Academy Leos were busy helping the Young Athletes Program (YAP) and beautification events at Kalani High School. YAP is a bi-monthly event sponsored...

Rules are rules. If we sign a document agreeing to abide by them, we must also conform to what we think of as the insignificant ones. Many teens...

Senior Victoria Lee has won a well deserved scholarship. The  University of Hawaii Regents award scholarships for 20 graduating seniors annually which...

Fourth graders will present their art projects in the Ching student center  on Apr. 24 to families and friends. The exhibits feature progress over the...

Fourth and sixth graders took their annual spring trips to the neighbor islands while fifth graders went to Camp Timberline. The visit to Hilo and Kona...

Although small colleges and universities provide successful foundations for many of their graduates, many high school seniors think they need to attend...

Ten percent of 12 year olds have tried alcohol. That number doubles at 13 years and reaches 50 percent by age 15. Chronic drinking can cause serious...

Vaccinations are recommended and encouraged but should not be mandated. Although measles has made a recent comeback in America since its documented...

“Poetry is like pooping. If there’s a poem in you, it needs to come out,” said poet and best-selling author, Sarah Kay, to students on Feb. 9. “I...

School spirit in high schools can be dismal. Kids often don’t care about supporting their school which they see as a wormhole of tests, judgment,...

President Barack Obama recently proposed a novel plan to offer free community college for two years to students who enroll full time and maintain a 2.5...

Body-shaming is ubiquitous. It passes through all confidence filters and manages to seep its way into everyday language. Terms like muffin-top, pooch,...

“To my neighbors that don't feel the need to wear clothes outside, this is your warning. My brother got a drone. He is 12. SAVE OUR EYES,” tweeted...

Quiet and unassuming in school, senior Nicole Turina, nevertheless, is a world-class archer. Turina stands 17th in international archery rankings according...

The GMO debate was a contentious one in the recent Hawaii elections and continues to be a controversial topic across America. Hard evidence validating...

Tiny needles puncture the skin over and over, injecting iron and mercury into the dermis. This is how “tattoos” are created. Two types of machines,...

Every year, millions of high school students take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT) in pursuit of college acceptance. Most...

People always need to prepare in the face of a natural disaster. Trying to minimize the magnitude of storms based on forecasts is never the right perspective...

The Academy fall production of “Seussical Jr.” premieres on Nov. 7 at St. Louis School’s Mamiya Theater. Thirty-one students from the lower and...

Proceeds of the current Christmas Gift Card Fundraiser, sponsored by the Parent Organization, will go towards capital campus improvements. Students...

The band’s fundraiser, a car wash, ended most profitably for the band program. “This is the first car wash that I’ve done here at Sacred Hearts...

Sixty-one sixth graders attended their first class retreat organized by the Living in Faith Experience (LIFE) team on Sept. 19. Friendship was the theme...

Professor Paul D. Deering will speak to parents about teen development of fifth to tenth graders at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium on Oct. 2. Deering...

At the Student Council Club Fair today, students could choose from over 21 clubs. “It’s good to interact with students and encourage involvement...

Poinsettias are being pre-sold from now until Nov. 7 for 10 dollars as  a fundraiser for the Class of 2017’s Project Graduation. The plants come...

Entrepreneur Emmy Augustin spoke to senior theology classes about what she has learned in life. Augustin covered a range of topics from building self-esteem...

Six weeks in Moscow learning Russian isn’t the typical teen summer, but for senior Zoe Sprott, it was the chance of a lifetime. Sprott was one of...

High school students sometimes resist the idea of school in the summer because of the impression that classes ruin summer’s fun and freedom, but the...

Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland and social activist Hina Jilani spoke to high school and college...

Students are invited to attend an event hosted by the Student Council on Friday, Aug. 15 to participate in a workshop led by motivational speaker Harriet...

Gabriel Rodriguez, now a full-time college student, successfully planned and executed a fake pregnancy in her junior year of high school which she documented...

The traditional ways of studying are being ousted by the 21st century’s new forms of retrieving information, including online academic databases. Sites...

The use of electronic cigarettes has grown significantly within the last year among young teens. The device simulates tobacco smoking by vaporizing a liquid...

John Green, popular video blogger and founder of VidCon, authored “The Fault in Our Stars,” a romantic tragedy presenting the relationship of two teen...

