Kapalama High School Athletics

Please join me in congratulating our student athletes and the coaches who led them to victory this weekend. It was a banner weekend for Kamehameha Kapalama athletics. In cross country, our young men placed first in the state and our young women placed third. Steve Jenness is the head coach for the men and David Friedeman for the women. In football, permanent sub and head coach David Stant's varsity team beat St. Louis and is in contention for the ILH title. Come support them against Punahou at the stadium this Thursday evening. Big game coming up! In girls volleyball, science teacher and head coach Chris Blake ably guided our young ladies through an amazing season from start to finish which culminated in a victory against previously undeated Punahou for the Division I state title. Punahou had beaten us twice in the regular season. This was our fifth state title in a row. In bowling, Bradley Doi, coached by high school administrative assistant Mickie Ceberano, is a two-time ILH Boys Bowling champion. In kayaking, our young women won the ILH championship, led by head coach Dr. Blane Chong and Ka`ili Chong. We celebrate the accomplishments of our students and staff both in and out of the classroom.
Julian Ako, Principal - Kapalama High School, 10/3/09

Kapalama High School Students National Merit Semifinalists

KS Kapalama seniors Amelia Harvey daughter of Visual Arts Department head Don Harvey and Aaron Nagao are among 70 Hawaii high schoolers selected as semifinalists for the National Merit Schoalrship Program. They, along with 16,000 others from across the nation are now in the running for 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth over $36 million, that will be offered next spring. The seminalists scored in the top one percent of 1.5 million students nationwide who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last year.

For the past two summers Amelia has won a scholarship/internship at Johns Hopkins University to work in its genetics research labs. Aaron lead the high school math team to victory at the Mu Alpha Theta National Convention held in Knoxville, Tennessee and is among the state's top student mathletes. Both outstanding scholars are 13-year students of Kamehameha are living testaments to the quality of teachers and faculty at our schools.

National Merit Commended Scholars

Eight KS Kapalama seniors have been named National merit Commended Scholars. They are: Anela Akiona, Tyler Amina, Micah Contrades, Alyssa Fujimoto, Taylor Loui, Kamakani Mac-Donald-Chun, Leonard Paresa and Daylan Yogi.

Summary Daily Bulletin for Sunday, March 21, 2010