Volume LXXVI Issue II

Eyes, Ears and Voice of Farrington High School

September 2015

THE GOVERNORFHS renovation make-over

By Hannah Mhae Bapt i sta, Senior , Class of 2016

Far r ington High School r enovation star ted in the mid school year of 2014-2015 and are making good progress towards making an improved campus.

The constr uction on the front law n is a par t of the auditor ium project. In the beginning of the school year of 2015-2016, the front law n has been str ictly off l imits to the students due to the r epiping for a new water spr inkler system that w i l l be connected to the auditor ium. The front law n w i l l be avai lable to students again when the grass is ful ly grow n. As of the auditor ium, the or iginal plan was to destroy the auditor ium and constr uct a new one, but due to expenses the school could not afford i t. The auditor ium construction w i l l approximately be completed around Januar y or Februar y of 2016, w ith a new roof and a brand new inside.

The school l ibrar y is undergoing constr uction because of the air conditioner, and w i l l r eopen in Apr i l 2016. The books are cur rently stored at the conference room, whi le a temporar y l ibrar y is set up in the por tables by the cafeter ia to sti l l al low FHS to bor row books.

The football f ield r enovation that star ted in 2014 is expected to be f inished in July 2016.

As soon as al l the cur rent projects are done, sections of the campus w i l l go through constr uction. The school w i l l begin to

r e-roof the bui ldings, electr ical upgrades, r enovation of bathrooms, new sw imming pool, new gym and new cafeter ia.

The plan for the new gym and pool is to destroy the cur rent gym and bui ld a new gym that w i l l be located at the cur rent pool, then the pool w i l l be moved to a di f ferent location of the campus. For the new cafeter ia, the shops w i l l be destroyed to bui ld the new cafeter ia. Far r ington w i l l look for ward to many more r enovations and rebui ldings over the next few years, to modernize i ts faci l i t ies for future students.

Photo Credits to Benjamin Spencer Rivera, Senior Class of 2016

Adult Friends For Youth

Adult Fr iends For Youth (AFY) is a non-prof i t organization that steps in to r esolve the confl icts students f ight over each time a f ight breaks out ei ther on campus or outside school grounds, and also providing aid to kids who have family issues.

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Univer si ties from the mainland w i l l be sending speakers to Far r ington High School to talk about admissions into col leges, along w ith campus l i fe, and also information about f inancial stabi l i ty for students...

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College speakers Code of Champions

Star ting this school year, Far r ington High School w i l l be implementing new requir ements for students who are interested in joining extr a cur r icular activi ties...

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" The Gover nor " i s an open for um for student ex pr ession and encour ages al l si des to voi ce thei r opin ions of the newspaper staf f .

Th i s school year , " The Gover nor " newspaper pledges to per for m in a m anner consistent w i th i t s eth i cal pol i ci es.

The paper and i t s staf f pr om ise to tel l t he t r u th , to be l oyal to ci t i zens, to pr om ote a di scipl i ne of ver i f i cat i on, to suppor t i ndependent thought , encour age m oni tor i ng those in power , to give voi ce to the voi celess, to pr ovide for um for the publ i c com m ent , to m ake the sign i f i cant i nter est i ng and r elevant , to keep the news com pr ehensive and in pr opor t i on, and to shop a r esponsibi l i t y, to conscience whi l e pr oviding i n for m at ion to the student body as i t i s said i n " The Gover nor " Eth i cal Pol i cy and Responsibi l i t i es.

We pledge to keep in m ind our r oles to the school and i t s students. These r oles i nclude r epor t i ng the news, r ef l ect i ng on our r eader s, docum ent ing al l m at ter s of r ecor d, bu i l ding m or ale and spi r i t , helping the com m uni ty v iew our school , being pr ofessional jour nal i st , show ing the ef fects of i ssues and events on students l ives, r epor t i ng the enter tain ing, al l ow ing r eader s to ex pr ess thei r opin ions, and m ost im por tant ly, l eading students by i n for m ing, show ing al ter nat ives, per suading and in f l uencing.

We al so pr om ise to m ake sur e the paper educates, i n for m s, r epor ts w i th diver si t y, helps the com m uni ty m ake in for m ed deci sions, and spar k di scussions.

We r eser ve al l t he r i ghts of the pr ess and of the people whi l e m ak ing sur e we r epor t w i th these eth i cs i n m ind, these r esponsibi l i t i es, and m ak ing sur e that the paper i s publ i shed for these r easons and only these r easons on ly as stated above.