Some teenagers are addicted to packing their schedules with every activity possible. Sports, clubs, friends and academics are all time-consuming for the...

Napping has been validated as a better way to boost alertness than a shot of caffeine according to Sara Mednick, an assistant professor in psychiatry at...

The family comedy, “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” features themes about family in a humorous way and is enjoyable for all. Mr. Peabody is an exceptionally...

A recent study revealed a correlation tying students’ health habits to academic success. While it  did not show a cause-effect relationship, the study...

Popular blogger and freelance writer Katie Heaney recently published an autobiographical account of her single life devoid of dating in her recent release,...

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand”-Harry S. Truman. Determination...

The stereotypical image of any teenager is a distracted student with a cellular phone glued to her hand. Recent studies show an addiction to the cell phone...

In 2010, almost 83 percent of homicide victims between the ages of 10 - 24 were killed by a firearm. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Over 100 Academy students will participate in the Junior Division community service project at the Punaluu lo'i on Feb. 27 where students will learn about...

Academy students heard renowned journalist, Denby Fawcett, speak about her latest accomplishment, a trek up Mount Everest, at a workshop for student leaders...

The Hawaii Lions Club has granted membership to senior Kasandra Kitagawa this week, a rare opportunity for high school students. Academy graduates who...

Some accepted methods of preparing and consuming food may not be as correct as believed. Nutritionists and universities have found evidence countering...

Oxford Dictionaries’ named “selfie” word of the year for 2013. A “selfie” is defined as a photograph that one tales of oneself, typically...

Many instructors discourage students from using Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, because users have the ability to edit and change information in...

The popular social media app, Snapchat, was recently breached and private phone numbers and usernames belonging to 4.6 million of its users were released. “Once...

Ask kids what careers they want to pursue and many of them will respond with “doctor” while others will answer “lawyer.” Of course, these are two...

Sacred Hearts Academy students attended the Year of Faith Celebration hosted by the Diocese of Honolulu at Star of the Sea parish on Nov. 23 with Catholic...

The first artificial Christmas trees, made of goose feathers and dyed green, were introduced to the United States by German immigrants. “Before the...

Project Graduation started at the Academy more than 20 years ago. The purpose of the event is for newly-graduated seniors to enjoy a night with classmates...

The Academy high school honored grandparents in the annual Grandparents’ Day on Nov. 22. Over one hundred grandparents attended and enjoyed a wonderful...

The Academy has encouraged teachers to move from paper testing to online testing in the last few years. Since the start of the One-on-One program three...

Teen car insurance can be a burden on parents who are accustomed to paying lower premiums without children on their insurance plans. The cost for young...

Since pizza is one of the mainstays of the American diet, the question of where to go for pizza is a serious one. “I love Costco pizza because I can...

Since the average American teenager spends more than seven and a half hours a day using an electronic device, teens are constantly searching for ways to...

Many teenagers suffer from sleep deprivation due to late-night homework tasks or cruising the Internet. On average, most teens do not have the recommended...

Child beauty pageants focus on external beauty and winning. The contest demands competitors to spend great amounts of money in artificial beautification....

The Sacred Hearts Academy Leo club is actively involved in the community as members help at a wide variety of events. Leos donated four hours on Oct....

Fashion styles constantly change. Styles are based on trending patterns and designs but rarely compliment most body types. Teen girls are some of the...

Sacred Hearts Academy students enjoyed a week of activities and food celebrating its 104th birthday on Sept. 12. The Student Council-planned activities...

Teenage girls are infamous for spreading gossip. Gossip increases the possibility of spreading lies and can end friendships. It can also ruin what was...

The National Security Agency(NSA) has recently developed a code which can crack online privacy barriers to obtain information from email and bank accounts....

Low self-esteem means that an individual views herself as unworthy, useless or unlovable, according to DoSomething.org, the nation’s largest nonprofit...

3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of almost any shape from a digital model. The cutting-edge technology builds the item...

The state of Hawaii currently has the third lowest obesity rate in the nation although statistics suggest this has the potential to change. Obese adults...

Junior Christine Nguyen won a scholarship from the American Councils and National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) to study Mandarin in...

Senior Sara Tashima participated in the Young Buddhists International Cultural Study Exchange (YBICSE) in Japan in July. Through this program, Tashima...