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Bryce Yoshikawa, Zack Tom, Isabella Hastings and Michon Fuchigami with a computer game MPI middle school students use in class to learn more about Africa.
MPI middle school students love the Africa-Inspired computer game by Tom Snyder
Productions. Here are some photos of Kathleen Perreira's students working on their
safari scavenger hunt. The goal of the activity is to "travel" throughout Africa collecting
resources and visiting countries with specific geographic characteristics.
Working in teams, students interpret maps, share key information and plan strategies. They learn about and appreciate the diverse resources and
geography of Africa.
(left to right) Sienna Streamfellow, Zack Tom, Shayla Cabalo
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Tuesday, 28 students represented MPI at the HAIS Science Fair. Their projects included diverse topics such as rockets, ship hulls, greenhouses, and lung capacity. All students did an excellent job of representing MPI by their behavior and through their interviews with the judges. Whether they win prizes or not they are all outstanding examples of MPI middle students.
The students listed below were selected to move on to the state science and engineering fair. This fair will be held the first week of April at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
Jason Anthony, Land use/Ala Wai watershed stream habitat & water quality 8
Matt Bowler, Effects of Pollution on Seaweed 6
Sarah Ching, What affects radio frequency propagation? 8
Jordan DiNardo, Accuracy of the Bus Schedule 8
Andrew Madey, Design and Strength of Geodesic Domes 10
Ryan Ogawa, Impacts of High Phosphate Fertilizers on our Environment 8
Lindsey Okubo, Beach Health 8
Kacey Ota, The Bounce of a Tennis Ball 8
Ryan Swanson, Can terracing prevent erosion? 8
Ross Tanaka, The Science of Batteries 6
Also receiving further recognition were:
Sarah Ching - Best in Category - Junior Research Space Science
Lindsey Okubo - Best in Category - Junior Research Earth Science
Andrew Madey - Best in Category - Senior Research Math Category
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The Middle School students hosted fourteen Korean students on Tuesday through the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE) program.
Jai-Ho Yoo, president of CAPE, made the arrangements with our middle school administration for the students to shadow our Mid-Pacific eighth graders. The Korean students were here for a 10 day visit to learn about the Hawaii and to participate in various cultural exchanges.
The goal of the day at Mid-Pacific was for the Korean students to experience life as a middle schooler in Hawaii, and to learn about the school from their hosts.
While language was a challenge, it didn’t take long for universal communications of smiles and the guidance of a kind hand. Thank you to all of our students for being such outstanding ambassadors for our school!
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Congratulations to Kyler Wood for winning the Grade 7 Geography Bee on January 19. He has qualified to represent Mid-Pacific at the state geography bee competition held March 30 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The winner of the state geography bee will advance to the national competition in May at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, DC. Congratulations and best of luck to Kyler Wood!
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