Knoller 2008

Volume IX Number 1

The Alumni Magazine of Maryknoll School

Perry Martin Working for a brighter tomorrow and beyond

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

Bless Us O Lord “Bless us O Lord and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord, Amen.”

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love the start of each school year. It’s one of those renewing experiences that help us to remember the past, look forward to new opportunity and understand why God gives us a change of seasons. It seems to me that the beauty of each new school year offers us the opportunity to reestablish our commitment to the renewal of the education process of our spiritual gifts. I also love the transitional way that summer season slowly fades into the hope of a new school year.

I love the feeling of the excitement of families preparing for the hope of a new school year. I love the feeling of the slightest Hawaiian change of weather, the vision of hopeful parents dropping their kids off at the schoolyard gate with a kiss and a dream, and the expressions on the faces of the kids trying to cram all their school supplies into those incredibly small desks. I especially love the committed look on the faces of each parent at Maryknoll, that special quiet gesture that screams, “I trust you!”

I love the renewal routines of educators returning back to school. Routines that seem to refresh, energize, and define the very heart of the “why” in Catholic education. I love the commitment that Maryknoll teachers always show by coming back and preparing their lesson plans and classrooms before they are expected. I love those initial “back to school” expressions on their faces as they sit in silent, empty classrooms scheming what meaningful text will fill plain corkboard bulletin boards and shiny clean whiteboards to inspire their students. I love the summer time analytic process watching administration compete against themselves in the creation of a workable academic schedule. I love the very first school Mass and the way that kids worship so differently!

I love the way that history lives on in every new school year. I love the traditions of the Maryknoll Sisters, Fathers and Brothers, and all the other dedicated educators who have left a legacy for each student today. I love the way visionary people and one extraordinary, recently retired President created the process by which a new school community center will be complete in May; a learning environment that will become the center of student pride, alumni gatherings, and home games for our dreaming student athletes.

I especially love the way Bishop Silva calls all of his Catholic Schools together for one special Mass to dedicate and renew the importance of a Catholic Education to the faithful.

So we again ask our God to bless us and give us the spirit of renewal. We also thank God for our alumni who have experienced all these treasures in past time. May our alumni never forget the wonder of a new school year and the hope each year holds for a new generation of students!

I hope to find time to meet you in the coming year, to hear all about your experience at Maryknoll and the part you played to bring us to the present. Exciting times are upon us with a financially stable

school, the Maryknoll Community Center due for completion in May, our work toward creating learning environments for the future and a strong line-up of educators teaching our students. Our proud school offers the finest education in the State of Hawaii. We are living up to “Nobless Oblige” and thank you for setting this example in your life.

I want to thank past president Michael Baker for his leadership and contributions that have brought Maryknoll School to its current state.

As he begins his retirement, may God bless him and his family with great abundance.

Faithfully,

Perry K. Martin

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

V O L . IX, N O . 1, 2008

STEPHEN FLORINO

BOARD OF EDITORS

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MSCC Construction Update Kekumano Scholarship & Award Dinner Honoree Alfred Wong Jubilarian Celebration REUNIONS 17th Annual FORE! Maryknoll Golf Tournament Bowlarama Class Dinner Career Day 100 Days Dinner Sports Report Commencement Feature - Perry Martin

DELLA AU BELATTI ’92 LORI ANN KERN CARLOS ’87 ELLIOTT W. CHAMIZO ’61 PATRICIA WONG HEATHERLY ’66 BUNNIE KA‘AHA‘AINA PERRY MARTIN CHRISTINE MATTOS ’85 YVONNE USITA MORRIS ’63 NAOMI SAITO SHANA CAMPOS TONG ’83

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EDITOR’S CORNER

by Stephen Florino

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t was a little over a year ago, another late night at work. By the time I got home, my baby daughter was already in her crib, fast asleep. Just like the dozens of other late nights before, I gave her a kiss on her cheek, and whispered “I love you.” But on this night, I also did something different – I cried.

I kneeled down next to her crib, and cried like she does when her bottle runs out of milk. At that moment, it hit me – I finally had the job of my dreams as a sports reporter after ten years of paying my dues. It was a job my family could be proud of. It was a job I could’ve done for a long time. But having this job meant more nights like this – not being home to pick up my daughter and hold her in my arms; not having her sit in my lap while I read to her; and not watching her learn and grow.

That night kick started a serious search for a new job, which eventually brought me here, to Maryknoll School. I found it ironic that my new employer has the motto “Noblesse Oblige.” It means “to whom much is given, much is expected.” Even though I’m not a graduate, I know exactly what the motto means, and it’s the very reason why I’m here.

I was given the greatest gift a person could get – the gift of a child – and it is now my time to live up to that gift. It’s the same feelings I have about my new job. The opportunity to work here is a great gift, and I promise to do all I can to live up to the expectations. It’s a job I take seriously. Just as seriously as my new dream job – father.

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FEATURE STORY

Maryknoll School Community Center Construction

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onstruction on the Maryknoll School Community Center is nearly complete. It’s scheduled for completion in May 2009. When finished, it’ll mark several firsts: • First time the school will have a gymnasium in 80-years • First major building constructed on campus in 30-years • First time the entire student body will have an indoor space to gather for assemblies, liturgies, sporting events, and other activities The 35,000 square foot, multi-purpose facility features: Basement: • Parking for 85 vehicles • Laundry Room Ground Floor: • NBA regulation basketball court, convertible to two high school basketball courts or three regulation volleyball courts • Two locker rooms with showers and restrooms • Offices for coaches and physical education instructors • Classrooms Second Floor: • Fitness center • Athletic training/rehabilitation facilities • Athletic Director’s office • Alumni Hospitality Suite • Multi-purpose rooms for small to large groups

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November 13 2007 - Groundbreaking of the Maryknoll School community center construction site.

