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MPI middle school students once again spent time with residents of the Arcadia Retirement Residence on Saturday, April 12. The “youngsters” read current events, played word games, and entertained the elderly with their musical talents. The morning ended with a pleasant “talk story” session with lots of smiles and laughter.

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This week marked the beginning of the 8th Annual Toy Project for the 8th graders. Dr. Robert Yonover (Jesse, ’07), has been an integral part of kicking off our project for the last 8 years. As the founder of SeeRescue, he shares his knack for developing valuable, life-saving tools from very simple ideas. His inspiring and engaging presentation starts the wheels moving in our young inventors’ minds. Stay tuned for the winners of this year’s Toy Fair, to be held on Friday, May 16.

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Students in the 8th grade Honors English class were treated to a compassionate presentation by Nazi Holocaust survivor Max Goldberger. He enthralled students with stories of his experiences as a young Jewish boy interned at a Romanian labor camp during WWII.

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On Saturday 3/1/08 six 8th graders represented MPI at the Hawaii Science Olympiad. This event is held every year at Leeward Community College. This was the first year for the Middle School division. 8 schools competed in categories such as Tower Building, Rocks and Minerals and Trajectory. Cal Fujii and Sasha Han won a bronze metal in the Anatomy Category. Gabriel Alailima-Rose and Alec Toshi won a silver metal for Mystery Architecture. Also representing MPI were Max Ako and Kanji Hata.

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