Maa won four state titles in volleyball at Punahou and others in football and basketball. A reference from the friend was enough for the coach to invite him to Minnesota. Born with spina bifida, she used crutches as a young child, and routinely sat out of PE. Their move involved expected cultural and linguistic dislocation and separation from families, difficult but surmountable obstacles in an ever-more-connected world. The U.S. is expected to qualify for the World Cup next month. Skateboarding and surfing are not sanctioned high school sports in Hawaii. After that partnership ended, she too was searching and got in touch with Siianytsia. One in 5 students report being bullied, according to data from the National Center . She was also a judge at the 1924 Olympics, and took numerous Hawai'i swimmers to meets throughout the Pacific, the continental U.S. and Canada. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 9 Nov. 2021), Meli James 96 shares the wealth, launches new venture capital fund. (ASU News, 13 April 2022), Kawai Kelekolio 21 penned an article calling for Hawaii resources to return to native Hawaiian control. From there, he took his talent to the beach, with a well-documented slew of professional tournament wins at the highest domestic and international level. Four other players will play at either a Division II or Division III school. I decided to commit the next four years towards training so that I could qualify on my own. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 7 Sept. 2022), Punahou School joined Mayor Blangiardi and representatives from Hawaii Pacific Health, Kamehameha Schools and other Hawaii organizations in support of the Oahu Good Food Program. We are currently in the Olympic village gearing up for the games to start, he said. It was longest period I had been home since high school, so it was nice to get some good quality family time. Ive faced adversity before, and I will face it again, but it doesnt take the sting out of the situation.. Sidney and Minnie Kosasa Community with its lush outdoor spaces filled with native plants, flowers and trees abounds with opportunities to teach children about Hawaiian culture. teacher since Obama was there. The article recounted a traumatic event in his life that ultimately led him to his career as an educator. (HVCA, 9 Feb. 2022), Race Agcaoili 18 is studying public policy at NYU and is incorporating his experience working in the PUEO Program at Punahou School as a case study in his seniorproject. It was her first day volunteering at a Salvation Army-run domestic violence shelter. Winning was a boost going into nationals, especially since the short program wasnt (as good as) we wanted, and the free skate also had a few minor mistakes, Siianytsia said. And she was forever hooked. (Yahoo, 23 April 2022), Punahou has three seniors Kaikea Harrison (Texas A&M), Cody Kashimoto (Saint Marys) and Justin Tsukada (Portland) headed off to Division I schools next season to play baseball. (Civil Beat, 18 Jan. 2022), Punahou School Carnival returns in-person on Friday, Feb. 4, open to current students, faculty, staff and their families. (Molokai Dispatch, 19 May 2022), Native Hawaiian composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti 02, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, is premiering a composition locally. Debbie Millikan, Ph.D., has joined Punahou as its first ever Director of Sustainability. The former Stanford All-American is part of a well-known volleyball family in the Islands. The three nations make up a tournament in Mlaga from Aug. 11-13 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Spanish basketball federation. With war at home in Ukraine, Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia persevere Hockey field to hospital ward: Olympians life amid coronavirus pandemic, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Spanish basketball federation. Dnipro, a city of nearly one million inhabitants in east-central Ukraine, had been largely spared the wars horror until Saturday, when a Russian missile devastated most of a civilian apartment block and killed more than 40 people. Discovery and Purpose: Punahou Inspires Real-World Change, One to Watch: John-Keawe Sagapolutele 23, On Your Mark Get Set GO! This time, they have a good chance to strike gold, with Shoji as one of the team standouts. Be a part of the Punahou Carnival tradition! Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi nominated Ann Botticelli 77, a former journalist and airline executive, to the Honolulu Police Commission, reported Civil Beat on June 12. (NYU, 9 Feb. 2022), Guy Churchill 94, the Bank of Hawaii senior executive VP and director, leads the banks sustainable finance group, which focuses on affordable housing and renewable energy. (KHON2, 3 Feb. 2022), Punahou freshman Austen Kinney 25 is helping address the health issue of the lack of free menstrual products in schools. I just hoped he had a return ticket, Oltmanns said with a laugh. It is coordinated in partnership by The Institute for Human Services and the Punahou Girls Cross Country Team. Cosette Wu 21 was named a Coca-Cola Scholar. Philip Hersh, who has covered figure skating at the last 12 Winter Olympics, is a special contributor to NBCSports.com. hrough world-class academic and co-curricular programs, we encourage students to cultivate their interests and talents, aim for their highest potential and become positive forces in the world. And then Smirnova sustained a concussion, keeping her from training consistently for several weeks. (Distinguished Young Women, 22 Nov. 2021), Scarlett Lai 27, Punahou Music School piano student of Steven Casano, was selected as a first prize winner in an online international music competition, the Great Composers competition, featuring the Art of Piano. (Great Composers, 12 Nov. 2021), The Clarence T.C. But while in the third grade at Noelani Elementary School, an adaptive PE specialist encouraged her to participate via a wheelchair. She is the first woman ever to make Team USAs SailGP pro team, which just finished second in the world after competing in Spain. Yet they will come to the U.S. Championships next week in San Jose, Calif., as medal contenders. "You have this incredible opportunity to attend one of the very best schools in the world. Welcome back to campus. Please visit www.punahou.edu for more information or email us at bulletin@punahou.edu. An asterisk (*) indicates a person who attended Punahou but did not graduate with senior class. Third was I wanted to help the federation. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 3 Dec. 2021), Meli James 96 co-founded Mana Up in January of 2018 to help build 100 product-based businesses headquartered in Hawaii. Siianytsias mother was friends with the mother of a skater Oltmanns had helped prepare for shows, and his mother encouraged him to move to the U.S. because his competitive career was stalled in Ukraine. Punahou runner Malia Dickhens 22 is on comeback trail from leg injury, reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Sept. 7. Shojis father, Dave, was the University of Hawaiis womens volleyball coach for 42 years, capturing four national titles and retiring in 2017 as the winningest coach in NCAA history. I read pro-Ukrainian news only, to go with the positive instead of the negative, he said. I was awarded a wildcard to complete a doublesteam. In her spare time, she was such a convincing tour guide for prospective Punahou students that admissions officers called her The Closer, according to SI. Both Smirnova, 18, and Siianytsia, 22, last saw members of their families in person after the World Junior Figure Skating Championships nine months ago in Estonia. Patrick ONeill 11 and four college buddies are part owners of Hot Rod Charlie, a horse competing in the Kentucky Derby. Your kkua and support are needed to help with the many food, games and specialty booths that make the Punahou Carnival a fun and memorable experience for our students and the community! Girl Scout and Punahou third grader Laurel Schoens 30 essay titled What Space Travel Will be Like in 10 Years is one of 21 essays and artwork selected from 700 entries submitted by Girl Scouts from across the U.S., Japan and Germany that will be sent to the International Space Station, reported Hawaii News Now on March 18. As the Tokyo Olympics draw near, four-time world surf champion Carissa Moore 10 is one of the top American athletes to watch, reported USA Today on June 28. Ive heard of kids who dont have a laptop, who dont have an iPad. We caught up with Erik in Tokyo, as he was with his teammates preparing for the Games. Im proud to represent the USA, but most of all Hawaii, she said. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 21 Sept. 2021). (Civil Beat, 10 Jan. 2023), Oakwood of California had strong showing at the Punahou Basketball Invitational. All I could tell for sure is she was a good height for him.. Punahou School Calendar 2020-2021 Collection Punahou School Calendar 2021-2022 The inaugural Punahou Calendar features Old School Hall, November 1877. His father, Dave, coached the womens volleyball team at the University of Hawaii from 1975 to 2017, leading them to four national titles. Whenever someone says, oh, I went to Punahou, the first thing someone says is, oh, its where Barack Obama went, said Trevor, who won a state basketball title and goes back to campus about once a year to see the old gym. Punahou President Mike Latham 86penned an article that was published in the Nov. 18 issue ofMidWeek. Cosette Wu 21 from Punahou is one of two Hawaii students selected as Presidential Scholars, a distinction awarded to only 161 high school seniors nationwide, KHON2 reported on May 13. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 3 March 2022), Congratulations to Lucy Will 23. (Hawaii Business Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022), Mike Latham 86, president of Punahou School; ConstanceHee 70Lau, former president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries; Nainoa Thompson 72, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society; and Henry Kapono67, philanthropist and entertainer were included among presenters at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award virtual event. The article, presented in partnership with HAIS, appeared in HONOLULU Family Magazine on June 21. KHON2s weekly Aloha Authentic segment highlights various roadways across the Island to uncover the meaning behind their names. The team included Kanai Akana 18 and Akakai Todd 18. (Hawaii News Now, 15 April 2022), The 2022 Distinction of Merit and Scholastic Occupation teacher award was presented toLauraAckerman-Biegasiewicz 05, who teaches in Arizona State Universitys School of Molecular Sciences. There were three reasons I wanted to go, he said. She is one of 150 high school seniors nationwide who will each receive a $20,000 college scholarship in recognition for having a positive influence in the community. (HVCA, 9 Feb. 2022), Pandemic keeps public from Punahou Carnival for a second year. This used to be an elite school, you know. After months of discouragement and seeming acceptance of the idea their season was over, Siianytsia said he wanted to go to worlds, and U.S. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 31 Dec. 2022), Former Punahou kicker Quinn Maretzki 20 kicked the winning field goal in double overtime in the Army-Navy football game. Choy is a summa cum laude graduate of the Shidler College of Business and a graduate from the William S. Richardson School of Law. BrothersTaylorandTrevor Crabb are on different beach volleyball teams ranked among the top three in the country. (Hawaii News Now, 18 Oct. 2021), A poetic and photographic celebration of Punahous beloved night-blooming cereus by writer Ligaya Mishan 88 and photographer Linny Morris 73 for T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Shoji will play in the Tokyo Games next month, along with fellow Hawaii players, including brother Kawika, who make up 25% of the team, announced the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on June 14. Annual tuition is $26,000, though there are financial aid options. That, the coach said, is the reverse of how they act in person. earned the Global Online Academys (GOA) Catalyst for Change Prize for presenting a compelling and inspiring case for change, GOA announced on May 6. The colors illustrate the past, present and future of a team who left their native Dnipro, Ukraine two years apart to build sporting lives 5,200 miles away in suburban Minneapolis, where they train with coach Trudy Oltmanns. The tradition goes back to the 1920's. Never knew this and thought it was pretty cool. When I picked him up at the airport, he was 15 years old and weighed about 90 pounds. (MidWeek, 16 Feb. 2022), As executive director of Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship at UH Mnoa, Sandra Fujiyama 92 helps run 20 programs that provide mentoring and support to student entrepreneurs. Punahou junior Lua Bowman 22 was named Hawaiis first-ever youth poet laureate during the Maui Arts & Cultural Centers Live @ the MACC series on May 22, reported MauiNow. Knowledge and appreciation of the arts are vital to a childs understanding of the world. They began the 2022-23 season in early October with a struggling seventh at a Challenger Series event in Finland. That team had just two reigning NBA All-Stars and one player with Olympic experience. Student entrepreneur Keira Henriques 24 of Kieras Creations is also one of the honorees. Then came last Feb. 24, when Russias unprovoked invasion of Ukraine began a war that has lasted nearly a year, tearing apart the fabrics of millions of lives. (NAfME, 29 March 2022), A group of Hawaii high school students, including Marissa Halagao 23, and recent graduates is leading an effort to create curriculum about Filipino history, culture and