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April 2015 Volume 76 Issue 6
Eyes, Ears, and Voice of Farrington High School
The Gover norJanet Mock, a graduate from
Far r ington High School, is a prominent advocate for tr ans women of color?s r ights, journalist, and a best-sel l ing author.
Mock cur rently hosts ?So POPular?, her ow n weekly culture show on MSNBC?s online aff i l iate, Shi f t. She also works as a Contr ibuting Editor for Mar ie Clair e, where she f i r st told her stor y grow ing up as a tr ans gir l publicly. HBO documentar y The Out List featured her and she appeared in Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, Rookie, Salon, Slate, Feministing, Color l ine, and more.
In her memoir Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, which was released last Februar y 2014, she tel ls her stor y of grow ing up as a tr ans gir l in Honolulu, Dallas, and Oakland. She also talks about her str uggles: being bull ied, cal led w ith numerous names, discr iminated, and scared, of r evealing her tr ue
self .
?She is br ight, ar ticulate, intel l igent, knows to communicate, brave, organized, accepting, inspir ing, and ver y well-spoken,? says Alison Colby, one of her mentor s in Far r ington High School where she spent her junior and senior years.
Mock, who was an English Honor student when in high school, won the Wallace Rider Far r ington Memor ial Scholar ship that suppor ted her tui tion for a Bachelor?s degree in Univer si ty of Hawai?i at M?noa and got her Master?s Associate in journalism from New York Univer si ty.Not only does she inspir e tr ans women, she also stimulates the confidence of black people l ike her. Some people consider her as the much needed voice for r ace and gender equali ty. She believes, as she quoted in her memoir : ?Realness means you are extr aordinar y in your embodiment of what society deems normative.?
She has spoken at many di f ferent univer si ties addressing the power of stor ytel l ing in l i terature and popular culture, histor y of tr ans women leaders in feminist, LGBT and social injustice movements, and the personal-pol i tical dynamics of visibi l i ty and voice. On Apr i l 16, she w i l l have a talk and book signing at the Univer si ty of Hawai?i at M?noa, 7 PM and Far r ington?s GSA w i l l attend this event.
Cur rently, she l ives and w r i tes in New York w ith her f iancé, photographer and f i lmmaker Aaron Tredwell and their cockapoo Cleo.
?In her book, she doesn?t only talk about her being a tr ansgender, but also her being half Black and half Hawaiian. I feel so connected to her because I?m half Black and half Filipino. And that?s what an inspir ation is, somebody you can r elate to.?says Malial ina Derden, a former student of Far r ington and one of the many people inspir ed by Mock.
A heard voice from FarringtonBy Rosebell Hannah Roxas, Junior, Class of 2016
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No dress code no problem
No dress code for the students of Far r ington High School (FHS). Pr incipal Al Cargani l la has come to a decision that there w i l l be no dress code because most of the students at FHS don?t r eal ly care about the dress code.......
See page 3....
Farrington gets a new chess club
The chess club is a new ly founded club created in Januar y and is looking for new players to teach and practice w ith. Unlike other clubs i t does not involve physical muscles or community ser vice, just mental power........
See page 4....
Kickin it at Kawaii Kon
Through March 27th-29th, the annual anime and manga convention, Kawai i Kon was held at Hawai i Convention Center. Anime fans, gamers and Japan fanatics r ejoice in the celebration of the ar t of anime, video game events and the Japanese culture......
See page 5......
Janet Mock received an award dur ing the 2013 ADCOLOR Awards.
Photo Credit to zimbio.com
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3NEWSNo dress code no problem By Caroline Eas, Junior, Class of 2016
Vending Machines are Coming!By Br yson DeCosta-Gabr iel, Freshman, Class of 2018
On Apr i l 24 Far r ington High School w i l l now introduce vending machines al l over campus. I t w i l l provide snacks and dr inks that students can now buy.
The snacks and dr inks w i l l Dor i tos, Cheetos, Pepsi , Coke, Hersheys, and other simi lar.