Mission Statement

Mai l i ng Addr ess:

The Governor

Far r ington High School

1564 Nor th King Street

Honolulu, Hawai i 96819 USA

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Phone: 808 - 832 - 3601

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Kimber ly Payawal

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Adult Fr iends For Youth (AFY) is a non-prof i t organization that steps in to r esolve the confl icts students f ight over each time a f ight breaks out ei ther on campus or outside school grounds, and also providing aid to kids who have family issues.

AFY has been around for 20 years helping youth attain their ful l potential, and to become a better per son who can resolve issues maturely. AFY has developed an effective r elaxing approach to dealing w ith violence, drugs, cr ime, teen pregnancy, fami ly dysfunction, learning disabi l i t ies, and antisocial behavior among the ver y high-r isk youth, both in and outside of the classroom. The organization is  avai lable 24 hours to handle si tuations at a moments notice.

To date , AFY has successful ly been able to change the problematic tendencies of over 30 gangs as well as helping them to become more independent and take charge of their r esponsibi l i t ies.

Malakai Maumalanga, the cl inical coordinator for AFY often comes to Far r ington High School to check up on the kids they have taken care of, or plan to take care of and help. AFY fr equently uses things such as food and dr inks to calm teens after a confl ict. Maumalanga stated that these teens are his ?kids? and loves taking care of them and wants to lead them towards a better future.

Maumalanga himself was once a troubled youth involved in gang activi ties but later on learned how to help himself avoid the problems teens are facing today. So now Maumalanga wants to help these kids not only be better people but to exper ience more. AFY takes kids to places out of kal ihi l ike hawai i kai and the kids get stunned and over whelmed by how fancy the str eets are so they feel out of their comfor t zone which is what Maumalanga wants to accomplish so the kids aren?t just fami l iar w i th kal ihi .

According to afyhawai i .com former Far r ington High School Pr incipal Cather ine Payne stated ?The agency works w ith youths in an uncommon way. They?ve been ver y

successful in r edir ecting kids?

Adult friends for youth By Benjam in Spencer River a and Ronin Ganoot , Senior Class of 2016

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A major par t of a student?s l i fe involve's homework from teachers that is meant to help improve a student?s studies.

?I r eal ly don?t l ike homework but I do i t anyways because I don?t want to fai l my classes, and even i f I guessed at least I did i t? says Ralph Loresca, a sophomore at fhs. The major i ty of the students asked agreed w ith this opinion, meaning most think homework is a waste of time.

Other students believe that homework helps in the future."I do my homework to get a good grade and so that I can pursue my dreams" says Cr ystal Lyn Tapat also a sophomore at fhs. Some students are inspir ed by many things in l i fe.Tapat was inspir ed by the people she look up to, l ike her fami ly.

"Ever ybody should tr y their best on ever ything and never give up on l i ttle things" says Dave Ramirez a junior at fhs. People always give up and some don?t even tr y, one day they w i l l r egret their mistakes. ?They should ask for help when they don?t understand? Ramirez continues.

"I t 's hard to understand homework when you just came from another countr y because of how the teachers teach i t,

and i t 's not the same as what I learn from where I came from" says Judy Ann Matulac. Students from other countr ies learned di f ferent things. Many schools on other countr ies teaches di f ferently.  

According to Debate.org, i t shows that most students hate homework and that i t?s a waste of time. Students can?t r elax at home because they have to focus on school and homework. They can?t spend quali ty time on themselves.

However, for some students they believe homework helps because they can learn their r esponsibi l i t ies from i t. LIke when they want a job they could use their education from school.

Effectivity of homeworkBy Tr i cia Ram i r ez, Sophom or e Class of 2018

Far r ington High School?s yearbook production class has star ted the production of the 2015-2016 yearbook that is avai lable for pre-sale now unti l December. Lloyd Yamasaki who is in charge of the class, has accepted and alr eady decided on a yearbook cover and a theme. ?A yearbook ref lects the school.? he states. This year?s theme is ?A Touch of Maroon?.

The senior edi tor this year is Aletha Ann Asis, Chr istine Mar ie Javier, is the junior edi tor. Mar tin Sor ia is the sophomore edi tor and the only fr eshman in the production, Kr islon Phi lpot-Rosa, is the fr eshman edi tor.

The yearbook production class is working on improving edi ting and photoshop ski l ls to make the yearbook have more quali ty and pr ide. New ideas have also been formulating around the class to make the yearbook more fun and enter taining.

The cost for the yearbook is $45 but i t?s best to pre-order

them at the business off ice by December. ?The business off ice w i l l send me a l ist,? Yamasaki states ?and the l ist w i l l tel l me how much books to order.?

?Once the order is placed, no other orders w i l l be added. The yearbooks are pre-sold only. This is the f i r st

time this year there w i l l be no back end books.?