April 15, 2008 - First concrete pour

September 12, 2008 - School President Perry Martin climbs down after a bird’s eye view of the construction

October 23, 2008 - Inside the gymnasium construction site

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FEATURE STORY In a special event at Sacred Heart Church Courtyard on October 28, 2008, Maryknoll School received a $3 million gift from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation for the construction of the community center. To honor Mr. Ching, the gymnasium will be named the “Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium.”

Maryknoll School President Perry Martin shakes hands with John Tsui, Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation Board Chairman, after signing the agreement.

Dr. Gabriel Ma and wife Frances

To show their appreciation, Maryknoll School junior Christina Chun presents John Tsui a gift from the volleyball team – a volleyball autographed by all the players. The basketball team also gave the foundation an autographed ball.

R. Stevens Gilley, Ching Foundation Trustee Executive Director; Kenneth Okamoto, Ching Foundation Trustee; Catherine Ching Foundation Trustee; Perry Martin, Maryknoll School President; Peter Ng, Ching Foundation Trustee, John K. Tsui; Ching Foundation Trustee Board Chairman; Al Wong, Maryknoll School Board Chairman

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Kenneth Okamoto, Ching Foundation Trustee; Cori Ching Weston, Maryknoll School Board Member; Al Wong, Maryknoll School Board Chairman; Darryll D.M.Wong ’68, Maryknoll School Board Member

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Emily Marciel-Baptiste ’53, Shirley Hayashi ’53 Juliette Chock ’53, Betty Gomes ’53, Charlotte Simmons ’53

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(L to R) Laurie Wong

‘56, Vernon Souki, Marlene Souki ‘56, Jerry Pang ‘56

Maxine Vickery ‘58, Donald Vickery, Herb Aiwohi, Liberta KarrattiAiwohi ‘57, Patricia Robb ‘59, Patricia Ho ‘57

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Flanked by Maryknoll School student athletes, Joji Baptiste enters the Sacred Heart Church Courtyard for the gymnasium naming ceremony.

Maryknoll School Board Chairman Al Wong unveils a new rendering of the Maryknoll School Community Center.

Patricia Heatherly ‘66, Maryknoll School Athletics Director; Dr. Gabriel Ma, John Tsui, Ching Foundation Board Chairman

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FEATURE STORY

The Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Scholarship & Award Dinner Hilton Hawaiian Village March 16, 2008

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he Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Scholarship & Award Dinner raises funds for the Kekumano Scholarship Fund and, in the last few years, has also benefited the capital campaign to build the Maryknoll School Community Center. The annual dinner has become a premier event for Maryknoll School raising more than $1,000,000 since it was first held in 1998.

The honoree at the first dinner, Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano, was recognized for his selfless contributions to community. In memory of the Monsignor, the Noblesse Oblige Award for Service is awarded annually to those who devote their talent to the service of others and who give both example and meaning to Maryknoll’s motto, Noblesse Oblige – “to whom much is given, much is expected.”

Past recipients of the Noblesse Oblige Award for Service include Dr. Livingston Wong ’48, Jim Gahler, Irmgard Farden Aluli, Cha and Jack Thompson, Nina Keali’iwahamana Rodrigues Rapozo ’54, Dr. Jorge Camara and Governor George Ariyoshi.

The Most Reverend Larry Silva (left), Bishop of Honolulu, shares his aloha after giving a special blessing to retiring Maryknoll School President Michael Baker (right) and 2008 Kekumano honoree Al Wong (center).

ALFRED M.K. WONG 2008 NOBLESSE OBLIGE AWARD FOR SERVICE

2008 Kekumano honoree Al Wong (center) with his family: (L to R) daughter Julie Wong Kirby ’94, wife Laurie Hong Wong ’56, son Peter Wong, daughter-in-law Yoona (with grandson Daniel), and grandchildren (front L to R) Eric, Makayla and Jackson.

Maryknoll School President Michael Baker and his wife Janice at the 2008 Kekumano Scholarship Dinner. Baker retired as president at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.

Student Ambassadors are a select group of students chosen for their ability to represent Maryknoll School to the community. The Kekumano dinner is one of the many events at which they assist. Pictured are (front L to R) Joni Shimomura ’08, Kahoku Palafox ’08, Casey Watson ’08, Gwynne Palacio-Manzano ’08, Vanessa Kang ’08 and Audrey Manding ’08, and (back L to R) Garrick Chock and Brian Saxton.

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Alfred M.K. Wong is an attorney of counsel for Takushi Wong Lee & Yee law corporation in Honolulu. He earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, from which he received an “Alumnus of the Year” award in 1997.

In the true spirit of Noblesse Oblige (“to whom much is given, much is expected”), Al has been an active member of the community for nearly four decades, holding volunteer leadership positions for numerous organizations including the Friends of Hawaii Charities, Girl Scout Council of Hawaii, Niu Valley Community Association, Friends of the William Richardson Law School and the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission. He has been a member of the Maryknoll School Board since 1995, serving as board chair for the past six years. He is also co-chair of the capital campaign to build the Maryknoll School Community Center.

Al is married to Laurie Hong Wong, a graduate of Maryknoll School. They have two children and four grandchildren.

The Maryknoll Grade School Choir performed under the direction of music teacher Wendy Chang.