The vending machines w i l l be convenient for students who don?t want to eat lunch but want to eat something small and this way at least they won?t star ve themselves.
According to debate.org 76% agree that vending machines should be in school and 24% disagree. Most students in Far r ington agree w ith
this, because some rely on their fr iends or teachers for food.They don?t have lunch money or they forgot their ID. Having these vending machines w i l l help w ith the hunger problem and the students who don?t have enough lunch money.
So students have fun w ith the new vending machines and lets hope for the best and to enjoy.
Target opens its new Kailua storeBy Moniera Ramoran, Sophomore, Class of 2017
Target Kai lua store, another shopping option, opened on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 8 a.m.
The Kai lua store is Oahu?s thir d Target location, yet smallest among the Target stores in Hawai i at 130, 000 square feet.
?I was ver y exci ted when I visi ted the store even though I l ive far away from Kai lua,? said Mi la Padapat, a Kalihi r esident. ?I just wanted to see the food and clothing area,? she added.
Many sacr i f iced to wait and stand in a long l ine just to be among the f i r st shoppers. Many were interested in the grocer ies and local products avai lable inside.
The store offer s a mix of ever yday essentials, produce, apparel, electronics and a var iety
of Hawai 'i -unique products. There are over 30 local vendors and products w ithin the store, including Watanabe Flor ist, Mountain Apple Co., a ful l-ser vice pharmacy, Starbucks, Target Café, and a Pizza Hut Express.
?I saw a lot of people pushing a ful ly f i l led car ts,? Padapat said.
Recycled bags are not new to Hawai i Target stores, and ear ly in the day, the store offered fr ee r ed r eusable totes. The bags were
sold for 99 cents in the evening.
City and County of Honolulu cooperated w ith Target to instal l a new tr aff ic l ight at the front of the parking lot to improve the tr aff ic f low and maintain the pedestr ian safety, not only for the guests but also for the community.
Target also opened a new store on that same day and same time in Kahului , Maui?s f i r st Target location w ith a total of six Target stores on Hawai i Island.
The Kai lua store was or iginal ly scheduled to open in July 2012, but was delayed after an ar chaeological study discovered Native Hawai ian skeletal r emains.
No dress code for the students of Far r ington High School (FHS). Pr incipal Al Cargani l la has come to a decision that there w i l l be no dress code because most of the students at FHS don?t r eal ly care about the dress code.
?More fr eedom to wear whatevers i guess,? says Scottie Lorok a senior at FHS. Students at FHS believe that abolishing the whole dress code is a great idea. Students w i l l have the chance to wear anything they want w ithout having teachers or secur i ty tel l ing them that they can?t wear that
Since most students break the dress code at Far r ington anyways, dress code would not be a problem. FHS students don?t care what the staff has to say. Even when students would get a dress code t-shir t from the secur i ty off ice, they take i t off later, because they don?t feel l ike wear ing i t.
?Gir ls won?t have to wor r y about what they wear, but sooner or later we?ll see them w ith nothing on,? comments Lorok.
Gir ls at FHS love wear ing nice outf i ts, but sometimes those nice outf i ts are too much and the FHS
staff do not l ike i t when student?s outf i ts are inappropr iate.
?Guys w i l l get easi ly distr acted by gir ls i f there were no dress code, but on the other hand, gir ls w i l l get easi ly distr acted from guys because they?ll just end up not wear ing a shir t since they l ike to show off their muscles,? says Dianne Saingo.
Some students believe distr actions would be a major problem i f there was no dress code, because i t w i l l make i t harder for students to focus in class and outside of class. I t would also be a problem because students would star t show ing too much of their body.
?No dress code is good for ever ybody who loves to wear whatever they want and not car ing about i t. The thing is that I just hope the students know how to r espect each other and not show par ts that are a major disturbance,? says Mar yjay Take. Former Olympian and reali ty tv star
Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal
car crash in Southern Cali fornia
r esulting in the death of a woman on
Februar y 7, 2015.
