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Guys & Dolls
On Friday, April 6, Musical Theater 3 students had their final performance, Guys and Dolls, at Mamiya Theater.
For ten seniors, Heidi Park, Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall, Kimmie Seif, Landon Wong, Trevor Tamura, Bethany Lum, Aiyana Adams, Erica Cheung, Paris Yamamoto and Camryn Yee, this was their last performance at ‘Iolani. Directed and Choreographed by Andrew Sakaguchi, the full length musical was a huge success!
Hokuloa Singers
Last weekend, the Hokuloa Singers were quite busy. On Friday night, they sang to a very appreciative crowd at Arcadia Retirement Residence. Following the concert, no one could leave for a while because it was raining and gusting so hard, the security guard wouldn't open the front door!
On Sunday, the Hokuloa Singers got up at the crack of dawn to join forces with the Hawaiian Choir of St. Andrew's Cathedral. Apparently the congregation enjoyed the anthem, because there was thunderous applause afterwards.
Normally, there is a respectful silence following the anthem, but not today! They may have looked tired, but they sounded completely awake and angelic.
Family Promise
Last week, students in ‘Iolani School’s Boy Scouts Troop 325, Family Promise Club, and Critical Service Learning classes prepared and served meals for families currently in theFamily Promise of Hawaii program. Family Promise helps homeless, working poor families with young children transition into long-term, affordable housing. Since opening in 2006, Family Promise of Hawaii has assisted hundreds of families with much-needed programs and services that help them make this important transition. Each week, the program shelters up to 28 people (8 families) in local churches, synagogues and temples around the island. On Sunday night, the Boy Scouts served pizza, salad and dessert. During the week, upper school students prepared teriyaki chicken and rice, beef stew and rice, and chicken and pork souvlaki with Greek pasta salad and almond baklava! In addition to preparing the meals, students volunteered every night at Wesley United Methodist Church in Kahala. They ate dinner with the families, provided activities for the younger children, played games, and talked story.
Boys Three-peat as ILH Intermediate Golf Team Champions
The `Iolani Boys Intermediate Golf Team made it a three-peat as ILH champions on Saturday, April 7, by closing out the season with a convincing 10 stroke win at Hawaii Kai Golf Course. The season was challenging as weather cancelled two team tournaments and the individual championship. The boys ended up winning three of four ILH tournaments and played with the One Team spirit throughout the season. Team members include Jordan Sato '22, Trey Abe '23, Noah Scherman '23, Reece Shiraishi '23 and Dane Watanabe'23. Because the championship tournament was cancelled due to the heavy rains and flooding, individual medals were awarded to players based on the average of their best two regular season scores.
In the girls division, Nicole Tanoue ‘23 tied for first with a 56.5 scoring average (2.5 strokes over par) and was awarded a gold medal. For the boys, Jordan Sato ‘22 took first (gold) by one stroke with a 58 average and Dane Watanabe ‘23 (60.5) and Reece Shiraishi ‘23 (61) were awarded bronze medals.
Congratulations to the boys and girls golf teams on a great season!
Varsity Tennis ILH Championships
Congratulations to both the boys and girls 'Iolani tennis teams for what was a very successful ILH Clay Benham Postseason Tennis Championships. The tournament was held at Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) April 16-18. Both boys and girls were able to qualify 5 entrants into the HHSAA State Championships May 3-5 at CORP. All the players have come such a long way as students and athletes, making parents and coaches very proud. The boys are looking to defend their 2017 HHSAA State Champion team title, while the girls are legitimate contenders for the title this year. We wish the teams the best of luck in what should be an exciting end of season State Championships. Listed below are the participants and results in the ILH Postseason Championships.
'Iolani Boys Team
Phuc Huynh '18 (ILH Singles Champion) Qualified
Jordan Azuma '18 (ILH Doubles Champion) Qualified
Joey Hu '18 (ILH Doubles Champion) Qualified
Cody Ching '20 (ILH Doubles Finalist) Qualified
Robert Chang '20 (ILH Doubles Finalist) Qualified
Sean Yamamoto '18 (ILH Doubles 3rd place) Qualified
Scott Yamamoto '21 (ILH Doubles 3rd place) Qualified
Genki Kadomatsu '19 (ILH Singles Playoff for 6th place to be held on Maui Tuesday, April 24 for HHSAA State qualification)
Gabriel Kwock '20 (ILH singles participant)