identity. (Hawaii Business Magazine, 17 Feb. 2022), Hickam Federal Credit Union donated $5,000 to Artists Save Waves, a nonprofit founded in 2019 by then-Punahou School student Stephanie Hung 21. Standing with Smirnova atop the awards podium in Croatia, two skaters from one land wearing the competitive colors of another, Siianytsia felt the achievement could resonate in both places, even if he had not been good enough as a young skater to compete for Ukraine. (August 2022) This is a list of notable graduates, students who attended, and former faculty of Punahou School, a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. Live your dreams, and never give up.. But several famous athletes are among the alumni. TheClarence T.C. The New York Timesnoted in its obituary for Burns that he won Emmys for his work on that show and helped create the spinoffs Rhoda and Lou Grant. Among his other creations was the cereal mascot Capn Crunch. She hosted a menstrual product drive with Punahou School, collecting over 8,000 individual products 1,700 went to Kalakaua Middle School. All Rights Reserved. Figure Skating signed off on the idea. KITV4reported that on Jan. 8 thatDeForest Buckner 12had been named to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro first team. I feel really bad waking up and seeing the news like that, that the places where you were hanging out with your friends as a young kid are being destroyed and also I feel really sad for the people that were impacted by that explosion, Siianytsia said in a Sunday text message forwarded by the coach. Heres to a great 2023! Hawaii Symphony Orchestra selected Erin Nishi 21 and Mira Hu 21 as two of three student concerto soloists recognized as N Hk pio (Young Stars) in late April. More than 360 students received their first doses of coronavirus vaccine Saturday when Hawaii Pacific Healths COVID-19 Vax Squad Bus visited Punahou School, reported Yahoo News on May 23. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 17 May 2022), Punahou Trustee Ann Teranishi 92, of American Savings Bank, was honored at YWCA Oahus 2022 LeaderLuncheon. Registration for the online event, which runs from June 7-9, is open to the public, as reported by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on June 2. Second, my partner would get to see her mom, and I would get to see my family. Carissa Moore 10 has been surfing professionally for more a decade, racking up a long list of accomplishments. 3 Iolani in girls volleyball. Figure Skating Championships. Competing as Miss Chinatown Hawaii, she beat 16 other candidates to become the 76th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii. Through her Moore Aloha nonprofit, Moore has held surfing camps for girls in Hawaii and in beach communities internationally. Now, with the Paralympics coming up in August, Baron is growing more excited every day to compete and is grateful for the opportunity. ( Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 18 April 2022) (Pacific Business News, 1 April 2022), Hawaii Business Magazine checks in with Emily Reber 92 Porter, Nathan Fong 94, Doug Shimokawa 00 and Ann Teranishi 92. 1 high school athletic program in 2008, replete with an eight-page magazine spread, and again in 2009. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 22 Sept. 2021), Punahous Tevarua Tafiti 22 is a humble star on the football field and in the classroom. ", 2022 Punahou School. More than 30 U.S. Olympians have been graduates of Hawaii's Punahou School, and there hasn't been a U.S. Olympic team without a graduate of the school since 1972. On Nov. 19,Hawaii Magazinepraised Pipe Dreams: The Dark Secret Behind Hawaiis Most Notorious Crime, a newly published crime novel byJohn Madinger 71that centers on the Massie case and murder of Joseph Kahahawai. The nonprofit private foundation is a supporter of Punahous PUEO Program and other local organizations. (Coca-Cola, 9 March 2022), After losing her father to a diving accident during the COVID-19 pandemic, Punahous Asia Lee 22 has stepped up in the most courageous way possible, as a daughter, a sister and a standout softball player. (Maui Now, 15 Sept. 2022), Slam poet Kealoha Wong 95, a poet laureate, receives $50,000 grant. The former Punahou all-state guard is playing professional basketball in Armenia. We worked really hard together to stay in shape and work on our individual games. When she finally found the address, she was surprised by a 5-year-old boy who opened the door dressed as a lion. (U.S. Army JROTC, 28 Oct. 2021) Cadets adopt a space aboard the Mighty Mo. Punahous curriculum shapes students into educated, capable and caring adults with the knowledge and skills to succeed in an uncertain future. Such a fall on a lift at a show last May left Smirnova with a concussion, compromising the beginning of this season, their first full season as senior-level competitors. Moore said she was classmates withTaylor Crabb, one half of the U.S. top-ranked mens beach volleyball team. New coachSteve Kerrwill hope for a better turnout from the NBAs best this summer for the World Cup co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, a month before NBA preseason training camps. Ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team hosted a media day from its training camp at Punahou on . Oltmanns said they were unable to put together two solid weeks of training until November, three weeks before making their Grand Prix debut in Finland, where they finished a respectable fourth. Pong is a Guidance and Control Engineer at NASA and was in mission control for the landing. An impressive collection of buildings and site features provides what can only be a pleasing, meandering experience where young students can explore and learn, said a juror. Eighth grade English teacher at Case Middle School,Christina Torres, was one of three Hawaii teachers among 50 educators from across the United States and Canada selected for the prestigious Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, reported KITV on March 14. ), Draped in lei, a beaming Moore told the Waikiki crowd that her win wasnt just about her, but about everyone whod ever supported her or cheered her on. Its led to all these issues gunked up inside us., Dawn Szewczyk 94 was appointed Director of the Department of Facility Maintenance byMayor Blangiardi. Find out why this Honolulu prep school has such a strong place in Olympic history. Fifth grader Blake Lee 28 published his story, The Brave Little Bird, on Amazon, with the help of mom Nessa Lee. That FaceTime was enough for her to invite Smirnova, who initially also lived with the coach but now shares an apartment with another skater. A two-sport athlete at Punahou high school, he went on to play volleyball at Long Beach State as a outside hitter. (Hawaii News Now, 5 Jan. 2022), Punahou sweeps state cross country team titles on foggy, muddy course at Hawaii Preparatory Academy campus in Waimea. Trevor Crabb is an American professional beach volleyball player. Trees are one of the most important tools in combating climate change the most pressing issue of our day.(Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 6 Nov. 2021), Punahou JROTC news: Remembering General Colin Powells visit to Punahou. Local media outlets reported on Jan. 16 thatNancy Weiner 91Cordes was named as the new CBS Chief White House Correspondent. The award show will premiere on March 1 on Hawaii News Now. Ashley had the second highest score in the State round of the competition and advances to compete in the National round against the top four scorers from each state. In an interview thatKHON2 Newsaired on Jan. 29, Carnival co-chairTate Goodman 22said, It was hard to alter a long-standing tradition that has been going on since the Great Depression, but were so grateful that we were able to create some new traditions and still raise funds for students in need of financial aid., Civil Beatpublished a story on Jan. 12 about how local teachers were talking about the attack on the U.S. Capitol with students. A few Punahou alumni will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics this summer: beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb 10, surfer Carissa Moore 10 and indoor volleyball player Erik Shoji 08, reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on July 18. Ojerio 09 of Aloha de Mele, and Zak Barry 10, Matthew Hong 10 and Luke Untermann 10 of Banan. (Hawaii News Now, 4 Oct. 2021), Tita Ahunas journey in athletics has brought her to Punahou, first as an administrator, and now as the girls volleyball coach. Multiple local media outlets reported on July 9 that the U.S. Olympic swim team has been practicing for two weeks at the Waterhouse Pool at Punahou before they leave for Japan on July 12 to compete at the Tokyo Olympics (Star-Advertiser, Star-Advertiser Gallery, KHON2, KITV and Hawaii News Now). (Honolulu.gov, 30 Dec. 2021), Kimi Takazawa 88 and Ballet Hawaii celebrate Christmas with unique televised version of The Nutcracker. (Yahoo News, 12 Dec. 2021), Former Punahou football standout and current Pac-Five coach Kena Heffernan 92 is this weeks Throwback Thursday focus. She began playing wheelchair basketball, then took up wheelchair tennis. Find out why this Honolulu prep school has such a strong place in Olympic history.