thehumidity out of the air.

Picture courtesy of Dylen Fujimoto ’20

Picture by Dylen Fujimoto ’20

Picture courtesy of Maya Piper ’20



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Best Acai Bowl on OahuCaroline Oyster ’20

Acai bowls: a popular (and healthy) treat foundall over the island. It is almost impossible to try everyacai bowl on Oahu, so how do you find the best? Idecided to narrow my favorites, as well as many otherpeople’s favorites, down to three: Diamond Head CoveHealth Bar, Bogart’s Cafe, and Banán. I went out andtried these three acai bowls to find out which one wasreally the best.

Acai Bowl #1: Diamond Head Cove Health Bar

Diamond Head Cove Health Bar: said to have the

hands-down best acai bowl on Oahu. Their acai bowloptions are endless. I decided to order the classic DaCove Bowl for $7.50. The acai was topped withgranola, honey, strawberries, and banana slices. TheDiamond Head Cove Health Bar acai was velvety andflavorful. The acai was submerged in honey, which, tobe honest, I have no problem with. It gave the acai anatural sweetness, as the fruit also did. Diamond HeadCove Health Bar is an excellent place to get yourselfan acai bowl; just make sure to come with a largeappetite because their acai bowls are over the top.

Acai Bowl #2: Bogart’s Cafe

Bogart’s Cafe, located two doors down fromDiamond Head Cove Health Bar, is another greatplace to get an acai bowl. I ordered the popular acaibowl for $9.50. Their massive acai bowl was toppedwith banana slices, strawberries, granola, honey, andblueberries. Bogart’s Cafe does not hold back on thetoppings; the amount of fruit, granola, and honey wasperfect. This acai bowl had by far the most toppings,

which really made it stand out. Though this acai bowlwas more on the icy side, it was refreshing and had anatural acai berry taste; I could tell they didn’t use

many other fruits or sugars in their acai mixture.Bogart’s Cafe has a must-try acai bowl, that will makeyou want more.

Acai Bowl #3: Banán

Banán is a rather new establishment, though theyare already serving up some remarkable acai bowls.Banán is unique in that you can choose exactly whatyou would like to top your acai bowl with. They have avast array of choices which include the classic acaibowl toppings, like strawberries, banana slices, honey,

and granola, though they have many other uniquetoppings like dried quinoa, pineapples, papaya,chocolate shavings, and more. I ordered their largestacai bowl for $7.00, and decided to top it with, theclassic, honey, granola, strawberries, and bananaslices, making the cost of my acai bowl $8.00. Banán’sacai, though served with fewer toppings than the otheracai bowls I tried, is especially creamy and fruity.Banán only uses farm fresh, locally grown ingredients,which is another one of the many reasons why Banánhas one of the best acai bowls on Oahu.

Diamond Head Cove Health Bar, Bogart’s Cafe, andBanán all serve up finger-licking good acai bowls,though which is the best? In the end, it really comesdown to personal preference. Do you like a lot ofhoney? Fruits? Granola? Do you like your acai creamyor icy? All of these acai bowl joints serve up differentand delicious acai bowls. Though there is no realwinner, Diamond Head Cove Health Bar, Bogart’sCafe, and Banán all serve acai bowls that you must try.

Diamond Head Cove Health Bar 045 Monsarrat Ave #5, $7.50

Bogart’s Cafe3045 Monsarrat Ave #3, $9.05

Banan3212 Monsarrat Ave, $8.00



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A Work Of Fart:Book ReviewBy Kai Goodrowe ‘20

Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder:The Magical Fruit is thesecond book in the DoctorProctor series, written byNorwegian author Jo Nesbo.It is a 314 page comedy kidsbook.

This book is an extremelysilly book that follows theadventure of our three heroes;Doctor Proctor, Nilly, and Lisa.When Norway’s hefty goldreserve of one bar is stolen bya group of thugs (famous fortheir punishment of blood

knuckles) the king hires thebest in the business: DoctorProctor, Nilly, and Lisa. DoctorProctor is an inventor, makingthings like “aiming gloves” wherewhen you throw a dart, it willalways hit where you aim, and“Doctor Proctor’s Frost Fluid” aninvention that makes your pee freezeanything it touches. Nilly is the zanyone of the group, always doing thedaring tasks. He is usually the one

getting into trouble as well. Lisa isthe voice of reason, and helpsDoctor with planning. This book (and others in theseries) are only for people thatwould appreciate very silly things,like “frost fluid” that makes your peefreeze things. This book breaks thefourth wall a couple times too. This is

just a book for fun, not to take veryseriously.