REUNION

Jubilarian Festivities St. Pius X Church June 5, 2008

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he annual jubilarian celebration honors reunion classes celebrating 50 or more years since graduation from Maryknoll. Alumni are invited to attend Baccalaureate Mass and a buffet luncheon hosted by Maryknoll School President Michael Baker. At the commencement exercises the following evening, alumni enjoy reserved seating and special recognition.

Class of 1958: Ellen Caires Rogers, Jared Kaufmann and Phyllis Shea.

Wilfred Mattos ’45 and Gordon Mattos Baccalaureate Mass was the first event attended by Wilfred Mattos ’45 (Left) as an official alumnus of Maryknoll School. Wilfred, who was unable to graduate from Maryknoll after being drafted into the Army to serve in World War II, received his honorary diploma from Maryknoll School.

Class of 1953: (Front L to R) Carmen Silva Kiyabu, Charlotte Soares Simmons, Eva Chang Matsuyoshi, June Kamioka-Fuller; (Back L to R) Jean Uyeda Leong, Wanda Hoe Fong, Juliette Shea Chock, Mary Lou Gilleres Botelho.

At the Waioli Tea Room after Baccalaureate Mass, Michael Baker addressed the jubilarian classes. At the end of the month, Mr. Baker retired after 11 years as President of Maryknoll School.

Kekumano Scholars The Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Scholarship is awarded annually to a returning Maryknoll student entering their junior or senior year who demonstrates excellence both inside and outside the classroom.

2008 Kekumano Scholar – Chasen St. Onge ’09 Chasen St. Onge is a scholar-athlete who, during his junior year at Maryknoll, demonstrated outstanding leadership and service as Student Senate Vice President and school pride as a member of the junior varsity basketball team. His volunteer work has included campus ministry and coaching the Maryknoll girls’ intermediate basketball team. Chasen serves as the president of the Student Senate during his senior year at Maryknoll.

2008 Kekumano Scholar Chasen St. Onge ’09 (Center) with his parents, Jean-Denis and Elsa May St. Onge.

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ALUMNI WEEK

17th Annual FORE! Maryknoll Golf Tournament Ewa Beach Golf Club July 17, 2008

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ahalo to the hard-working volunteers, the generous sponsors, and the enthusiastic golfers who make this event a success, year after year. The 2008 tournament raised $41,000 for “The Time is

Now,” Maryknoll’s $12 million capital campaign to build the Maryknoll School Community Center.

Board Member Larry Rodriguez, Board Chair Al Wong

Fred Wong, Greg Wong ’94, Emily McCollum ’91

Maryknoll School President Perry Martin, Board Chair Al Wong, Dr. Gabriel Ma

Brian Saxton ’08, Lori Carlos ’87, Travis Liu ’07, Bart Saxton

Randy Ching ’63

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17th Annual FORE! Maryknoll Golf Tournament CHAIRMAN

Randall Y.C. Ching ’63 STEERING COMMITTEE

Lori Kern Carlos ’87 Lin Ann Chang ’81 Mark Conching ’83 Lloree Gamiao Pattie Wong Heatherly ’66 Michael Ho ’57 Patricia Chu Ho ’57 Kerry Lam ’76

Charlene Wong Lum ’60 Yvonne Usita Morris ’63 Jerry Pang ’56 Mara Saito ’84 Naomi Saito Lori Ann Saunders Claire Tong Michelle Arakawa Ushio’81 MAROON SPONSOR

Straub – An affiliate of Hawaii Pacific Health GOLD SPONSOR

Galen Enterprise, LLC - Galen Ho ’63 SPARTAN SPONSORS

ABM Family of Services Bank of Hawaii Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Hawaii Gabriel W.C. Ma, MD Kerry & Bernie Lam ’76

Marian’s Island Wide Catering – James Harada Dr. Philip W. Wright Rasko Supply Sodexo Title Guaranty - David Pietsch MAJOR DONORS

Dennis Uniform Mr. & Mrs. Richard Yu Alvin Tanaka – Pacific Transfer, LLC

S & M Sakamoto Inc. C.S. Wo & Sons, Ltd.

STUDENT TEAM SPONSORS Legends Sports Pub Mr. & Mrs. John Harrison Mikel Inc. - Michael Guimond ’95 M/M Alfred Wong Adidas Golf Company Wendell Tom Ala Moana Hotel Aloha Petroleum Angie Golis-Yamamoto Anheuser Busch Sales of Hawaii Asia Manoa Avance’ Salon Big City Diner C.M. Cooke IV Central Pacific Bank Coca-Cola Bottling Company Cold Stone Creamery Compadres Mexican Bar & Grill Consolidated Theatres D. Otani Produce Dave & Busters Department of Land & Natural Resources Diamond Head Theatre

Dole Food Corp Doug Ferreira ’63 Edward Enterprise Eggs Hawaii Debra Shimabukuro ’80 Ewa Beach Golf Course ET Graphics First Hawaiian Bank GBC Inc. GEICO Gloria Speth ’56 Golden Duck Hansen Sales Hawaii Coffee Company Hawaii Kai Golf Course Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki & Golf Club Jo-Ann Perreira Machiguchi ’81 Hawaii Superferry Hawaiian Host Hawaiian Sun Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park Hikari Shiatsu Holiday Inn Waikiki

Honolulu Advertiser Island Air It’s Mine Jade Properties - Darrell W. Mattos Jamba Juice Jed Inouye Jerry Pang ’57 KGMB KHON Ko Olina Golf Club Longs Drugs Lucky Hotels USA Co. Ltd. Manoa Barbershop Manoa Valley Theatre Marian’s Islandwide Catering Mercedes Benz Michael Ho ’57 Michael J. Green & Assoc.

