Sacred Hearts Academy  |   Honolulu, Hawaii

Ka Leo

Sacred Hearts Academy  |   Honolulu, Hawaii

Ka Leo

Sacred Hearts Academy  |   Honolulu, Hawaii

Ka Leo

Madison Kwok

Madison Kwok, Reporter

Madison Kwok is a senior and first-year member of the Journalism team.  Madison spends her free time venturing outdoors on weekends and dancing on weekdays.  Although her future remains unclear, Madison dreams someday of going to Europe to study film and language.

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Senior wins judo state championship

Senior wins judo state championship

Madison Kwok, Reporter
May 14, 2015

Senior Kaela Fiesta took 1st place in the 172 pound division of the state judo championships on May 9. Fiesta has participated in judo for the past nine...

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Senior selected March Lancer of the Month

Senior selected March Lancer of the Month

Madison Kwok, Reporter
May 1, 2015

Senior Kaela Fiesta is the March Lancer of the Month, a member of the Academy’s judo team. Fiesta has been participating in judo since she was eight...

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Choirs perform at Lokahi Choral Festival

Madison Kwok, Reporter
April 23, 2015

Dr. Alec Schumacker’s Concert and Select Choirs participated in the recent Lokahi Choral Festival at Kawaiahao Church. “The judges rated us very...

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Dance program performs ‘Coppélia’ for spring

Dance program performs ‘Coppélia’ for spring

Madison Kwok, Reporter
April 10, 2015

Dance teacher Micki Kolberg’s ballet program puts on two productions, the “Nutcracker” during winter and an annual spring production which changes...

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Junior selected for trip abroad to Japan

Junior selected for trip abroad to Japan

Madison Kwok, Reporter
April 2, 2015

Pacific Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) chose junior Jessica Wehrman as one of 17 students for an educational trip to Japan from Mar. 14 - 22. Although...

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2015 blood drive is most successful in five years

2015 blood drive is most successful in five years

Madison Kwok, Reporter
March 25, 2015

Club Med has hosted Sacred Hearts Academy’s annual blood drive for the Blood Bank of Hawaii for 20 years. This year’s drive produced 58 pints, the...

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Photo credit: Malia Okoh and Madison Kwok.

Minimum wage rises to $10.10 by 2016

Madison Kwok, Reporter
March 5, 2015

The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour, but according to the Executive Order signed by President Barack Obama, the minimum wage will rise...

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Photo credit: Leilani Asuncion.

Seniors host Valentine’s Day Carnival at Leahi Hospital

Madison Kwok, Reporter
February 26, 2015

The senior class performed its day of service to the community at the annual Valentine’s Day Carnival for the residents and day care clients of Leahi...

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Sixth grader shines in latest production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Madison Kwok, Reporter
February 12, 2015

Sixth grader, Alyse Glaser, is no newcomer to theater. The young actress already has an impressive resume for such productions as “Alice in Wonderland,”...

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Librarians encourage reading with Nene-related activities

Librarians encourage reading with Nene-related activities

Madison Kwok, Reporter
February 12, 2015

University Elementary Lab School created the Nene award in 1959 as an award designed by children who vote for their favorite book. Academy students...

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2015 welcomes Year of Goat

Madison Kwok, Reporter
February 11, 2015

Chinese New Year, “xin de yi nian” in Chinese also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most important holidays in China. It is a time when...

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Art students visualize themselves through self-portraits

Madison Kwok, Reporter
January 21, 2015

Under the guidance of art teacher Malia Urie, fifth graders created interpretations of works by Andy Warhol, an iconic artist of the 20th century. “Art...

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2015 promises more than ever in tech world

Madison Kwok, Reporter
January 21, 2015

2014 saw multiple new, technological advances as consumers were introduced to an iPhone upgrade, medical brain mapping advances, microscale 3D printing,...

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Americas unhealthiest fast foods

America’s unhealthiest fast foods

Madison Kwok, Reporter
January 9, 2015

As of 2008, the health department is citing violators for not giving nutritional information for their products, including most packaged goods. This includes...

