By Jenny Park j.park@trojantimes.org Two Japanese Language students, Sophomore Stephanie Ann De Juan and Junior Jared Banaga had their “Nengajo” (Japanese new year cards) published in the first issue of the “Hawaii Herald.” Because hundreds of different cards and designs ranging from dragons to mochi were entered, De Juan and Banaga didn’t expect to win [...]

By Shan Yonamine s.yonamine@trojantimes.org Things got nitty gritty at MHS’ annual Shakespeare competition on Jan. 17 where new requirements were put into place to ensure participant preparedness. It was this preparation that set first place winner Junior Maricella Gutierrez-Ramirez apart from the competition. “(Gutierrez-Ramirez) did great … she did fantastic, she didn’t do a really [...]

By Ramil Lorenzo Gonzalez r.gonzalez@trojantimes.org A year of hard work paid off for three MHS art students, Junior Tori Ishikawa and Seniors Kayle Maikai and Amanda Rae Olinger, whose art pieces were recognized in the 49th Annual Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Of these, two were awarded the coveted Gold Keys, enabling them [...]

By Kimberly Yamaguchi k.yamaguchi@trojantimes.org After 11 years of teaching, Social Studies teacher Amy Perruso was awarded the American History Teacher Award from the Daughters of American Revolution (DAR), an annual award that one history teacher in every state receives. “I feel honored and humbled. I honestly think there are other history teachers who are far [...]

By Reagan Paz r.paz@trojantimes.org From Dec. 2 – 4 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 22 students from MHS presented at the Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability.  Of the 22 students, Sophomore Rachel Sakuma, and Juniors Kyle Yamada and Kailee Yogi were named Best Presenters in Concurrent Sessions, and Sophomore Viola Mocz placed [...]

 By Nathan Park n.park@trojantimes.org This year, brothers and sisters helped each other to advance to the next round in National History Day (NHD). Whether they worked in together or in separate groups, each pair supported each other throughout the process. “I’m used to hearing younger siblings following older siblings, who may have already graduated or [...]

By Kara Nitta k.nitta@trojantimes.org National History Day (NHD) is a daunting process, especially for new teachers. However the two newest members of the history department, David Francisco and Jason Duncan have managed to send eight students to the district competition. “I was really excited (about participating in NHD) actually,” Duncan explained, continuing, “Part of my [...]

By Reagan Paz r.paz@trojantimes.org Earning first place at the Oahu East VEX Robotics Tournament held at Iolani Schools on Nov. 11 and 12 qualified MHS VEX Robotics teams 1973 D and 1973 E to participate in the VEX Robotics World Championship. Since then, the teams’ main goal has been to improve their robots. “It’s a [...]

By Amanda Thomas a.thomas@trojantimes.org Since its establishment in 2009, Mock Trial Club has been paired with the Advanced Placement (AP) Government class, advised by Social Studies teacher Amy Perruso. Since that class is not offered this year, she decided to step down from the position and welcomed Social Studies teacher Jason Duncan to take her [...]

By April-Joy McCann a.mccann@trojantimes.org Sophomores Viola Mocz and Jonathan Teraoka were pleasantly surprised when their project was the only one from Hawaii selected out of over 1,541 projects submitted to participate in the regional competition of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. The competition was hosted at the California Institutes of Technology (CAL [...]

By Amanda Thomas a.thomas@trojantimes.org   Seniors Joleen Contillo and Jessica Kawana scored in the top 5 percent in the nation on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT). Both received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), recognizing them for their achievement. “I hadn’t expected anything like that; I was very excited [...]