According to Yamasaki, there have been to many unsold books dur ing the past years, which causes the school to lose money.

?Ever ybody can shoot pictures on their cel lphones, but nobody remembers to save them once their phone breaks or they get a new one.? Yamasaki adds. ?But the yearbook is there. Hopeful ly, ten years from now, you can look back at i t and say,

?I r emember that pep-ral ly? or ?I r emember that powder puff game.??

?The yearbook is a r ecord book, a l imited edi tion, i t?s impor tant. Buy a yearbook.? Yamasaki implies.

?The yearbook is a record book, a l imited edit ion, i t?s important .?

Yearbook idiosyncrasyBy Cai t l en Tacadena, Junior Class of 2017

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News

Universi ties from the mainland w i l l be sending speakers to Far r ington High School to talk about admissions into col leges, along w ith campus l i fe, and also information about f inancial stabi l i ty for students. These speakers w i l l be visi ting FHS throughout the f i r st semester and w i l l involve univer si ty speakers from states such as Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, Cali fornia, and Hawai i .

?Normally they would talk about that kind of things that incoming fr eshmen can expect l ike dorms,the cost,the kind of activi ties that are offered to the incoming fr eshman and then l ike i said can ask a lot of questions also about what they can expect from the univer si ty.? said Regan Honda, the col lege counselor for FHS.

These representatives w i l l come back dur ing the second semester to see how the students who applied and got accepted into the univer si ty and the r epresentatives w i l l be coming back in the second semester in order to fol low up w ith students who applied to the r espective col leges and offer more programs that can assist.

?These speakers are open to ever ybody. i want the younger kids to attend also so they can star t learning about the di f ferent schools and what they have to offer.? said by Mr. Honda.

If interested in signing up to attend these univer si ty speaker meetings go to Mr. Honda?s, room A164 as students walk in there w i l l be a table w ith the l ist of univer si ties and the students must sign their name to attend one of these many delightful univer si ty speaker meetings, the student w i l l r ecieve a pass from Mr.Honda to be excused from class, major i ty of these meetings happen in the morning dur ing per iod 1.

College speakersBy Jor ghet te Phanthavong, Sophom or e, class of 2018

all photo credit to colleges/universit ies Facebook

The fol low ing univer si ties w i l l be attending the meetings:

- Vanderbi l t Univer si ty, Wednesday 9/9 at 10am- Paci f ic Univer si ty, Wednesday 9/9 at 1pm- Creighton Univer si ty, Fr iday 9/11 at 10 am- Paci f ic Lutheran Univer si ty, Tuesday 9/22 at 9:30 am- Univer si ty of Nevada, Las vegas Tuesday 9/22 at 11:30 am - Hawai i Paci f ic Univer si ty, Wednesday 9/30 at 8:30 am- Mount St. Mar y?s Univer si ty, Wednesday 10/21 at 8 am- Azusa Paci f ic Univer si ty, Fr iday 10/23 at 9:45 am- Nor thern Ar izona Univer si ty, Tuesday, 10/25 at 8:15 am- Westmont College, Tuesday, 10/27 at 3:00 pm- Univer si ty of San Francisco, Wednesday 10/28 at 8:30 am- Univer si ty of Hawai i at Manoa Fr iday 10/30 at 8:15 am. - Nor thwest Chr istian Univer si ty, Monday 11/2 at 11 am- Kansas Wesleyan Univer si ty, Monday, 11/2 at 9:45 am

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The school is having a new edition to their clubs: the Newspaper club. For those who have not had the chance of taking news w r i ting in their schedule, the newspaper club is here for ever yone who are hungr y for know ing just about ever ything happening on campus, and w i l l ing to share about i t to their peers.

Many mainland schools have journalist clubs instead of a class to get credi t in. The club is voluntar y for those who just want to improve the paper. Students can have more interesting ar ticles to r ead and and newspaper could move on to bigger and better things.

Leialoha Tumbaga, a senior, is the club president who made i t al l by accident. Tumbaga is also tr easurer of the Leo Club, in the mock tr ial club, par ticipates in the song contest this year, is in AP classes, and is in T-Shir t Theatre. Yet she sti l l wanted to join the meticulous work of news w r i ting.

Tumbaga f i r st could not take news w r i ting because of her classes, and wanted to explore more into journalism. She believes that journalism is a chance where students can spread information to people and let them develop their ow n ideas and opinions from

reading that ar ticle.

?People who join in the news w r i ting club can improve w r i ting ski l ls, communicating ski l ls from inter view ing, improve technology ski l ls and even photography.? says Tumbaga.