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Student admitted to internship program

Student admitted to internship program

Madison Kwok, Reporter
December 3, 2014

Senior Aina Katsikas has been selected to participate in the fall term of Senator Schatz’s high school internship program. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz...

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Students wrap up month long fundraisers

Madison Kwok, Reporter
November 13, 2014

Every year during the month of October, the Academy sponsors Aloha United Way (AUW) fundraisers coordinated by the Student Council and lower school. For...

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Maile lei donated to Academy

Maile lei donated to Academy

Madison Kwok, Reporter
November 10, 2014

Recently, seventh grader Raena Ho’s family donated a 50-foot Big Island maile lei to commemorate the first basketball game in the recently renovated...

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College admissions used to be so simple, but not any more

Madison Kwok, Reporter
November 4, 2014

The process of applying to colleges used to be simple. In earlier times, students often considered going to a university in their home state or a nearby...

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Public speaking improves communication

Public speaking improves communication

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 30, 2014

Whether it is in school, at work, in clubs or in basic day-to-day activities, the task of giving a speech is practically inevitable. The skill of being...

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Failure can be positive experience

Failure can be positive experience

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 28, 2014

A common misconception is that failure is the opposite of success. Although we should know better, it is too easy to fall short, give up and never get...

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Leos host animal awareness day

Leos host animal awareness day

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 24, 2014

Leo club members lined Waialae Avenue before school on Oct. 24 for Make a Difference for Animals Day, waving signs in an effort to promote animal rights,...

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Varsity bowling team goes to state championships

Varsity bowling team goes to state championships

Kailanianna Ablog and Madison Kwok
October 18, 2014

The Academy’s varsity bowling team will be competing in the state championships on the Big Island once again. Athletic director Ryan Hogue said, “The...

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For the second year Sen. Brian Schatz is sponsoring Schatz Seniors for high school seniors interested in developing leadership and becoming involved in politics. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository.

U.S. Senator sponsors high school internship

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 17, 2014

Democrat Brian Schatz was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2012 by Gov. Neil Abercrombie after the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye. Before his current position,...

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Leos serve at Ohana of Hawaiis Buddy Walk

Leos serve at Ohana of Hawaii’s Buddy Walk

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 14, 2014

Nine SHA Leos spent Saturday of Fall Break in Kakaako supporting Down Syndrome Ohana of Hawaii at their annual Buddy Walk. The Leos helped to set up, clean...

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Club Med helps in handicapped bowling program

Club Med helps in handicapped bowling program

Madison Kwok, Reporter
October 3, 2014

For nearly a decade, the Academy’s Club Med has provided assistance to the Handicapped Bowling program at the Fort Shafter bowling alley. On the third...

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Gym flooring completed and blessed

Gym flooring completed and blessed

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 30, 2014

Since the spring of 2014, Academy students have been anticipating the revitalization of the gym, built in the early ‘80s. Starting in April 2014,...

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New students acclimate to Sacred Hearts

New students acclimate to Sacred Hearts

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 24, 2014

Adjusting to a new school is never easily done. Adjusting to a new school in the middle of high school is a whole new level of difficult. Whether it is...

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Users raise concerns about privacy policy on new Facebook Messenger

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 21, 2014

Since the split from the main app in early 2014, Facebook has begun forcing users to use Messenger. Facebook Messenger allows users to send texts, pictures...

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Leo club members engage seniors at bon dance

Leo club members engage seniors at bon dance

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 21, 2014

Leo Club members attended a bon dance at the Palolo Chinese  Home (PCH) to help elderly residents celebrate “obon.” Bon dances, also known as obon...

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Students prepare for upcoming Aloha Week parade

Students prepare for upcoming Aloha Week parade

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 21, 2014

At the beginning of each school year, Sacred Hearts’ marching band is hard at work practicing for the annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade. The parade...

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Leo club tackles summer projects

Leo club tackles summer projects

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 9, 2014

Leo club, one of the largest, most active service clubs at the Academy, offers many opportunities to students in grades 7-12 to help their communities...

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‘The Expendables 3’ impresses audiences with old-school action

Madison Kwok, Reporter
September 4, 2014

When Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his band of aging mercenaries enlist a crew of younger, fitter and savvier prodigies to embark on a suicidal...

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