Kūlia Magazine 2023

Kūlia Magazine is published annually by the Communications Department.

Admissions & Communications: Stephanie Jones

Director of Enrollment Management

Anela Akana Marketing & Communications Manager

Advancement & Alumnae: Jennifer Burke Director of Institutional Advancement

Design: Mercedes Maskalik

Writing Contributors: Anela Akana, Jennifer Burke, Marcie Herring,Liana Iaea Honda, Kanilehua Kim, Mercedes Maskalik, Camille Michel, Murielle Sipola, Olivia Stoetzer ’19, Alden Watts, Cherisse Wong ’22

Photo Contributors: Elizabeth McDonnell, Anela Akana, Stephanie Jones

On the Cover: Class of 2022 graduates Lesley Bray-Toguchi and Kayin Bohnet share a celebratory moment.

Magazine Correspondence: communications@standrewsschools.org

Alumnae Correspondence/ Change of Address: alumnae@standrewsschools.org

St. Andrew’s Schools welcomes students of every race, religion, ethnic & national origin.

Our Mission

To bring out the best in each student and empower them to Kūlia i ka Nu‘u –Strive for the Highest.

Our Vision

A world where all children are given the opportunity to learn, grow, and lead with their hearts, minds, and spirits to make their communities more humane and just.

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Letter from the

of hope, friendship, triumph, loss, success and great joy. We are especially proud of the many achievements of our seniors from the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2022 because the lives they are leading give us great hope for the future.

Joyful, enthusiastic, and kind are three words that the HAIS/WASC

Accreditation Visiting Committee used to describe the students at St. Andrew’s Schools. “A visit to Queen Emma Preschool revealed an ambassadorship where the smallest of the small gave lei, offered hugs, repeatedly, and shared introductions of nearly all their friends and classmates in quick order. Step foot into The Prep and The Priory and you’ll find equal confidence and tenacity. Attuned to their studies within their coordinate environments that meet their developmental needs and differences, the students, in the words shared by parents, are not stifled and instead given agency to be themselves where over time, they transform into engaged, empowered, and giving citizens of the world. It is a place where being yourself is what matters most and it is the gift received by all. Queen Emma would certainly be proud!”

Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s vision for educating young women in Hawai ‘i was realized when St. Andrew’s Priory School opened its doors in 1867. Since then, so much has changed, not only within our school but in the community around us in every way, including business, government, infrastructure, and the demographics of the residents of our islands. St. Andrew’s Schools today reflects the diversity, innovation, and forward-thinking of our 21st century

And yet, important things remain the

Deeply faithful, Queen Emma and her husband King Kamehameha IV invited the Church of England to the Hawaiian Islands in 1862. St. Andrew’s Schools stays true to its Episcopal heritage with weekly chapel and special occasion Cathedral services; Christian values embedded into our curriculum at every grade level; and the pastoral guidance and leadership of The Right Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick, Bishop of Honolulu, and

our school chaplain, The Rev. Canon Heather Patton-Graham.

Access to our high-quality education remains a priority with our school’s commitment to financial assistance for families, including through the Ke Ali ‘i Collaboration, our partnership with Kamehameha Schools that provides scholarships to Native Hawaiian children that demonstrate financial need.

A strong connection to our founder is woven into the culture of St. Andrew’s. Queen Emma’s compassionate leadership and loving kindness are examples of the strong character that our students aspire to. Her adventurous spirit and skills in international diplomacy are reflected in our goals for students to be global citizens who make a difference everywhere they go.

There is much about St. Andrew’s Schools that Queen Emma may not have specifically foreseen but we are confident that our school of today serves her vision. In the span of a couple of lifetimes, thousands of young people have been blessed with a St. Andrew’s education. Our world is better because of that.

Because of the dreams of our founder, the strength of our faith, our commitment to the work, and the generosity of those who support us – the legacy of Queen Emma lives on. Each issue of the Kūlia tells those stories. We are proud and grateful to share them with you.

With warmest aloha, Ruth R. Fletcher Head of School

KUMU HIWA AND HULA FIND A HOME AT ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOLS

By Camille Michel

After a two-year break from participating in Merrie Monarch, Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval got the call to bring Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine back to the annual, invitation-only hula competition. She had not even begun holding regular classes since the COVID-19 pandemic had shut things down, so it was a mad scramble to prepare her dancers.

At the end of April 2022, Kumu Hiwa arrived in Hilo with 20 young women – 17 of whom were performing on the Merrie Monarch stage for the first time – and left with an impressive 5th place finish in the wahine 'auana category.

Among the hālau’s returning dancers was Lower School teacher aide and Prep PE teacher Nohea Vaughan-Darval. What made her beautiful performance at Merrie Monarch even more special is that Nohea co-composed “Ka ‘Ōnohi O Nā Kai,” the song chosen by her mother, Kumu Hiwa, for the ‘auana competition. Nohea is a member of the Tuahine Troupe, a group of selected aspiring mele students specializing in the perpetuation of Hawaiian cultural knowledge through mele performance.

“My daughters Nohea and Moana, and another girl – they were the only veterans on the line, the only ones who had actually danced in Merrie Monarch before,” said Kumu Hiwa. “They were always the youngest, in the third row following the aunties, feeling really safe. And this year was like, now you’re in the front row. Now you’re the leaders.”

Returning to Merrie Monarch with her hālau, Kumu Hiwa felt an important connection between her hula world and her role as a member of the performing arts faculty for The Priory and The Prep.

“Merrie Monarch is a stage to showcase the hula lineage and traditions. There were so many songs that other hālau were presenting that were in honor of Queen Emma,” Kumu Hiwa said. “I felt like we [her hālau] were representing Queen Emma, too, even though we were dancing about Lili‘u [Queen Lili‘uokalani], who’s also right in our backyard. We’re a part of that whole heart of Honolulu. I feel like all of those dancers, regardless of what school they attend, represented St Andrew’s, too.

“I look forward to the following years as we have students who are students at St. Andrew’s, who are also members of the hālau. I look forward to training them and raising them up so they can step on the stage and be the flowers that we chant about in our school chant, to step onto that bigger stage and really be recognized as Queen Emma’s flowers.”

Kumu Hiwa acknowledges the interesting differences between working with members of her hālau who have made a commitment to studying the hula, and teaching her St. Andrew’s students, for whom hula is a part of the curriculum.

“This is part of their day – they have to show up,” Kumu Hiwa laughed. “But my job is to give them a why. I love doing that because as soon as that light bulb goes on, it’s not work anymore. They recognize that everything about the hula is just...them.”

“Hula is life,” she explained, quoting the signature saying of her kumu’s kumu, Ma‘iki Aiu Lake. “It’s just living and telling stories about life. And even if they’re not Hawaiian or if they have no connection whatsoever, they’re the same stories told across the world of life, of love, of growing, of heartache, of pain. So sometimes it’s challenging [teaching students] when there’s a big gap between understanding. But we don’t even have to speak English. This is a language of the heart. So it’s really rewarding when the light bulb does turn on.”

Kumu Hiwa said that besides giving students the why, she and her colleagues in the Performing Arts department are “growing many other attributes of the child. The ability to stand in front of people and perform. That takes time and effort and confidence. The hula and their classes give them confidence in themselves and a bit of pride that they need. They can take that forward into the next steps of their life.”

A meaningful change that took place midway through the 2021-2022 school year was the renovation of the Activity Room to become the physical hālau –the space where Kumu Hiwa teaches hula during the day for the St. Andrew’s students but also holds her classes for Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine.

When asked what this physical space has brought to the St. Andrew’s program, Kumu Hiwa paused for a moment to reflect, then said, “Finding a place to root.

I think you need to root so that you can ho‘olu and grow. ... The best part is that even though we’re in a space, the doors open really wide. We are mirrors of our environment. Hula is a mirror of the environment. The people and the spirit of the Hawaiian people are just mirrors of our land and our ‘aina, which is where the spirit and the mana comes from.

“So that space right there to me is everything because we can feel the air, you can smell everything. It’s all the things that make us come alive. And it’s perfect just there. We can see the birds, the manao-ku (white fairy tern) who live on our property.

“I love all of those wonderful things, and we get a sense of Ke Akua because the Cathedral is right across the way. All of that is built into that one particular space. I didn’t plan that, it just happened. “The location is everything,” Kumu Hiwa continued with the gratitude evident in her voice, “and just having a place for the students to call home. You can feel that they are so much more comfortable, especially in that space with the sunshine coming in and the lau-ki (ti leaves) right outside the door. Everything that’s a safe space, which is what a hālau really is.

“It’s still evolving. We still need to set up shop and settle in and make it ours. But the best part is that it’s this in-between space – between hālau and school – and it’s open both ways. It’s a wonderful open space for everyone.”

As the students learn hula in a beautiful space dedicated to this integral component of a St. Andrew’s experience, Kumu Hiwa hopes that confidence is something they take with them when their time together as students and teacher comes to an end. More important, though, is the knowledge.

“You can’t get everything in a short time. But you can plant seeds about base and place so they take that piece of aloha and a piece of Queen Emma with them into the future so that wherever they go, they remember her.

“Maybe later on in their lives if they go away and come back, and they have keiki, they will say, ‘I went to this school.’ They’re going to remember that this was Queen Emma’s school. And they’re going to remember the tiny things because it touched them here.”

Priory Upper School students perform a hula for May Day 2022.

Scholastic Arts Awards

The arts are flourishing at St. Andrew’s Schools and our talented faculty offer the students many opportunities to showcase their work.

Each year, students studying Visual Arts at The Priory participate in the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7-12. Locally the awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal

voice or vision. Exemplary work is recognized with Gold Key and Silver Key Awards. The highest regional recognition is to be named one of five American Visions Nominees, which are selected from among the Gold Key Awards. The pieces from these five nominees are considered the “best in show” from the region. Artwork receiving Gold and Silver Key Awards are displayed in the Hawai‘i Regional Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

We are proud of all our students whose creativity and artistic skills have earned statewide recognition through this competition in the last two years. Of special note for the 2020-2021 awards is Alohilani Marcariola ’22 who was named one of the five statewide American Visions Nominees for her photograph titled “Stairs,” created under the guidance of her teacher, Larry Prado.

Top: Alohilani Macariola ’22, Photography “Wandering Alone”; Bottom: Cherisse Wong ’22, Photography “Flower Bee”

Nicole Query ’21, Photography “1000 Different Personalities”

Top left: Lesley Bray-Toguchi ’22, Photography

“Bright Future”

Top right: Girl in circle – Nichole Query ’21, Photography “A Look into Life”

Bottom: Alohilani Macariola ’22, Photography “Stairs”

Top: Mikayla Maeshiro ’22, Photography “Playground Memories”; Bottom: Alisa Senaga ’25, Photography “Sandy Beach”

2020-2021 American Visions Nominee

Alohilani Macariola ’22 Photography “Stairs” Educator: Larry Prado

2020-2021

Gold Key Awards

Maia Amano ’21 Drawing & Illustration (2 Gold Key Awards)

“The Spaces Between” “Precision” Educator: Larry Prado

Alohilani Macariola ’22 Photography “Stairs” Educator: Larry Prado

Nicole Query ’21 Photography “1000 Different Personalities” Educator: Larry Prado

2020-2021

Silver Key Awards

Maia Amano ’21 Art Portfolio “Finding Yourself in the Negative Space” Educator: Larry Prado

Lesley Bray-Toguchi ’22 Photography “Bright Future” Educator: Larry Prado

Natalie Kang, ’22 Photography “Glassy Eyes” Educator: Larry Prado

Nicole Query ’21 Photography (3 Silver Key Awards) “Growing Up Too Fast” “A Look Into Life” “A Look Back Into Childhood” Educator: Larry Prado

Cherisse Wong ’22 Category: Photography Title: “Fire Lion” Educator: Alethia Donathan

2020-2021

Honorable Mention

Maia Amano ’21 Drawing & Illustration “Streets of Machida” Educator: Larry Prado

Kara Ho ’21 Photography “E ‘Ike I Ka Lani” Educator: Alethia Donathan

Eliana Johnson ’25 Mixed Media “Magazine E” Educator: Alethia Donathan

Natalie Kang ’22 Photography “Kitchen Museum” Educator: Larry Prado

Aika Kimura ’25 Drawing & Illustration “Tree Person” Educator: Alethia Donathan

Nicole Query ’21 Photography (2 Honorable Mentions) “Fitting Into Societal Standards” “A Duality Away” Educator: Larry Prado

Eryn Sakamoto ’25 Photography “Cars 2” Educator: Alethia Donathan

Cherisse Wong ’22 Photography “Nature’s Green” Educator: Alethia Donathan

Daelia Wong ’21 Digital Art “Kitchen” Educator: Alethia Donathan 2021-2022

Silver Key Awards

Alohilani Macariola ’22 Photography “Wandering Alone” Educator: Larry Prado

Mikayla Maeshiro ’22 Photography “Playground Memories” Educator: Larry Prado

Alisa Senaga ’25 Photography “Sandy Beach” Educator: Larry Prado 2021-2022 Honorable Mention

Cherisse Wong ’22 Photography “Flower Bee” Educator: Larry Prado

Top left: Maia Amano ’21, Drawing & Illustration “Precision”; Top right: Natalie Kang ’22, Photography “Glassy Eyes”

Bottom left: Cherisse Wong ’22, Photography “Fire Lion”; Bottom right: Maia Amano ’21, Drawing & Illustration “The Spaces Between”

Hungry for More: School Lunches Get a

Reboot

In the summer of 2021, we unveiled our new school lunch program for our downtown campus. Our re-imagined school lunch is offered by FoodStart by Chef Jeremy Shigekane of M by Chef Jeremy Shigekane. Fresh, sustainable, healthy meals are prepared daily by Chef and his team featuring local ingredients including vegetables and fruits from FoodStart’s exclusive farmer, Kanekoa Farms, and other local small farms such as Ahiki Acres and Bear Claw Farm.

Incorporating this food program fuels not only healthy bodies but our school’s mission, too. Dr. Ruth Fletcher, President and Head of School at St. Andrew’s Schools, selected FoodStart because providing “healthy and delicious lunches to fuel our students’ learning aligned perfectly with our aims to educate them in mind, body, and spirit. We are excited that St. Andrew’s Schools’ commitment to sustainability is reflected in Chef Jeremy’s approach to the food he serves and his choice to work exclusively with local farms.”

FoodStart’s Chef Shigekane has culinary experience that includes working at fine dining restaurants in New York City, San Francisco, and his home here in Hawai‘i. Chef’s career includes cooking at Bouley and Cafe Gray in NYC, The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay, John’s Island Club in Florida, and Hawthorne Lane in San Francisco. He also opened the Bar at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). At home, Chef Shigekane has worked for Hoku’s at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Chef Chai, Chef

Chef Jeremy Shigekane and Dr. Ruth R. Fletcher

Chef Jeremy Shigekane and his FoodStart team.

Mavro, and the Royal Hawaiian Resort Waikiki. His greatest joy is to share his passion for food and drink with our islands.

“I started the food program at St. Andrew’s Schools to feed our future leaders sustainable and good (nutritional and tasty) foods that are produced from local farms and purveyors. It’s super important to me to provide Hawai‘i’s children with healthy foods to help them grow well in mind and body and to

I started the food program at St. Andrew’s Schools to feed our future leaders sustainable and good (nutritional and tasty) foods that are produced from local farms and purveyors. It’s super important to me to provide Hawai‘i’s children with healthy foods to help them grow well in mind and body.”

educate students on sustainability, proper nutrition, and eating good food,” Chef Jeremy said.

Delicious meals like focaccia pizza and char siu pork with basmati rice and garden Swiss chard are a few examples of menu items. But don’t just take our word for it. Meenakshi Kutty ’22 said, “I really appreciate how there is care for the health of the students through the food being locally grown. As nutritional health in schools is becoming more of an issue, it’s important to shift the scene of not only what food is provided, but also how.”

To put it simply, Lower School student Ruixi Zhao said, “It’s goooood!”

Ben Kim ’34 is about to enjoy his school lunch by FoodStart.

Jemma Stollberg National Merit Finalist

Jemma Stollberg ’22 tackled The Priory Upper School’s rigorous curriculum with gusto and we are proud that one of her many achievements was being named a finalist in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation was founded to recognize and honor extraordinary academically talented students across the US and provide those students access to scholarships to help them realize their dreams. High school juniors enter the National Merit program by taking the PSAT/NMSQT, a test that serves as an initial screen of program entrants.

Stollberg was named a semifinalist for being among the highest-scoring entrants in the state of Hawai‘i. She continued in the competition, and became a finalist to earn one of the 7,500 National Merit scholarships. Her application showcased her outstanding academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrating leadership abilities along with a list of awards and other recognitions she has received.

Jemma has received numerous academic excellence awards as a Priory student in math, history, science, and English, as well the Rensselaer Medal from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for strength and success in the fields of math and science. Jemma was also named an AP Scholar by the College Board for scoring a 5 (the highest score) on all three of the Advanced

Placement exams she took in the spring of 2021.

One of Jemma’s favorite extracurricular activities is the Thespian Society Troupe 1993, for which she has served in a leadership position as the troupe’s secretary since November 2019. Since entering the Upper School, Jemma has participated in seven plays and several

Thespian Society conferences, and in 2019 won the “Best Supporting Actor” award from the International Thespian Society for her performance as “Lurch” in the Priory’s production of the musical, The Addams Family.

We are proud of Jemma for earning this honor and for continuing to exemplify our school motto, Kūlia i ka nu‘u (“strive for the highest”). Congratulations, Jemma!

Students Learn to Take the Lead at The Prep

Future leaders are in The Prep classrooms today. One of the best ways to foster leadership and academic skills is through the student council. Student council is an opportunity to experience leadership and be role models for the younger Prep students. It teaches our students in the upper elementary school (4th, 5th, and 6th) that they truly can lead and make a difference in their school, at home, in the local community, and beyond.

Elections for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian are held in May with speeches and vigorous campaigning on The Prep School campus. Once the elections are over, the newly elected officers begin their leadership training over the summer in the Leadership Workshop with their advisor. As officers, they plan and conduct special

Prep students work together on their next venture.

school events while learning leadership skills. Their roles and responsibilities are reviewed and checked for understanding. The officers learn council rules, how to conduct meetings, and set goals. They also begin to plan a schedule of events for the new school year. Most importantly, they learn to collaborate and work as a team, and to lead with their hearts and minds for service.

The Prep Student Council officers also serve as school ambassadors. The officers represent the school on campus as safety patrol officers, helping with the Admissions Office as requested, whether it’s sharing their experience as a Lower School Prep student or welcoming a new student and family to the school.

THE PREP EXPANDS EXCITING EXTRACURRICULARS

The Media Club that we started 2020-2021 has grown into a bigger club and we’re not just learning how to create media content such as videos, this year we’re learning coding languages and even incorporating esports in our weekly activities. The club meeting is usually led by The Prep students with help from the Tech team to support their technological needs. The Prep students have used this opportunity to explore many different facets of technologies in a fun and safe environment.

Peng Ratchaworapong, Technology Director at St. Andrew’s Schools

Lower School Student Leaders Keep the Community Connected

It’s often said when facing a challenge: “Turn a lemon into lemonade.” When the COVID-19 pandemic led to restrictions against large gatherings, in-person student assemblies could no longer be held on campus. The Lower School student councils for both The Priory and The Prep decided it was time to make lemonade. Their solution: Produce news programs to keep their fellow students informed and engaged.

Thus was born Priory News Now and Pulse of The Prep. The original iteration during the 2020-2021 school year was a set of Google slides that the student council officers created for Lower School teachers to share each week. This past summer, however, the team of student leaders decided to challenge themselves by pivoting to a monthly video production.

The student council officers met to collaborate on the content for each month and decide who was assigned to each of the program segments. With equipment and support provided by the school’s Technology Department, the students filmed their individual segments and then edited the footage into the month’s news program. Each video was filled with Lower School highlights, birthday recognitions, announcements, and other news of interest. Also included were the school oli, Pledge of Allegiance, ‘olelo word of the day, and a prayer. Like the in-person assemblies, the program always ended with proclaiming the school motto, “Kulia i ka nu'u – Strive for the highest!”

A tremendous benefit of Priory News Now and Pulse of The Prep was the opportunity for students to improve their technology and media skills, as well as increasing their leadership abilities and sense of teamwork.

“I have seen the monthly news programs as a great opportunity for our officers to learn skills such as collaboration, planning (developing the outlines and writing

the scripts), filming techniques, public speaking, editing, and communication,” said Ka‘ipo Bailey-Walsh, the Lower School Principal who is also the advisor for The Priory’s Lower School Student Council. “I am very proud of these officers for taking their production skills to the next level and taking ownership of this program.”

Samantha Delgado, who teaches The Prep Grades 5/6 and serves as the advisor for The Prep Student Council, witnessed the valuable real-world lessons the boys were learning from this project.

“Students learned about time management and preparing material ahead of a meeting. When the newscast was a weekly release, it caused the boys to feel a time crunch and understand why procrastination is not a good idea,” said Ms. Delgado. “In addition, the boys learned about taking pride in their work. They ultimately realized that the quality of the final product was a reflection on them. When they made that connection, they were much more committed to increasing the quality of the videos.”

Most importantly, the Priory News Now and Pulse of The Prep proved to be excellent ways to continue building community despite the limitations of the pandemic. Ms. Delgado recalls that the weekly assemblies prior to COVID-19 really helped The Prep feel like “one big brotherhood,” yet the connection began to slip with the restrictions against large inperson gatherings.

When the news program was launched, she said, “it felt like our community was reconnecting! I know that teachers and students alike looked forward to the times when they could expect a new Pulse of The Prep.”

At the beginning of Spring 2022, Priory News Now continued its monthly production schedule. The Prep was able to return to holding student assemblies but the boys took with them the valuable skills and insights developed from their Pulse of The Prep experience.

