A women’s gathering for equal rights
Jasmine Matsumoto, Reporter
February 6, 2018
On Jan. 21, crowds of people gathered from 10 a.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol to march for women’s rights. The 2nd Annual Women’s March began with speakers, which then later commenced to the actual march. From the State Capitol, the ambitious advocates marched along Richards Street, passing South...
Welcoming in the new year with calligraphy
Rebecca Meyer, Features Editor, Reporter
January 23, 2018
While some classes at Sacred Hearts Academy are diving straight into coursework and reviewing lessons from last semester, the Japanese II-V and Advanced Placement (AP) classes spent the first week of the second semester learning Japanese calligraphy. The practice, called shuji, is the art of writ...
Academy students learn about Japanese culture at an annual festival
Rebecca Meyer, Features Editor, Reporter
January 23, 2018
While most students spent the recent three-day weekend sleeping in or going to the beach, Sacred Hearts Academy’s Japanese III Honors students volunteered at the annual New Year’s Ohana Festival. The event was held at the Japanese Culture Center of Hawaii and across the street at the Moiliili Neig...
Ballistic missile threat sends Hawaii into a state of fear
Shelby Mattos, News Editor, Reporter
January 13, 2018
On Saturday, many Hawaii residents woke to a ballistic missile threat alert, which was sent to their mobile devices by Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency. About 30 minutes later, another alert was issued, stating that the threat alert was an error and that there was no danger to the state. Gov....
Winter ball embraces sisterhood with policy change
Shelby Mattos, News Editor, Reporter
January 4, 2018
Filed under News
This year, all-girls school Sacred Hearts Academy parted from a longstanding tradition by allowing students to bring female guests to Winter Ball. The policy change was created to promote a stronger bond of sisterhood, administrators say, but few took advantage of the change. Out of the more than...
A win for the Iconic Alert Squad
Grace Kim, Reporter
December 26, 2017
Sacred Hearts Academy’s lower school robotics team is best in the state. The Iconic Alert Squad, otherwise known as the Lower School First Lego League (FLL) robotics team, placed first at the Kalani District Tournament in November. They will be the only school to represent Hawaii at the 2018 FLL W...
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