« September 2007 |Main| November 2007 »
Middle School Students: Don’t miss out on the spooktacular fun this Friday, Oct. 26 at the middle school Halloween Dance. Admission is $1 (to be donated to the Aloha United Way Fund). Cheer on your favorite contestants in the dance-off…the fun starts at 5:00 and ends at 8:00. See you there!
Place: Scudder Dining Hall
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $1.00 will be collected for the Aloha United Way.
Students will need to show MPI ID to enter
Activities: Dancing with DJ music
Refreshments provided
Pick-Up: To alleviate traffic, please adhere to the following
times/locations:
6th grade: 7:45pm at gym parking lot
7th grade: 8:00pm at Bakken Circle
8th grade: 8:15pm at gym parking lot
We appreciate you picking up your child at times indicated. There is a 15-minute time period for each grade level. If your child is not picked up by 8:30pm, he/she may not attend the Middle School Valentine dance.
DRESS CODE FOR HALLOWEEN DANCE
MPI Polo shirts are not required. Regular T-shirts (with appropriate messages), blouses and shirts may be worn but tank tops, tube tops, sheer or spaghetti-strap tops are not allowed. Sleeveless blouses may be worn provided they are not cut in from the outer corners of the shoulders.
Pants, slacks, and short/skirts that are at least mid-thigh in length are required. Cut-off jeans, jams or skirts with high slits are not allowed. Swimwear and running shorts are prohibited.
Sandals with straps allowed. No slippers.
Halloween costumes are allowed but no mask. Costumes must be age-appropriate, no bare midriffs or spaghetti straps and must be dress code length.
If attire is deemed inappropriate, student will be asked to change or get picked up by parent/guardian.
Posted on 11:55 AM| Permalink
On Friday, October 19th middle school students were recognized for their outstanding athletic performances:
Kacie Hirotsu – 8th grade
Kacie and her 3.0 (18 and under) tennis team won State championships in May for their division and will be going to Tucson, Arizona to participate in the National championships.
Mitchell Miyashiro – 8th grade
Mitchell's tennis team (Get a Grip) took 10th overall in the 14 and under intermediate division. Not to bad considering the level of play and not to mention there are maybe 5000 junior team tennis teams nationally. His team also won the Team Spirit Award.
MPI students were part of the Word of Life Intermediate Football Team who won the ILH Championship!
Shane Holomalia
Landon Jensen
Robert Johnson
Kellen Nakamoto
Ioane Sabas
Jess Savusa
Beau Smith
Intermediate Girls Volleyball won play-off game against Iolani Red on October 17 They will be facing Kamehameha Blue at 6pm Friday 10/19 in our gym.
Alexe Navarro
Hayley Sakamoto
Jordan Joy
Lindsey Carlos
Alana Laheney
Dyani Chocki
Lexi Takanishi
Michelle Robiunson
Alicia Johnson
Kelsey Shomura
Megan Tabata
Kelly Nakandakari
Rebecca Martin
Kylee Dashefsky
Abigail Lawson
SY 07/08 1st Quarter Awesome Owls
Posted on 3:49 PM| Permalink
I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to be interviewed by your students Wednesday, Oct. 3. It was so much fun, and the kids did such a great job. I was very impressed! I know what a big undertaking this must be, but what a worthwhile one! I can't wait to see the finished product(s). I wrote up a little piece on it for the Honolulu Advertiser community website. You can access it here: myadvertiser.com/manoa
Thank you again!
Kristen Lum Brummel, ’96
Mid-Pacific Institute’s Cherished Past: 100 Years in Manoa Remembered
My alma mater, Mid-Pacific Institute (MPI), is currently preparing for a celebration commemorating 100 years on its beautiful Manoa campus. In honor of the occasion, the sixth grade teachers and students are undertaking a very meaningful project to record and share the oral histories of the MPI alumni, friends, and families in the Manoa neighborhood.
Today I had the opportunity to participate in one of two sessions of scheduled interviews with the sixth graders. Approximately thirty of us alumni (from graduating classes ranging from 1926 to 1996) met in the MPI auditorium, where we were warmly welcomed and introduced to the sixth grade students who would be interviewing us. I was paired with two enthusiastic boys, Nicholas and Firas. The boys had previously written questions asking about my life as a student at MPI, and during the interview, they took careful notes of my answers. The boys also tape recorded the interview, so that they could refer to the tape when writing their oral history report. They explained that the sixth grade hoped to compile all of the oral histories into a published book that they would present to MPI, the alumni and community participants, and the students. Their project is entitled, “Our Cherished Past: 100 Years in Manoa Remembered.”
The interview was so much fun!
100 years is a long time, especially in MPI history. In talking with the older alumni, I realized that their memories of MPI were centered around dorm life and a whole set of traditions and activities that have since changed. Their memories are very different from the ones that I hold in my heart. But even though I did not dorm, MPI was also a home for me. As I shared with Nicholas and Firas, it was a place where I felt completely safe and cared about. It was a place where I was nurtured and inspired by knowledgeable, passionate teachers and staff. And it was a place where I found my place, surrounded by amazing opportunities and good friends who encouraged me to grow in positive ways.
How often do we have the chance to really reminisce and talk about our “good old high school days?” More than that, how often is someone really listening? Thank you to the Mid-Pacific sixth grade students for really listening to all of the stories that we have to tell. I, for one, can’t wait to see your finished project.
Posted on 10:07 AM| Permalink
Last spring, the fifth and sixth graders worked on a joint project called The Aloha Peace Wall.
Students decorated fabric squares with thoughts, phrases, and pictures that represented their message of "Heiwa" (Peace) and Aloha. These squares were assembled into "quilt-like" murals and displayed at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center during the Maui visit of the Dalai Lama. The murals were recently displayed at the State Capitol during Hawai'i's inaugural Peace Day.
Posted on 7:44 AM| Permalink