Congratulations to The Priory and The Prep Lower School Student Council officers for using their learning and leadership to keep the St. Andrew’s Schools community strong, both virtually and in person!

A Year in Review Priory in the City College and Career Readiness

As a Priory in the City senior, Kira Stoetzer ’22 envisioned a sustainable future and was not afraid to tackle big questions such as: How might we create affordable housing in Hawai‘i? She interned virtually with Keiki-Pua Dancil and Olivia Simpson at Pūlama Lānai.

“Kira read 500-page documents and watched hours of county council testimony,” said her college and career coach Marcie Uehara Herring, “because Kira cares deeply about global issues and local solutions.” In August, Pūlama Lānai’s project was approved by the Maui County Affordable Housing Committee.

Kira created a diagram to teach students about the affordable housing project process. Her presentation was especially meaningful because Priory in the City students previously learned about Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s CHANGE framework that identifies six essential areas that affect the overall well-being of the islands and its people. CHANGE is an acronym for Community and economy, Health and wellness, Arts and culture, Natural environment, Government and civics, and Education. The National Low-Income Housing Coalition reported that Hawai‘i was the most expensive state for housing in 2015.

“By advocating for affordable housing,” said Upper School Principal Nichole Field, “Kira was able to engage in important community issues.”

Kira applied early decision to Boston College and received happy news that she was accepted. “Boston College is a great fit for Kira,” said Head of School Dr. Ruth R. Fletcher, “because the university challenges students to use their education to address society’s most pressing needs.”

International student Luphia Landry also focused on community and economy by interning at the YWCA O‘ahu’s Dress for Success Program, which helps women with economic advancement.

Luphia is from Saga Prefecture in Japan and grew up with the concept of sustainable fashion. Her kimono has been passed down in her family from generation to generation. One of the goals in sustainable fashion is to use things longer. Luphia worked with her mentor Stephanie Hamano, Economic Advancement Director, to write a piece for the YWCA website.

How might fashion have an extended life of purpose? Fashion “has a much, much higher chance of finding a second life,” said Elizabeth Cline, author of The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good, “[by] finding another person who’s excited to wear it.”

At Dress for Success, women donate gently used clothes to the Benefit Sale in hopes that their outfits will find another happy life. Looking to freshen up your closet? Buy second-hand and find something “new.” Continued on p. 20

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”

Steve Jobs

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Kira Stoetzer ’22

Play-Based Learning is Full STEAM Ahead at Queen Emma Preschool

As a part of the core curriculum at Queen Emma Preschool (QEP), students work on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) projects throughout the school year and summer. Our classrooms are often transformed into curated museums, showcasing an array of art projects, science experiments, and hand-made engineering creations. STEAM, in the early childhood education years, focuses on self-directed play and exploration rather than direct teaching of concepts – a foundational philosophy of QEP’s teaching approach.

For our youngest learners, STEAM falls under the umbrella of inquiry instruction, where children pose questions and discover answers through hands-on learning and play. Inquiry instruction encourages active experiences which support problem-solving, vocabulary building, critical thinking, communication, and observation.

Child-centered learning at QEP is purposeful, playful, and exploratory. STEAM in a preschool setting focuses on a child’s natural wonder and curiosity, and teachers help students seek their own answers. STEAM, just like play, focuses on experimentation and exploration. Students contribute their own ideas, use their own problemsolving strategies, and often pursue their own interests.

“Play is an active form of learning that unites the mind, body, and spirit. Children learn best not by being told what to do but by actively engaging their whole selves,” says Susan Okoga, Director, Queen Emma Preschool.

Teachers weave academic goals like STEAM into daily activities and play, challenging students to try new things. Our QEP keiki work on foundational skills while they are creating STEAM projects through a variety of sensory

Queen Emma Preschool (QEP), located in the Nu’uanu Valley, is a preschooler’s dream, with talented, loving teachers and ample indoor and outdoor spaces to explore and learn each day. In an environment of play-based learning, we nurture the development of the whole child through ageappropriate activities.

play and experimentation. Students often create art projects with natural, found materials from the preschool yard, conduct science experiments using materials like baking soda and vinegar to discover what happens, or construct towering buildings using only recyclables.

Through STEAM-based play, the preschool children interact with and explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math, making connections across the subjects and building a strong foundation for learning.

Ho‘omaika‘i to Our Youngest Learners at Queen Emma Preschool!

Students in Aloha Kamali‘i, Hokulele, and Lei‘aloha 2021-22 classes graduated from Queen Emma Preschool (QEP) this past May. In lieu of an in-person ceremony due to the ongoing pandemic, a fun and creative drive-through celebration was held on the Nu‘uanu campus.

QEP staff encouraged graduate families to decorate their vehicles in preparation for the event. Parents and staff made celebratory signs and other decorations that were used to adorn the parking lot and driveway at The Preschool. Graduation day saw cars lining up on Pali Highway, ready to parade through the QEP parking lot, where teachers and St. Andrew’s Schools leadership were waiting with their congratulatory messages and banners, proudly cheering on their students.

Preschool is a critical start to each child’s education. Preschool graduation ceremonies aren’t just for the families of graduates; they are an important experience for the kids involved as well.

“Kids are only preschoolers once; it’s a big deal!” Preschool teacher, Michelle Kong, said after the event. “Our end-of-the-year celebrations were full of joy, love, and laughter! The teachers worked hard with plenty of heart to make this a special milestone and core memory for the students and their families. The parents loved being involved and were so gracious and thrilled that they could safely celebrate with their kids.”

Prior to the drive-through celebration, teachers had many discussions with the young graduates about kindergarten and moving on. Their focus was on growing up, making new friends, and having new learning experiences. They even read many storybooks centered around these themes to help with their departure from preschool. Students were also given graduation certificates during an inclass ceremony and had a portrait taken, complete with graduation cap and, of course, lei. The graduating class teachers

also created goodie bags for each of their students. When students arrived at school for class, giftbags were nearly overflowing with gifts and notes of congratulations and love, and students were so excited to open them and participate in the diploma ceremony.

For most, preschool marks the beginning of formal schooling. It is a time filled with excitement and mastering developmental skills that students will use for the rest of their academic journey. Each year, our QEP graduation marks a special time in our preschoolers’ lives. It is also an opportunity for both parents and teachers to come together as one ‘ohana and honor their commitment to education and recognize all the hard work done to build important skills for the future of our keiki. Celebrating the end of preschool with a formal graduation ceremony helps our keiki build confidence, mark their achievements, and encourages them to keep learning and Kūlia i ka Nu‘u – Strive for the Highest.

In addition, proceeds from the Benefit Sale support economic advancement for women. Join us at the Dress for Success Benefit Sale!

Through her internship, Luphia learned Dress for Success is more than just giving women a new outfit. In addition to professional attire, Dress for Success provides success strategies and a support system to help women thrive in work and life.

Similarly, Priory in the City gives students opportunities to align their college, career, and life goals. What is the signature Priory difference that leads to success? Supportive coaches, professional mentors, and curated experiences in downtown Honolulu. Every high school student has multiple coaches, industry mentors, and opportunities for real-world learning.

As Priory students work with industry professionals on highly personalized and thoughtfully designed projects, their vision for college, career, and life unfolds into meaningful choices and contributions.

The Priory and The Prep Students Excel in Science

Originally called the Hawaiian Science Fair in 1958, the Hawaii Academy of Science continues to sponsor this event, now named the Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair (HSSEF). In 2020, for the first time since its inception, the Academy decided that the state Science Fairs would be conducted virtually and this format was the same in 2021. HSSEF is an opportunity for students to “conduct scientific research, prepare a display board explaining the research, and present their findings to individual scientists, community groups, and related organizations at the annual fair. Each year, there are approximately 6,000 participants across more than 100 public and private school fairs, with about 30% advancing to compete at one of nine district fairs (Central, Hawai‘i East, Hawai‘i West, HAIS, Honolulu, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, Windward),” according to the HSSEF website.

Marcie Uehara Herring Marcie’s ears smile when she hears people’s dreams. As the Director of College and Career Counseling, Marcie supports students in developing their strengths, designing a career pathway, and delivering their profes sional brand to contribute in meaningful ways. Marcie graduated from the Shidler College of Business at UH and earned her Master of Education at Harvard Univer sity. One of her favorite spaces is the design studio at St. Andrew’s Schools where students receive college, career, and life coaching.

Several students from St. Andrew’s Schools participated in the school’s Science Fair as a part of the school-wide Academic Fair. Students presented their projects before a panel of professional judges. Of those projects, only a handful were selected to represent St. Andrew’s Schools at the HAIS District Science Fair. Those students were:

• Grade 6: Mia Bonner, Nicolette Eto, Jirlynne PekeloAgpaoa, Anelani Suapaia, Kuhio Ho‘ohuli, Robert “Chip” Watts, Neal Seghal

• Grade 8: Brooke Jones, Lehua Harris, Riley Ka‘ai, Alisa Senaga, Sophia Ching

• Grade 10: Ariana Kaneda, Janice Cheng

“The judges at our School Fair were impressed with our students’ scientific creativity and their confidence when presenting their projects,” said Jay Hamura, Priory science teacher and SAS Science Fair coordinator.

Luphia Landry ’22 interning at the YWCA O'ahus Dress for Success.

Riley Ka'ai ’25

Athletic Highlights

With COVID-19 restrictions in place during the 2020-2021 school year, the opportunity to play an ILH sport for the school did not open up until the Spring of 2021. During that season, our student-athletes participated in volleyball, track and field, sailing, riflery, swimming, and tennis with abbreviated seasons. By following masking and distancing guidelines, St. Andrew’s Schools was also able to offer “school sports” for intermediate and junior varsity tennis and basketball, which gave our students the chance to grow their skills in those sports even though they were unable to compete.

AWARDS FOR 2020-21

Pac 5 Precision Riflery ILH CHAMPIONS

Members

Varsity Volleyball Awards

Most Valuable Player: Ayla Ruiz

Most Inspirational Player: Hevani Malohi

Varsity Track Awards

Co-Most Valuable Players: Olivia Reed and Ariana Kaneda

Varsity Sailing

Most Valuable Player: Kayleigh Andres

2021-22 John Jubinsky Recipients

9th Grade: Gabriela Bowles

Varsity Basketball and Volleyball Player

10th Grade: Ariana Kaneda

Varsity Track and Cross Country Runner

11th Grade: Olivia Reed

Varsity Basketball and Track Runner

AWARDS FOR 2021-22

ILH Track Championships

Olivia Reed ’21 received 1st place honors in the ILH Track Championships in the long jump, 100m sprint and 200m. Olivia went to the HHSAA State track Championships where she placed 1st in the 100m, 2nd place in the 200m and 3rd place in the long jump putting St. Andrew’s Schools as finishing 7th in the girl’s state track championships.

Varsity Volleyball Awards

2021 Varsity Volleyball Team were Division III ILH Champions.

Graduating seniors were Pilialoha Jones, Kayin Bohnet, Cherisse Wong and Meenakshi Kutty.

Sporter Riflery

participants: Lesley Bray-Toguchi, Nanea Kraft, Kelis Johnson

Olivia Reed ’21 (center) received 1st place honors in the ILH Track Championships during the 2021-22 season.

were: Amelie Katz, Kira-Ann Abe, Hannah Okuda, and Nicole Query

Voyaging Virtually

By Alden Watts

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging in many ways for Priory students, but one of the hardest adjustments for many was not being able to see the world through our typical robust offering of school travel. Programs to Japan, Fiji, and Peru in 2020 and 2021 had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. For many students, these trips would have been their first opportunities to go abroad, see a different way of life, discover the world with their friends, and bring back the priceless new perspectives travel can bring.

So instead of taking The Priory out in the world, the Global Leadership Center, which oversees school travel, brought the world to The Priory with virtual offerings that connected our students with distant places while remaining safely on the school campus.

Through an exciting partnership with student travel companies WorldStrides

By exchanging cultures and ideas about sustainability near and far, high school students at The Priory are developing the global awareness they will need to navigate a complex and connected world.”

Alden Watts, Global Leadership Center Manager and Upper School Faculty

and Camps International, high school students have had opportunities to connect with several different countries around the world, and talk to people there about their lives and work. The format has allowed for meaningful cultural exchange, and a window into the world of sustainable development work.

Camps International is a “social enterprise” that works with communities around the world to attain UN Sustainable Development Goals while bringing in students from Englishspeaking countries to learn about sustainable development and to experience the rich cultures of the host countries. Through the magic of Zoom, Priory high school students spoke with Camps International staff in five different countries: Cambodia, Borneo, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Peru.

The Design Thinking class students spoke with the first four of those countries, applying what they have learned about the design thinking process to understand how Camps International tackles their projects of wildlife conservation, education, and public health.

Over the 2021 spring break, a group of adventurous juniors and seniors did a deep dive into the culture and development of Peru. The Camps staff there graciously gave their time over four days to share Peruvian culture and go into detail about their food security and sanitation projects in rural villages, including how those projects have been affected by the pandemic. Students connected these ideas to our local version of those goals in Hawai‘i – the Aloha+ goals for sustainable growth – and tapped into local knowledge, too. Priory

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alumna Stephanie Albaña ’20 Zoomed in to talk about her experience interning at the Aloha+ initiative and studying sustainability in college, and Cherisse Wong ’22 shared her junior year project to grow local food in our school gardens and reduce plastic consumption on campus.

By exchanging cultures and ideas about sustainability near and far, high school students at The Priory are developing the global awareness they will need to navigate a complex and connected world. No matter the challenges, the GLC wants to ensure that students get the invaluable benefits of interacting with other cultures and perspectives. Thanks to the generosity of the Stevens World Peace Foundation, the school can offer purposeful educational experiences like these exchanges, while planning for a future in which the students can pack their bags, pack on to planes, and pack in the global experiences in person.

The Priory Earns Nationwide Computer Science Female Diversity Award

By Camille Michel

A startling report released in September 2020 by Accenture and Girls Who Code revealed that the number of women in tech has been decreasing over the years, despite what people may think about their presence in the industry. However, the young women at St. Andrew’s Schools, The Priory, have something to say – and do – about that.

Women have almost caught up to men in the fields of technology, engineering and mathematics, right? You might assume so—but they have actually fallen further behind at the very moment when tech roles are surging and vital to the U.S. economy and its continued leadership around the globe. Unbelievably, the proportion of women to men in tech roles has declined over the past 35 years. And half of young women who go into tech drop out by the age of 35 (Executive summary, “Resetting Tech Culture” – report by Accenture and Girls Who Code).

Fortunately, the other side of this grim data about diversity in STEM fields was the news from the College Board: Nearly 37% more high schools were recognized for their work toward equal gender representation in AP (Advanced Placement) Computer Science courses in 2020-2021 than were recognized the previous school year.

For the past four years, The Priory has been named by the College Board as one of the forward-thinking schools deserving of the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award. The award recognizes female representation among high school test takers of the college-level courses, AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A courses.

In 2021, The Priory was the only independent school in the State of Hawai‘i to earn this honor. Three Hawai‘i public schools also received an award.

In 2020, The Priory was the only high school in Hawai‘i to administer both AP Computer Science exams. St. Andrew’s was also the only independent school in Hawai‘i to receive awards for AP Computer Science Principles (831 schools awarded nationwide) and AP Computer Science A (232 schools awarded nationwide).

As an all-girls high school with a strong educational program featuring STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) courses, St. Andrew’s is wellpositioned to prepare young women for success in these fields beyond high school. More than 50% of The Priory graduates choose STEM fields as their college majors.

Although women currently constitute a mere 27% of the STEM workforce, Head of School Dr. Ruth Fletcher (who herself holds multiple postsecondary degrees in the sciences) is confident that any downward trends can soon be reversed, saying, “Our graduates and their readiness to tackle careers in STEM will certainly play an important role in achieving gender equality in these industries. We are committed to a tradition of excellence and innovation and we could not be prouder of our students as they become the next generation of STEM professionals. We know their talents and interests were nurtured here at The Priory and will lead to lifelong success.”

On AP Computer Science and More: Q&A with Peng Ratchaworapong Technology Director and AP Computer Science Faculty

today could potentially be outdated tomor row, especially in the IT industry. That’s just how fast technology is evolving nowadays: new programming languages, new soft ware, new apps, new gadgets, new social media, new VR, AI, new Metaverse, etc. Everything is new every day. How do we prepare them? The answer is by instilling in them a sense of desire to learn new things and stay relevant. Whatever the future may hold for them, they’ll be ready to take on the challenge.

Q: What valuable skills, knowledge, etc. do students learn from taking AP Computer Science Principles?

A: They develop a better understand ing of how computers work, how logic and programming can help solve problems, and how to be a good digi tal citizen in this ever-changing com puter field. We have lots of hands-on activities we do in the classroom. Whether they’ve noticed it or not, through these learning activities, they have become better problem solvers, critical thinkers, excellent communica tors, and leaders. They also work on team projects which help them learn to be a good team player.

Q: How do you think taking AP courses (not just CSP but any AP course) prepares our students for the future?

A: Students get a head start on what college courses would look like and feel like. AP courses are challenging but very doable if they set their mind to it. We prepare them to be life-long learners. All knowledge they learn

As much as we want to be here forever to give them answers, we know it doesn’t work that way. They must learn to teach themselves what they need to know and develop their passion. The learning should be fun and informative. AP courses are an excellent place to start because there are many fun subjects to choose from Computer Science, Biology, Calculus, etc. Students have the opportunity to be selfdirected learners while we coach them and give them guidance along the way. Earning credits for college is the icing on the cake.

Q: How do you think it benefits the fields of computer science and technology to have more females in the industry?

A: We need more females in the indus try, and they need to be treated fairly to have a fair shot at becoming successful. It shouldn’t be about gender, race, religion, or age. Diversity and equal opportunity are good things, and we need to promote and foster this environment. I’ve been fortunate to have worked with so many talented and incredible women. They’ve contributed to the fields immensely. Women in various fields made many life-changing inventions. They often offer unique perspectives and skills that are hard to find in men. Accord ing to data from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT),

women held only 25% of all the jobs in the tech industry. We need more of this. We try our best to encourage more female students to explore the fields, and it will benefit all of us.

Q: What advice do you have for young women who think they might enjoy a career in computer science?

A: Try it, and you might like it! Please don’t feel intimidated by the subject. It’s fun to learn and there are many computer science opportunities for your career. Look around you and you see computers everywhere. It could be in your hand right now. You could be reading this on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. We need more people who are proficient in computers. It’s almost magic to have a computer do things automatically.

You bring your creativity to life and make people smile and happy. Stay curious and do not stop learning. Re member, learning doesn’t always have to be in the classroom. Use technol ogy, play with it, take it apart, put it back. Play games with your friends; learn how they make them.

Stay hungry for knowledge. Be cre ative, and do not be afraid to make mistakes now. You’re young and can afford to make mistakes, so you learn not to make them again when it mat ters. Talk to your parents and teachers so they can support and guide you. Computer science jobs are some of the highest-paying jobs in the market, and you surely don’t want to miss them. Our future is in your hands.

Nina Pandya, a 2019 graduate of The Priory, credits her alma mater for setting her on her career path in STEM.

“Going into my senior year at The Priory,” Nina says, “I was not planning on pursuing a career in computer science. However, I took an Introduction to Computer Programming course and instantly found computer science to be something that I enjoyed. Enrolling in The Priory’s AP Computer Science Principles class later that year helped me to solidify my interest in computer science. It also gave me a glimpse into a future in computer science and prepared me for college computer science courses.

“Through computer science courses and encouragement from my teacher, I began to realize that a degree in computer science was the right path for me. Being in an all-girls environment

with a female computer science teacher made me feel more comfortable and encouraged to pursue a career in computer science.”

Nina is currently studying computer science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and also working part-time in the Technology Department at St. Andrew’s.

She says, “It is so important for companies in STEM fields to encourage diversity and provide supportive environments. I believe that females can do just about anything and The Priory is an excellent example of that. Females should feel empowered in a STEM field and know that their skills and talent are valued.”

Nina added, “Companies can make a STEM environment more supportive by being open to allow more diversity. Furthermore, having a diverse environment means more knowledge, ultimately leading to better performance and innovations.”

Global Girls-Global Action Project Series: “Influence & Contributions of Hula and Hawaiian Culture to the World”

By Murielle Sipola

When taking the course, “Global GirlsGlobal Action,” students are invited to develop expertise on a global issue of their choice. Sometimes students come to this class with a topic that intrigues them or that they are already passionate about.

If this is not the case, our go-to resource is the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. The Global Girls-Global Action course and the SDGs share the same goal of developing a deep and open-minded understanding of ongoing global challenges, as well as promoting action for positive changes.

In this yearlong course, students produce a research project that can fulfill their Independent Inquiry requirement for graduation, especially if they are seeking to graduate with our Global Leadership Distinction. This is often their first encounter with in-depth academic research. However, a critical part of this course is also its action component: students are tasked to find creative ways to make positive changes regarding their chosen issue.

With Covid-19, many of the action projects favored by our students in past years – such as creating a community event, reaching out to the community for interviews, connecting with other schools, volunteering for local organizations, etc. – have not been possible to implement. In Spring 2021, students refocused on raising awareness through social media.

Gift of Hula

“Gift of Hula to the World” by Kara Ho ’21 is one example of a student action project. Kara is a dedicated hula dancer who was also our May Day Queen last year. Hula’s legacy has spread all over the world and for good reasons. For many who are practicing hula while geographically and historically remote from its Hawaiian roots, this is honoring a vibrant indigenous culture, cultivating a unique way of communicating and expressing oneself, and transmitting values of connectedness to nature, to each other, and to the world.

