Principal Viewpoint
Karl Selga, reporter
September 9, 2015
Filed under Features
The Pinion interviewed Principal Ron Okamura on August 25. Many questions were given to the man who controls everything on this campus; questions such as “How long have you worked here,What are some of your favorite moments at this school ‘?’ and ‘Have you ever stepped on the oval?’” The ...
McKinley principal’s career choice
Katie Jones, reporter
September 4, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
The career Principal Ron Okamura wanted to pursue repeatedly changed in his earlier years. Despite being short, he played football in school. In fact his big dream at that age was to become the first Japanese NFL football player, but that was not meant to be. During his junior year at college he s...
Principal Ron Okamura’s career journey
Sarah Kim, editor
September 4, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Most people, especially students, face the challenge of discovering a career. Among those people was Principal Ron Okamura. In fact, becoming a principal for Okamura was not one of his options at one point. Since third grade, Okamura had the biggest desire to become the first Japanese NFL player...
Pros and cons of mainstreaming ELL students
Sammie Yee, reporter
May 24, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Foreign students who come to America often have difficulty adapting. The language barrier is the most difficult to overcome MHS is an inclusion school, so English language learners are “not kept in separate classes,” ELL coordinator Seamus Puette said. He said, "I’d rather see it as an...
Sun and Fun
Max Higa, reporter
May 23, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
It’s the time of year that students look forward to. Grades are in, exams are finished and school is over. Good times lay ahead, hanging at the beach and playing video games. Sleeping in late or sleeping over with friends. Hours on your phone and watching television. The times we can’t ever get enough...
What makes a perfect prom?
Lin Song, Web Co-Editor
May 8, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Finding dates, buying prom dresses and signing up for tables, everyone gets excited as the day for prom approaches, hoping to create a great high school memory. So what makes a perfect prom? Senior Angel Au’s answer is to have “good companion and a fancy setting.” Senior Baby Tuag...
Foods to fight the heat
Yunmi Kim, reporter
May 1, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Some schools in Hawaii have air conditioning, but many do not. McKinley High School is one with many hot classrooms. Besides having the air conditioners to cool off, certain foods are recommended as well. Chorus teacher Natasha Taketa said that fruits are very refreshing to eat even if it is not...
The Accident
Sammie Yee, reporter
May 1, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
When asked an experience you could never forget, senior Tiare Taum said, "The car crash." "I felt as if my life flashed before my eyes, and 'BOOM,' the car hit the rail," she said. This year, Taum was in an car accident with her friends. They were driving down Tantalus Lookout, going above the...
True style never dies
Anela Chavez and Karrina Johnson
April 27, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
You could spend hours planning out an outfit, making sure it’s perfect, or you could just grab the first thing you see. Fashion is a way for people to express themselves through their style. “Every day my character changes,” sophomore Jade Otis said. To freely express yourself withou...
Readers read recycled stories
Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor
April 25, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says “What has been will be again, / what has been done will be done again; / there is nothing new under the sun.” This holds true to book plots as well. According to English journalist and author Christopher Booker, in his book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, there ...
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