Following the abrupt release of her surprise album, folklore, nobody suspected Taylor Swift to pull a similar stunt just six months later with the release of folklore’s sister album evermore. I certainly wasn’t, but it was not an unwelcome surprise. In fact, I personally enjoyed evermore more than I enjoyed its predecessor, because evermore presents …
At the start of fourth quarter, every HBA campus will be using a screen-monitoring tool called Classwize. Classwize allows teachers and administrators to view and guide students’ online activity on school-issued Chromebooks. In an email announcement sent to parents and guardians, the school administrations said that the purpose of Classwize is “to help their students …
HBA senior Johnson Lin describes the college decision period as an anxious one, especially the last hours leading up to the final verdict. "I remember thinking if I get in, I get in, and if I didn't then that's okay," he said, all the while refreshing his email inbox over and over instead of paying …
In addition to the work that teachers do for students, there is so more that takes place behind the scenes for a school to function properly. Students don't normally recognize the work that is being done to keep our campuses clean and safe, and our school day flowing smoothly. With the Covid-19 pandemic, many of …
Along with four other hikers, Justin Mayeshiro stood at the summit of the Stairway to Heaven, fully resigned to a wretched night, as they stared into the cloud-obscured landscape below them, a view often regarded as one of Hawaii’s best — though not visible at the moment. After four hours of perilous hiking, they were …
With almost a year of teaching in a pandemic behind them, many teachers have finally settled into new class routines. However, there are some aspects of regular school that cannot be replicated with the concurrent schedule. Some challenges teachers face involve the lack of in-person connection between teachers and students. “I would normally walk around …
This past year has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but as COVID-19 vaccinations roll out across the world, many feel like there is finally relief in the near future. When the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved by the FDA, the most common questions that arose concerned distribution plans and vaccine safety. Currently, Hawaii is prioritizing …
The year 2020 has brought massive changes to all aspects of school life and HBA's band program is one of those areas that has been dramatically impacted. The program, HBA’s largest performing arts group with around 300 students in five bands last year, faced a variety of challenges, not limited to those brought about by …
When the state government announced the first lockdown in mid-March, several spring sports were still in session. With their seasons cut short, returning athletes for this school year were eager to see to see how this year's sport seasons would pan out. For much of this year, many athletes continued to train on their own …