Making School a Safer Place for LGBTQ+ Youth

For her Global Girls-Global Action project, Elena Hollenbeak ’23 chose to research the experience of LGBTQ+ youth in school, specifically in Hawai‘i. More than 30% of all reported teen suicides each year are committed by gay and lesbian youths, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. School environments can either be influential support systems or a polarizing detriment to a youth’s mental health. In Elena’s own words, “the school environment is not necessarily discriminatory, but passivity

does not equal inclusivity.” Elena’s Action Project aims to foster an actively inclusive and supportive school environment for LGBTQ+ students. After analyzing the feedback she received in a student body survey, Elena built a list of possible changes that can be implemented in our school and curriculum.

“I want to be a catalyst for this change along with my advisors and peers to create equity for LGBTQ+ youth starting with my school community,” she said.

Kara Ho ’21 performs hula as the 2022 May Day Queen.

Racism & Discrimination in Hawai‘i

Amelia Levy ’23 chose “Racism & Discrimination in Hawai‘i” as the theme of her research and action project.

Amelia created an art piece as her perspective on racism in Hawai‘i. “While researching this topic, I learned that racism and discrimination in Hawai‘i are not targeting any specific part of the population, as it may be in other parts of the country or the world,” she stated. “It affects a variety of ethnicities and it is, therefore, everyone’s problem.”

That was how she got the idea of a collage representing a combination of genders, ages, and ethnicities. Her family members and friends contributed to the work.

“This collage says that we will have to all come together to end discrimination of all sorts,” said Amelia.

Sustainable Fashion

Throughout her senior year, Luphia Landry ’22 put a lot of effort into this Sustainable Fashion project and the related research, both done in the context of the course. Her passion for this topic developed after her internship at YWCA O'ahu for her Priory in the City class. Luphia realized that sustainable fashion is not only about recycling or upcycling unwanted clothes. She learned that reusing them to help people has great social value and should also be part of how we think about fashion.

For her Action Project, Luphia chose to create a top out of soda can pull tabs and to share it on social media to inspire others. To her, it symbolizes the great potential of sustainable fashion. Since she is planning to major in fashion design, she hopes to find many more ways to contribute to sustainable fashion in the future.

A Young Kanaka

Kelis Johnson ’23 created a photographic portrait of a young Kanaka (herself) wrapped in the Hawaiian flag. Her research this year was on Mauna Kea and the controversy around the telescope.

In her research, Kelis has worked on understanding the issues surrounding the TMT on Mauna Kea and has explored both sides of the controversy. She has also learned about indigenous communities around the world who are facing similar challenges. “Today, we realize how indigenous cultures are still carrying this forgotten truth of oneness with nature. Listening to what they have to say is a chance to create a better future for all,” she stated.

Child Mistreatment in the Asia-Pacific Region

Emali Malohi ’23 chose to research the causes of child abuse’s with a focus on the Pacific Islands. Child abuse is not often discussed in Hawaii, and yet it is a very real thing that happens behind closed doors. The consequences are immediate as well as long-term and the causes are multiple (financial stress, lack of education and skills, mental illness, substance abuse, a family history of violence, etc.). Specific to Pacific Island communities, there is also a child-rearing tradition that sees “tough love” as a necessity for the development of strong and responsible adults. For her Action Project, Emali made masks with her church and gave them to the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawai‘i whose mission is to help and support families and children victims of neglect and violence.

Olivia Reed ’22 proudly wears the sustainable fashion top created by classmate Luphia Landry ’22.

Kelis Johnson ’23

Amelia Levy’s ’23 artwork

A Look Back •Traditions 2021

Ascension Day 2021

Dedication of the Cross Cherisse Wong ’22

154 years ago, Queen Emma founded our school, St. Andrew’s Priory School, for girls of Hawai‘i to receive a suitable Christian education equivalent to what was traditionally offered only to boys. Queen Emma was a compassionate and progressive woman who worked tirelessly to address social issues of her people and make lasting legacies in Hawai‘i. Since our founding, the school has expanded to include The Prep and The Preschool, where every student is pursuing and living the vision of our founder. Queen Emma has empowered us to be courageous explorers who will change the world for the better. On Ascension Day, we not only celebrate Jesus’ ascension to heaven, but also the founding of our school.

The central element of this year’s cross is the sun. The sun not only represents God and Queen Emma, who are the light of our school and guiding us through our journeys, but also our school’s unity and strength, which became stronger during this unprecedented time. This year’s design has many meanings,

'Ale'a Apostadiro ’21 and her mother

symbolizing the deep love that Queen Emma and God have held for our school community, new beginnings, and the ending of journeys. The coral cross is located at the center of the school and symbolizes Queen Emma’s love of God and God’s love for all. For this reason, Queen Emma’s portrait and a white dove holding an olive branch are the core of our cross. Queen Emma’s portrait is surrounded by roses, her favorite flowers. The front and back of the cross represent a sunrise and sunset, playing into our broader message that life is a cycle of new beginnings and endings.

The sunrise is a representation of Jesus’ ascension to heaven and new beginnings as the seniors are embarking on the next chapter of their lives and the juniors are rising to be the next women leaders of the school. The sunset represents the beautiful end of a journey and the mysteries of life. The red carnations in the middle of the cross represent the profound admiration we the juniors feel towards the seniors

as they have helped us to grow to be confident leaders of the school. On the sides of the cross, there are four lines intertwined to represent how our school embraces both our Hawaiian and Christian heritage. This also serves as a representation of how the junior and senior classes are entwined and better together.

The tī leaf lei on the base of the cross, serves as a representation of the beautiful ‘aina that we’ve lived and grown on which connects us all. Within the bottom tī leaf lei, 27 orange carnations are representing not only the monarch butterflies released by each of the seniors during their cross dedication, but the seniors themselves. There are also 19 red carnations on the middle tī leaf lei representing each student of the junior class. The carnations represent the wishes of joy, success, balance, and freedom for both classes. Despite the challenges and struggles of this year, we all have to remember every day is a new day and to Kūlia i Ka Nu‘u, strive for the highest.

To the Juniors: We all have grown so much as a class over the years and become an inseparable, sweet, and magical family that we can lean on for the rest of our lives. We overcame so many hardships over the years, especially this year, and have shown that nothing can break our bond. We have been very fortunate to be able to further build our bond with the seniors this year through events and activities despite the pandemic.

To the Seniors: Thank you all for being our role models and everything you have done for the junior class and our school. You have all left a lasting impression on each of us and we will miss you dearly. We wish you the best of luck and cannot wait to see the amazing things you all will do. We hope you remember that you’ve always got a friend in us. We wish you well on your next adventure and, as Buzz once said, “to infinity and beyond!”

The Priory Class of 2021

The Class of 2021 has made a significant impact on our school. They are strong academic achievers and have demonstrated enormous flexibility, strength and resilience during this pandemic year.

Most impressively they have created a warm and welcoming community and have given each other the most wondrous gift of friendship. Class of 2021, you will forever be Priory Sisters.

Your friendships with each other, your connection with our fabulous alums, and the love of your family, friends, and mentors, will continue to lift you up on your journey through life. Our hearts will always be with you, we have treasured your time at The Priory.

As you move on to your next stage of life, many things will change, yet some things will remain the same.

What we know is that you each will continue to learn, grow, and thrive. You will uncover your own talents and interests and help others to do the same.

Our hope is that you will continue to take on the responsibility of leadership and seek to do the greatest possible good for each other, your class, the school, and our community. You are well on your way to becoming extraordinary citizens of the world.

You each have the capacity of leading yourself and others for the greater good. We have witnessed how you each lifted each

We are so proud of these amazing young women!

other and our community up during this challenging year. You brought joy, infectious laughter, resilience, and inspiration to all of us.

Class of 2021, thank you for striving for the highest in all that you do. You are living examples of young women who embody and personify the courageous and compassionate leadership of our founder Queen Emma – and you are willing to strive for the highest or Kūlia i Ka Nu‘u each and every day.

We need more strong, confident, competent, and courageous women leaders like you in the world. You should know that we truly believe in our hearts, bodies, and souls, that each of you has the capacity to lead and change the world for the better.

Our wish is that each of you will always carry with you a joyful optimism – a buoyant view of what is possible…because the possibilities ahead for you are infinite. And, in line with your class theme for this year, we know that you will all reach “infinity and beyond” and be our fearless leaders and intergalactic heroes.

And now, Thank You

A special thank you to our dedicated faculty and staff here at St. Andrew’s Schools, Bishop Bob and Chaplain Heather, who have dedicated their lives to educating each of you in mind, body, and spirit.

A special mahalo to our trustees for your exceptional stewardship of the school. Because of your gifts of time, talent and treasure we are able to offer an extraordinary education to our students.

And, most importantly, thank you to our parents for choosing to entrust us with your daughters’ education. There is no greater gift than the gift of education that you can give to your daughter. This priceless gift travels with them everywhere they go. You have given them the gift of confidence, competence, character, and moral courage. We are so very grateful.

Class of 2021, you are ready for your future and will continue to learn, grow and thrive in college and in life as you have a solid foundation to build upon.

And now please help me welcome Ms. Nichole Field who will present the Class of 2021.

The Class of 2021 is comprised of:

• Art, music and writing award winners

• Brilliant photographers

• Dancers

• Cultural practitioners

• Advocates of social justice

• Computer science experts

• Athletic champions

• Global leaders of distinction

• Gifted scholars

• Talented musicians

• Beautiful singers

• Talented actors

• Great friends

Our Priory graduates are the pua or the blossoms, of our gracious founder, Queen Emma Kaleleonālani. And now, we will celebrate these beautiful and unique blossoms of Queen Emma.

Graduates of the Class of 2021, as you leave your time at The Priory, we are grateful for the gifts that you will carry forth into the world.

Graduates of the Priory Class of 2021 celebrate with their diplomas in hand upon leaving the Cathedral.

Kira Abe: Kira, we delight in your playful intellect, your strength of conviction, your quick-witted humor, your artistic and mathematical brilliance, and your keen ability to ponder and view the world from multiple perspectives.

Maia Amano: Maia, we are in awe of your athletic and artistic gifts of flight and precision, your beautiful musicality, your incredible artistry, and your passion and commitment to achieve your goals through hard work, positivity, and determination.

Kayleigh Andres: Kayleigh, we admire your gentle loving spirit and reflective nature. Your big heart, deeply contemplative soul, strong will, steely determination and ability to intuit how others are thinking and feeling, make you a strong leader and resilient individual.

‘Ale‘a Apostadiro: ‘Ale‘a, we admire your beautiful voice, your creative and lyrical song writing, your ability to persevere when things are difficult, your deep love and respect for the Hawaiian culture, and your ability to build loyal and trusting friendships.

Leticia Au: Leticia, we love your steady and thoughtful leadership, your drive for excellence, your strong, yet gentle

spirit; your abundance mentality, your joyfulness, your ability to bring out the best in others, and your deep commitment to music, academics, and helping others.

Robin Buchthal: Robin, we admire your keen observational skills, your steady nature and inquisitive mind, your natural talents in math and the sciences, the depth and clarity with which you understand complex concepts, your enormous capacity for hard work, your beautiful singing voice, and your ability to see and imagine how to best serve others.

Fay Cordeiro: Fay, we love your introspective and thoughtful nature, your keen intellect, quick-witted humor, confidence, lively imagination, strong will, ingenuity and high capacity for critical and creative thinking, problem-solving and scientific inquiry.

Kara Ho: Kara, we admire your entrepreneurial spirit, your composure and poise, genuine empathy and positivity, your steadfast determination and perseverance, your love and commitment to your culture as well as your strong communication skills and ability to understand others.

Lilinoe Field-Perkins: Lilinoe, we love your intellectual and creative sensitivity, deep curiosity, expressiveness, skilled acting, beautiful singing, unwavering empathy, and your ceaseless yearning to further understand the meaning and mysteries of life.

Michelle Ho: Michelle, we love your tenacity, intellectual curiosity, inner strength, humility, resilience, perseverance, inquisitiveness, and thirst for knowledge and wisdom. We delight in your passion to truly understand the world and to make it a better place.

Amelia Ide: Amelia, we love your sensitivity, empathetic heart, athleticism, practical intellect, musical mind, singing spirit, ecosystem stewardship, and gracious leadership. Your loving friendship inspires all of us to be better, do better, and enjoy the wonders of life.

Mayuko Ikeda: Mayuko, we love your inquisitive, artistic, intuitive, and analytical mind; you carry art, science, and music in your being and have an insatiable appetite for learning. Your playful curiosity, genuine kindness, humor and ability to readily understand others, make you an extraordinary leader.

Our hope is that you will continue to take on the responsibility of leadership and seek to do the greatest possible good for each other, your class, the school, and our community.”

DR. RUTH R. FLETCHER

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The Class of 2021 with diplomas in hand.

Amelie Katz: Amelie, we love your boundless curiosity, your passion for adventure, your love for the ocean, your endearing and energetic nature, your strong and confident voice, your high capacity for growth, and your ability to accomplish whatever you set your mind to.

Ashlyn Kim: Ashlyn, we admire your cheerful, witty, kind, easygoing, and energetic nature; you have a humble, compassionate, and generous spirit. Your gift for poetry, your gentleness, positivity, maturity beyond your years, and strong desire to help others, gives joy and hope to everyone around you.

Chantal Lau: Chantal, we love your quiet inner strength and beauty, your compassionate heart, your contemplative soul, your keen intellect, your strong independent spirit, and your drive and commitment to set and accomplish your goals to achieve success.

Amanda Lee: Amanda, we admire your sharp mathematical and analytical mind, your passion and innate joy for learning, your keen sense of responsibility, your compassionate heart, your strong desire to help and serve others, your joyful approach to hard work, and your quiet and courageous leadership.

Hevani Malohi: Hevani, we love your bright and effervescent spirit that shines every time you smile. Your deep faith, devotion, loving-kindness, and gentle nature cultivates peacefulness, healing, and harmony in our community. Your grace and humility, your willingness to speak truth to power, your deep courage and strength, and your commitment to giving back to your community remind us of our founder Queen Emma.

Caidence Okamura: Caidence, you are the modern day version of the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” – feisty and fearless, outgoing, extremely welcoming and friendly, compassionate, spirited, reliable, and always ready and willing to lend a hand to help others. Smart, driven, and unfailingly gracious, you exude contagious happiness, optimism, hope

and warmth, and like the legendary Molly Brown, you never give up.

Hannah Okuda: Hannah, you are an extraordinary leader (and Disney enthusiast) who understands the power of envisioning and achieving goals. We love your vibrant personality, your good humor, your joyful optimism, your strong moral compass, and the confidence you instill in others. We admire your ability to lift others up and your commitment to making a positive difference in the world.

Faith Poepoe: Faith, we love your keen eye for beauty, your stunning photography, and your generous and sensitive spirit. We admire your steadfast nature and perceptive intellect. We are inspired by your extraordinary sensibility for synthesis and design, and your ability to reveal deep insights about the world through your creative artistry.

Erica Query: Erica, we love your bright expressive eyes, your quiet humor, your deep honesty, your keen analytical and perceptive mind, your quick problemsolving ability, and your unfailing resilience. We admire your kind, sensitive, and generous nature, your sharp wit,

your love for animals, and your genuine compassion and care for others.

Nicole Query: Nicole, we love your kind, welcoming, humble, caring and nurturing temperament. We delight in your excellent scholarship, confidence, drive, maturity, focus, tenacity, and ability to get things done. We admire your self-directed nature, your courageous and compassionate leadership, your deep and intuitive understanding of people, and your dedication to helping others through your positive actions and service.

Ku‘ulei Rudolph: Ku‘ulei, we admire your gentle and gracious leadership. We love your kind and generous spirit, your jolly and joyful personality, your deep humility and grace, your inner strength, your passion for learning, and your limitless curiosity. We delight in your respect, appreciation, and devotion to your culture and heritage, and your high capacity to help others understand its beauty, significance, and value to all.

Ayla Ruiz: Ayla, on the volleyball court you are poetry in motion. We are so impressed with your athleticism and ability to lead both on and off the court.

Lilinoe Field-Perkins ’21 is all smiles with her mother after graduation.

We love your thoughtfulness, honesty, kindness, centeredness, and good humor. We admire your strong character, your perceptiveness, your exceptional interpersonal skills, your compassion for others, and your deep belief in helping others so goodness will prevail.

Haylie Tancayo: Haylie, we love the positive and vibrant energy that you bring to everything you do; your signature smile brightens our day, lifts our spirits, and makes us smile, too. We delight in your athletic and academic accomplishments, and admire your sincere and encouraging nature, your quiet confidence, your strong voice, your deep respect for others, and the joyful and optimistic attitude that you carry with you in your journey to and pursuit of excellence.

Sarida Thongmark: Sarida, we love your courageous pioneering spirit. Your lightheartedness, your deep respect for others, your kind and compassionate nature, and your strong sense of self have brought us great joy. We admire your willingness to adventure into the unknown, and take on significant challenges to build your knowledge and wisdom about the world and yourself.

Daelia Wong: Daelia, we love and admire your poise, your charismatic personality, your sensitivity, and kindness, your keen ability to understand nuance and complexities (in a subject matter or social situation), your entrepreneurial spirit, and your ability to lead others in a positive and powerful way that influences and evokes needed change. We are also impressed with your legendary nail artistry and your mission to try every kind of cereal that exists on the planet.

E Na Pua o Emalani, you are each as unique as an individual flower, and you are the blossoms of Queen Emma. We are grateful for your beauty and the special qualities that each of you will bring forth into the world!

Please cherish and nurture your gifts, and, like Queen Emma, be courageous, gracious and steadfast in your leadership.

Destinations

Kira-Ann Abe gap year

Maia Amano University of Alabama, Huntsville

Kayleigh Andres California State University Maritime Academy

‘Ale‘a Apostadiro United States Air Force

Leticia Au University of Washington, Seattle Robin Buchthal Brandeis University

Fay Cordeiro University of California, Berkeley

Lilinoe Field-Perkins University of New Mexico Kara Ho Seattle University

Michelle Ho University of California, Irvine

Amelia Ide University of Washington Mayuko Ikeda University of California, Berkeley Amelie Katz University of Hawai‘i, Manoa

Ashlyn Kim University of Portland

On behalf of all of the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff, congratulations to the Class of 2021!

Chantal Lau University of California, Davis

Amanda Lee Creighton University

Hevani Malohi Brigham Young University

Caidence Okamura Pacific University

Hannah Okuda International Christian University, Japan

Faith Poepoe gap year

Erica Query Hawai‘i Pacific University

Nicole Query Hawai‘i Pacific University

Ku‘ulei Rudolph Chaminade University, Honolulu

Ayla Ruiz Manhattanville College

Haylie Tancayo University of Utah Sarida Thongmark Kapiolani Community College

Daelia Wong University of Oregon

The Priory CLASS OF 2021

'Ale'a Apostadiro

Fay Cordeiro

Kara Ho

Kira-Ann Abe

Kayleigh Andres Leticia Au

Lilinoe Field-Perkins

Mayuko Ikeda

Michelle Ho

Nicole Query

Robin Buchthal

Sandra Thongmark

Maia Amano

Amelia Ide

Amelie Katz

Ashlyn Kim Chantal Lau

Amanda Lee Hevani Malohi

Hannah Okuda

Caidence Okumura

Faith Poepoe

Erica Query

Ayla Ruiz

Ku'ulei Rudolph

Haylie Tancayo

Daelia Wong

The Prep: 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony 2021

On June 1, 2021, St. Andrew’s Schools celebrated the first graduating class of The Prep, the Class of 2027. This was an historic moment in the 154 years of St. Andrew’s Schools since boys were first admitted in the 2014-15 school year. Parents and close family members were invited to The Cathedral of St. Andrew to view the beautiful ceremony that recognized the eight graduates who successfully completed 6th grade, and were moving on to their next stage of their educational journey. Four boys who entered as kindergarteners were asked to stand and be recognized. The program began with the graduates’ procession into the Cathedral and a ho‘okupu to honor Queen Emma. The presentation of certificates was followed by the benediction and procession.

The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick gave the Bishop’s message followed by The Lord’s Prayer led by Quinn H.S. Yamamoto. The Prep Student Council President Neal Sehgal shared the Student Reflection, and Robert “Chip” Watts gave the message of gratitude. Dr. Ruth R. Fletcher, Head of School, and Mrs. Ka‘ipolani BaileyWalsh, Principal, addressed the students and their families with messages of encouragement, pride, and gratitude.

The eight Prep promotion students presenting their gift of hula

Prep students adorned with celebratory lei.

The Priory Lower School: 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony 2021

For the first time at St. Andrew’s Schools, The Priory 6th grade class celebrated the promotion of sixteen students to 7th grade with a special ceremony that was held on Tuesday, June 1st in The Cathedral of St. Andrew. Proud of their daughters’ accomplishments, parents and close friends gathered to recognize the Class of 2027.

Kumu Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval ushered them in with an ‘oli komo as they presented their ho‘okupu of pink roses in honor of our founder, Queen Emma Kaleleonālani. Chaplain Heather Patton-Graham offered a prayer for the entire class, followed by Nicolette Eto who led The Lord’s Prayer. The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Bishop, gave an inspirational message to the students about transition and hope for their futures and the great things that they will accomplish. Sixth grader ‘Ānelalani Suapaia welcomed our guests and then shared highlights of 6th grade and her thoughts on the future in her Student Reflection, “As a 7th grader, I am looking forward to becoming a role

model for the younger girls in Lower School and following the example of the young women in Upper School.”

Jirlynne Pekelo-Agpaoa, a student who joined The Priory in kindergarten, gave her message of gratitude in which she recognized all the teachers from kindergarten through 6th grade who taught her and her fellow classmates. She began by thanking parents for supporting them as young women so that they could do well in school.