According to CNN news, Jenner was
dr iving a black Cadi l lac SUV when he
rear ended two vehicles. The victim,
Kim Howe, was dr iving her Lexus that
was rear ended by Jenner?s car that
later spun onto tr aff ic and then hi t by
a Hummer H2. Kim Howe later died
after the col l ision.
According to the Malibu Police
Depar tment, the whole incident was
recorded on tape by an MTA (City)
bus that was heading towards the
opposi te dir ection.
After careful ly r eview ing the tape
whi le moving on w ith the
investigation, off icials w i l l decide
whether or not Bruce Jenner was
responsible for the fatal car crash that
had injured eight people and left one
person dead.
After the incident, Bruce Jenner
volunteered to do a blood testing to
test his blood alcohol i f he was drunk
dr iving when he hi t the two car s.
According to PEOPLE, Sgt. Phi l ip
Brooks from the Malibu/Lost Hi l ls
Sher i f f Station confi rmed that Jenner
had passed a f ield sobr iety test and
was cooperating w ith author i ties.
TMZ news also r epor ts Bruce Jenner
supposedly holding a cel l phone pr ior
to the incident leading to the deadly
crash. With the information provided,
The L.A. County Sher i f f ?s Dept. w i l l
get a search war rant to look at Bruce?s
phone records and phone i tself .
In Cali fornia, i t is i l legal to text whi le
dr iving and i f his phone records
shows him texting the day he str uck
the car s, author i ties could charge him
w ith vehicular manslaughter.
Hollywood Li fe also states that
proving Bruce was texting at the exact
moment the crash happen would be
near ly impossible.
The pictures of Bruce taken inside
his car show him raising his arm but
the incorporation states that there is
no way to tel l i f he had a phone in his
hand or i f he had his arm raised for
another purpose.
The company revealed exclusively
that the incident had tr aumatised
famed Olympian and reali ty tv star
Bruce Jenner. They also stated that
Bruce is ?over whelmed w ith gr ief and
in severe pain over what?s tr anspir ed
today?.
Bruce Jenner linked to car accident that kills a womanBy Cather ine Nguyen, Freashman Class of 2018
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Farrington gets a new chess clubOhana
The chess club is a new ly founded club created in Januar y and is looking for new players to teach and practice w ith. Unlike other clubs i t does not involve physical muscles or community ser vice, just mental power.
President of the chess club is cur rent senior Kezo Pacanuayan. The club is for ever yone of al l levels; from f i r st time players to exper ts. Made up of 10-15 students, dai ly activi ties consist of practicing against other members two-on-two, focusing on movements, predicting your opponent?s next move, and other useful str ategies and tactics to have the upper hand.
?Chess is l ike a gentlemen?s game. It may seem l ike a board game, but is considered a spor t that r equir es str ategical and tactical thinking,? said Pacanuayan, who has been playing chess since
the second grade.
Far r ington's chess club is determined to compete in chess tournaments against other schools. Pacanuayan won 2nd place
in the divisional tournament. He says that chess competi tions are intimidating mind games; players have to maintain a "poker face" to conceal their next move in a l imited
time per iod.
Although chess is not considered an athlete spor t, i t is a fun and challenging activi ty that focuses on brains than braw n.
?I want Far r ington to join not just physical games, but mental games where your str ategic and tactical ski l ls are the bread and butter of the game,? says Pancanuayan. Although chess may be a ?gentlemen?s game?, some of the best players in the wor ld are women too. According to the
Wor ld Chess Federation (FIDE), Yi fan Hou and Judit Polgar r emain the two top female players as of March 2015.
Hou was sixteen when she was ti tled Grand Master in w inning Women?s Wor ld Championship contest in 2010, the youngest GM in the wor ld.
Polgar, although 2nd in the l ist, sti l l r emains in the , is know n for being the strongest woman chess player for an unbroken per iod of 26 years.
At f i f teen years old she also won the ti tle of international Grandmaster by w inning the men?s Hungar ian championship, the youngest GM ever in histor y dur ing the year of 1991 and the f i r st woman to ever r eceive the ti tle.