The VisitBy Sierra Smart ’20

M. Night Shyamalan has come

up with a great way to frame amovie, making The Visit from theperspective of a fifteen-year-old girlaspiring to film a documentaryabout her strange grandparentswhom she has never met. When sheand her hilariously witty little brotherleave to see their mother’s parents,they find out quickly that their hosts’behavior changes drastically with

the setting and

rising of the sun.At first theydismiss it assundowning orold age. But,Becca (OliviaDeJonge) andTyler (EdOxenbould)soon realize that

their behavior isn’t just fromold age. Events get strangerand stranger, more and moreworrisome.

For a movie rated PG-13, somescenes can really put you onthe edge of your seat. Theacting in The Visit is amazing,putting the viewers in a

position where it feels real. Peter McRobbie (Popop) is ascreepy as anyone can get, andDeanna Dunagan (Nana) canswitch from terrifying tolovable like a light. The storyas well is phenomenal, I trulycouldn’t stop thinking about itwhen it was done.

This type of horror is probablyone of the scariest, justbecause there is absolutelynothing supernatural.Everything depicted in the filmis possible in the real world.

Becca and Tyler need to beback by the end of the week, butwill Nana and Pop Pop become adanger? Will their strange actionsbecome dangerous? I would suggestThe Visit to any middle schooler as afantastic Halloween movie.

Photo by Kai Goodrowe

Photos from Goo

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Keep Your Phones inyour LockerBy Nik Steiner ‘20

Students in Case Middle School

should know that phones are notallowed from 8:00 am-3:00 pm

every day.Although this rule is strictly

enforced by all supervisors, studentscan’t seem to keep their phones inthe lockers. It’s not just because theywant to break the rule, it seems thatstudents are just addicted to theirphones.

Most school students use theirphone every moment they can.Students check Instagram, game andgoogle all the time.

Most students feel that havingto keep their phones in their lockersat all times is unfair. HannahHumphreys ’20 comments, “When Ileave my phone in my locker, Iforget it at school over night. ”

Caroline Oyster ’20 says “ Idon’t know what it is about havingmy phone with me at all times, but Ifeel way more comfortable when it’swith me. Most days, I won’t even useit.”

“I think that the kids should begiven a chance, because some kidskeep their phones off and in theirbags, but some would keep themwith themselves and use them; thenthey would also go off in class, “comments Kai Goodrowe ’20.

“All of us spend so much of ourday staring at our phone screensalready (myself included,) that itbecomes a distraction from being

completely present to this learningcommunity. Also, the device itselfmakes bullying, time wasting,cheating, very accessible ---- whichcontributes to the distraction.I thinkpeople crave the immediategratification, say, of checking howmany likes a picture has onInstagram --- and, this immediacydoes not have a place during thevery tight schedule of a middleschooler's academic day,” replied

Kori Lyons, 8th grade Social Studies

Teacher.Whatever your opinion, just

remember to keep your phone inyour locker during school hours.

Dress CodeBy Jen Ackerman ’20

The dress code in the Case MiddleSchool is strict. The dress code, is

meant for girls and boys to staymodest and not to distract others, orthemselves from school work. Mostpeople, especially girls are againstthe dress code.

Do our parents have a opinion?When they shop with you, do theyexamine if the shirt, pants, or skirt isin dress code, or just let you choosewhatever clothes you want? Yourparents probably want you to still bein dress code, but want you to show

your style. Some parents think thatthe dress code is not fair, and that itis too restricted.

“I like the dress code. It allows forindividuality, yet discouragesextremes that are distracting. Imagineif you had to wear a uniform,” saysLyn Ackerman parent of Punahoustudent commented.