Principal Ka‘ipolani Bailey-Walsh introduced the six students who entered St. Andrew’s Priory in kindergarten which was followed by the Head of School message by Dr. Ruth Fletcher. Certificates of achievement were presented to each student by their teachers, Heather Lum and Mara Elliott, Dr. Fletcher, and Principal Bailey-Walsh. A benediction by Bishop Fitzpatrick preceded the recessional, and the ‘oli mahalo from the Class of 2027 concluded the ceremony with the backdrop of the beautiful stained glass window adding to the beauty of this historic occasion.

Mia Bonner receives her promotion certificate from Dr. Fletcher.

Yunbin (Ella) Kim shows off her promotion certificate.

6th grade students Isabella Tomasa, Ola‘a Badis, and Jirlynne Pekelo-Agpaoa

Faculty & Staff News

Welcome New Faculty

At the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, we were excited to welcome new faculty members to the Upper School and Lower School. These teachers joined the team with tremendous positive momentum and a future filled with unlimited possibilities.

LOWER SCHOOL

JESSICA COMBS

Ms. Jessica Combs (Priory Grade 2) earned her BA in Liberal Arts with an Emphasis in Elementary Education, and her MA in Childhood and Adolescent Literacy from Loyola Marymount University. Her 21 years of teaching experience includes teaching at Holy Nativity School in Honolulu, and most recently at Keystone School in San Antonio, TX.

MIKAYLA LUM

Ms. Mikayla Lum (Priory Grade 4) earned her BA in Elementary Education from Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, and is currently working on her Masters Degree in Education from Arizona State University. Ms. Lum taught at Blanche Pope Elementary School for the past 2 years and previously at Kyrene de las Manitas Elementary in Tempe.

MEREDITH COLLAT

NOHEALEIMAMO

VAUGHAN-DARVAL

Ms. Nohealeimamo Vaughan-Darval (Prep K-6 P.E. and Lower School Teacher’s Aide) is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa with a BA in Hawaiian Studies. She is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Elementary Education.

Ms. Meredith Collat (Prep Grade 3) earned her BA in Early Childhood and Childhood Education, STEM, from Hofstra University, and holds a New York State Dual-Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Childhood Education (1st-6th grades). Priory to joining The Prep, Ms. Collat taught for several summers at Punahou; served as an assistant teacher at Seagull School-Kailua; and gained experience teaching across four school districts in elementary classrooms on Long Island in New York.

UPPER SCHOOL

ELIZABETH ORTIZ

Ms. Elizabeth Ortiz (Upper School Spanish and Grade 5 Spanish) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and education from Davidson College, including studies of adolescent development, and a Master’s degree in Spanish and Latin American Literature and Culture from St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain. She has been teaching Spanish for more than 12 years. She continues her professional growth in the topics of equity and inclusion as well as with innovative world language methods such as Organic World Language, project-based learning, and online instruction methods.

WILLIAM RAUCKHORST

Mr. William Rauckhorst (Upper School Mathematics) has taught a wide variety of mathematics over the past ten years at private high schools in Honolulu, ranging from Algebra I to AP Calculus. Mr. Rauckhorst has a background in Mechanical Engineering, which includes several years of industry experience, and holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University.

DR. DMITRI KOTCHETKOV

Dr. Dmitri Kotchetkov (Upper School Science and Grade 8 Math)has many years of experience as an upper level high school science and mathematics teacher, most recently at Damien Memorial High School. Dr. Kotchetkov holds a Ph.D. in Physics. Prior to becoming a high school teacher, Dr. Kotchetkov worked as a physicist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and at Ohio University.

JEFFREY HAMANO

Mr. Jeffrey Hamano (Orchestra Grades 5-12 and Chamber Strings)holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa where he studied cello. He taught the Strings Orchestra program at Moanalua Elementary for 12 years and holds a private practice with cello lessons at Craig Young School of Music and Punahou School. He is an instructor with the Hawaii Youth Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the Maui Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony, and with various artists in concerts here in Hawai‘i, as well as on the mainland. Mr. Hamano currently performs as a member of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra.

DR. LYN ACKERMAN

Dr. Lyn Ackerman (Upper School Theatre) holds a Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology, and Master’s

LĪHAU A. GALO

After teaching elementary school in the Hawai‘i public school system for seven years, Līhau (Lower School Teacher

IRENEA DUPIO

Formerly a lead teacher at Queen Emma Preschool, Ms. Dupio (Lower School Teacher Aide) assists The Prep

For the Love of Music

By Camille Michel

If you’ve never heard of a sopranino saxo phone, much less know how to play one, don’t worry – Gordon Tokishi has got you covered. In fact, Gordon can cover pretty much the whole woodwind section of an orchestra if he had to.

And in December 2021…he actually had to.

By day, Gordon is the band director at St. Andrew’s Schools, teaching students in The Priory (Grades 4-12) and The Prep (Grades 4-6).

By night in December 2021, you would have found him playing in “the pit” for the musical Elf at Diamond Head Theatre – thus becoming the first wind player to perform in the orchestra at DHT since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the spring of 2020.

Pre-COVID, Gordon had performed in a long list of musicals, playing a long list of woodwinds: piccolo, flute, and alto flute; Eb, Bb, and bass clarinets; and sopranino, so prano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones.

In December, for COVID safety reasons, the orchestra for Elf was limited to just four musicians, one of which was the musical director who also played the piano. Adding to the drama of this musical comedy, Gordon was not permitted to play more than one instrument because of union rules.

“I am covering the whole book on soprano sax, trying to cover trumpet, sax, clarinet, and flute parts with it!” said Gordon while still in rehearsal for the show. “This is only possible because of my dear friend, Maestro Emmett Yoshioka, whose arrangements of the show include him playing, too. I’m lucky because Mr. Yoshioka plays and conducts.”

Gordon added, “I feel really blessed and honored to be the first wind player back in the pit. Playing live music for a musical is the most fun a person can have. You have to be accountable for the parts because the singers, dancers, and actors all count on you for accurate cues. You’re in a proverbial fishbowl at Diamond Head Theatre and you’re almost as much on stage as the actors. It’s a lot of work but a lot of fun, too.”

Given his love of musical theatre, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Gordon’s first music lessons began on…a theatre organ. (Yes, that’s a thing.) His parents purchased the Baldwin organ from the Ed Jeffries Music Store on Beretania Street.

“I think my mom had this fantasy of me becoming a church organist,” says Gordon with a grin, “but I only wanted to play rock and roll.”

Today his favorite venue in which to play music is big band jazz. Prior to COVID restrictions, Gordon played in The Monday Night Jazz Band, the Shriner’s Potentate Big Band, the Thursday Night Jazz Band, the Honolulu Wind Ensemble, the University of Hawai‘i Sax Choir (yes, that’s a thing), and his church’s Praise Band.

But wait – there’s more! Not just a wood wind player, Gordon also loves to cook; he constantly explores the internet for recipes to try. He doesn’t sail anymore but now enjoys teaching his son how to windsurf. Gordon has gone back to playing tennis again after a long layoff due to injuries. “As the saying goes,” he says wryly, “the older I get, the better I used to be.”

Culinary and athletic interests notwithstand ing, music is clearly one of Gordon’s greatest passions in life.

“I love making and performing music,” Gordon says, “and want to introduce and share that joy with my students.”

For parents who want to nurture a love of music in their children, Gordon advocates for exposing them to live music as much as possible.

“Take them to see the Honolulu Symphony, live musicals, the Royal Hawaiian Band concerts,” he urges. “Be an example of being a patron of live music in the community. Constantly expose them to classical, Broadway, and jazz music in their community.”

At St. Andrew’s Schools, we are blessed to have Gordon Tokishi at the helm of our band program to instruct and inspire our students. And the feeling is mutual.

“I hope to continue to instill the love of performing music in my students,” Gordon says. “I am grateful to St. Andrew’s for allowing me to continue sharing my love of music with the next generation of musicians.”

Gordon Tokishi, Band Director

Musings from the Board

IVAN LUI KWAN

I have served on the St. Andrew’s board for approximately 25 years. Over those years my thinking has evolved with respect to the meaning of my service to St. Andrew’s. At the beginning of my service on the board, I was committed to the vision of Queen Emma; along with the other royal trusts (Kamehameha Schools, Lili‘uokalani Trust, Lunalilo Trust and the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust), our ali‘i sought through the provision of different services to provide relief for injury from the historical injustices inflicted on the Native Hawaiian people. More recently, my belief has been that the world can be made a better place if each individual contributes a little to advance healthy communities. Through its caring and responsible graduates over the past 154 years, St. Andrew’s Schools has done a lot to make Hawai‘i and the world a better place.

MARK POLIVKA

Since its founding, St. Andrew’s has been a beacon for those underserved in our community, initially Hawaiian girls. Its continued service to not only those but a broadspectrum of our community providing educational excellence is why I serve.

TAMMY YONEMITSU ROOKE ’81

As an alumna, I have a genuine belief in giving back to the community that gave me so much! I am in awe of the leadership of the Board; they are so passionate about making a difference in the lives of young girls and young women in this great community!

JUDY PIETSCH

I am inspired by Queen Emma’s vision to start this exceptional school. I appreciate the unique small school excellence of Queen Emma Preschool, The Prep, and The Priory. I am proud of our superior educational program, our teachers, values, our visionary leaders, and the many successful alumnae who continually demonstrate the leadership learned at St. Andrew’s Schools.

BEVERLY AMENT ’68

As an alumna of The Priory, I appreciate the education and support that I received as a student in both the elementary and high school which gave me the foundation to succeed as an adult. Being a trustee allows me the opportunity to assist other young people to grow and succeed.

As a trustee, I am continually inspired with the educational leadership and innovative programs offered to the students of St. Andrew’s Schools.”

Susan Kurisu

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RUSSELL LAU

I love the fact that this school was originated by Hawaiian royalty and provides a high quality education and is primarily dedicated to the education of girls.

DARLENA CHADWICK

I serve as a trustee because I believe in the vision of Queen Emma to provide young women with the benefit of education. I want to be a part of making a difference toward this vision in perpetuity.

PAUL LILLIE

I am grateful for how St. Andrew’s serves young people from many diverse backgrounds, providing an excellent education that ministers to the student’s entire well-being. The school’s founding by Queen Emma and the Episcopal Church ensures this unique gift continues to flourish.

CAMERON NEKOTA

I serve as a St. Andrew’s Schools Trustee to ensure many more boys, girls, and young women have the same opportunity as my daughters to begin and continue their educational journey at one of Hawai‘i’s premiere independent schools.

PATTY FOLEY

I joined the Board of Trustees of St. Andrew’s Schools because I saw the value in a small school, rich in history right in downtown

Honolulu. As I continue to serve, I am impressed by the high quality, personalized education the school delivers to each and every student from preschool through 12th grade as well as the number of remarkable young woman that are accepted at and attend notable colleges and universities throughout the mainland.

DEW-ANNE LANGCAON ’81

I am so honored to serve St. Andrew’s Schools as one of its trustees. As an alumna, I reflect fondly on my years at The Priory and am so grateful for the supportive faculty and staff who were instrumental in not only providing me a strong educational background, but for guiding the formation of my morals, values, and character that has enabled my success in all aspects of life. Through my own experience, I believe St. Andrew’s Schools develops its students to become productive and enlightened members of our community, and I am honored to give back to the school that gave me so much so that it can continue its legacy of nurturing the people of our community to make the world a better place.

MARY SELLERS

As a former parent, I have personally experienced the magic that the St. Andrew’s team creates for its students, providing a unique and personalized experience that allows each individual to develop into their best self. I would love to see more of the children of Hawai‘i have the opportunity to experience this special place especially since I know that our graduates go on to make a difference for themselves, their families, our community, and the broader world.

BETTINA MEHNERT

St. Andrew’s Schools, and for us specifically, The Priory, is a gem. It is a bit of a wellkept secret, and my serving on the Board of Trustees has been motivated by a mixture of ensuring its continued growth, supporting the vision of its passionate leadership, and assisting in positioning the school for our changing future. But what I, as a parent, have been most grateful for is that St. Andrew’s has instilled a deep appreciation for Hawai‘i, its language, music, and culture in my daughter. Thanks to St. Andrew’s, she will be positioned well for whatever the future might bring – because she has deeply seeded roots in her home in Hawai‘i. I will always be grateful.

“ I’m honored to serve as a trustee at St. Andrew’s School’s. I feel it’s an opportunity to give back to a community that has given so much to me and my daughter.”

Keiki Snapshots

Ke Kamali‘i Hau‘oli a Kakou

A snapshot of activity this year

IN THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: Priory Graduate Attends 2021 GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

By Olivia Stoetzer ’19

Olivia Stoetzer (The Priory Class of 2019) is a senior at Swarthmore College studying Political Science and Environmental Studies. In Fall 2021, she was selected to attend COP26 – the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This two-week conference has occurred annually since 1995. The United Nations Foundation describes the conference in this way: “At its core, it is a formal negotiating session for countries to advance their climate commitments and actions, but it has also become an important forum for a wide variety of stakeholders from around the world to gather and discuss the climate crisis and solutions.”

COP26 garnered global attention as it brought together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 registered participants in Glasgow, Scotland. St. Andrew’s Schools was excited to learn about Olivia’s involvement and she graciously agreed to share her thoughts about her experience for this publication.

Olivia and her professor Ayse Kaya co-wrote a piece about their observations for the Global Policy Journal (globalpolicyjournal. com) entitled “The 100 Billion Dollar Question: COP26 Glasgow and Climate Finance.”

Myacademic journey has been enriched by learning opportunities outside of the classroom. I have always had an interest in environmental policy and the role varying levels of government can play in addressing the climate crisis. During my senior year at The Priory, I interned with the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i through Priory in the City. We spent much of our time at the state capitol working to impact local environmental policies. My time at The Priory equipped me well for my coursework at Swarthmore College, where I am now in my third year, and continue to think critically about policy in regards to solving the climate crisis.

In November, I traveled to Glasgow, Scotland as a member of Swarthmore College’s delegation, along with two other students and my professor, for the second week of the United Nations Forum Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26). As NGO-observers, we had the opportunity to sit in on negotiations and attend side events with panelists like leading climate change experts, government officials, and environmental activists. Though these side events were certainly interesting, I found that many of the central ideas of these dialogues were not being prioritized or even discussed in the negotiation room. I found that the interests of civil society and scientists were also not taking up much space in these policy discussions. I spent most of my time observing climate finance negotiations. (My professor Ayse Kaya and I published a piece on our observations in the Global Policy Journal.)

On our first day, I had the opportunity to sit in on a contributor dialogue on the Adaptation Fund. As I sat in the back of the room, ministers presented their pledges to the fund and why their country felt the fund was important. As I was taking notes, I heard the United States called and looked up to see John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change, take the microphone. After a crazy semester of not truly comprehending the scale of the event I was attending, it finally dawned on me that I was at COP26, where leaders from all over the world were coming together to solve this problem – and I had the chance to experience it in real time. Everything we had studied so meticulously in the classroom setting, through academic papers and written policies, was happening right before my eyes.

Additionally, in Scotland I had the pleasure to reconnect with Marti Townsend, my Priory in the City

Oliva with Tyler White and Kyra Hall, fellow Swarthmore College students.

mentor, and Dr. Chip Fletcher, UH professor – two people who have inspired my interest in sustainability and environmental policy. We had all been involved in the 2019 Hawaii Youth Climate Strike, not knowing that only two years later we would be engaging on the international stage to demand action on the same problem thousands of miles away from Hawai‘i.

Though the results of COP26 may not have been as ambitious as the world wanted, or even needed, I observed thousands of people from all over the world coming together to think about innovative solutions to climate change, a problem that requires action from all levels – communities, local governments, and countries. Most importantly, people were paying attention. It seemed that COP26 was all over the news, even in Hawai‘i with Governor Ige in attendance.

I feel excited and hopeful about the role of the international community in addressing climate change, but even more optimistic about the many different approaches communities are taking all over the globe to mitigate their emissions and adapt to the changing natural world. I am immensely grateful for the opportunities afforded to me both in high school at The Priory and at Swarthmore. I look forward to the chance to pay it forward in the future.

“Everything we had studied so meticulously in the classroom setting, through academic papers and written policies, was happening right before my eyes.”

Marti Townsend, Olivia’s Priory in the City mentor and Dr. Chip Fletcher, UH professor, also attended the conference and were able to grab this great photo together in Scotland.

Olivia poses with Hawai’i State Governor David Ige at the convention.

COMMENCEMENT

Congratulations to the Class of 2022

Olivia Reed ’22 proudly displays her diploma

Claire Cronin ’22 and her mother

Natalie Kang ’22 celebrates with her classmate Sara Lepis ’22

THE 2022 Commencement Address

DR. RUTH FLETCHER, HEAD OF SCHOOL

We are delighted tohonor you

The Priory Class of 2022

Our hope is that you will continue to take on the responsibility of leadership and seek to do the greatest possible good for each other, your class, the school, and our community. You are well on your way to becoming extraordinary women of the world.

Earlier today I gave each of you a magic wand. Your wand represents the magical possibilities inside each of you.

that people across the globe shared four common regrets (he labeled these Foundational Regrets, Boldness Regrets, Moral Regrets, and Connection Regrets), and that if we pay attention to what we regret we will better understand what we value. And if you know what you might regret, it helps you to steer your way to a better future.

In brief, his advice is to pay attention to four things:

The Class of 2022 consists of a National Merit Scholar, a National History Essay State Champion, two Silver Key Scholastic Art Medalists, a volleyball MVP, a state track champion, and a few College Board Scholars. These 17 seniors are artists, thinkers, creators and doers. They have enjoyed college acceptances to schools that span the globe, including Waseda and Sophia University (Japan), University of British Columbia (Canada), Boston College, Pomona College, Georgia Tech University, University of California-Irvine, University of Hawai‘i, University of Portland, and The United States Military Academy West Point, to name a few. One hundred percent of our graduating seniors will be going to college next year and collectively they have been offered over $2 million in college merit scholarships.

These seniors have made a significant impact on our school. They are strong academic achievers and have demonstrated enormous flexibility, strength, and resilience during this unrelenting pandemic.

Most impressively they have created a warm and welcoming community and have given each other the most wondrous gift of friendship. Class of 2022, you will forever be Priory Sisters.

Your friendships with each other, your connection with our alums, and the love of your family, friends, and mentors will continue to lift you up on your journey through life. Our hearts will always be with you; we have treasured your time at The Priory.

It represents your unique gifts and talents, your goodness, and the infinite number of possibilities that lie ahead for each of you.  What we know is that no matter where life takes you – that you have the magic inside of you to overcome any obstacle to pursue your dreams.

Inside the wand there are stars and magical fairy dus. When you look at the wand I want you to think of two things…

Talk to Your Future Self

What advice would your future self give to you today? How are you going to strengthen your habits of mind, body –and spirit over time so that you can live a meaningful and productive life? How are you going to use your gifts and talents to contribute to the world?

Think of one end of the wand talking to the other end as it journeys through time. You are the common denominator.  You can talk to your future self!

Pay Attention

What will you choose to pay attention to? Think of this as watching the stars and fairy dust in the wand traveling from one end of the wand to the other end of the wand over time. As it turns out, what we pay attention to we become.

In Daniel Pink’s most recent book, “The Power of Regret,” his research showed

1. Pay attention to building good foundational habits of mind, body, and spirit. What does that mean? It means Do the necessary work to take care of yourself and further develop your skill sets.

2. Pay attention to the person you want to become. Be bold and brave enough to take the actions necessary to become a person that you can be proud of and admire.

3. Pay attention to your moral compass. Be honest, kind, compassionate and just. Do the right thing; be pono.

4. Pay attention to your real, living, breathing relationships and surround yourself with people who you genuinely care about and who care about you. In other words don’t forget to reach out to others. Cherish your friendships.

If you pay attention to these things (these four things are the stars and fairy dust inside your wand), and listen to the advice from your future self (one end of the wand talking to the other), then in the not too distant future you will become the person you dream of being and the magic in each of you will only grow.

Outstanding

Scholar Jemma Stollberg

The credits are rolling, the curtains are falling, and it’s time for the story this class has been writing together for thirteen years to come to a close. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see it coming. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Priory student. It seemed like a simple fact of the universe. But after today, we won’t be Priory students anymore. We’ll be graduates, ready to face the world, to start our own, new adventures. But before that huge leap forward, I hope you’ll pardon me just a couple of minutes to look back on my time at The Priory.

I am Jemma Stollberg, I am honored to be this year’s outstanding scholar, and I am supposed to be good with words. But writing this speech hasn’t been as easy as writing usually is for me. The words are all stuck in my throat. How do you put thirteen years of wonder and fear and joy and struggle into a few minutes? I don’t know. But for this wonderful class, I’ll try my best. I’m supposed to tell you about how this school has prepared us for the future, and I will, but I’m going to do it my own way, using the voice that my time at this school has nurtured.

I am a Daughter of The Priory. I’ve attended this school since I was five. I’ve always been an intensely curious person, endlessly excited about all the lessons and opportunities the school provided. Me and many of my friends have enjoyed everything from cooking lessons to archery to music. I vividly remember learning about the Salem Witch Trials and ancient Mesopotamia in elementary school, lessons that fed a passion for history, a passion this school’s independent study program has helped to truly blossom. I’ve also had the great honor of being part of earning a Distinction in Global Leadership at St. Andrews Priory, along with three of my classmates – a pathway that helped me build a solid foundation for making global change and understanding other people. Though my story is unique, I know my classmates have also been able to explore passions, find communities, and grow because of The Priory.

This past semester, one of my favorite things has been seeing all of the amazing colleges my classmates will be attending. We have people going to Georgia and Japan, California and New York – along with a few who will continue their journeys here on the islands. I see how much my classmates have grown over the years, and watching them take these first steps towards achieving their dreams has been sweeter than I can say.

