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Seniors celebrating at the Welcome Back assembly.

New year, last moments

Karl Selga, reporter August 18, 2015

As I say goodbye to a well needed summer vacation I also get to say hello to a new year at William Mckinley High School.   My name is Karl Selga and I am a proud senior at William Mckinley high school....

Welcome Back Assembly

Welcome Back Assembly

August 18, 2015

The schools mascot celebrates with the students at the assembly

Spirit Roars 150

James Deguinon, reporter August 18, 2015

Roar!!! Crash!!! Boom!!! Bang!!!  A McKinley Tiger here. A Mckinley Tiger there.  This year McKinley High School celebrates their 150th year. It was August 7, 2015.  In the beginning, the student...

Students hold hands as they sing together.

Welcome Back Assembly unites all

Sarah Kim, editor August 18, 2015

Genuine happiness for McKinley High School was illustrated at the Welcome Back Assembly; it was a way in which everyone on campus came together and showed their tiger pride. Unlike any other year, this...

A huge congratulations to the 90 seniors that were able to accumulate $3,282,468 in scholarship money.

Final goodbyes for the seniors

Anela Chavez, Editor-in-chief June 2, 2015

A huge congratulations to the 90 seniors that were able to accumulate a total of $3,282,468 in scholarship money and to the 330 seniors who graduated on May 31,2015. During the Aloha Assembly Friday,...

Q3 Grades of ELL students for World History

Pros and cons of mainstreaming ELL students

Sammie Yee, reporter May 24, 2015

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...

Diamond Hill near a landscape, all the way to see both sides of the full villa, living here who is more happiness?

Sun and Fun

Max Higa, reporter May 23, 2015

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...

Skylynne Ly and Jin Ling Yan share their reasons for wanting to speak at Commencement. Ly had priorities and changed her mind about giving a speech. Yan was chosen as one of this year’s speakers.

Seniors find pride through Commencement Speeches

Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor May 18, 2015

Student Activities Coordinator April Nakamura said that seniors who have the opportunity to give speeches have to earn it. On April 22, seniors interested in giving speeches during commencement attended...

American teachers get less planning time than international teachers

American teachers get less planning time than international teachers

Yunmi Kim, reporter May 14, 2015

Senate Bill 822 set the instructional time for Hawaii’s public schools. It requires Hawaii schools to have 990 student hours in the year 2015-2016 and 1080 hours in the year 2016-2018. Studies reveal...

“Have good memories with friends,” seniors June Yi, Seunghun Joo, Sean Choi and Aron Yan said.

What makes a perfect prom?

Lin Song, Web Co-Editor May 8, 2015

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...

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