Do teachers influence the rulesof the dress code? Do they meet andtalk about what the limitations shouldbe? Most students in the Case MiddleSchool think that this is true, and thatthe teachers make all the dress coderules. But maybe teachers really dohave a opinion. Some teachers mightthink that the dress code is not fairand that clothing does not affect thelearning for themselves and others,but it's the behavior. Some otherteachers feel that presentation shouldbe a huge thing in school, and that

each student should look awake and

ready to learn. “I believe the curren

dress code fairly balances students'desire to express their individualityand be comfortable with the necessithat we maintain a focus oncollaboration and learning.” Mrs.Anderson

Most students think that the drecode is unfair. This mostly impactsgirls. A lot of students feel that Thedress code is not fair, especially forthe girls who want to show somestyle. “I think that anyone should beable to wear anything they want, anlong as it’s not showing anything toexposed or has offensive language,Imiloa Borland ‘20.

Some students feel that weshould be lucky that we don't have twear uniforms and that they are atleast letting us have some freedomand that the dress code is fair. “Ithink that the dress code is fairbecause we're pretty much are

allowed to wear what we want.Though they do have someexceptions like length of some of ouclothing. They've also made somechanges like allowing us to wearleggings,“ commented KourtneyKwok ‘20.

This girl is in dress code, shorts are past herfinger tips and her shirt is long.

Photo by Courier Staff



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Oliver!

Oliver the musical was based abook, Oliver Twist. The book iswritten by Charles Dickens. Themusic was written by Lionel BartThe first couple of shows were in1960. This musical originated inEurope. Oliver gets soldbecause he asked for more

food. He gets taken away byMr. Bumble. After Oliver istaken away, Mr. Bumble triesto sell Oliver on the street.

The Courier interviewed Mr.Paul Palmore, Academy TheatreDepartment Chair and Directoror Oliver!

When was the last all schoolmusical? What was it?

The last all school musical was TheKing and I, in 2009.

What is the process of selecting ashow? Why did you choose Oliver?

Shows are presented and discussedin Department meetings, and then aplay is chosen. Oliver! was chosenbecause it is a great teaching of

theatre show.

How many students do you think willbe in the cast?

Currently there are 43 castmembers. 25 are Junior school(grades 5 through 8) and 18 areacademy.

Who is on the production team andwhat do they do?

Associate Director Tony Young, whowill be working primarily largegroup numbers with Junior andAcademy students. Musical DirectorAlicia Scanlan, who teaches thesongs in the show. Brian Gilhoolyand Travis Flazer, who will build theset and design lights, Vickie vanWagner, Dvorah Neubauer and

Gayln Akaka, who will design andmake the costumes.

What are some things you enjoyabout directing? Why?

Directing is a great experience forme. It is one on one teaching abouthow a production works. A show is agiant puzzle that has to be puttogether by the production team,with the director being the mainguide.

What are some things you want theactors to get out of this experience?

A sense of theatre and how it isdone, a sense of history andliterature, a sense of working as anensemble.

Lego RoboticsBy Kikau Kahumoku

’22

Lego robotics is forall ages. You cancreate an arm, acar, and even asorter for yourlego pieces.There's no limit ofwhat you can do.

It's fun, awesome and challengesyou to think creatively.Robotics teams meet anywhere from

two to five times a week.Lego robotics teamsrequire teamwork andcollaboration.The team enters annualtournaments. The

tournaments are broken upinto three phases. The firstphase involves a real lifeproblem and robots are ina simulation relating to thesituation.The situation changes everyyear. This year’stournament is about whatcan we make out of trash

to make the earth a cleanerplace?

Second, the robot has to be fitted todo all of the tasks. If it can do themthe team gains points. The morepoints gained, the get the betterchance of going to States. The trackalso changes every year dependingon the project.Third, are the core values. We aregiven a challenge to do as a teamand the faster we finish it the betterthe score.Lego robotics is a great way to meetnew people and create things.

The Oliver set is 17 feet tall. Mr. Palmore’s inspiration wasafter he watched Hamilton on Broadway this summer.



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The RefugeeCrisisBy Dylen Fujimoto 20’and Courier Staff

There is arefugee crisisinvolving manySyrians, Iraqis, andthe Eritreans. Since

the Arab Spring, many countrieshave faced violenceas governmentfactions change.

A total of 9million migrantshave fled the war inSyria since thebeginning of theCivil War in March2011 according tosyrianrefugee.eu. Astatistic created byCNN says that 1 in4 Syrians have fledtheir homeland. Since the beginningof 2015 to date, about 4 million havefled alone because of a new doublethreat of ISIL. Hundreds or eventhousands risk their lives everyday justto have a better life than the tornones left behind during the war. The

picture of little boy washed up on atourist destination on the TurkishMediterranean Coast, turned theworld upside down. The West couldno longer turn a blind eye to therefugee crisis.