I want my classmates to know that I’m proud of all them. College applications were rough this year, and it was inspiring to see just how hard everyone worked, even in the face of everything the past few years have thrown at us. And while every teacher and every student here has played a role in those successes, I’d like to extend a particular thanks to Mrs. Herring and Dr. Fletcher, our wonderful college counselors, and to Mrs. Matsumoto and Kumu Aggy, the best advisors our grade could’ve asked for. It’s been a long journey to get here, but I know in my heart that everything has been worth it, a hundred times over.

And for all that I’m going to miss this school and everyone in it, I can’t think of a more fitting end than this one, here in the Cathedral, staring up at the beautiful colors and craftsmanship of the stained glass windows. When I was young, and bored in chapel, I’d often turn to stare at the back of the cathedral, staring at the rainbows it threw on the floor. These past few years have been a rainbow of experiences for our class, even in spite of the ongoing pandemic. We’ve been to camp, Queen Emma’s Summer Palace, conferences, and ceremonies together. We’ve done sports, academic fair, research projects, theatre, hula, and so much more. But that’s not actually the rainbow I’m here to talk about today.

People often get compared to colors. It’s an easy way of saying that everyone is unique, and beautiful in their own way. And like colors, people mix. When two people know each other, care about each other, love each other even, they don’t stay the same. They leave bits of color on each other. It’s human connection that turns us from monochromes into beautiful, multicolored works of art. This class is a rainbow of amazing students, and by knowing you all as my friends and sisters, I’ve become my own sort of rainbow, too. And when I look around, I see the same has happened to all of you as you’ve grown and changed. The people here glow every bit as brightly as the stained glass windows, and the fact that I have been part of something so beautiful takes my breath away.

The biggest gift I’ll take into the future with me isn’t the tests, the classes, or the buildings. It’s the wonderful opportunity I’ve had to know all of you. I will carry your colors with me into the future, and because of that, I know I can make the world a brighter and more beautiful place. Thank you, all of you, for thirteen of the most incredible years I could ever imagine.

Jemma Stollberg ’22, Outstanding Senior Scholar, gives her address.

Class President

Nicole Takahashi

Aloha families, friends, faculty and staff, and everyone who is here today. I am the senior class president, Nicole Takahashi, and it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the St.Andrew’s Schools - The Priory, Commencement Ceremony as we celebrate the graduating class of 2022.

Our school motto, Kūlia i Ka Nu’u, “Strive for the Highest,” has been a part of St. Andrew’s Schools since our school was founded by our founder, Queen Emma, 155 years ago. Not only is this the school motto, but it has become integrated into our way of life. Throughout our individual goals as well as our academic careers, we have all been encouraged to strive for the highest in every circumstance and occasion. Queen Emma’s dream was to foster powerful and talented individuals at her school, and I can confidently state that the Class of 2022 perfectly embodies her vision. From being in leadership positions, taking on internships, and actively participating in the school community, you all exemplify Queen Emma and her morals every day. Whether you began cheering that motto from lower, middle, or high school, all of you have taken that statement to heart and it is evident that those words touched you all in your own ways. I encourage you to continue striving

for the highest in all of your efforts and ambitions. While we are departing from St. Andrew’s Schools - The Priory, we will forever remember to Kūlia i Ka Nu’u in everything we do.

The past couple of years has been challenging for everyone on all fronts. Just two years ago, we were all attending school remotely from home on Zoom. However, with each passing day, we have learned to make the most of our time together. There have been countless instances where we and the St. Andrew’s family have made different occasions the most memorable of events. We, unfortunately, could not hold our May Day Celebration in person these past two years. However, through the creative genius of Kumu Hiwa, Mr. Souza, and all of the faculty and staff, our May Day program was transformed into beautiful works of art that can be treasured and watched by everyone.

For our Ascension Day last year in 2021, we had to face the fact that there would be major changes we would have to make and adapt to. But instead of dwelling on what could have been, we took those changes head-on and made sure that our Ascension Day experience was going to be unforgettable in the best way, and it was. Even in our everyday school life, we made up for whatever we may have lacked with laughter and smiles. I cannot say these past two years have been an absolute breeze, a walk in the park, but I can definitely say that through the help and support of the faculty, staff, and students, these years have become that much more memorable and that much more special, and I express my deepest gratitude to you all. We would not be here today without all of your guidance and support throughout our lives.

My dear classmates, we’ve reached the finish line and I cannot be prouder of where we have come. We’re smaller in number, but our bond with one another is so strong that I think the saying, “tiny but mighty” really resonates with us. You are all unique, gifted, and spirited

in your own ways, and seeing that growth over the years both as a classmate and your class president has been a wonderful and inspiring journey. If there was one word I would use to describe our class, it would be “embrace.” Not only because many of us love to embrace each other in the hallways with hugs, but because we embrace each other’s passions, differences, talents, and so much more.

Every time I am with you all, it feels like I’m being embraced by the warmest, most welcoming hug, and I hope you all take that sense of love and support wherever you go and share it with others around you. You are the 16 most loving and gracious people I have met, and it has been an absolute honor and privilege to have served as your president all these years. I cannot wait to see which unwinding roads you choose to walk down and what passions you may indulge in, because while the future may be uncertain, I am certain you will all accomplish great – no, amazing things. But, from East to West, wherever life may take you, remember that St. Andrew’s Schools, your family, your friends, and everyone sitting here in this space, will always be your home.

Nicole Takahashi, Senior Class President, addresses the Class of 2022

The Priory CLASS OF 2022

You are blessed with the gifts of... “

Kayin Bohnet

...buoyant optimism, insatiable curiosity, and joyful and generous spirit.

Attending: Georgia Institute of Technology

Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering

...creative intellect, courageous and compassionate leadership, and an engineering mind.

Attending: University of California, Irvine

Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering

...unshakeable inner strength, formidable work ethic, and trustworthy diplomacy.

Attending: Undisclosed Intended Major: Undisclosed

...contagious laughter, peaceful disposition, and spunky love for adventure.

Attending: University of Oregon

Intended Major: Architecture

Lesley BrayToguchi

Claire Cronin

Pilialoha Jones

...creative artist, brilliant and accomplished scholar, and a thoughtful friend.

Attending: Sophia University

Intended Major: International Relations

...creative artistry, musicality, deep thinking, and sheer talent.

Attending: Windward Community College

Intended Major: Undecided

...enormous courage, heart for service, and dazzling determination.

Attending: University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa

Intended Major: Sustainable Fashion Design

...poetic and musical mind, reserved, passionate, and resilient nature.

Attending: Pace University

Intended Major: Journalism/Creative Writing

...empathy, grace, compassion and kindness, a natural teacher, and a gentle leader.

Attending: Windward Community College

Intended Major: Art/Photography

...natural interpersonal strengths, creativity, playfulness, and sharp mind.

Attending: Chapman University

Intended Major: Creative Writing

Sara Lepis

Alohilani Macariola Mikayla Maeshiro

Natalie Kang Luphia LandryMeenakshi Kutty

...grace, humor, honesty, kindness, keen intellect, and courageous leadership.

Attending: University of Toronto Intended Major: Biology

...perceptive and kind-hearted, quick wit, grace, flexibility, athleticism, patience, and charm.

Attending: United States Military Academy Preparatory School

Intended Major: Psychology/Cognitive Science

...commitment to humanity, fearless, conscientious, deliberate, kind, and humble.

Attending: Boston College

Intended Major: Business/Sustainability

...insatiable curiosity, intrinsic motivation, unyielding optimism, and deep love for the world.

Attending: Pomona College

Intended Major: History and Geology

...authentic, kind, gracious, and respectful nature, imaginative and adept leader.

Attending: University of California, Irvine

Intended Major: Psychology

...brilliant writer, artist, and compelling actress, a modern day renaissance thinker.

Attending: Loyola University

New Orleans

Intended Major: English/Creative Writing

Jessica Mukae

Jemma Stollberg

Olivia Reed

Nicole Takahashi

Kira Stoetzer

Natalie Thomas

Cherisse Wong

...critical thinker, creative designer, and dynamic doer.

Attending: University of Portland Intended Major: Marketing

Members of the Class of 2022 preparing to present ho‘okupu to the bust of Queen Emma in the park

Aloha nui ‘ia ke Kuini ‘Ema

By Kanilehua Kim and Liana Iaea Honda

The Queen’s Health Systems is a proud supporter/sponsor of the St. Andrew’s Schools. Our shared connection with Queen Emma and her vision and unwavering support for the education, health and spiritual grounding of Hawai‘i’s people is a testament to her aloha and passion for all.

In 2021, in celebration of the founding of our hospital, The Queen’s Health Systems took on the theme of, Ho‘i i ka piko, mālamalama (Return to the center,

enlightened and radiant) as a reminder to all of us during these challenging times to reflect on our beginnings, and most importantly, our heritage bestowed upon us by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV.

Queen Emma’s remarkable legacy is one of inspiration and innovation that encompasses a trifecta of balancing the mind, body, and spirit.

From an early age, she learned firsthand the importance of health care through her hānai (adoptive) father, Dr. Thomas C.B. Rooke. As the daughter of a physician, she witnessed firsthand the effects of foreign disease and how it ravaged the Native

Hawaiian population. In 1859, with the monies she collected with her husband King Kamehameha IV, they were able to establish The Queen’s Hospital.

As a child, Emma benefited from a robust and proper education at the Chief’s Children School, and as a teenager, under

the tutelage of an English governess in their home in Honolulu. Her love for learning planted the seed to create educational opportunities for wāhine in the kingdom of Hawai‘i. In 1867, St. Andrews Priory School for Girls opened its doors.

Queen Emma’s spiritual foundation was a constant throughout her life. She and King Kamehameha IV were Anglicans (known as Episcopalians in the U.S.), and were confirmed in 1862. Her strong Christian grounding provided comfort and guidance throughout the difficult times in her life. Queen Emma lived through the passing of her precious son, her beloved husband, and the loss for her bid as mō‘ī wahine (queen) of the Hawaiian Kingdom, but through it all, she remained resolute in her mission to serve her people.

Queen Emma was a visionary. Her incredible and lasting legacy reminds us each day of our great kuleana to embody and carry on her servant leadership.

Upon the death of Queen Emma in 1885, a letter from The Priory speaks in part to our collective kuleana to forge ahead, to keep her spirit alive, and continue the legacy she gifted to all the people of Hawai‘i:

“We of the Mission are almost tempted to feel as if our work must come to an end with her who was our foundress and mainstay, but on the contrary we ought to work harder than ever for her sake.”

Queen Emma was praised by everyone far and wide. Many oli and mele (chants and songs) were composed in her honor. We leave with you this mele hō‘ihi, or honorary chant, which aptly pays tribute to our queen as the beloved leader that she was.

This is your name chant, Kaleleonālani Mo‘opuna ‘oe a Kalai‘ōpu‘u

He inoa nou e Kaleleonālani

Descendant of Kalai‘ōpu‘u Aloha nui ‘ia ke Kuini ‘Ema

Dearly loved are you, Queen Emma I ka nahenahe mai o kō leo

For the softness of your voice I ka maika‘i o nā ‘ōlelo

For the kindness of your words Piha hau‘oli nā maka‘āinana

Thy people are filled with joy ‘O ko lākou hoa a‘e like ai They like to compare you to Helu ‘ekahi o ke aupunia lani

The greatest in the kingdom of heaven He lani nui ‘oe a he hiwahiwa

You are a great chiefess, dearly beloved Hi‘ipoi ‘ia nei e ka lāhui. Much praised by your people.

He Lei no ‘Emalani Chants for Queen Emma Kaleleonālani

REPORT OF GIVING

Ke Ali‘i

‘Emalani

Board of Trustees

Ruth R. Fletcher, PhD

President and Head of School

Darlena Chadwick, Chair

Beverly Chong Ament ’68

Nancy E. Conley

The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick

Patricia Foley

Kevin Herring

Susan S. Kurisu

Dew-Anne Nishida Langcaon ’81

Russell J. Lau

The Rev. Paul Lillie

Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

Bettina Mehnert

Cameron Nekota

Judy B. Pietsch

Mark Polivka

Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81

Mary Sellers

Lyn Utsugi ’82

Exceptional Alumnae Working Together

Bank of Hawaii is proud to support St. Andrew’s Schools and its mission to provide high-quality, personalized education to help children learn and grow in their journey toward becoming strong, effective forces for good in their communities. These young women and men are crucial to building a better tomorrow for Hawai‘i, and we’re excited to see the great things they’ll accomplish as they head out into the world.

We’ve witnessed first-hand the benefits of a St. Andrew’s education, as Bank of Hawaii has the good fortune of claiming four St. Andrew’s alumnae as stellar women leaders within our company. We believe exceptional people working together are the foundation for our success and enable us to build exceptional value for our customers, our communities, our shareholders and each other. These four women—Kristi N. Lefforge ’89, Lesley Yost ’95, Christine Hirano ’94 and Teri Young ’78—have each in their

own way strengthened Bank of Hawaii and contributed to our core values of excellence, integrity, respect, innovation, commitment, and teamwork.

We asked each of them what they took from their time at St. Andrew’s, and what advice they have for students today.

CHRISTINE HIRANO ’94, VICE PRESIDENT, IT SERVER ADMINISTRATION

“The Priory was instrumental in developing my passion for technology early on and allowed me to gain confidence to pursue a career in what was a predominantly male industry at the time. My advice to today’s St. Andrew’s students: Always look at the big picture—decisions are best made with as much information as possible. Be flexible, stay curious, and have fun.”

LESLEY YOST ’95, VICE PRESIDENT AND BUSINESS PROCESSES ENGINEER

“St. Andrew’s really supported me in what I wanted to do, and where I wanted to go and become in my life. I was never told I could not do or become something, and that has been so impactful. My advice to today’s St. Andrew’s students: Take advantage of new experiences—travel, eat different foods, try a new job, learn a skill—you will always gain something from these experiences you didn’t have before.”

KRISTI

TRUST AND INVESTMENTS

N. LEFFORGE ’89, SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,

“My time at Priory allowed me to focus on my studies and be prepared for college. It was reinforced that I could be whatever I wanted to be without barriers for women entering the workforce. My advice to today’s St. Andrew’s students: Develop and connect with your network of respected peers.”

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECT

TERI YOUNG ‘78,

LENDING CREDIT MANAGER

The Priory always prioritized me having my own voice, building confidence to take on challenges, and having deep respect and appreciation for those around me. My advice to today’s St. Andrew’s students: Take advantage of the rich environment St. Andrew’s provides and know there are no limits to what you can do.

(L to R): Teri Young ’78, Leslie Yost ’95, Kristi Lefforge ’89, Christine Hirano ’94

Tennis Court Blessing

On February 24, 2022, donors, Board of Trustee members, students, and select faculty and staff gathered for the blessing of the renovated tennis court located between St. Andrew’s Schools campus and the grounds of Washington Place, on which sits the residence of the Governor and First Lady of the State of Hawai‘i.

The tennis court was originally built in 1929 by Governor Lawrence M. Judd. St. Andrew’s Priory JV and Varsity teams began using the courts for practices and games, but because the State was unable to provide regular maintenance, over time the court began to wear and cracks and weeds took over. The State eventually decided that it was too dangerous for

students to use the court and the school stopped using the courts in 2016.

“The completion of this project is just a great example of how a group of people can come together and make something extraordinary happen,” said President and Head of School Ruth R. Fletcher, Ph.D. in her opening remarks at the ceremony. She continued, “Here at St. Andrew’s, we value the development of the mind, body, and spirit, and as you all know, the game of tennis wraps in all three. My hope is that in the not-too-distant future, we’ll have a student from The Priory and The Prep in the state championship. And who knows, they may even win!”

When the ceremony turned to First Lady Dawn Ige for remarks, she shared memories of the early days when she first moved to the grounds, of the first time she saw the tennis court, and of her new neighbors.

“That perhaps warmed my heart the most, because I could hear the sound of students playing on the playground, being at school, and the wonderful bells

Natalie Kang ’22 shakes Governor Ige’s hand after he hits the first tennis ball to her on the newly renovated court.

of The Cathedral of St. Andrew ringing on Sunday; [they] just gave me so much warmth. But coming to the tennis court was a bit of a challenge, because it looked very worn over time. So when Dr. Fletcher came to me to talk about this partnership, of course it was an opportunity for all of us to come together to provide a space for students, and adults even, to play tennis.”

The idea to renovate the court came about in 2019 when Fletcher and Ige sat next to each other at the Queen Emma Ball, an annual fundraiser for the school.

“She and I agreed it would be a win-win situation if this tennis court got fixed. Her family could play, and our students could play. We were excited,” said Fletcher.

Although it was going to be expensive and a large undertaking, especially during a pandemic, the project pushed forward. Through the recommendation of a former colleague of Fletcher, Ben Goldsmith joined the project. Goldsmith is highly regarded in the tennis community and has refurbished courts around the world. Most recently, he and his team built the tennis courts in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics.

As expected, the project was no small feat. Goldsmith used 1,650 gallons of paint and more than 1,200 lbs. of sand to repair the court.

“I wouldn’t be surprised by anything on that court. It’s been one for the record books,” said Goldsmith. “In total we had over 1,800 feet of cracks that we filled. And some of those we just filled and filled and filled. It’s not a perfect court but given what we started with, I think it is some of my best work. I say that knowing I may never finish with it and could be still filling cracks when I’m 80!”

St. Andrew’s Schools is grateful to Goldsmith for donating much of the labor and a portion of the product that was used to fill the court.

Governor Ige contributed to the ceremony, sharing that he was an avid tennis player growing up and was on the Pearl City High School tennis team, which won the Western Division Championships his senior year.

“I really want to thank all involved, the benefactors, for taking the idea and being able to complete it,” said Governor Ige. “Dr. Fletcher, I truly hope to be here when we get that champion from St. Andrew’s.”

Rather than cut a ribbon, the ceremony concluded with Natalie Kang, a senior at St. Andrew’s Schools and member of the varsity tennis team, playing tennis with Governor Ige. The two hit a few balls back and forth, which served as a symbol of joy and partnership to all those present on this special occasion.

The completion of this project is just a great example of how a group of people can come together and make something extraordinary happen.”

Kumu Hula Allison Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan assists The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick as he blesses the new tennis court.

ALOHA FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

Dear St. Andrew’s Schools ‘Ohana,

In this issue of the Kūlia Magazine, we bring you two years of giving through some of the biggest challenges of our time. Through it all, you, our loyal donors, continued to support our mission and vision – and we are very grateful. Although we had to halt our in-person gatherings, we continued to keep in touch and garner support via the online Queen Emma Ball, alumnae virtual reunions, e-news, and social media. And your generosity never stopped!

Collectively through the last two years, St. Andrew’s Schools received more than $3.6 million in private donations from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2022. We grew our endowment by 17% to increase our scholarship and financial aid program when families needed it most. This was crucial for many of our families who experienced financial hardship throughout the pandemic as we saw the need for increased financial assistance and a higher number of applications. Through your gifts for the Queen Emma Ball and annual scholarships, we were able to offer more financial aid and wrap-around services to families to help close the gap for our most vulnerable populations.

With the help of several six-figure grants, we uplifted our performing arts program with upgrades to music rooms and added resources for particular projects, giving our students an outlet to express themselves creatively and emotionally. Our May Day programs were brought to new heights of poise, beauty, and grace with the help of Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa VaughanDarval and Keli‘i Grace who worked tirelessly to draw out the very best performances from our keiki in hula and mele. The result was two years of gorgeous cinematography of K-12 May Day performances, all in honor of our founder Queen Emma Kaleleokālani.

To our incredible community of students, parents, alumnae, and friends, thank you for continuing to invest in the future through our keiki. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that a community of love and support is essential to persevere through life’s many challenges! Our school culture embodies kindness, compassion, and understanding of others. These are the values we hold dear at St. Andrew’s Schools as we continue to live our mission and vision each day.

Jennifer Burke Director of Institutional Advancement

P: (808) 532-2441

E: jburke@standrewsschools.org

Queen Emma

On April 30, 2022, St. Andrew’s Schools featured the students of St. Andrew’s Schools filming “E Ola Mau Ka Inoa o Kaleleonālani,” led by faculty members Kumu Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, Bowe Souza, and Keao Costa.

The video debut kicked off our annual Queen Emma Ball, which raised more than $400,000 for scholarships and financial aid through donations from generous sponsors and supporters.

Mahalo to everyone who donated to and participated in the 2022 Queen Emma Ball!

KULA KAMALI‘I

KŪLIA I KA NU‘U

KULA KI‘EKI‘E

KULA HA‘AHA‘A

Mahalo to all our Queen Emma Ball sponsors!

Your gifts provide access to an exceptional, high-quality, personalized K – 12th grade education at St. Andrew’s Schools through scholarships and financial aid. Now more than ever, this is a critical need as many of our families are experiencing distress and disruption to their personal finances. We are honored that you are a part of St. Andrew’s Schools – companions on our journey to help children learn, grow, and thrive so they can become strong, capable, and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.