Far r ington High School?s Fresh Off the Boat(FOB) club empower Fi l ipinos one wave at a time.
Soon, the Hokulea, which is a voyaging canoe, w i l l be joined by another canoe sai l ing the Paci f ic expressing the cultural and ancestr al pr ide of i ts bui lder s. Club members are bui lding a 20-foot canoe to symbolize the Fi l ipino culture and inspir e al l Fi l ipinos to r econnect w ith their background and ancestr y.
The FOB project star ted after the Hokulea?s voyage to Tahiti to r epresent the Polynesian culture and ancestr y. The canoe tr avels the Paci f ic and symbolizes pr ide for their people.Many have advocated to bui ld a
Fi l ipino canoe to hold the same kind of pr ide and purpose as the Hokulea did for the Hawai ians. The club works w ith multi -discipl inar y students to design and bui ld a canoe to set sai l in October. FOB isn't just for Fi l ipinos but to br ing al l the cultures together and express their accomplishments in science, constr uction, ar t, and social histor ies.
The FOB project?s advisor Norman Macadangdang says the project is r eclaiming the word FOB by debunking i ts insult. He points out that at FHS is 61.4% Fi l ipino there are not that many clubs for students to learn the histor y and culture of the Phi l ippines.
Macadangdang also says that the club is great for breaking the confl ict between 1st generation immigrants and ?local? students. He has seen 3rd generation students who feel ashamed of their bloodlines and even tr y to hide their culture.
Br igi tte Tampon, former FOB member, says that the project helps people gain a w ider view of the wor ld outside of the
school. The club invi tes speakers to educate the students about histor y, canoes, migration, and the Fi l ipino culture.
Tampon also says ?It opens our view upon the things outside. We learn more about the wor ld. Like cur rent events. Get i t. Like cur rents in the ocean.?
By Sarah Daniels, Junior, Class of 2016
Reclaiming roots
By Mar y Yamut, Junior, Class of 2016
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Photo Credit to Alan Descatamento
On Apr i l 5, Hawai i r esidents celebrate ?Go for broke? day, and encouraged one another to take r isks. According to the National Day website, i t is the ?unoff icial hol iday? to honor the brave men in the 442nd battal ion . A mi l i tar y group that was made up of Japanese-Amer ican soldier s who volunteered for the Amer ican Army dur ing the WWII.
A time when Japanese-Amer icans were, as r ecorded by the Documents from the National ar chives, incar cerated under the Executive order 9066 under the author ization of President Roosevelt on Februar y 19, 1942. Ever yone w ith Japanese her i tage was locked up in internment camps, some famil ies were even separated by for ced to l ive in di f ferent camps.
Even under these cir cumstances, the Japanese men in the 442nd battal ion, volunteered to f ight for the Amer ican army. Just to prove that they were just as much ?Amer ican and loyal? as any other Amer ican ci tizen.
The 442nd contained many men from Hawai i , who l ived by the words ?GO FOR BROKE!?. I t means, give i t your al l , take the r isk, and dive in, eyes-closed and head f i r st. The phrase may not mean a great deal to many, but these words were the ver y words the 442nd men l ived and breathed by. These
words inspir ed them, and marked them dow n as brave histor ical heroes of Amer ica.
Throughout the war, these men were laughed at and discr iminated, but that didn?t stop them. Their heroic moment came dur ing their r escue of the Lost Battal ion. The Lost Battal ion consisted of the 141st Texas Battal ion. In October 1944, the 141st battal ion found themselves sur rounded by the enemy and cut off from supply. The Asian Nation website stated 442nd rescued the Lost Battal ion, but at the r isk of great casualties and loss.
After their great r escue, the 442nd earned the r espect of Amer ica, and to this day, stand as the most highly decorated uni t in Amer ican histor y. Being awarded more than 18,000 individual awards, the 442nd leave behind one of the greatest legacies.
By Kiver ly Michiosy, Junior, Class of 2016
Go for broke!