Miramar at Waikiki Oahu One Credit Union Olomana Golf Links Pacific Beach Hotel Oceanarium Restaurant

Pacific Island Auto Sales, Inc. Paradise Beverages Paul de Ville ’66 Polynesian Cultural Center Prosec LLC Rendezvous Tours Roots & Relics Ruger Market - Loren Pulice ’83 Safeway Scott Collins Attorney at Law Servco - Rod Saunders Shiatsu Therapist of Nuuanu Sodexo Stratacom Tammy Chang-Motooka DDS, MS Inc. ’83 Thai Sweet Basil Treetops Restaurant Ward Centers Watanabe Bakery Y.Hata & Co. Young Brothers

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Bowlarama 2008 Fort Shafter Lanes July 13, 2008

2nd place (L to R) Tony Nebres, Dewey Keohohina, Jared Kaufmann ’58, Ashley Hung, Howard Kruse.

Bowlarama 2008 Champions (L to R) Brandon Lam ’02, Michael Kaufmann ’99, Brandon Ferreira ’99, Cris Baptiste ’02, Trung Lam ’99

3rd place Kimo Gamiao, Mike DeMattos ’85, Fran DeMattos, Eric Chong ’85

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Class of 1988 (L to R) Wilhelm

Cordes & family, John Baraquio & family, Suzanne Sunada Carlos & family

Class of 1958 Beverly Keohohina, Jared Kaufmann ’58, Kathy Kosko Farrell, Dewey Keohohina, Donald Vickery, Maxine Vickery ’58, Tony Nebres, Ashley Hung, Sylvia Pao Kruse, Howard Kruse

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Alumni Week Class Dinner 9th Annual Alumni Week Class Dinner Hawaii Prince Hotel Saturday, July 9, 2008

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he culminating activity of Alumni Week is the Class Dinner.

The gathering is for alumni, current and former faculty members, and guests, and includes a buffet dinner and live Hawaiian music.

The highlight of the evening is the presentation of the Alumni Achievement Award, given for notable accomplishments in service to others, attained in the spirit of the Maryknoll School motto, Noblesse Oblige (“to whom much is given, much is expected”).

The first Alumni Achievement Award was presented in 1973 to Dr. Livingston Wong ’48, a pioneer of kidney and bone marrow transplants in Hawaii. For the next six years, the award was presented annually to an alumnus who perpetuated the spirit of Maryknoll. The award was reinstated in 2000 at Maryknoll School’s first annual Alumni Week social event, and was coordinated by the school’s Alumni Association.

Mahalo to all alumni who attended the Class Dinner to celebrate the Maryknoll spirit. Special thanks to the reunion representatives whose hard work made each of their respective class gatherings a wonderful celebration of friendship.

Jean Uyeda Leong ’53 & Gordon Leong ’53

Mary Lou Gilleres Botelho ’53 & Herbert Botelho ’51

Jay & Georgiana Smith ’53

Alumni Achievement Awards STELLA WONG ’68 2008 ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sister Dolores said that when it came to Stella Wong, she just couldn’t say enough good things about this woman.

Stella was part of the School Spirit Committee in High School, which coordinated events that created a family spirit within Maryknoll. So from Field Days to Twirp Days, Stella showed her inspiring leadership abilities well before her resume was conceived.

As a student advisor and lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa for the Human Development Department in 1974, Stella was a mentor and friend to many of her students and still maintains relationships with many of them to this day. She taught numerous lessons, but the most important lesson her students learned was to have compassion for others. She strove to teach this by example, for her compassion is prevalent in her long and sterling career.

Stella is currently the Vice President of Programs for Catholic Charities Hawaii, whose mission clearly matches her passion for social work. The organization exists to compassionately serve the people of Hawaii – especially those with the greatest need—through the advocacy of social justice.

(L to R, standing) Lawson Tong, Stephen Wong ’65, Herman Wat They provide a wide range of social services that promote the dignity of individuals by helping (L to R, seated) Penny Tong, Stella Wong ’68, Virginia them empower themselves.

Lum Wat ’52 In addition, Stella empowers her staff to take the initiative to grow their programs and themselves, by treating them as equals and leading with a gentle hand. She has a very keen sense of humor and keeps her staff in stitches, always finding a way to lighten the mood when meetings get too intense.

Stella has said herself that Noblesse Oblige always played a role in her life. She always felt that she was obligated to do her best to act with integrity, honesty, and make the community she lived in a better place. Noblesse Oblige was also the lesson she taught her students at UH, making sure they understood that they also had an obligation to give back to the community they lived. In her current position, Noblesse Oblige serves as her reminder to ensure that the most needy in our community, be it the elderly, the abused or the homeless, always have a voice.

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8th Annual Alumni Week Class Dinner Hawaii Prince Hotel • July 9, 2008

CLASS OF 1953 Mary Lou Gilleres Botelho, Juliette Shea Chock, Eva Chang Matsuyoshi, Sr. Rosario Daley, Betty Doi Gomes, Georgiana Denis Smith, June Kamioka-Fuller, Jean Uyeda Leong (Standing L to R) Jules Martin Jr., Franklin Kiyabu, Carmen Silva Kiyabu, Gwendolyn Chang Fu, Walter Woodall Jr., Shirley Fujii Hayashi, Barbara dos Remedios Yamada, Emily Marciel Baptiste, Gordon Leong, Charlotte Soares Simmons, Vernon J.K. Young

CLASS OF 1957

(Seated L to R)

(Seated L to R) Judy Tom, Sadie Lew, Yvonne Chinen (Standing L to R) Gordon Tom, Llewellyn Lew, Paul Chinen