These stories of tragedy andhardship caused countries, likeAustria, Germany, France, the UK,and the United States open theirborders to refugees. The majority ofSyrian refuges are living in Jordan,

Lebanon and Iraq.62% of the refugees fleeing to

Europe are from Syria, Afghanistanand Eritrea. Most of the refugees fleeby boat towards Greece. Some alsoend upon the shores of Italy.Germany receives the most asylumseekers. They are expecting 800,000refugees to arrive this year.Source: unhcr.org, bbc.com

24 hours In LA:By Dylen Fujimoto ’20

This fall, or anytime throughoutthe year Los Angeles is a primedestination for a little getaway. Los

Angeles has great weather all yearround. a perfect time is pretty muchall year long.This article iexplains howto spend you24 hours in LosAngeles.Santa MonicaPier:Santa MonicaPier is a mere

30 or 35 mindrive from theLAX Airport.The iconicRoute 66 startsat the pier andruns all theway toChicago,Illinois. Thepier is anamusement

park / pier / shopping area. SaMonica offers a wide selection ofoods and entertainment. Rusty’sone of the many eateries the reson the pier and offer live americrock almost everyday during thehours it is open according tosantamonicapier.org. Thereamusement park is the Pacific Paat the Santa Monica Pier. They

offer many rides like the WestCoaster, the Pacific wheel, andmuch more. If Outdoors aren’t ything, the pier offers an aquariuand a shopping mall a 3 min waaway.

King’s Hawaiian The Local Place MILK:King’s Hawaiian is a locally owcompany right there in TorranceLA area. It offers many local

Hawaiian foods like, a mixed plshoyu chicken and many more lofavorites that you can enjoy. It isvery convenient located a 15 mi

drive from the LAX Airport. MILK popular dessert restaurant that resin Hollywood Hills California. Ontheir menu includes, delicious desslike, gelato, milkshakes, ice cream,macaroons, and so much moredelicious dishes.

Photo from timeout.com

Santa Monica Pier is one of the most iconic Piers in the country locatedon the Southern California Coast.

Photos from bbc.com



10 Questionswith Mrs. RachauBy Maya Piper ’20

Mrs. Rachau is an 8th grade Englishteacher in 8Y. This is her first yearat Punahou. The Courierinterviewed Mrs. Rachau to get to

know her better.

Where have you lived?

I have lived in many places likeGermany, Poland, Alabama,Colorado, and now Hawaii.

How did you know you wanted to bea teacher?

I have always known I wanted to bea teacher, ever since elementaryschool. I always loved the idea oflearning and teaching. I’ve justalways loved the idea of school. It’sjust always been a part of who Iam.

Is there any advice you want to giveto students?

My advice to people is to get

involved. Do a lot of things,especially in middle school,because you never know whatyou’re going to love or be

passionate about until you try it. You’ll never know what you’regoing to love until you try it.

What is the biggest pet peeve youhave with students?

When they say they can’t do

something, because there isalways a way to attack achallenge. That’s a huge petpeeve when they say they can’tbefore they try.

If you could spend a day withanyone who would it be?

My family on the east coastbecause I’m very close to them andI miss them a lot.

What’s an interesting fact aboutyou?

I ski and snowboard. I started to skiat a very young age, and then Istarted snowboarding in highschool. But now I can’t do itanymore because I live in Hawaii,so I hope to go back to themainland during winter break to goskiing and snowboarding.

What do you like to do in your freetime?

I like to do outdoor activities likehiking and and swimming, andultimate frisbee. And of coursereading.

What is your favorite book?

This is a tough question, especiallyfor a Middle School Englishteacher. I would have to say my top3 novels for a middle schooler

should read is Ender’s Game, HisDark Materials, and The Giver .

If you could travel anywhere in theworld where would you go andwhy?

I want to go to India. I haven’t beenthere yet and I’ve traveled to a lotof different countries. I’ve alsoalways been fascinated by itshistory and culture.

What’s your favorite thing aboutliving in Hawaii?

The people, the culture, it’s just sucha happy, positive place. I’ve onlylived here a year now and I can’timagine moving at this point. It’sjust a really wonderful place to be.

Photos Courtesy of Rachel Rachau

Mrs. Rachau and her husband Kyle

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