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5Op- ed
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On July 1, 2015 Oahu's plastic bag ban w i l l now be effective on the island.
In 2012, Honolulu voted to terminate plastic bags, whi le using a three-year tr ansi tion time to get businesses r eady. Oahu has alr eady put in action to the upcoming change. Target?s new Kai lua store opened on March 4, 2015, w ith no plastic bags in sight.
The result of banning plastic bags, woven grocer y bags are now in
approach to grocer y markets throughout the island.
"This is a great way to help the environment. The woven bags w i l l be more stable r ather than plastic bags tear ing apar t.? says Edward Rimando, Junior class of 2016.
1. Ever yday plastic bags are depleted by society, adding up the l i tter. Plastic bags are l ight, tending to f ly into tr ees and into w i ldl i fe habitat, causing animals to consume these plastics, and per ish.
2. Plastic bags are l i tter ing throughout the ci ties ending up to
block storm sewers. The outcome of this is chemical leaching. Dyes and other chemicals found in plastic bags contain lead, cadmium, and other toxins that leach out into the environment. Over 100,000 mar ine animals are ki l led each year from plastic bags.
3. Twelve mi l l ion bar rels of oi l are needed for hundred
bi l l ion bags.
4. United states goes through
hundred bi l l ion single use plastic bags, costing r etai ler s about four bi l l ion a year.
5. Four bi l l ion plastic bags up end up as l i tter annually. I f we tied the plastic bags together i t would cir cle the ear th sixty-three times, that is approximately 1,792,000 mi les. (the cir cumference of the ear th is approximately 28,000 mi les around the equator )
6. San Francisco had a clean up effor t, f igur ing out that in the end i t cost them seventeen cents to clean up one plastic bag. Multipl ied by
hundred bi l l ion, you end up w ith 1.7 tr i l l ion dollar s spent cleaning up plastic bags in the U.S.
?They are ter r ible. I see them all over the landscape and even in tr ees. They are blow ing around, tr ashing up the beauty of the Ear th. In fact i t is bad cutting dow n tr ees for the paper bags but I sti l l think i t is better than the petro i t takes to make plastic. The bl ight of plastic on the landscape and in the landfi l l that w i l l last eternally.? says Apr i l Yap, Sophomore class of 2017.
Attention shoppers!
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By Jade-Tiffany Rever io, Senior, Class of 2015
Through March 27th-29th, the annual anime and manga convention, Kawai i Kon was held at Hawai i Convention Center. Anime fans, gamers and Japan fanatics r ejoice in the celebration of the ar t of anime, video game events and the Japanese culture.
Kawai i Kon featured many fun activi ties and events for weaboos and anime fans al ike. Some of the events included but were not l imited to video game tournaments (Super Smash Bros, League of Legends, etc), card/board games and many more.
The video game tournaments are a great place to meet other competi tive players.
For those seeking enter tainment outside of electronics, one could tr y a card or board game, many veteran players are w i l l ing to teach you.
Some of the other attr actions include the Ar tist Al ley, Maid Cafe and Karaoke Contest.
I t also offered a Dealer?s Room which sel ls anime and Japanese merchandise, as well as snacks. These included but were not l imited to shir ts, keychains, poster s and
fashion i tems. The Dealer?s Room included many vendors from several di f ferent countr ies and states.
Some of the vendors who returned to the islands ever y year
included Exotic Lense, Pink Box and Razor Concepts. The Dealer?s Room is a great oppor tuni ty to pick up some great i tems or apparel that may or may not be avai lable anymore.
Along side the Dealer?s Room, was the Ar tist?s Alley. The Ar tist?s Alley
was simi lar to the Dealer?s Room, however instead of featur ing local ar tists, ar tists from across the nation and some were international. These talented people came to showcase pr ints, poster s,
clothes and crafts. For those who keep up w ith Japanese pop culture, one had the oppor tuni ty to attend a per formance by Eir Aoi and another by Akir a.