CLASS OF 1958 Phylis Shea, Carol Young, Mary “Ethel” Finnegan Ehring, Paulette Ukishima Sumida, Maxine Vickery, Jackie Deponte Kaanoi, Dolores Burnett Hansen, Teresa Tong Wallrabenstein (Standing L to R) Dewey Keohohina, Beverley Keohohina, Jared Kaufmann, Edwina Cordeiro Lee, Ron Young, Jeanne Amlin Duggan, Stanley Wong, Sylvia Young, Ralph Ukishima, Ellen Caires Rogers, Wendell Kaanoi, Donald Vickery, Paul Wallrabenstein (Seated L to R)

CLASS OF 1963 (Seated L to R) Yvonne (Standing L to R) Doug

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Morris, Stanton Lum, Diane Mosley Ferreira, Galen Ho

CLASS OF 1966 (Seated L to R) Susan Chong Wong, Linda Wong Kealoha, Patricia Heatherly, Elaine Chang Hoffman, Ann Konn (Standing L to R) Abe Kealoha, Doug Hoffman, Wendell Konn

8th Annual Alumni Week Class Dinner Hawaii Prince Hotel • July 9, 2008

CLASS OF 1967 Leonard Gollob, Patricia McIntyre, Gail Tiwanak, Eric Tiwanak, Lionel Tejada

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CLASS OF 1965 Susan Wong, Stephen Wong, Linda Nishigaya

CLASS OF 1968 Sheila Nakanishi, Elaine Peterson, Carolyn Nunes Shriver, Stella Wong, Betsey Gundersen, Fran Ho Bellinger, Lane Skiendel, Joanne Tom (Standing L to R) Darryll Wong, Arnold Pang, Wayson Lee, Neal Eshima, Tom Leinweber, Sherma Lee Kowal, Danny Tom, Pamela Yoon, Mike Leach (Seated L to R)

CLASS OF 1969 Margaret Tam Araki, Donald Riley

CLASS OF 1978 (Seated L to R) Marcie Young Thomas, Dolores Grohmann Beddow, Michael Panzo, Malia (Margie) Chow, Geralyn Lum Holck, Ricci Keltz Naone, Jamie Kunimoto (Standing L to R) Libby Fabro, Audrey Tamashiro Okita, Roxane Ishikawa Goo, Mei Chi Ng, Deanna Dudoit, Aleta Lyons, Earleen Nobriga

CLASS OF 1983 Tammy Yano Kubo, Paul Smith, Monica Domaloan Ng Pack

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ON & ABOUT CAMPUS

Career Day 2008

CAREER DAY SPEAKERS Della Au Belatti ’92 (Hawaii House of

Rogers Hall, High School Campus May 24, 2008 Career Day 2008 opened with a skit for underclassmen about the right and wrong way to interview for their first job, internship or volunteer position. Performing in the skit were faculty and staff members Betsey Hughes Gunderson ’68 (high school principal), Will Layden (Mac specialist at the grade school), Peter Togawa (Windows specialist at the high school) and Cheryl Patoc (high school library assistant).

Representatives) Ina Chan ’89 (flight attendant and State Civil

Defense) Tammy Chang-Motooka ’83 (orthodontist)

Stephen Choy (clinical psychology) Jon-David Chun ’85 (flight attendant and Air

Carol Ingel Yim ’95 and husband Jonathan

Force Reserve) Jocelyn Collado (public relations) Jamie Wicklund Furutani ’86 (veterinarian) Troy Furutani ’86 (athletic trainer) Brad Heatherly (Honolulu Police Department) Monica Yoshino Jennings ’75

(financial planner) Tammy Yano Kubo ’83 (business owner) Stanford Lee ’75 (architect) Alex Lo ’86 (athletic trainer) Laurel Mau ’78 (interior designer) James Morris ’85 (computer

technology/gaming) Carl Osaki ’78 (attorney) Pio Sagapolutele ’87 (former NFL player) Fr. Gary Secor ’69 (clergy) Cynthia Shimoda ’95 (athletic trainer) Sandy Siu ’84 (marketing communications

Fr. Gary Secor ’69, Betsey Hughes Gunderson ‘68

specialist) Jay Stone ’88 (civil engineering) Noelani Bell Talamoa ’84 (flight attendant) Theresa Young Wee ’72 (pediatrician)

Steve Wong (architect) Susan Chong Wong ’66 (attorney) Lisa Wong-Yamamoto ’84 (registered nurse) Carol Ingel Yim ’95 (labor & delivery nurse) Darcie Au Kawamura ’90, Jim Morris ’85, Tammy Yano Kubo ‘83

Jamie Wicklund Furutani ’86, Pio Sagapolutele ‘87

Della Au Bellati ’92, Tammy Chang-Motooka ‘83

Troy Furutani ’86, Cynthia Shimoda ’95, Alex Lo ‘85

Corrine Lum Hiu ’84, Lisa Wong-Yamamoto ‘84

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Elaine Batacan, Susan Chong Wong ‘66

Camille Michel ’84, Sandy Siu ‘84

Monica Yoshino Jennings ’75, Brad Heatherly, Jon-David Chun ‘85

100 Days Dinner Manoa Grand Ballroom – Japanese Cultural Center March 9, 2008

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he class of 2008 held their 100 Days Dinner on March 9. The event marks the seniors’ last 100 days before graduation, giving them a time to reflect on their time at Maryknoll School, and to look ahead to what awaits them in the future.

Nastia “Maxine” Chisteckoff Vickery ’58 won the Golden Alumni Award, given to an individual from the jubilarian class (50th anniversary) who has continued to give to his or her classmates, and who practices the Christian values taught at Maryknoll.