HO‘OHANOHANO IĀ QUEEN EMMA – HONORING QUEEN EMMA Anonymous

KŪLIA I KA NU‘U –STRIVE FOR THE HIGHEST Bank of Hawai‘i / Mary Sellers

Nancy & Herb Conley / Conley Family Foundation

The Queen’s Health Systems Judy and Mike Pietsch Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’80 and Cameron Rooke

KULA KI‘EKI‘E –UPPER SCHOOL Anonymous

Central Pacific Bank Foundation

First Hawaiian Bank

First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Charitable Foundation

Island Insurance Foundation Thomas and Mi Kosasa Susan and Duane Kurisu

Thelma Lai-Chang ’68

Ivan & Frances Lui-Kwan Title Guaranty

FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS

ahl Anonymous

Dr. Linda Arakaki ’85

Kiana Awong

Deborah Bangerter

Lauran Bromley

Jennifer Burke

Castiglione A Casauria Foundation

Jeanne Chang ’59 CKW Financial Sam Colin

Connie Conover and Eric Stoetzer John and Sue Dean Valentin Dooley Kathrine Fast

Nichole Field & Umi Perkins

The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Fitzpatrick

Mike Formby Evelyn Sugawa Gallagher ’64

Elizabeth Rice Grossman Mike and Sandy Irish Dr. Kathy Ishimoto and Family Terri Iwamoto-Wong ’83 Lawrence and Claire Johnson

KULA

HA‘AHA‘A –LOWER SCHOOL Anonymous

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Patricia Foley and Peter Fa Kevin and Marcie Herring James Campbell Company LLC Jubinsky ‘Ohana Mark Polivka and Karen Tiller Polivka Mark and Sheri Robison

KULA KAMALI‘I –PRESCHOOL

Alexander & Baldwin LLC

Brown & Brown Pacific Insurance Services

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick Mitch & Bambi D'Olier

Finance Factors Foundation / Russell and Connie Lau

Jill Hoggard-Green Ruth and Chip Fletcher Matson

The MacNaughton Group R. M. Towill Corporation

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Zephyr Insurance Company, Inc.

Ga Eun Kim Richard and Susan Kowen Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81 Tabidrik Malone and Family Peter Merriman Wilma K. Y. Namumnart ’63

Sharon Otagaki Dr. Gary Okamoto

Barbara Wong Poe ’53 Bruce Poplawski

Judith D. Pyle and Wayne M. Pitluck Hannah Reeves Adrienne Shiraki ’55 and Iwao Shiraki, M.D. Andrea Siu

Florence Takaaze ’54

Sandy Theunick Tod & Christie Tomasa Kay Oyama Yogi ’56 and Richard Yogi Dr. Geri Young

2021-22

Kūlia ($10,000+)

Mary Sellers

Kūleana ($5,000 - $9,999)

Ruth and Chip Fletcher Judy and Mike Pietsch

Alan and Jennifer Shintani ’70 / Shintani Family Foundation

Coral Cross ($2,500 - $4,999)

Donor Roll Mahalo to our Donors

Anonymous Audrey Ahana ’55

First Hawaiian Bank

Patricia Foley and Peter Fa

Kevin, Marcie, and Luke Herring

Chrisanta Hilario

Cameron and Cheryl Nekota

Mālama ($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous

Lynne Oshita Brickner ’70

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick

Michael and Sharon Coad

Nancy and Herb Conley

Connie Conover and Eric Stoetzer Wendy B. Crabb

The Right Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick and Beatrice Fitzpatrick

Foodland Super Market

Karen (Rappolt) Gletner ’85 and Tommy Gletner

Leanna Dellaripa Heeren ’68

Susan Kosasa ’66

Susan and Duane Kurisu

Ethel ’47 and Rex Kuwasaki

Margie Leong ’66

Marion ’65 and Billy Makaimoku

Karyn Kubo Mazzucato ’83

Mary Matsumoto Miyamasu ’55 Bridget Morgan-Bickerton and Jim Bickerton

Audrey Mueh ’65

Wilma Namumnart ’63

Dahl Family Charitable Fund / Morgan and Sarah McKeown / Richard J. and Barbara K. Dahl

Victor Punua Sr. In Memory of Mary Ann K. Jesse Punua ’53

Carol Ann Leon Solien ’66 and Mark Solien

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Sue Ann Wargo ’69

Estelle Yamaki MD ’72

Leona Yoshida

Red, Gold, Blue

($500 - $999)

Cheryl Acorda-Magaoay and Romano Sababaen

Beverly Chong Ament ’68

Tina Berger Berg ’68

The Capital Group Norma Chun ’62

Alethia Donathan

Shannon and Kaala Duffy

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Kathrine Fast / Stollberg Family

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Patty Foley and Peter Fa Yvonne S. Hashizume

Judith Pang Hodge ’64

Gary and June Iki Noreen K. Inamasu ’61 Evon Kawamoto

Willette Ah Cook Knopp ’62

Russell and Connie Lau Eliane Ung Leong ’58

Mimi and Rueben Levy

The Rev. Paul Lillie Ivan and Frances Lui-Kwan

Danene (Meyer) Lunn ’80 / Manuheali‘i Mark and Pam Matsumoto

Bettina Mehnert and Louis Johnson Rae Oldham

Raymond and Tiare (Hanchett) Ono ’72

Nancy Pace and Melvin Kaneshige Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Peters

Nancy & Chami Puranananda

Moana Marshall Sanders ’58

Lisa Ann (Abe) ’85 and Paul Schliebe Koah Vierkoetter

Alden Watts

Cindy Willard Zapotocky

Ylang Ylang

($150 - $499)

Robin and Robin Amano Anonymous (7)

Manuel and Rhonda Anduha Colette (Young) Chew ’84

Barbara (Shim) Chow ’49 Philip and Ha Chrones Jana Lau Clagg ’64

Clifford Cordeiro and Naoko Marilyn Yoder Creel ’70

Nichole Field

William and Mary Foltz

Joanne Totoki Funasaki ’55

Steven and Johnna Gluth Gaylene Goo ’63

Juliette Chun Goo ’47

Lisa Halvorson ’73

Willard Haraguchi

Reginauld & Kanani Harris

Beverly Hashimoto-Lee ’65 and James Lee

Linda Hee ’76

Amy S. Nobuhara Hironaka ’58

Dr. Kathy A.K. Ishimoto ’73

Kip and Janet R. Jones

Judy Koseki

Richard and Susan W. Kowen

Thelma Lai-Chang ’68

Dew-Anne Nishida Langcaon ’81

Philia ’62 and Jerry Lau Wesley Lau Jean Suzuki Liebetrau ’59

Susan Char Louie ’71 / Northwest

Hand Therapy

Laurie Quintero Luczak ’80

Daren Lum Martha Tanaka Maesaka ’58

Kel & Mavisanne Miyaoka ’82

Margaret Moore ’71

Jane Murakami ’58

Euphemia Nagashima ’51

Ryan Nakamura

Charlotte A. Nakanishi ’58

Gladys Ho Nishioka ’55

Joanne Nishiyama ’87

Paul Nobriga

The 2021-2022 Donor Roll acknowledges private monetary donations given to St. Andrew’s Schools between August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022. If you made a gift on or after August 1, 2022, your name may not be listed in this edition, and will be included in the next issue of the Kūlia Magazine

Caroline Ward Oda ’61 and Francis Oda Robin and Sharon Otagaki

Danilo Paguirigan

Cleigh & Sharon Pang ’69

Loretta Pang ’59

Kathryn Tyau Ramones ’53

Kenneth and Miriam Rappolt

William Rauckhorst

Heatherlynn Christopher Romoff ’00 and Mike Romoff

Carrie Tokunaga Sato ’67

Cuyler Shaw

Gail (Omiya) Shih ’71

Phyllis Shuck Gee ’52

Mahealani and Jason Suapaia Jean H. Takase ’50

Gordon Tokishi Gerald and Lynette S. Tom Jane Hatanaka Tonokawa ’77

Colleen Treacy ’84

John & Marjorie Turner ’73

Claudia Hinz Unger ’64

Debra Wada ’80

Suzanne Watanabe Mary Ellen Williams

Roy Yonemitsu Gloria H.Y. Young ’59

‘Ohana (Under $150)

Leticia Acido Lyn Ackerman Joy Agpaoa Anela Akana AmazonSmile Evelyn W. Amoy ’47 Raymundo Anagaran Bob and Lisa Andres Anonymous (27)

Katherine Hendrix Aratani ’47

Christina Lau Ashida ’89 and Todd Ashida Winona M.H. Au ’47

Caroline MK Au ’45

Ka‘ipolani Bailey-Walsh

Frances Baker

Deborah Pond Bangerter ’00

Daniel and Lisa Brandt

Jennifer Burke

Jonathan and Stephanie Cachola

St. Andrew’s Schools makes every effort to ensure that the information in our acknowledgement reports are accurate. If your name was omitted, misspelled, or listed incorrectly, please accept our sincere apologies and contact me at (808) 532-2441 or jburke@standrewsschools.org. We will make the appropriate corrections.

Stephanie Keolanui-Cachola

Robin Caplett ’07

Laurie Carlson ’69

Elaine ML Chang ’50

Lin Ann Chang

Mae Chang

Carolyn H.Y. Ching ’59

Patricia Ann Chong-Chun ’75

Jan Akina Christena

Maria Carmen Coloma

Jessica Combs

Lucille Gerard da Silva ’60

Linda Duke Daniel ’69

Yayoi Date

Diane Park Dembowski ’71

Cynthia Chung DeRosier ’48 - In memory of Bishop Richard Chang

Gladys Nomura Eshima ’44

Loretta Estrella

Deanna Bing Ewing ’58

Andrew and Yasuko Fegan

Dionisia Ferreira

Corrie and Daniel Fong

Francis Fukumoto

Sheela Gao

Mara Garcia

Patricia Green

E.Kaiponohea Hale

Lynn Harada ’71

Naomi (Hirata) Harada ’57

Herbert and Doriann Heu

Sandra Hiu ’82

Brian Bass Ho

Loretta Hussey

Max and Lucy’s Coffee House

Janet Iwata ’52

Keiki-Dawn K. Izumi ’71

Jeffrey Schneider ’82 Annette Lum Jim ’53

LJ Johnson

Rev. and Mrs. Gregory Johnson / Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i

Cynthia Onishi Kaneda ’60

Marilyn Kimura Kanemura ’63

Kelvin and Jacqueline Kaneshiro

Margaret Katagihara

Patricia and Earl Kawa‘a

William Kawashima

Robert and Amy Kim

Hyun Jeong Kim

Jon and Anne Kiyosaki

Faith Matsuwaka Kodama ’74

Dorothy Kometani ’55

Marcia Kurahara

George Lam

Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81

Beverly Lau ’64

Barbee Godfrey LeClair ’65

Adrian K. Lee Jr.

Lynette Jung Lee ’65

Loreen Lee ’67

Lance Leong and Andrea Hussey-Leong Didi Leong ’69

Xian Juan Li

Peggy ’57 and Albert Lilly

Debbie Liu ’02

Elizabeth Elliot Logan ’61

Claire Lubick ’67

Lorraine Fong Lum ’57

Heather Lum

Joycelyn Lumsdaine

Mary M. Fiedler

Marilyn Magbulos

Carmencita Magbulos

Corliss Marsh ’64

Ernesta Collins Masagatani ’56

Misha Matsumoto Yee ’09

Charlene Matsuoka

Camille Michel

Ruth Chijimatsu Mikami ’53

Carol Minami ’74

Randal Mita

Susan McCarthy Mitchel ’67 and Michael Mitchel Saori Morinaka

Shelby Nacino ’11

Sandra Nagao ’67

Roy & Lorraine Nakamura Alicia Ho Nakata ’60

Marie Nakata Hannah Nardini

Sarah Neal-Fujimoto Christine and Frank O’Brien Hazel Ogawa Lerman ’55 Roanne Ornelles

Erin Otagaki

Lynn ’68 and Grant Otoshi Aurelia Paguirigan

Eva Pang

Kamilla Pollock ’11

Kamilla ’08 and Kristina ’11 Pollock

Larry Prado

Louisa Quintero

Iris Reilly

Ann Rillera ’74

Harold and Sharolyn Roppiyakuda ’76

Benjamin Bruch and Rudiger Ruckmann Cresencia Sacro

Roy and Geraldine Sakai Guy and Anne Sakamoto Marlene Schick ’82 Timothy Kala‘i Schulz

Jody Serikawa ’78

Chauncey and Akiko Seto

Paige Sameshima Shimoda ’80 and Neal Shimoda

Charleen ’69 and Gerald Soon Sandra Souza ’66

Bowe M. Souza Harriet Spencer ’52

Frank and Setsuko Tamaribuchi – In Memory of Dawn Tamaribuchi Ynez Tascott ’56

Janice Auyong Titgen ’69 and Richard Titgen

Kristie Ann Tokushige ’89

Apolinaria Tolentino Mabel ’42 and Robert Tom Loretta Tom ’49

Christie Tomasa

Margaret K.Y. Tong ’50

Jennifer Trela ’95

Shauna Tseu Williams ’75

Joyce Ueda ’63

Hajime and Sumie Wada

Robert and Elizabeth Watts - In honor of Pete Watts

William and Maile Williams

Don Wilson

Debbie Wilson ’69

Jane N. Wong

Sybil Wong

Winona K.K. Wong ’49

Tiffany Goo Wright ’89

Karun Pang Yee Angela Yogi ’83

Gifts to Named Funds

Mahalo to the following donors who made financial, matching, or gift in kind contributions to purposedesignated funds from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022.

$100,000+

Anonymous

The David Doyle Fund

Kamehameha Schools

The Kosasa Foundation

The Queen’s Health Systems

$50,000 - $99,999

Betty Fumiki (Fujii) and Shurei Hirozawa Trust

McInerny Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (2)

Emily L. and Mabel C. Ladd Scholarship Trust Fund

Withington Foundation / Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81 and Cameron Rooke

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous

Betty Mae Ling Charitable Trust Claud & Ethel Steffenhagen Trust Kevin and Marcie Herring Project Lead the Way, Inc.

$5,000 - $9,999

Amelia G. Gaston Fund – Hawai‘i Community Foundation

Myron S.K. and Elizabeth A. Chang Nancy and Herb Conley

Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation / Watters O. Martin Jr.

Dwayne and Marti Steel Fund

G.N. Wilcox Trust Russell and Connie Lau Ivan and Frances Lui-Kwan Cameron and Cheryl Nekota Kitty Wo

$3,000 - $4,999

Anonymous

Claud and Ethel Steffenhagen Trust The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Ethel ’47 and Rex Kuwasaki Gail Tamaribuchi

$1,000 - $2,999

Century 21 iProperties Hawaii / Abe Lee

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick

Lt. Col. Robert and Randi Creamer

The Rev. David Kennedy Audrey Mueh ’65

Na Kia‘i Ka Lehua Tuahine Dr. Satyaprasad Nayak and Dr. Nicole Fernandez

PSI World - In Memory of Margaret

Zimmer

St. Paul’s Church Barbara Vlachos Sue Ann Bryant Wargo ’69 and Peter Wargo

$999 and Below

Anonymous (2)

Edwin and Elaine Aoki Marjorie Awai ’75

Tina Berger Berg ’68

Sarah Chock Bush ’58

Delia Chang

Elaine ML Chang ’50 Jeanne Chu Junn Chang ’59

Stuart W. H. Ching Lorna Choy ’69

The Rev. Franklin Chun and Norma Chun ’62

The Comstock Family Patricia Elwell

Estate of Dejon Jean Mayberry Gaylene Chiu Lung Goo ’63 Kalaukieleula Hergenrader Estelle Kau Inn ’66 Janet Nakamura Iwata ’52

Keiki-Dawn Izumi ’71

Mrytle Hirokawa Kaneshiro ’52

Janet Kato ’52

Marjorie Kinoshita

Cynthia Lai

Leonilda Kekuewa Chang Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation

Lin and Ella Wong Foundation

Gerald Liu

Barbara Marumoto-Coons

Joe Ellen and Brian Nurding

Linda Oba

Joy Ogi ’69

Bonnie Pang ’80

Glenn and Jennie Pang

Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Peters

Nancy Rowe

Delcy Saito

Susan Shea

Phyllis Shuck Gee ’52

Harriet Ahlo Spencer ’52

Parent Teacher Fellowship

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Lisa Tamura-Tanoue ’84

Laura Ching Thue ’65

Pat and Becky Tustain

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto

Michael and Gwendolyn Pang

Ray and Carol Wong

Amy Tamura ’81 and Terry Yonashiro

Gifts-In-Kind

Rusty Komori

Abe Lee

Dr. Estelle Yamaki ’72 and Robert Spaulding

In Memoriam Gifts

In Memory of Clara Gilman Alameida

Patricia A.K. McDermott-Sagon

Lucille Tamura Caldwell Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lisa Tamura-Tanoue ’84

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Amy Yonashiro ’81

In Memory of Bishop Richard Chang Cynthia Rose DeRosier ’48

In Memory of Carolyn Mapuana Evenson-Dill ’71

Anonymous

Margaret Burnett Rosemary K. Burnett ’63

Lorna Mei-Hin Choy Keiki-Dawn Izumi

Karen Leatherman ’63

Annette Maeda ’71 Wilma Namumnart ’63 Barbara Ritchie ’71 George and Lynn Ushijima ’71

Phoebe Furtado Gedge and George Donald Gedge Endowed Scholarship Fund

Anonymous (4) Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation / Watters O. Martin Jr.

In Memory of Betty Fujii Hirozawa Joan and Jerry Fujita Gail Hirozawa Robert Hirozawa

Anna Marie and David Kennedy Endowed Scholarship Fund

Marjorie Lynn Awai ’75

Delia Chang

Elaine Mew Lin Chang ’50

Jeanne Chang ’59

Stuart W. H. Ching The Comstock Family

Patricia Elwell

The Rev. David Kennedy Barbara Marumoto-Coons Brian Nurding

Linda Oba

Patricia Peters

Glenn Pang Nancy Rowe

Delcinda Saito Rebecca Tustain Barbara Vlachos Michael Wong

In Memory of Florence Matsumoto Kuwashima ’52

Gaylene Chiu Ling Goo Janet Iwata Myrtle Kaneshiro Janet Kato

Marjorie Kinoshita Harriet Spencer

In Memory of William D. Malone Tabidrik L. Malone

In Memory of Dejon Jean Mayberry ’47 Estate of Dejon Jean Mayberry

In Memory of Betty Ching Pang ’36 Bonnie Pang

In Memory of Margaret Lung Pang Karun Pang Yee

In Memory of Mary Ann K. Jesse Punua ’53 Victor K. Punua Sr.

Dawn Tamaribuchi ’81 Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund Adrian Kin Lee Frank and Setsuko Tamaribuchi Gail Tamaribuchi

In Memory of Mary Worthington, Betty Ann Worthington, and the Farden Sisters Kalaukieleula Hergenrader

Betty Y.S. Wong Young ’37 Memorial Fund Cynthia Lai

In Memory of Cara Yuen Terri Iwamoto-Wong

In Memory of Margaret Zimmer ’66 Estelle Inn ’66

Susan Kosasa ’66 Margie Leong ’66 PSI World

In Honor Gifts

In Honor of Alethia Donathan Cynthia Lai

In Honor of Chip and Ruth Fletcher Peter Merriman

In Honor of Patricia Okawa LJ Johnson

In Honor of Jana Wang Peter Wang

Alumnae Class Gifts

Class of 1942 Juliette Goo Mabel Tom

Class of 1944 Gladys Eshima

Class of 1945 Caroline Au

Class of 1947

Evelyn Amoy Katherine Aratani Winona Au Ethel Kuwasaki

Class of 1948 Cynthia DeRosier

Class of 1949

Barbara Chow Loretta Tom Winona Wong

Class of 1950

Elaine Chang Mary Iwamoto Jean Takase Margaret Tong

Class of 1951 Euphemia Nagashima Lillian Tyau

Class of 1952 Faculty Advancement Endowed Fund Phyllis Shuck Gee Janet Iwata Myrtle Kaneshiro Janet Kato

Harriet Spencer

Class of 1953 Annette Jim Ruth Mikami Barbara Poe Kathryn Ramones

Class of 1954 Florence Takaaze

Class of 1955 Audrey Ahana Joanne Funasaki Dorothy Kometani Mary Miyamasu Gladys Nishioka Hazel Ogawa Adrienne Shiraki

Class of 1956

Ernesta Masagatani Barbara Tamanaha Ynez Tascott Kay Yogi

Class of 1957

Naomi Harada Peggy Lilly Lorraine Lum

Class of 1958 Sarah Bush Deanna Ewing Amy Hironaka Elaine Leong Martha Maesaka Jane Murakami Charlotte Nakanishi Moana Sanders

Class of 1959 Jeanne Chang Carolyn Ching Jean Liebetrau Loretta Pang Gloria Young

Class of 1960 Karen Chun Lucille Da Silva Cynthia Kaneda Alicia Nakata

Class of 1961 Noreen Inamasu Elizabeth Logan Caroline Ward Oda

Class of 1962 Norma Chun Gaylene Goo Marilyn Kanemura Willette Knopp Philia Lau

Class of 1963 Gaylene Goo Yvonne Hashizume Wilma Namumnart Joyce Ueda

Class of 1964 Jana Clagg Evelyn Gallagher Judith Hodge Beverly Lau Corliss Marsh Claudia Unger Class of 1965 Beverly HashimotoLee

Barbee LeClair Lynette Lee Marion Makaimoku Audrey Mueh Sandra Souza Laura Thue

Class of 1966 Endowed Fund for the Perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture Estelle Inn Susan Kosasa Margie Leong Carol Ann Solien

Class of 1967 Rebecca Johnson Loreen Lee Claire Lubick Susan Mitchel Sandra Nagao Carrie Sato

Class of 1968 Beverly Ament Tina Berg Patricia Green Thelma Lai-Chang Lynn Otoshi

Priory Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship Fund

Laurie Carlson Lorna Choy Linda Daniel Demetria Leong Joy Ogi Sharon Spencer Pang Charlene Soon Janice Titgen Sue Ann Wargo Debbie Wilson

Class of 1970 Lynne Brickner Marilyn Creel Geri Young

Class of 1971 Diane Park Dembowski Lynn Harada Keiki-Dawn Izumi Susan Louie Margaret Moore Gail Shih

Class of 1972 Tiare Ono Estelle Yamaki

Class of 1973 Lisa Halvorson Kathy Ishimoto Rae Oldham Marjorie Turner

Class of 1974 Faith Kodama Carol Minami Ann Rillera

Class of 1975 Marjorie Awai Patricia Chong-Chun Brian Ho Charlene Leong Sharl Tsukano Shauna Tseu Williams

Class of 1976 Linda Hee Sharolyn Roppiyakuda

Class of 1977 Jane Tonokawa Class of 1978 Jody Serikawa Class of 1979 Pamela Matsumoto

Class of 1980 Laurie Luczak Danene Lunn / Manuheali‘i Inc. Bonnie Pang Paige Shimoda Debra Wada

Class of 1981 Dew-Anne Langcaon Amy Yonashiro

Class of 1982 Sandra Hiu Jeffrey Jennings Mavisanne Miyaoka Marlene Schick Lugene Simeona Lyn Utsugi

Class of 1983 Terri Iwamoto-Wong

Karyn Mazzucato JoAnne Nishiyama Angela Yogi

Class of 1984 Colette Chew Dawn Kubota Lisa Tamura-Tanoue Colleen Treacy

Class of 1985 Linda Arakaki Karen Gletner Lisa Ann Schliebe Class of 1986 Gwen Miyasaki

Class of 1987 Lisa Andres

Class of 1989 Christina Ashida Kristie Ann Tokushige Tiffany Wright

Class of 1991 Soo Han Class of 1995 Jennifer Trela Class of 2000 Deborah Bangerter Heatherlynn Romoff

Class of 2002 Robin Caplett Andrea Siu Debbie Liu Class of 2009 Misha Matsumoto Yee Class of 2011 Shelby Nacino Class of 2018 Rachel Henyan

2020-21 Donor Roll

Mahalo to our Donors

Kū lia ($10,000+)

Mary Sellers

Kū leana ($5,000 - $9,999)

Patricia Foley and Peter Fa

Michael & Patricia O’Neill Charitable Fund

Coral Cross ($2,500 - $4,999)

Shiho Akiyama

First Hawaiian Bank

Russell and Connie Lau

Cameron and Cheryl Nekota

Judy and Michael A. Pietsch

Mālama

($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous (2)

Lynne Brickner ’70

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick

Michael and Sharon Coad

Nancy and Herb Conley

The Right Rev. Robert and Beatrice Fitzpatrick

Foodland Super Market

Karen Gletner ’85

Kevin and Marcie Herring

The Rev. David Kennedy

Susan and Duane Kurisu

The Rev. Paul Lillie Marion Makaimoku ’65

Morgan and Sarah McKeown

The Queen Emma Annual Fund

Gifts to The Queen Emma Annual Fund make it possible to respond to our most urgent needs and continue our signature programs.