The club may also go to socials to get to know members personally and also come up w ith ideas for an ar ticle. And instead of w r i ting three or four ar ticles for the month, news w r i ter s could do at least one ar ticle a month; i f the club advisor, Mr. Wayman, would approve i t to be appropr iate for The Governor.

The club, not qui te in beta yet, also is expecting to learn the same mater ial as the news w r i ting four th and f i f th per iod so the club has tr ained, exper ienced journalists. They may also plan on having a meeting

several days or less of a week.

Although the club consists of about two members, Tumbaga expects more and more students to join the News w r i ting club; just about anyone who wants to explore journalism l ike herself .

?I hope the club expands slow ly, and maybe I could come back from college to help out.? says Leialoha Tumbaga.

by Mar y Yam ut , Senior , Class of 2016

A new club addition: The Newspaper Club

Star ting this school year, Far r ington High School w i l l be implementing new requir ements for students who are interested in joining extr a cur r icular activi ties. The new requir ements emphasize good behavior for al l students and are more discipl ined compared to other schools.

?We have planned the Code of Champions for a year and I am ver y happy about i t. We are expecting good results from this. We are the f i r st school in the state to implement i t. I t helps students be prepared on their future jobs and i t makes them become a model student,? FHS pr incipal, Alfr edo Cargani l la said.

?Students who won?t be able to complete the Code of Champions w i l l be on a 2 week probation which means they won?t be par ticipating in any events dur ing that time. After that they w i l l be r eceiving a clear Code of Champions,? Cargani l la said.

The Code of Champions was introduced this school year because administr ation noticed students? attendance drop after their extr a cur r icular activi ties. Students won?t have access to their extr acur r icular activi ties i f their grades don?t meet the standards.

By Januar y 1, 2016, students are to maintain the Code of Champions. I f one is interested in joining any Fall Spor t, he/she should maintain the Code of Champions as l isted accordingly.

?The administr ation w i l l check the student?s r ecords from the f i r st semester. The new Code of Champions is impor tant because i t al igns w ith the Far r ington Way and i t prepares students on their future jobs,? Cargani l la said. ?The Code of Champions w i l l encourage students to be on their best behavior al l year,? Ronald Oyama said, FHS Vice-Pr incipal.

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Code of champions: keep students on trackBy Russel Abigai l Roxas, Sophom or e, Class of 2018

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Feat ur esFrom late August three hur r icanes have been affecting the

Hawai ian island causing the weather to be inconsistent, making the weather both r ainy and sunny. Hawai i is cur rently tr acking these hur r icanes which are tropical storm Ignacio, hur r icane Jimena, and tropical storm Four teen-E.

El Niño is causing extr a warm air in the environment, which causes hur r icanes to get stronger as they form over the ocean.

Angello Por ti l lo, A fr eshmen of Far r ington High School didn?t enjoy the weather the r eason being is because the weather becomes hot then al l of a sudden i t star ts pour ing hard.

?The weather is ver y ter r ible because due to al l this r ain I can?t play basketball? Por ti l lo said.

According to Weather.com, The center of Hur r icane Ignacio w i l l pass nor th of Hawai i through Wednesday or Thursday. The tropical storm watch has been discontinued for the Big Island of Hawai i . Ignacio turned into a categor y 4 hur r icane as i t went away from Hawai i . Unlike Hur r icane Ignacio and Jimena, Tropical depression FOURTEEN-E won't hi t the Hawai ian island. Tropical depression FOURTEEN-E is nothing to be wor r ied about because FOURTEEN-E is just a depression storm.

In addition there is another hur r icane r ight next to i t cal led the Hur r icane Jimena, and Tropical Depression Four teen E. Hur r icane Jimena is weakening in the central paci f ic and is cur rently a categor y 2 hur r icane. Hur r icane Jimena was ranked as a categor y 3 hur r icane at the beginning of the month after being a categor y 4 hur r icane from late August. Getting prepared for a hur r icane is helpful because i t could save

people's l ives when getting caught in a hur r icane. I f one does not prepare them self then i t is possible to get ser ious injur ies, damaged or f looded houses, and also losing one?s l ive.

Helpful things that could prepare you for a hur r icane:

- Emergency Fir st Aid Ki t       - Canned Food- Pet Food- Bottled Water- Radio- Propane Gas Stove- Duct Tape- Batter ies- Flashlight - Clothing - Blanket- Tarp- Tools Ki t

Hawaii's change of weather By Em m anuel Gabion, Fr eshm en, Class of 2019

I t is an impor tant par t of a student?s academic career to present their ideas in front of audiences, but not ever y student is comfor table w ith i t. For Glossophobics, the people who fear public speaking, i t is a ter r i fying occur rence of their ever yday l ives.