Maxine is an entrepreneur who credits Maryknoll School for her formal education. She didn’t attend college, but 2008 Golden Alumni Award recipient Maxine Chisteckoff Vickery ’58 and her instead chose to dive into the husband Donald. business world. In 1974, she started Honolulu Bulk Vending, which grew into Hawaii’s largest vending machine company. During its first year, the company made $36,000 in profits. By 1999, it pulled in more than a million dollars.

She sold the company in 2000.

Maxine now concentrates on operating Akialoa Hale O Wailele, a bed and breakfast in Kailua that she started with her husband Donald in 1992. The couple makes 48 years of marriage in February 2009.

Miki’ala Akiona ’08 won the Maryknoll School Alumni Association Scholarship. Classmates say she’s kind and responsible, a leader that’s concerned for those around her, and always does her best to make people happy.

Presentation of the 2008 Alumni Association Scholarship: (L to R) Alumni Association President Darryll Wong ’68, School President Michael Baker, Rep. Della Au Belatti ’92, Miki’ala Akiona ’08, Maryknoll School Board member Paul Chinen ’57.

Guest speaker Rep. Della Au Belatti ’92 (Center) at the 100 Days Dinner with (L to R) Maryknoll Student Senate President Joni Shimomura ’08 and senior class officers Lindsay Abrigo ’08, Gwynne Palacio-Manzano ’08, Leighton Bareng ’08, Kassandra Pascual ’08 and Brittany Atiburcio ’08.

Jubilarians at the 100 Days Dinner, Class of 1958: (seated L to R) Frances Lee Chun, Ellen Caires Rogers, Maxine Chisteckoff Vickery , Carol Young, Nelwyn Chang Choy; (standing L to R) Lenora Hee Lee, Phyllis Shea, Mercedes Wong Manalili, Lillian Bailey Mundon, Anthony Nebres, Jared Kaufmann, Paulette Ukishima Sumida, Ralph Ukishima.

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SPORTS REPORT

AIR RIFLERY

Maryknoll School ILH All-Stars, Medal Winners, and State Champions 2007-2008 CANOE PADDLING continued

Chris Sciotto ILH 2nd Place Silver Medalist (standing) ILH 4th Place Bronze Medalist (kneeling) ILH 4th Place Bronze Medalist (aggregate)

Chad Asato ILH 4th Place Bronze Medalist (standing)

Korie Higa ILH 4th Place Bronze Medalist (kneeling)

BASKETBALL Samantha Chung ILH First Team All-Star

Kristen Canencia ILH Second Team All-Star

Bobby Samson ILH Coach of the Year

Richard Herring ILH First Team All-Star

BOWLING Kimberly Okaneku ILH Second Team All-Star

Melanie Yoneda ILH Second Team All-Star

Matt Ho ILH Second Team All-Star

Mike Tsukayama ILH Girls Coach of the Year

Wayne Miyamoto ILH Boys Coach of the Year

CANOE PADDLING James Casken ILH Mixed Crew First Team All-Star

Ian Montoya ILH Boys DII First Team All-Star

Brittney Corpuz ILH Girls DII Second Team All-Star

Nanea Lum ILH Girls DI First Team All-Star

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Kainoa Jimenez ILH Boys DI First Team All-Star

Krystal Guillermo ILH Girls DII First Team All-Star

Jenna Strapple ILH Mixed Crew First Team All-Star

Lia Cornair ILH Girls DI Second Team All-Star

Robert Roesener ILH Boys DI Second Team All-Star

Chad Kim ILH Mixed Crew Second Team All-Star

Simen Sam ILH Boys DI Second Team All-Star

Marisa Kozuma ILH Mixed Crew Second Team All-Star

CROSS COUNTRY Evan DeLuna ILH Intermediate Championship 7th Place Bronze Medalist

Allison Calabrese ILH JV Championship 10th Place Bronze Medalist

Claire Hann ILH 4th place Bronze Medalist ILH Girls First Team All-Star State Girls 12th Place Medalist

Malia Kagawa ILH Girls Second Team All-Star

Brie Adams ILH Girls Bronze Medalist

Dr. Christopher Yee and Dr. Benjamin Kawasaki ILH Co-Coaches of the Year

FOOTBALL Keawe Poggi ILH Intermediate Team Champion

GOLF

Maryknoll School ILH All-Stars, Medal Winners, and State Champions 2007-2008 KAYAKING continued

Alexander Chu ILH Varsity Championships 7th Place Bronze Medalist ILH Boys Second Team

Zach Hironaka ILH Intermediate Championship 5th Bronze Medalist

Nichele Wada ILH Intermediate Championship 4th Place Bronze Medalist

Kacie Harada ILH Girls Second Team

Jeremy Bac ILH Honorable Mention

Ashlyn Kawasaki ILH Honorable Mention

JUDO Brandon Chang ILH 1st Place Gold Medalist (98 lb)

Cassidy Oshiro ILH First Place Gold Medalist (103 lb)

Sean Tachibana ILH First Team All-Star ILH 1st Place Gold Medalist (114 lb) State 3rd Place Bronze Medalist

Brandon Oshiro ILH First Team All-Star ILH 1st Place Gold Medalist (121 lb) State First Place Champion

Mackenzie Tachibana ILH 3rd Place Bronze Medalist State 6th Place Bronze Medalist

Anthony Kwon ILH 3rd Place Bronze Medalist (132 lb) State 5th Place Bronze Medalist