Both per formances were held in the main event hal l . Akir a is a new ar tist in the J-pop industr y, she
debuted last year. Eir Aoi is also fair ly new, debuting in 2011 w ith her song ?Memor ia?. The audience enjoyed and greatly appreciated the hard work the two talented pop star s showed that night.
Pre-registr ation for Kawai i Kon 2016 is alr eady open. For those interested in attending f ind detai ls at w w w.kawai i -kon.org
Kickin it at Kawaii KonBy Paul Trocio, Senior, Class of 2015
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6GROUNDBREAKING
Theresa Schuber t?s student leadership tr aining class worked together and communicated to other classes for 9 days to help them prepare for the Groundbreaking ceremony held on Februar y 9 at Far r ington High School?s Kusunoki f ield. The Groundbreaking event marks the star t of the constr uction of Edward Thompson ?Skippa? Diaz Stadium.
?I thought the event was really precise and str aightfor ward. We were able to execute the event as how the Leadership planned. We hi t the r ight points as to acknow ledging the people, sponsors, highl ighting the purpose of the groundbreaking, and informing the students of the future goals,? said senior Salvecho Templa. ?I feel l ike i t was good. We got good feedback from ever ybody especial ly the poli ticians,? senior Micah Lungay said.
Ms. Schuber t?s Leadership students made plans on how to get al l the students to the f ield, how to get them to wear the same shir t, how they w i l l communicate w ith each other, and how to tr eat the guests warmly.
"We had a big team. That?s how we were able to pul l i t off . Ever ybody was on the same page and we al l worked
together,? Schuber t said.
FHS's former pr incipal, complex schools pr incipals, pol i ticians, alumni, and media were al l present at the Groundbreaking ceremony. They were given refr eshments after the event, thanks to the organizer s.
?Being a par t of the planning process was really memorable, because this is histor y that we created this year and we look for ward to i t in the future. Just being a par t of i t r eal ly enhances or contr ibutes to our purposes here, l ike leaving a legacy,? Templa said.
The Groundbreaking ceremony is the star t of the bui lding of the stadium. It is named after a former football coach Edward Thompson "Skippa" Diaz. FHS students w i l l be ?going w ith the f low ? on the constr uction work. With this they w i l l be role models for other schools. Even though w ith the heavy constr uction, schedules won?t be changed. The target completion of the stadium is by 2016.
?It was great to work w ith the team that al l shared the same vision,? Schuber t said.
Leadership class preps for the future
Benefits of groundbreaking
By Russel Abigail Roxas, Freshman, Class of 2018
By Jorghette Phanthavong,Freshman Class of 2018
On Monday Februar y 9th, 2015 Far r ington high school announced that the school w i l l be star ting a ten year r enovation plan for the school. The f i r st thing to be r enovated w i l l be the Kusunoki f ield, as Far r ington begins w ith f i r st making a new football stadium.
The football stadium w i l l be named in honor of the late Edward Thompson ?Skippah? Diaz who coached the team for 17 years before enter ing r eti r ement. The football f ield is planned to be completed in about 1 and a half school years, and constr uction has alr eady begun w ith the r enovation of the f ield. ?I feel happy because this f ield w i l l bui ld a new beginning for the Far r ington high school football
program ? said Tanielu Alaviamanu-Afe Sophomore
As said the f ield w i l l star t the new beginning for the football program. The new f ield w i l l also help benefi t the other spor t programs around Far r ington.
The groundbreaking benefi ts our spor ts w ith the new tr ack f ield and the better football f ield. I t also benefi ts the whole school because as said i t was the introduction of the 10 steps program to help better Far r ington High.
Construction workers on the Far r ington football f ield dug up $50,000 wor th of gold dur ing the f i r st week of March. Pr incipal Cargani l la plans to distr ibute the gold among the 4.0 students as a r eward for their hard work.
Workers found almost a hundred gold fr agments scattered in the soi l of the f ield soon after the constr uction star ted. They discovered the gold in the claw of the backhoe and exci tedly r epor ted i t to Cargani l la. He decided to pass the r iches out to the students w ith 4.0s for the next few years as scholar ships.