For Glossophobics, dealing w ith hear ing laughter and the thought of a mi l l ion pair s of eyes waiting for them to point out an er ror, whi le str uggling to keep their voices from tr embling, is necessar y. Sometimes i t easier to present to an audience along w ith a par tner. Presenting alone to a group of uninterested students is especial ly hard for Glossophobics.

Before a presentation some Glossophobics exper ience anxiety attacks, which may be di f f icult to control. As well as the urge to throw up and f lee from the scene. On a stage sur rounded by no one but themselves, Glossophobics tend to fr eeze and forget any l ines they believed to have memor ized. To make matter s worse, laughter breaks out and the only thing these people have in mind are insults and a r eminder of fai lure.

According to Glenn Croston, a PH.D, constantly thinking of other s? opinions seems to be the bigger problem than presenting

i tself . Humans fear embar rassment and rejection from their peers. Mental health issues such as panic attacks inter fere w ith the thought of speaking publicly i tself , which makes i t seem l ike the person has a problem w ith speaking to an audience when they don?t.

After a presentation gone w rong, Glossophobics tend to do worse than the last time they have spoken in front of an audience. With ever y fai led presentation, their fear of public speaking does not lessen, but intensi f ies. They often f ind themselves more ter r i f ied of presenting ideas than the previous times.

Glossophobics tr y to deal w i th their fear w ith per sistence to improve and practice w ith themselves or smaller audiences.

From the time chi ldren are born, i t becomes a necessi ty to learn how to speak to an audience per fectly. Some master this task and some fai l to meet i t. Others fai l to see the str uggle chi ldren who di f fer have to face ever yday.

I t is possible for people to overcome their fear of public speaking, but in order to achieve this, practice is r equir ed w ith several exper iences, and i t would help for students to focus on their presentations instead of bel ieving they w i l l mess up.

Public speaking killsBy Kim ber ly Payawal , Fr eshm en, Class of 2019

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Spor t s

Date Time Locat ion

September 5 8:30 am Kalani

September 12 3:00 pm Pearl City

September 19 8:30 am Kualoa

September 26 8:30 am Central O'ahu Regional

October 10 8:30 am Kaiser

October 17 3:00 pm Waialua

October 24 3:00 pm Central O'ahu Regional

October 31 8:30 am: Girl 's race 9:00 am: Boy's race 10:15 am:

Seaburry Hall

Cross Country Date Opponent Locat ion

August 31 Moanalua Moanalua

September 2 Kalani Farrington

September 9 Kalaheo Farrington

September 14 Kahuku Kahuku

September 16 Anuenue Farrington

September 21 Kailua Farrington

September 23 Kaimuki Kaimuki

September 28 Castle Farrington

September 30 Kaiser Kaiser

October 5 Roosevelt Farrington

October 7 McKinley McKinley

Lady Govs Volleyball

*5:30 pm (White) *6:30 pm (JV) *7:30 pm (Varsity)

Fall Sports Schedule

Date Time Opponent Locat ion

September 5 10:00 am 1:00 Aiea Lanakila Park

September 12 3:00 pm Kalaheo Kailua District

September 19 10:00 am Kahuku Lanakila Park

September 26 10:00 am 1:00 Waialua Waialua

October 7 3:00 pm Nanakuli Nanakuli

October 10 10:00 am 1:00 Radford Lanakila Park

Octiber 17 10:00 am Kalani Lanakila Park

October 24 3:00 pm Nanakuli Lanakila Park

Lady Govs JV Softball

Date Time Locat ion

October 10 1:00 pm Mililani

October 17 3:00 pm Castle

October 24 3:00 pm Moanalua

October 31 1:00 pm Kapolei

November 7 3:00 pm Kalani

Cheerleading

August 20 August 27 September 3 September

September September October 1 October 8

Bowling

*Time: 2:00 pm *Location: K-Bay Lanes, MCBH

Date Time Opponent Locat ion

August 8 4:00 pm Radford (JV) Kailua

August 16 12:00 pm 5:00 Waipahu # Aloha Stadium

August 22 2:00 pm 'Iolani (Varsity) 'Iolani

August 29 3:00 pm 5:00 Moanalua Roosevelt

September 4 5:30 pm 7:30 Aiea # Aiea

September 12 3:00 pm 5:00 Kailua Roosevelt

September 17 5:30 pm 7:30 Mililani # Aloha Stadium

September 25 5:30 pm 7:30 Kapolei # Kapolei

October 3 2:00 pm 5:00 Campbell # Aloha Stadium

Football

*# - Live Game Telecast at OC16 Sports