KAYAKING James Casken ILH Boys 10th Place Medalist ILH Boys All-Star

Ryan Dolan ILH Boys Champion ILH Boys A/B Series Champion ILH Boys All-Star

Butch Ukishima ILH Coach of the Year

SOCCER Christian Bradley ILH First Team All-Star Honolulu Advertiser’s Boys All State Team – Forward Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s Boys All State 3rd Team – Forward Two-year Pac Five Soccer Team Captain

SOFTBALL Hillary Uekawa ILH First Team – Outfield

Ariel Silva ILH First Team -- Pitcher

Kim Okaneku ILH Second Team – Designated Hitter

Shelcie Rapoza Dela Cruz ILH Honorable Mention – First Base

Joni Shimomura ILH Honorable Mention – Second Base

Kori Nishitomi ILH Honorable Mention – Third Base

Shay Shibata ILH Honorable Mention – Shortstop

John Uekawa ILH Coach of the Year

TRACK AND FIELD Javen Correira ILH Boys Performer of the Year ILH First Team – 110m Hurdles ILH First Team – 300m Hurdles Hawaii Boys Track and Field Gatorade Athlete of the Year

WATER POLO Eric Weinhardt ILH Boys Second Team All-Star

Kainoa Jimenez ILH Boys First Team All-Star

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SPORTS REPORT Maryknoll School ILH All-Stars, Medal Winners, and State Champions 2007-2008 WRESTLING

TEAM CHAMPIOSHIPS

Brandon Oshiro

Baseball

ILH Championship Third Place Medalist (119 lb)

State Division II 5th Place Head Coach Kevin Uyehara, Assistants Brent Fujiwara, Derrick Higa, Travis Eguchi

Sean Tachibana ILH Championship 4th Place Medalist (103 lb)

MacKenzy Tachibana ILH Championship 5th Place Medalist (125 lb)

Cassidy Oshiro

Basketball Girls Varsity ILH Division II Champion Head Coach/Coordinator Bobby Samson Assistant Coach John Donlin

ILH Intermediate Champion (95 lb)

VOLLEYBALL

Girls CSL

Elissa Ji

CSL Basketball Tournament Champion Coach John Holaday Assistant Coach Charley Chong

ILH Girls Second Team All-Star

Shelby Nakamura ILH Boys Second Team All-Star

Kahanu Ponimoi

Basketball Boys Division II

ILH Boys Honorable Mention

CSL Regular Season Champion CSL Tournament Champion Coach Michelle Gabriel

TEAM CHAMPIOSHIPS Bowling Girls Junior Varsity ILH Championship Coaches Jared Kaufmann, Mike Tsukayama, Wayne Miyamoto, and Kyle Miyamoto, Vaseem Anwar

Cross Country Girls Varsity ILH Team Champion

Golf Boys JV ILH Class A Small School Champion Coaches Watson Gier, John Ka’aikala, Danny Lau, Brysonn Lau & Kenneth Mito

Boys Intermediate ILH Class A Small School Champion Coaches Danny Lau, Watson Gier and John Ka’aikala, Ehren Mau, Ronnie Harada, Brysonn Lau & Kenneth Mito

EIGHT YEAR STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD Chelsea Cabral Mariliz LaPorte Erika Nelson (Seated L to R) Lynn Mitchell, Reece Otsuka, Javen Correira, President Mike Baker, Kimberly Okaneku, Waynette Cabral (Standing L to R) Kimi Mitchell, Mackenzy Tachibana, Zachary Fujimoto, Erika Nelson, Chelsea Cabral, Cole Suyemoto, Sean Ogata

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Reece Otsuka Kassandra Pascual

ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD

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INSPIRATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD Joni Shimomura Christian Bradley

GRADE SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 8th Grade Aaron Tom 7th Grade Ryan Smiley

Maryknoll’s Girls JV Volleyball Team

6th Grade Sean Ogata

Head Coach John Ka’aikala Assistant Coach Jennifer Ka’aikala

5h Grade Cole Suyemoto

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Maryknoll School ILH All-Stars, Medal Winners, and State Champions 2007-2008 SPARTAN ATHLETE AWARD Mackenzy Tachibana Brittany Atiburcio

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD Javen Correia

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWAR Reece Otsuka Kassandra Pascual

BROTHER VENARD RUANE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Timothy “Lanky” Morrill Zachary Fujimoto Waynette Cabral

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD Kimberly Okaneku

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ON & ABOUT CAMPUS

Class of 2008 Graduates Honored at Maryknoll’s 74th Annual Commencement The following awards were presented at graduation ceremonies on June 6, 2008 at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Joni Shimomura ’08

Maika Motas ’08

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

The Maryknoll Cup is awarded to the graduate who best personifies the spirit of Maryknoll School’s motto, “Noblesse Oblige.”

The Christopher Award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated those qualities that mark one as a contemporary Christopher, a person who gives tangible evidence to Christian principles in every day activities.

Brittany Atiburcio ’08 Miki’ala Akiona ’08

HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY The Mother Mary Joseph Rogers Award honors the foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters; recognizes the senior class woman best exemplifying good will and sensitivity toward the needs of fellow students and the Maryknoll Community.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO

Javen Correia ’08

Christianne Liongson ’08

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

The Bishop James A. Walsh Award honors a co-founder of the Maryknoll Fathers; awarded to the student who displays outstanding character, leadership ability and concern for others.

The Chi Rho Award is given to the graduating senior who has displayed growth in personal integrity and Christian outreach.

The Father John Murray Award honors a former associate of Sacred Heart Parish; recognizes the graduating senior who has, in the tradition of Father Murray, provided unselfish assistance in serving fellow students and the Maryknoll Community.