Leialoha Tumbaga, FHS Junior, couldn?t be happier ! ?We?ve str uck gold, l i teral ly. Who could believe a school in Kalihi could get such a miracle!? She stated. I t?s a brand new and exci ting deal for the school. FHS found their luck and hopeful ly i t w i l l continue.
Many believe that this is the best thing for Far r ington and i t?s students. Not only w i l l the str aight A students get the pr ize they deser ve, but i t w i l l motivate others to get their grades up and do well in school.
On the other hand, Justina Moore, FHS Junior feels the complete opposi te. ?It?s
unfair !? Moore expresses how the school could be using the money for many other things l ike r epair ing the school?s environment or star ting constr uction on the auditor ium again.
Though some people, including Justina Moore, don?t agree w ith this decision the school is moving for ward. Far r ington is al l about giving new oppor tuni ties to i ts students and this gold could get kids to col lege, or for a few fancy dinners in waikiki .
When Greg Gamayo, FHS Senior, was asked about his thoughts he said ?I?m happy because I?m a 4.0 student, and I?l l
be getting some of that money so? ? He couldn?t be more exci ted. He even expresses his plans to use the money to suppor t his tr ip to Disney Wor ld over the summer. Students l ike Gamayo believe that the distr ibution of the gold is the smar test option.
?Hopeful ly when they r enovate the r est of the school they?ll f ind enough for ever yone else.? Gamayo concludes.
Farrington strikes gold!By to Sarah-Mar ie Daniels, Junior, Class of 2016
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7GROUNDBREAKING
Far r ington High School?s dream came tr ue when administr ator s learned that a new f ield complex would be bui l t in 2015. This was exci ting news to the administr ator s and students of Far r ington High School.
?Today is an impor tant day for Far r ington High School,? says Pr incipal Cargani l la at the groundbreaking that took place on Februar y 9, 2015 in front of the whole student body on Far r ington?s ow n Kusunoki Field.
Far r ington students were exci ted about the new f ield complex which w i l l be named after Far r ington High School?s al l star coach Edward Thomson ?SKIPPA? Diaz. They decided to name the f ield after the coach to r emember and honor his good works.
?I am exci ted. I think i t?s gonna be nice for al l the students,? said Cher ish Cabra, sophomore. Many students suppor t the constr uction of the new f ield.
The Far r ington student activi ties counselor, Theresa Schuber t was ver y happy on the news of the new stadium after waiting a long time for the committee to r espond.
"I was in disbelief because I sat on committee about
8 years ago w ith ar chi tects and engineers, but nothing happened. I just couldn?t bel ieve i t was actually happening.? said Schuber t.? The idea of a new f ield star ted in 2006.?
Although the new f ield is a great addition to the school. I t?l l take a l i ttle time for i t to be f inished. The new f ield w i l l include a new al l purpose tr ack, a tur f f ield, and a stadium where Far r ington suppor ter s can si t and enjoy the game. It w i l l also have a new scoreboard, and the f ield l ights w i l l be faced away from the str eets for the safety of dr iver s.
Unti l the f ield is completed Far r ington?s football team w i l l practice at two di f ferent f ields. ?The var si ty w i l l be practicing at Kalakaua f ield and the Junior Varsi ty w i l l practice at Kamehameha f ield,? said Far r ington var si ty coach Aaron Kamau.
The new f ield w i l l not only br ing the school together but i t w i l l br ing the community together because now we can play at home and actually be at home instead of being at Roosevelt High School.
?Now we can f inal ly play at home.? said many of the football players after hear ing the news about the new f ield.
History made at Farrington High School
A dream come true for Farrington High School
By Kayly Galapon, Freshman class of 2018
By Moses Emosi, Freshman, class of 2018
On Februar y 9, 2015, histor y was made at Far r ington High School. The Kusunoki f ield groundbreaking ceremony was held in front of the enti r e student body, plus many other impor tant people and alumni.