In 2020-2021, we received over $142,000 in gifts to the annual fund.

Mahalo nui loa to all of our generous supporters!

Edward and Diane Nakahara

Wilma Namumnart ’63

Caroline Ward Oda ’61

Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81 and Cameron Rooke

Adrienne Shiraki ’55

Carol Ann Solien ’66 and Mark Solien Eric Stoetzer and Constance Conover

Sandra Theunick

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Mary Ellen Williams

Red, Gold, Blue

($500 - $999)

Cheryl Acorda-Magaoay

Linda Arakaki ’85

Evelyn Auyong ’55

Philip Bossert

Jeanne Chang ’59

Norma Chun ’62

Diane Chung ’60

John and Eriko Emerick

Lisa Halvorson ’73

Beverly Hashimoto-Lee ’65

Leanna Heeren ’68

Pamela Hirabara ’64

Judith Hodge ’64

Noreen Inamasu ’61

Stephanie and Pete Jones

Evon Kawamoto

Kukio Real Estate Company Jaime Kurosawa ’87

Thelma Lai-Chang ’68 Phaedra and Mark Ledbetter Janice Lee ’55

Elaine Leong ’58

Reuben and Mimi Levy

Father Paul Lillie

Manuheali‘i / Danene Lunn ’80

Harvey and Lori Misaki

Mary Miyamasu ’55

Paul Nobriga

Robert and Darlynn Okuda

Carolyn Remedios ’60

Jean Schmitz

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Alice Thursten ’52

Times Supermarket

Sue Ann Bryant Wargo ’69

Alden Watts Clara Yamamoto ’53

Ylang Ylang

($150 - $499)

Ofelia Agustin Robin and Robin Amano Anonymous (6) Lisa Andres ’87

Bill Beitz

Whitney Bottegal ’60* David Brandt and Lisa Kim Colette Burghardt Sarah Bush ’58

Thomas and Eunice Chinen Philip and Ha Chrones Leonard and Karen Chun Clifford Cordeiro and Naoko Miyamoto

Alethia Donathan Irenea Dupio Kathrine Fast Ruth and Chip Fletcher Nichole Field

Laura Frye / Spirent Communications Mara Garcia Gaylene Goo ’63 Amy Hironaka ’58 Kathy Ishimoto ’73 Janet Jones Elaine Katsuyoshi ’58

Ronald and Mrs. Kim Willette Knopp ’62 Judith Koseki

Richard and Susan Kowen Sharleen Kwok ’87 Philia Lau ’62

Leonilda Kekuewa Chang Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Jean Liebetrau ’59 Martha Maesaka ’58 Susan Mitchel ’67

Mavisanne Miyaoka ’82 Euphemia Nagashima ’51 Ryan Nakamura and Heather Yoshida Charlotte Nakanishi ’58

Satoru and Gertrude Nishida Gladys Nishioka ’55

Joanne Nishiyama ’83 Takeo and Etsuko Okuda Sharon Spencer Pang ’69

Robert and Patricia Peters

Helen Weiss Phelps Barbara Poe ’53

Paul and Debra Pollock Lawrenceand Christine Prado Heatherlynn Romoff ’00

Richard and Iris Reilly

Roy and Sandra Sakata Moana Sanders ’58

Lisa Ann Schliebe ’85 Gail Shih ’71

Phyllis Shuck Gee ’52 Bowe Souza Gordon Tokishi Jane Hatanaka Tonokawa ’77 Colleen Treacy ’84

Sharlene K. Tsuda Eunice Wong ’59 Roy and Carol Yonemitsu Geri Young ’70

‘Ohana (Under $150)

Leticia Acido Anonymous (20) Anela Akana Amazon Smile Foundation Evelyn Amoy ’47 Raymundo Anagaran Apple, Inc. Katherine Aratani ’47

Fay Atebara ’83 Winona Au ’47 Caroline Au ’45 Elton and Elise Au Sharon Azevedo Ka‘ipolani Bailey-Walsh Willard and Mona Beard Loretta Beralas ’59

Darwin and Mandy Bohnet Mae Chang Nai-Wen Chang ’85

Colette Chew ’84

Patricia Chong-Chun ’75 Karen Chun ’60

Raymond and Sachiko Chun Sheri-Ann Clark ’90

Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Hawai‘i Maria Carmen Coloma

*deceased

Glenn and Inge Cordeiro

Charleen Corwin

Lucille Da Silva ’60

Vanessa Dacoscos

Ronnie and Yayoi Date

Kristina Donathan ’08

Megan Dung

Rodrigo Edra

Lisa Emerson ’84

Deanna Ewing ’58

Andrew and Yaskuko Fegan

Dionisia Ferreira

Charles and Audrey Ferris Jennifer Fiandt

Megan Fiandt

Fidelity Charitable Michelle Finegan

Joanne Funasaki ’55

Evelyn Gallagher ’64

Carl and Cynthia Gaumont

Anna Gima

Mary Emily Greenwell

Elena Guinn ’63

Leila Haas ’65

Diane Hara ’73

Lynn Harada’71

Linda Hee ’76

Rachel Henyan ’18

Scott Herzer

Herbert and Doriann Heu

Kalissa Higa

Danita Houghton

Mary Iwamoto ’50

Janet Iwata ’52

Keiki-Dawn Izumi ’71 Sarah Jallo

Paula Jinbo ’82

Heinne Kaaa ’57

Robin Kamradt ’52

Marilyn Kanemura ’63

Kelvin and Jacqueline Kaneshiro Jai and Valeria Kaopuiki

Margaret Katagihara

Clayton and JayAnn Kau

Noelani Kawashima ’09

Rene Kong

Michelle Kong

Nicole Kuamoo ’97

Corinne Kurth ’82

Aggy Kusunoki

Cynthia Lai

George Sharlene Lam

Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81

Holly Lau ’80

Wesley Linda Lau Megan Laut

Barbee LeClair ’65

Erica Lee ’10

Adrian Lee Loreen Lee ’67

Leimalama Lee Loy ’51

Preston Lentz

Peggy Lilly ’57

Debbie Liu ’02

Elizabeth Logan ’61 Nobuko Loncar

Thelma Loo’70

Jason Louie ’81

Claire Lubick ’67

Nellie Lum ’51

Lorraine Lum ’57

Heather Lum Glen and Colleen Maeda Robert & Romona Maeshiro

Marilyn Magbulos

Conrado and Carmencita Magbulos

Corliss Marsh ’64

Sylvia Matsui ’53 Misha Matsumoto Yee ’09

Kathy Matsuo

Charlene Matsuoka

Faith Matsuwaka Kodama ’74

Sally McKenna ’66

Roberta Medeiros ’66

Camille Michel

Carol Minami ’74

Margaret Moore ’71

Daniel Morris and Nancy Schnur Bruce and Ragsima Mount Jean Nakagawa ’54

Julia Nakamura ’51

Alicia Nakata ’60

Alan and Marie Nakata

Randal Fujimoto and Sarah Neal-Fujimoto

Arlene Nikaido-Lung ’66

Edwina Nye ’47

Hazel Ogawa-Lerman ’55 Annette Okimoto ’58

Susan Okoga Kathleen Ong ’63

Robin & Sharon Otagaki Joseph Pacific Jr. Danilo Paguirigan

Aurelia Paguirigan

Loretta Pang ’59 Claudette Parnell ’68

Jessica Perez-Mesa ’82 Benjamin and Lorie Pias

Ronald Myitzu Pine

Bienvenida Piniol

William and Marjorie Powell Myra Rabanal ’82

Kathryn Ramones ’53

Charlotte Recarte ’63

Michael Rickman

Ann Rillera ’74

Barbara Ritchie Carey Robinson

Sharolyn Roppiyakuda’76

Roy and Geraldine Sakai Guy and Anne Sakamoto

Margaret Sakurai Nydia Santiago-Cordero

Maria Schantz

Marlene Schick ’82

Chauncey and Akiko Seto

Laurie Siegfried

Murielle Sipola

Carol Sodetani ’63

Charlene Soon ’69

Sandra Souza ’65

Katharine Spencer

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Suzanne Sterrett ’74

Lois Sunada ’69

Suzanne Swartman ’63

Milton and Sharon Taba

Florence Takaaze ’54 Virginia Takahara ’55 Lorna Takaoka Jean Takase ’50 Ynez Tascott ’56

Janice Titgen ’69

Joyce Tokuhara Roberta Tokumaru ’59

Apolinaria Tolentino Loretta Tom ’49 Mabel Tom ’42

Gerald and Lynette Tom Paulette Tom ’57

Cynthia Toma ’72

Donna Toma Margaret Tong ’50

Michael and Bonnie Town Jennifer Trela ’95

Shauna Tseu Williams ’75

Sharl Tsukano ’75

Marilynn Tsuru ’58

Joyce Ueda ’63

Andres Ulep Claudia Unger ’64

Fay Utsugi Chad Uyehara Allison Vaughan-Darval Hajime and Sumie Wada Andrea Wagner ’72

Betsy Watarai Owen and Maile Williams

Diane Wong

Patricia Yamada

Susan Yamane ’68

Faye Yamasaki

Claire Yamashita’63

Gail Yee ’78

Frank Yi

Kay Yogi ’56

Angela Yogi ’83

Karyn Yonamine ’87

Elza Yost

Gloria Young ’59

Charlene Young

Beryl Young ’62

YourCause, LLC

Albert and Teresa Zobrist

Gifts-In-Kind

Andrew and Yasuko Fegan

Honolulu Magazine

Kai Media, Inc.

Manuheali‘i

Dan Nagayama

Iris Reilly

Gifts to Named Funds

The following donors made financial, matching, or gift in kind contributions to restricted purpose funds in the 2020-2021 academic year.

$500,000 + Kamehameha Schools

$499,999 - $100,000

ABC Stores

LGA Family Foundation The Queen’s Health Systems

$50,000 - $99,999

Susan and Duane Kurisu McInerny Foundation Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous

Nancy and Herb Conley Emily L. & Mabel C. Ladd Scholarship Trust Fund

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Priscilla ’64 and Ted Tanase

Withington Foundation / Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81 & Cameron Rooke Alton Wong

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous

Betty Mae Ling Charitable Trust Claud & Ethel Steffenhagen Trust Mark Polivka and Karen Tiller Polivka Carol Ann ’66 and Mark Solien Frank and Setsuko Tamaribuchi Kitty Wo Albert and Maureen Ho Wong ’55

$5,000 - $9,999

Amelia G. Gaston Fund – Hawai‘i Community Foundation Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation / Watters O. Martin Jr. G.N. Wilcox Trust Russell and Connie Lau Gail Tamaribuchi

$3,000 - $4,999

Anonymous The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Ethel ’47 and Rex Kuwasaki Cynthia W. Lai

$1,000 - $2,999

Audrey Ahana ’55

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick Shannon and Kaala Duffy

Frances M. Vojack Charitable Lead Annuity Trust

Russell and Connie Lau Audrey Mueh ’65

Cameron and Cheryl Nekota St. Andrew’s Schools Parent Teachers Fellowship

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Sue Ann ’69 and Peter Wargo Faye Yamasaki

$999 and Below

Anonymous

Beverly Ament ’68

A.D. Furtado Properties Lahaina, LLC

Sandra Ann Akana Anonymous Erin Azama ’96

Margaret Burnett Rosemary Burnett ’63 Deanna ’61 and Norman Chang Lorna Choy ’69

Stephen W. Y. Chung Lt. Col. Robert Creamer Robyn Crowder Patty Foley and Peter Fa Christopher Gibu

Sidney Goo

Kevin and Marcie Herring

Colette Honda Estelle Inn ’66

Kathy Ishimoto ’73

Cora Jay ’47

Jeffrey Jennings ’82

Janet Kato ’52

Earl and Patricia Kawa‘a Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81

Karen Leatherman ’63

Margie Leong ’66

Ivan and Frances Lui-Kwan

Annette Maeda ’71

Bettina Mehnert and Louie Johnson Wilma Namumnart ’63

Judy and Mike Pietsch

Barbara Ritchie ’71

Mary Sellers

Gail Silva ’65

Eric Stoetzer and Connie Conover

Shirley Suetsugu ’66

Michele Sugihara

Lisa Tamura-Tanoue ’84

Alice Thursten ’52

George and Lynn Ushijima Beatrice Wong Sybil Wong

Dianne Yoder ’64 Amy Yonashiro ’81 Longkun Zhang

In Memorium Gifts

Lucille Tamura Caldwell Memorial Scholarship

Sandra Ann Akana

Colette Honda ’86

Lisa Tamura-Tanoue ’84 Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto Amy Yonashiro ’81

In Memory of Carolyn Mapuana Evenson-Dill ’71

Margaret Burnett

Rosemary K. Burnett ’63

Karen Leatherman ’63

Annette Maeda ’71 Wilma Namumnart ’63 Barbara Ritchie ’71 George & Lynn Ushijima ’71

Phoebe Furtado Gedge and George Donald Gedge Endowed Scholarship Fund

A.D. Furtado Properties Lahaina, LLC Anonymous (3)

Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation / Watters O. Martin Jr.

Dawn Tamaribuchi Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund Frank and Setsuko Tamaribuchi Gail Tamaribuchi

Betty Y.S. Wong Young ’37 Memorial Fund

Stephen W. Y. Chung

Cynthia Lai

Albert and Maureen Wong ’55 Alton Wong Beatrice Wong Sybil Wong Longkun Zhang

Alumnae Class Gifts

Class of 1947 Endowment Fund

Cora Jay ’47

Class of 1952 Faculty Advancement

Endowed Fund

Janet Kato ’52 Alice Thursten ’52

Class of 1966 Endowed Fund for the Perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture

Estelle Inn ’66

Margie Leong ’66

Shirley Suetsugu ’66

Carol Ann ’66 and Mark Solien

Priory Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship Fund

Sharon Spencer Pang ’69

Lorna Choy ’69

Sue Ann Bryant Wargo ’69

HO‘OHANOHANO IĀ QUEEN EMMA – HONORING QUEEN EMMA

Anonymous

Judy and Mike Pietsch

The Queen’s Health Systems

KŪLIA I KA NU‘U –

STRIVE FOR THE HIGHEST Bank of Hawaii / Mary Sellers Nancy and Herb Conley

KULA KI‘EKI‘E –UPPER SCHOOL

D.R. Horton

First Hawaiian Bank Foundation

First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Richard Gushman III and Joan Bennet

Island Insurance Foundation

Thomas and Mi Kosasa

Susan and Duane Kurisu

Ivan and Frances Lui-Kwan

Mark Polivka and Karen Tiller Polivka Title Guaranty

KULA HA‘AHA‘A –LOWER SCHOOL

Kevin and Marcie Herring Central Pacific Bank Dura Constructors, Inc

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Patty Foley and Peter Fa James Campbell Company LLC Kamehameha Schools Pūlama Lana‘i Jack and Frances Tsui

KULA KAMALI‘I –PRESCHOOL

Alexander & Baldwin Foundation ahl

Brown & Brown Pacific Insurance Services

Darlena and Uwe Chadwick Wendy Crabb

Mitch and Barbara D’Olier

Finance Factors Foundation / Russell and Connie Lau

Caroline Ward Oda ’61 and Francis Oda

The MacNaughton Group R.M. Towill Corporation

Hannah Reeves

Lyn Utsugi ’82 and Kurt Matsumoto

FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS

Evelyn Amoy ’47

Arlene Andrade

Anonymous

Linda Arakaki ’85

Fay Atebara ’83

Marjorie Awai ’75

Gladys Awai-Lennox ’47

Loretta Beralas ’59

Michael Broderick and Maile Meyer

Lauran Bromley

Jennifer Burke

Jonathan Cachola

Julia Cannistra

Castiglione A Casauria Foundation

Amy Chagami ’65

Deanna “Dede” ’61 and Norman Chang

Elaine Chang ’50

Naomi Chinen ’82 Sachiko Chun Karen Chun ’60

Consuelo Foundation

Glenn Cordeiro Dewpoint Services Hawaii LLC / Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81

DTRIC Insurance Deanna Ewing ’58 Duane Fisher

The Rt. Rev. Robert and Bea Fitzpatrick Mary Foltz Anna Gima

Soo Han

Reginauld and Kanani Harris Yvonne Hashizume ’63

Rachel Lynn Henyan ’18

Herbert Heu

Danita Houghton Noreen Inamasu ’61

Kenneth Ishizaki Island Insurance Foundation

Terri Iwamoto-Wong

Sarah Jallo Clayton Kau Daniel and Lisa Kim Lee Kimura ’88

Lynne Kinney Richard and Susan Kowen Wendi Lance ’91

John and Niki Landgraf Wesley Lau Julia Lazaroff

The Rev. Paul Lillie Claire Lubick ’67 Annette Maeda ’71 Glen Maeda Marlene Vibas Masuda Sylvia Matsui ’53

Raymond Miyahara Mary Miyamasu ’55 Gwen Miyasaki ’86

Betty Morikawa ’52

Daniel Morris

Jane Murakami ’58

Kelly Jo ’80 and Edwin Nacino Euphemia Nagashima ’51 Jean Nakagawa ’54 Helen Nakamoto ’91

Julia Nakamura ’51 Wilma Namumnart ’63 Sarah Neal-Fujimoto

Arlene Nikaido-Lung ’66

Satoru Nishida

Tiare ’72 and Ray Ono Jessica Perez-Mesa ’82

Patricia and Bob Peters

Ronald and Myitzu Pine Wayne Pitluck and Judy Pyle Ann Rillera ’74

Sheri and Mark Robison Karen Rohter

Eric and Christina Rudolph Guy Sakamoto

Harriet Spencer ’52 Suzanne Swartman ’63 Milton Taba

Jean Takase ’50

Lisa Tamura-Tanoue ’84 Ynez Tascott ’56 Roberta Tokumaru ’59

Gerald Tom Mabel Tom ’42

Christie and Tod Tomasa Jennifer Trela ’95 Sharl Tsukano ’75 Joyce Ueda ’63 Floraine Van Orden ’46

Hajime Wada

Jeffrey and Lynn Watanabe Alice Watanabe ’38

Suzanne Watanabe Jane Wong

Winona Wong ’49 Gail Yamashita ’61

Karyn Yonamine ’87

Geri Young ’70 Gloria Young ’59

Leave a Legacy

join the

Queen Emma

legacy society

Forward-thinking donors are supporting St. Andrew’s Schools with planned gifts that are helping to ensure the long-term sustainability of St. Andrew’s Schools. Please consider joining us by becoming a member of the Queen Emma Legacy Society, created in 2017 to celebrate our 150th Anniversary of the school, founded in 1867. If you would like to see St. Andrew’s Schools continue to grow and thrive into the future, please consider making a planned gift to leave a lasting legacy.

WHAT IS PLANNED GIVING?

Planned giving is a win-win approach to philanthropic donations that supports your favorite nonprofit organization and can benefit you now or in the future. Have you ever participated in your company’s matching gifts program or named your favorite charity as a beneficiary? If you have, you know that planned giving can be a powerful way to carry out your philanthropic goals while providing tax benefits.

It’s easy.

Planned giving is easy to do and you don’t have to be wealthy to do it. Whether it is naming your favorite charity in your will or trust for a modest amount, or a gift of house and property, there is an easy option that is right for you.

It can involve assets you might never think of.

A life insurance policy. Real estate. Stocks. Business holdings. A checking or savings account. These are all assets that can be leveraged in planned gifts.