Highlights of Class Night Awards • June 5, 2008 • Hawaii Theatre

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VALEDICTORIAN

CO-SALUTATORIAN

CO-SALUTATORIAN

Amanda Tabata ’08

Marcia Leung ’08

Christianne Liongson ’08

Goucher College

Santa Clara University

George Washington University

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Perry Martin Maryknoll School’s new President

By Stephen Florino

erry Martin isn’t your stereotypical leader.

PHe’s blue collar, challenges his staff, and has one unique passion.

“I love driving a bus,” said Martin.

Another passion – education. Martin’s “can do” attitude and intuition created better opportunities for his students and faculty wherever he’s worked. Now that he’s our president, he wants to get everyone on board and drive Maryknoll School to new heights.

It’s six in the morning.

Many people aren’t up yet, much less thinking about work.

Perry Martin has been up for hours, and is already at work.

“This job called President is about a 12-hour a day job,” he said.

And that fits right into Martin’s regular schedule. He only sleeps about five hours a night. His daily routine includes getting up around 3 am, praying, working out, and getting an early start on the job.

“I need that quiet time when there’s just nobody around, so I can think about what I’m going to do with my day, my week, just get mentally planned ahead of time,” said Martin.

His plans for Maryknoll School – take it to the next level.

“We’re poised for a lot of greatness,” said Martin.

Even though he’s school president, he’s not above getting his hands dirty to achieve that goal.

“I don’t really think it’s the title of president that motivates me,” he said. “It’s can you move an organization; can you get people to go there with you. That’s a whole lot more.”

He recently donned a hard hat and jeans to climb the crane at the Maryknoll School Community

Center construction site, to get a bird’s eye view of the progress. He learned to drive a bus because his old school figured out it’d be cheaper to buy their own bus rather than rent for transportation to sporting events.

“You generally stepped up, and took on these other responsibilities that made you more human than your title would suggest,” Martin said.

“I’m just a regular guy who’s worked hard.”

Martin brings more than 30 years experience in education, with over a decade in administration. He was born in San Jose, California, and grew up in Oregon, where he last worked as principal and acting president of Marist Catholic High School in Eugene.

Some of his most fulfilling work came during a 12 year period as teacher at two schools in Saudi Arabia -- in Dhahran and Ras Tanura.

“People cared about education,” said Martin.

“People didn’t take it for granted.”

Martin says people showed great respect for educators there, and students tried harder with less effort from the teacher. He credits that to the great mix and cultural diversity of the people.

The Saudi Arabia International School in Dhahran is on the grounds of the American Consulate with children, Martin says, seemingly from every country and religion. The Ras Tanura K-9 School was for children of oil refinery workers with the same mixed ethnicity – from Sri Lankan, Irish, Scottish, Indian, to American. comtinued on next page

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Martin says the families would often have dinners and parties with their neighbors, which he and his family enjoyed dearly. So much, Martin says his daughter even wants to go back to the region to work.

“We value the diversity, that feeling of diverse groups working together,” said Martin.

He says he missed that feeling working in Oregon, and yearned for it. And that’s one of the reasons he came to Maryknoll.

Martin did his homework before agreeing to come on as Maryknoll’s president. He talked to several contacts in the islands, and liked what he heard. He also liked the people who worked at the school. But Martin says the clincher was the people he’d eventually be answering to -- the school’s board.

“Brilliant people who bring their ideas and concepts, their wants and wishes, but it’s not a micro-managing board,” said Martin.

He says the 20-member group lets him do his job as the head of the school and facilitator of policy and programs, but still remains in the background as an authoritative figure. Martin adds the board makes him feel like he can establish his own pace, but also wants to know where he plans on taking Maryknoll School in the future.

This great working relationship between school president and board is very different from Martin’s last two schools.

“A head has to work alongside your board,” said Martin. “And your board has to get along with you, or you just don’t function properly.

That’s just real world.”

Real world is about trying new things – sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing.

That’s what Martin wants from his staff. He wants them to be their own principal/president, make mistakes, and get better from them. He wants out of the box thinking in hopes of reaching higher goals. It’s also his philosophy for teachers.

“If you deliver differently, and at a higher level, making students think at a higher level, and create problem solving at a higher level,

then they’ll get there,” said Martin.

This philosophy falls in line with the Coalition of Essential Schools, which Maryknoll School has been a part of since 1995. The CES follows ten common principles including personalization, depth over coverage, and student as worker – teacher as coach.

Maryknoll’s high school already does that by implementing a projectbased learning curriculum, emphasizing critical thinking and technological literacy, and asking students to demonstrate what they learn and know.

He says teachers today face a different task than teachers in the past. Students aren’t the same – social networking and technology is such a large part in their lives. Learning isn’t the same – now based on questions and actions versus listening and taking notes. Martin says motivation and engagement are now more valuable than the lecture itself.

“Teachers have all these tools on what it takes to be a good teacher,” he said. “And at times we have to renew our tools for different circumstances.”

“Can our teachers do it? Absolutely. Do they need training? I need training too, so yes they do.”

Martin took over as Maryknoll School President on July 1, 2008 and had a 90-day plan to meet people, observe where we stand in academics, development, and as a business, identify their weaknesses and set targets.

Those targets: • an elementary school with an early childhood program that’s spectacular in reading acquisition • a high school that graduates students who are prepared not only for college, but for their jobs and careers • for Maryknoll to ultimately be known as a Catholic school.

“We’re doing all the right things,” he said. "We’re an incredibly good school, and we’re on time, we have a great curriculum, we get the curriculum done.”

Martin plans to take Maryknoll School into the future. And he’s exactly where he wants to be to do that – in the driver’s seat.

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