?I just couldn?t bel ieve that i t was actually happening.? Says Theresa Schuber t when asked about the topic. Schuber t was an impor tant asset in making the groundbreaking ceremony happen. The plans were made in 2006, and since then the plans have made major changes.
?I wasn?t too tr usting in the promise of actually making something new on campus. The new w ing took forever, so who knew how long the football f ield w i l l take,? said Schuber t. She said a sol id team to look at the cur rent needs of the school is what made i t possible.
The Far r ington High School Leadership class was involved. ?They helped Pr inciple Cargani l la in making his dream come tr ue,? says Schuber t. Leadership helped w ith the groundbreaking setup, execution, and the breakdow n.
The enti r e school w i l l be r edone, and i t w i l l be a 10 year 9 phases plan. Fir st w i l l be the football f ield, then the gym, then the I and J bui ldings and constr uction w i l l continue to go around the school unti l i t is complete.
?I do believe that a new football f ield w i l l up the spir i t dur ing the games,? said Schuber t. ?A reason for people not going to the games is because they don?t have r ides or parking. Now w ith the new f ield closer to the homes of the students, people can now just walk to the games, and we w i l l have more spir i t and more suppor ter s than we did before.?
There were concerns over where the football practices w i l l be held next year as the f ield w i l l be under constr uction, and the Edward Thomson ?Skippa? Diez stadium w i l l be made up. Far r ington High School?s cur rent home f ield is Roosevelt High School, and star ting in the 2015-2016 school year, the Far r ington High School?s var si ty and junior var si ty football team w i l l be practicing there. Roosevelt?s practice w i l l be held f i r st, then the Far r ington football boys? practice w i l l come after.
The Far r ington High School class of 1954 were hoping for the pool to also be r ebui l t. The last class to ever use to the pool was the class of ?99. The sw imming pool was a r emembrance for the Far r ington students who have fought in the Korean War. I t was a memor ial for the alumni that had fought, and the class of ?54 were hoping that they could put up the plaque of the names of the students who ser ved.
On Monday, Februar y 9, 2015 Far r ington High school begins bui lding i ts ver y ow n Football stadium.
Far r ington High school students are know n for their ski l ls in football . After many years of having Kusunoki Field w ith a misshaped tr ack f ield are a hazardous, torn up f ield, Far r ington f inal ly made a courageous decision to r enovate the football f ield.
Theresa Schuber t, Activi ty Coordinator for FHS says,?It wasn?t actually the f i r st thing we were going to do, we were focusing more on the auditor ium and the pool. The f ield was actually the last step we had in f ixing up the school, but now i t?s our main pr ior i ty.?
Hear ing this r eal ly surpr ised me, but i ts good that they focused on what is r eal ly going to be used for future purposes. The auditor ium and pool may be impor tant but r eal ly, we can use many other places for invents as r eplacements. But for the f ield, i ts pretty messed up and for years I?ve heard of injur ies caused from that broken up f ield. So having that is good news, now instead of tr aveling to out of distr ict schools i t?l l be much easier and much
convenient for our suppor ter s. Especial ly know ing that Football has much more suppor ter s than any other spor ts, i t?s good to having i t f ixed. As we al l know members of the community even outside, have been anxiously waiting for this to happen. I?ve know n Far r ington football my whole l i fe, and i t?s been brought up many times from al l the adults in my family being alumni from FHS. Far r ington for many many years have been know n the ski l ls we have here. Really, FHS has made i t the Oahu Inter scholastic Association Championship for many years. And they?ve managed that by using their ver y ow n f ield which has been in bad condition for many years. So members of our community ful ly agree w ith the new ly r enovated f ield.
People don?t think i ts a problem because in 1941 Far r ington?s f ield had to r ebui l t because of damage from WWII. From this the football team had to practice at Bishop Museum for that season, and even so, that year the football team sti l l won State Champs. So w ith that, we know and believe that we can make i t to state champs this year.
Farrington's new editionBy I lleanna Kauvaka, Freshman, Class of 2018
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