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Meet Ms. Hess, a math teacher

Mark Ontolan, reporter February 17, 2019

Dawn Hess is a math teacher. She’s in A building second floor. She said, “I became a teacher because I like to help people.” During her free time, she always plays a game on her phone. The...

Ontolan values family

Rodney Fano, reporter February 17, 2019

Moving from the Philippines to Oahu was a  totally different experience for freshman Mark Ontolan. About to start 6th grade, Ontolan went to Washington Middle School where he made new friends and started...

Instagram is one of the more popular social media platforms students use.

The impact of social media on teens

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor January 24, 2019

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter are widely popular with users all over the world and used on a daily basis. It would be extremely rare to find a person unaware...

photo by Alexandria Buchanan

Celebrating with holiday traditions

Alexandria Buchanan, editor December 19, 2018

As the year comes to a close, families and friends join together and celebrate the holiday season. December is full of cheerful people celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and the endless possibilities the...

Members of Lokahi take Aunty Violet, one of the seniors at Kulana Hale, horseback riding to fulfill her Grand WIsh. 
photo contributed by Mayele Bautista

Lokahi fights loneliness in senior homes

Alexandria Buchanan, editor December 12, 2018

The holiday season is the time of year when families and friends get together to celebrate. For many, it is a time of happiness, but for those without anybody to spend the holidays with, it can get lonely....

The fate of Fortnite

Ryan Vanairsdale, editor December 4, 2018

Fortnite is a free to play battle royale game that experienced a massive growth in players around late 2017 to now, and it continues to grow. In August of 2018, Fortnite was recorded as having nearly 80...

Students start college preparation process

Alexandria Buchanan, editor November 15, 2018

As many students are realizing, the four years of high school go by extremely quickly. Before you know it you’ll be graduating and going out to the real world, but before that comes a lot of preparing,...

Jason Yadao, the adviser for LEO Club, supervised his students at a beach clean up at Ala Moana Beach Park.

McKinley’s new math teacher plays games

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor October 30, 2018

One of this year's new math teachers, Jason Yadao, is only 24 years old. He is known by his students to be relatable and friendly and is well-liked by many of his students. "Mr. Yadao is particularly...

Senior Jeremy Xu is a semifinalist for the National  Merit Scholarship competition.

McKinley Tiger becomes semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship

Thompson Wong, design editor September 23, 2018

Every year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation selects students with high PSAT scores as semifinalists for its nationwide academic competition. This year, one of McKinley High School’s very own...

McKinley Drivers Ed Program Prepares Students For Future

Marietta Teramoto, staff reporter May 18, 2018

McKinley High School offers a drivers education program. Those in the program said getting your driver’s license during high school is important. Senior Vanessa Khamkhay said she thinks having a driver’s...

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