It can generate an income stream. In return for the donation of real estate, stocks or other assets, donors can receive a series of regular payments.

It can provide generous tax benefits. Depending upon the type of gift, shortterm and/or long-term tax benefits may apply. Donors at a variety of income levels can benefit. Be sure to consult with your financial or estate planner for more specifics.

It can work in tandem with other family priorities.

Planned giving is not an “all or nothing” option. Gifts can exist side-by-side with other beneficiaries and personal priorities.

It is long remembered. Designating a planned gift automatically makes you a member of our legacy society. Legacy society members often receive immediate recognition on an organization’s website, in publications, and receive invitations to special events.

In addition to the satisfaction of making a meaningful gift, most planned gifts have immediate and/or long-term tax benefits. The chart below can help you find the type of gift that is right for you. Please contact us or consult with your financial advisor or estate planner to find out more about planned giving opportunities.

*St. Andrew’s Schools does not provide legal or tax advice. All donors and advisors should consult their tax advisors to properly determine the tax consequences of making a charitable gift.

For information on St. Andrew’s Schools Queen Emma Legacy Society, please contact Jennifer Burke, Director of Advancement, at (808) 532-2441 or jburke@standrewsschools.org.

YOUR PROFILE HOW IT WORKS BENEFITS TO DONORS GIFT TYPE

• Donors of any age or income level

• Donors of any age, most often 40-60 years

• Good for complex or appreciated assets

• Gift of any amount through a will, trust, life insurance policy or IRA

• Estate tax benefits

Bequest

• Often donors who are retired who want to help a charity, have liquid assets (such as stocks, CDs, savings accounts)

• Donors who want to provide income for their parents or others

• A gift of cash in return for variable payments (% of gift)

• Upon passing, remainder is distributed to the charity

• A gift of cash or stock in return for fixed payments to the donor for life

• Upon passing, remainder is distributed to the charity

• Annual income that can adjust over time; act as hedge against inflation

• May avoid capital gains taxes on appreciated assets

• Income tax charitable deduction in year of gift

• Security of a fixed income for life

• Knowledge it is guaranteed by organization

• Income tax charitable deduction in year of gift

Charitable Gift Annuity

• Often donors who are retired who own their own homes

• A gift of primary residence, vacation home or other property

• A gift of primary residence, vacation home or other property Donor can continue to live in or use property

• Income tax charitable deduction in the year of gift.

Retained Life Estate

Charitable Remainder Trust

Alumnae Spotlight

Bright Lights • Big Dreams

An Interview with Liz Miller ’81

With the explosion of Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, HBO and other media conglomerates, today TV is king - rivaling one-time big budget movie productions on a scale like never before. At Paramount Television Studios, Priory alumna Liz (Higa) Miller ’81 is taking in all in stride as Executive Vice President of Television Production.

Communications as her major. After a few different stints as a law secretary, she worked at advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather after graduation before leaving to work on the CBS production of Jake and the Fatman while they were in Hawaii. Gritty and tenacious as the work was, Liz loved it and when the show moved to Los Angeles, Liz was eager to move with the role - thus starting her career at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Liz drove her Honda Civic to the docks loaded it on a Matson container with 20 boxes and all the equipment from the show and found herself in Hollywood. After Jake and the Fatman ended, Liz tried several different roles including a corporate role at Viacom Productions, freelance work, and eventually two stints at Paramount Pictures working for the head of production. It was after her second time at Paramount that her career really took off. Over the course of 30+ years, Liz earned promotion after promotion to eventually become the Senior Vice President of Television Productions at CBS Television Studios. She then got noticed by Netflix, which was disrupting the film industry at the time with its online streaming offerings. Wanting to be a part of the media evolution, Liz became the Director of Production at Netflix. Shortly thereafter, Liz was wooed back by Paramount, offering her a top spot in her current position as EVP of Television Production, making her a woman leader in the Hollywood production industry in a league all her own.

by Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81

In her role, Liz manages big projects for hit TV shows such as Hawaii Five O, Magnum PI, Good Wife, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, The Alienist, Star Trek Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise and Discovery, 13 Reasons Why, Outer Banks, Bridgerton, Joe Pickett, Haunting of Hill House, to name a few. She says COVID has rocked all parts of the entertainment industry, but she and her colleagues are making it work producing shows like Jack Ryan by pivoting quickly, staying flexible in filming, and closely monitoring all aspects of production to ensure efficient delivery from script to streaming.

How did Liz get from the halls of Kennedy to the halls of Hollywood? The path started out slowly but sped up quickly as Liz decided to get serious about her true calling. As a 1981 Priory graduate, Liz didn’t know what she wanted to do as a freshman at UH Mānoa but eventually chose

How did this Priory grad make it to become one of the biggest producers in Hollywood? The answer may surprise you - for Liz, it was a combination of no nonsense, disciplined dedication to her work, and following the paths of opportunities that rewarded her readiness and knowledge of all parts of the industry. She works with several female producers and directors to open doors for more women producers and writers to advance the profession. In this candid interview with her good friend and classmate Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke ’81, Liz shares her story with us has some great advice for anyone wanting to get their foot in the door in TV.

Of all your achievements throughout your career, which role has been your favorite and why?

Boy, this is really hard to answer because I love my job. I can only look to what I’m currently doing, and the favorite part of my job right now is mentoring the staff below me. I share my successes and failures which leads to better managing and decision making.

How did your experience at The Priory impact or shape who you are today, both professionally and personally? I’ve made lasting relationships. Relationships is key to the success of life and job.

How would you describe your time at The Priory?

I entered The Priory at the 7th grade. I remember that I went to summer school at The Priory before entering the 7th grade. While I made friendships then, I did not feel connected nor comfortable.

I made several phone calls that summer and one was to Tammy Yonemitsu Rooke. I saw Tammy and her friends during the summer, and I wanted to know her. I knew she was someone very special and I’m so happy that we’ve remained connected til today.

What is a memory of yours that you can always look back at and laugh? Well, there are a ton of memories that I can’t share because it’s too good, but not appropriate for this interview!! My junior and senior year was by far the best time for me. I was not a really great student, but boy did we have fun. It was during the major renovation of the school in the late 70s or early 80s. We thought we were so cool by eating lunch in the construction area of the blocked off classrooms. Oy!

Who was your favorite teacher at The Priory?

Mr. Koki was the best teacher. He was the art teacher and has passed on. That was very sad, but I had fond memories of him. I still have two paintings hanging on my wall that he helped me do. I’m reminded of him ‘til now.

How did The Priory prepare you for your career?

The focus and attention to education and rules gave me a solid foundation from which I grew from. I lost my mother when I was 16, during my junior year – so I needed much guidance, which The Priory gave me.

Looking back at your time as a student at The Priory, what memories, experiences or lessons stand out the most?

It was a growing up time for me. The comradery and lasting relationships that I made at school shaped my years of growth and the years of exploring who I was. The strong friendships shaped my personality, wit, and confidence.

How does The Priory’s mission and vision relate to today’s world and current industry trends?

I love your mission and vision statement because you are building the foundations of these young souls so they can grow to be a product of care, respect, love and service.

How does the work that The Priory and the State of Hawai‘i do address the issues and the world we live in? How do they impact our island community?

I oversaw 10 years of filming on Hawai‘i Five-O and one year on Magnum PI. It was so nice coming back to the islands after leaving in 1988/89. Here are some statistics: Filming in Hawai‘i has generated $477 million in estimated expenditures and $825 million in economic impact and has created 4,000 jobs in 2019 according to www.bizjournals.com. Hawai‘i’s creative economy also contributed $3.6 billion to the state’s GDP according to data collected by the state’s Creative Industries Division.

What is a typical day in the life in your job?

Let me say first off, Covid has completely changed the way we do business in film and TV. I’ve been working from home for two years and lately we are now going back to work Tuesday and Thursdays. I’ve never worked harder than I have ever before. Everything is about Covid! I work on several shows where our actors become

positive, and we consistently must shift and pivot like never before. My crews need to wear masks 15 hours a day and social distance. This makes working on set difficult. But people are resilient, and they get the job done by working together and being safe.

I’m in zooms all day – I get involved in making deals with cast and directors; I discuss production plans with producers to make shooting the most efficient; and basically, I’m responsible to bring shows in on budget. I have to be a good listener, a problem solver, be patient, and be a good partner and communicator.

What advice would you give to younger alumnae or current students who aspire to follow a similar career path?

Be humble, listen, be able to pivot on a dime with no emotion, be able to look at a problem without blame and offer solutions, and be respectful.

If there is a piece of advice you’d give to a young Priory graduate, what would it be and why?

Every time I’m asked to speak at universities my last parting words are – If you are on time, you are late; always ask if they need any help before sitting down and surfing the web on your computer; and don’t be caught on your phone. This is the same advice that I gave my two kids when I gave them their first jobs as production assitants on TV shows.

What is one interesting thing people may not know about you?

I was a lei greeter at Honolulu International Airport, greeting tourists arriving from Japan. It was so fun, yet so boring...but it was five minutes from my family’s home, so it was fine for the summer!

Alumnae News

Alumna Reunited With Her Class Ring After 48 Years

While visiting friends at Camp Mokulē‘ia, Rush Randle, an avid windsurfer and metal detector hobbyist, decided to hit the beach in front of the camp. With a metal detector in hand, Rush jumped into the water to explore the hidden treasures that lie beneath the ocean. “I do metal detecting for a hobby,” he said.

“I find all kinds of stuff from gold fillings for teeth, dentures, glasses, drones, Apple iPhones, watches, piles of fishing lead, and bullets! You name it and it’s out there! I come across a lot of different types of things and am very curious to know the history of the things I find.”

At first pass, his exploring yielded old fishing weights and some coins. After a little more hunting,

he uncovered what looked to be a ring; specifically, a class ring. The corrosion on the ring made it difficult to discern the partially visible markings. Rush also didn’t know what kind of metal it was. Excitedly, he showed his treasure to the friends he was visiting, and they were able to make out a year that was inscribed on the side: 1867.

“I was blown away and got chicken skin… but knew that there was no way it was that old,” he said. “But it did say 1867 or something on one side. After getting home I cleaned it up and saw the actual date of 1974. That meant it was 48 years old!” While Rush has found rings before – even class rings – he had never found anything this old.

With the ring cleaned up, the school’s name was now visible – “St. Andrew’s Priory” – and so were the initials that were engraved in the back – “DH.” After searching the school’s website, Rush reached out to the Alumnae Relations Office, where they were able to figure out who it belonged to: Donna Honda ’74.

Donna attended St. Andrew’s Priory from seventh grade and had fond memories of her time at the school.

“I remember having loads of fun in our junior year with the making of the float for homecoming (which, if I remember correctly, our class won) and of course,

Donna Honda ’74 happily shows her St. Andrew’s Priory class ring that was lost during her junior year at The Priory.

Rush Randle holds up the old Priory ring he found on the beach in front of Camp Mokuleia.

decorating the cross with flowers for Ascension Day and spending the night in the gym with the rest of the girls talking about the ghosts that resided on the top floor of Main Hall.”

After receiving her class ring in junior year, Donna never wanted to take it off. So when her class went on an excursion to Mokulē‘ia, she was wearing her ring. While in the water, it somehow slipped off of her finger and was lost to the ocean. Donna was devastated.

“I was pretty upset because I didn’t know how to tell my parents since deep down, I knew that it wasn’t a good idea to be wearing it to the beach,” she said. “My parents did not get upset or at least not in front of me since they figured that I was sorry and sad for losing it. They purchased a replacement ring.”

When the Alumnae Relations department at St. Andrew’s Schools reached out to Donna to notify her that her ring was found, she was really surprised.

“I hadn’t thought about the lost ring for so many years and when I read the message, I couldn’t believe that it had been found. What are the chances?”

Since reuniting with her ring, she decided to keep it in the condition it was returned in.

“It sits in my ring case alongside the replacement ring. I appreciate the care and kindness Mr. Randle took in cleaning the ring and returning it to me.”

Priory Graduate Named America East Woman of The Year!

By Elizabeth McDonnell

Congrats to Priory graduate Chelsie DePonte ’17 who was named the America East Woman of the Year in 2021, her senior year at Stony Brooke University! The Man and Woman of the Year awards honor the conference’s top male and female senior student-athletes who have best distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership. DePonte earned the conference’s highest honors when named 2020-21 America East Woman of the Year. The winners were selected by the conference’s Senior Women Administrators. Enjoy some fun facts about Deponte below.

Chelsie DePonte ’17 - Stony Brook Women’s Soccer

• Fourth Seawolf to earn the honor

• Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.96 GPA in business management

• America East Presidential Scholar Athlete and Scholar All-American

• Two-time America East All-Academic honoree

• Two-time All-America East performer, including a first-team selection this year

• Three-time America East champion

• President of Stony Brook PAWS, the student-athlete mental health awareness group on campus

• Volunteered at Stony Brook’s poll center assisting students to facilitate voting in the fall 2020

John Ewen, Director of Athletic Communications writes: “After helping the Valiants to a 2-1 opening week, Ayla Ruiz (Honolulu, HI/St. Andrew’s Schools) of the Manhattanville College volleyball team has been named the Skyline Conference’s Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 5, 2021. The Manhattanville freshman opened up her collegiate career with 32 kills and 23 digs across three matches last week. After opening the season with a double-double (10 kills, 12 digs) against NYU on Sept. 1, Ruiz helped put the finishing touches on Friday’s doubleheader sweep with 13 putaways against La Roche.”

Jordan Jones Visits The Priory

By Anela Akana

Priory alum Jordan Jones ’18 made a virtual visit to the Upper School to speak to sophomores, juniors, and seniors about leadership and her transition from high school to college. Jones was a senior, now a graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Organizational Psychology and Leadership.

At its core, the mission of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is to prepare each graduate to become a commissioned leader. In fact, the school is in the midst of executing “Commitment to Character and Excellence (2017-2022),” a strategic plan which outlines the conditions they’ve set to innovate and improve their leadership development program, envisioning it to be the “world’s preeminent leader development institution.”

With three years under her belt at the time of her visit, Jones spoke about what she had learned from this program not from a textbook, but rather from first-hand experiences. “Becoming a follower is the first step in becoming a good leader. You need to be able to listen,” she said as she explained how her freshmen year was just that – listening to and observing others.

“One of the most rewarding parts about being a leader is that you’re pouring into other people,” Jones said, pointing out that leadership is about relationships and helping others. She also spoke about the importance of creating a network – maintaining good relationships with all instructors, past and present, and seeking out mentors.

Looking to her senior year, Jones explained that she must choose a “branch” or a specialized field and a preferred post location; the Army has bases across the U.S. and internationally. Upon graduation, she started her military career as a Second Lieutenant.

In a Q&A with students, when asked whether it was a difficult transition from a small, all-girls school to a large university, Jones answered, “It wasn’t an issue because I didn’t make it an issue.” She welcomed the new experience as an opportunity to explore a new school environment and to gain introspection. “Going to a new place helps you to evaluate yourself and your values and will help shape what you do next.”

As Jones reflected on her high school experiences, her advice to current Priory students was to not put too much pressure on themselves.

Congrats to Ayla Ruiz ’19 who was named Volleyball Rookie Player of the Week at Manhattanville College in fall 2021!

Priory Alumnae Succeeding in College

What happens when a Priory alumna does a good deed? We pass it forward! Danene Lunn ’80, owner of Manuheali‘i, generously gifted faculty and staff with beautiful aloha print masks to keep our team safe during the global pandemic. We passed on Danene’s gracious hospitality by purchasing Manuheali‘i masks for Priory alumnae on our recent college trip to Washington.

The ‘ahu‘ula print has regal significance because it represents the feather capes worn by ali‘i. What better mask to present to our alums than a Queen Emma inspired print?

with friends under the Washington stars. Pohai volunteers at the concession stand at the stadium to fund club events and trips. “We go camping at Wawawai River,”

Fun fact: WSU is the only university in the US with Grizzly bears on campus. Why? For research. Bears help students gain insight into human and animal health.

Fun fact: Seattle U has a Dale Chihuly brilliant red, glass-blown chandelier hanging from the School of Business and Economics. The title of the piece? “To ignite.”

UP NEXT: Gonzaga University with Priory alumnae Christa Langdon ’19 and Alexia Saad ’19! Alexia is majoring in Business Administration with two concentrations: HR Management and Marketing. She is also minoring in Psychology and Criminology. Christa is double majoring in Criminology and Sociology and minoring in Spanish.

FIRST STOP: Meeting Pohai Del Rosario ’19 at Washington State University (WSU)! Pohai gave us a special tour of WSU and showed us the Animal Science Building. “I’m in the pre-vet program,” said Pohai. “I’m continuing what I started in Priory in the City.”

Priory in the City is our signature college and career readiness initiative that gives students an opportunity to explore career pathways with industry mentors and to align college aspirations with professional goals. During her Priory in the City internship, Pohai interned with veterinarians and staff at VCA Family Animal Hospital.

In addition to animals, Pohai has a deep appreciation for her Hawaiian culture. She is a member of the Hawai‘i Club and the Pacific Island Club and enjoys outings

said Pohai, “and grill outdoors.” Pohai appreciates the Pacific Northwest wildlife.

NEXT STOP: Seattle University with Priory grads Kara Ho ’21 and Maya Reid ’20! Kara was on her way to a new student orientation and is studying Business Management. Maya is studying Kinesiology. “It is easy to make friends at Seattle U,” Maya said, “People are accepting and open-minded. Seattle U is inclusive, diverse, and close knit. I’m thankful professors establish connections with students.”

Why are relationships in college important? Professor Daniel Chambliss, co-author of the book “How College Works,” conducted research and found the relationships students form in college are crucial. To succeed in college, a student needs two or three friends, and one or two great teachers. Having a trusted mentor is another key factor for success in college. Why? Relationships lead to motivation, which in turn leads to success in college.

“I love Gonzaga’s community, small class size, and 1:1 connection to peers and professors,” said Alexia. It’s similar to The Priory.” Christa loves performing with the Gonzaga Dance Team and Alexia is on the Dean’s Business Forum Board. “I help to connect the school of business with the community,” said Alexia. “I appreciate the networking. It’s basically Priory in the City!” At its core, Priory in the City encourages students to connect their passion with a purpose.

Christa is a yearbook designer. She said, “At The Priory, I enjoyed yearbook with Ms. Matsumoto. I also mentor a middle schooler at one of the Spokane middle schools.” Their Priory spirit of leadership and service continues at Gonzaga University.

Alexia is also involved in Parent and Family Crew and plans orientations for parents and families. Alexia’s Priory in the City mentor, Dr. Kathrine Fast, said, “It’s wonderful to hear that Alexia plans events for students and their families because her Priory in the City project at UH Manoa focused on how to help students transition to college.”

Fun fact: You know it’s Christmas when a Gonzaga DJ plays Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” for the campus. Crosby attended Gonzaga.

Amelia also appreciates her professors and friends. “I like that the professors truly care about wanting to see us succeed,” said Amelia, “and will go out of their way to assist us after lecture or in office hours.” “The friends I’ve made are some of my closest friends and I’m grateful for them. UW is an amazing school, located in the heart of Seattle, and is the right fit for me. Go Huskies!”

It was wonderful to hear that all the alumnae we visited felt the same way – the college they chose was a great fit!

SPECIAL BONUS: Seeing the UW parents, affectionately known to our girls as Uncle Brian, Aunty Diane, and Aunty Elsie. Aunty Diane said, “Thank you for helping Amelia with her Priory in the City internship at Pūlama Lāna‘i. We are also grateful she was able to work there this summer.” A special mahalo to Kamryn Matsumoto’s ’18 Dad, Uncle Kurt, President of Pūlama Lāna‘i, for providing real-world learning opportunities about sustainability and business.

Sam carries a 4x6 sketchbook for daily drawing. Every day, she does a quick twominute sketch and uploads it for class. Sam said, “I’m learning how to tell stories from observing daily life.”

“My dream job,” said Sam, “is working on a project with a position I like – animator or creature designer.”

Sam created a self-portrait for her digital art class. She also animated a profile photo for the new school year.

NEXT STOP: University of Washington with Priory graduates Amelia Ide ’20 and Leticia Au ’20! Met Amelia and Leticia at the UW bookstore on University Way, known locally as “The Ave,” which is a focus for student life. Amelia plans to study Business Administration and Urban Planning. Leticia plans to study Biology and is considering a double major in Psychology.

“My favorite things about UW,” said Leticia, “are the campus, the location, and the people.” “Although UW is a large school and seems overwhelming at first, the community feels pretty small – I frequently see people I know walking around campus. Before college, the idea of meeting new people and making connections was intimidating. Thankfully, I have been able to form meaningful relationships with people from my lectures, clubs, and dorm. I feel that I can always rely on my friends, professors, teaching assistants, and advisors for their support and guidance.”

FINAL STOP: DigiPen Institute of Technology with Priory alumna Samantha Tome ’19 and her fourlegged furry friend, Jax! Sam is studying digital art and animation. “I researched colleges and chose DigiPen,” Sam said, “because it has one of the top programs in animation.”

At The Priory, Sam was an award-winning artist. “I am thankful,” said Sam, “for supportive teachers like Ms. Donathan and Mr. Prado.”

Fun

At one of the universities, we saw banners that said, “Where purpose unfolds” and “Potential expands.” After seeing alumnae, our hearts are filled with gratitude because our Priory young women have purpose and their potential for good deeds – to lead, create, and serve are unlimited!

Fun fact: Entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Paul Allen regularly used computers on the UW campus before launching Microsoft.

fact: DigiPen was founded by Claude Comair. Comair is from Lebanon, studied in Osaka, and co-founded Nintendo.

Striving for the Highest: Priory Internship Leads to 2021 Class of Astronauts Scholars Award

By Elizabeth McDonnell

Abigail Sipes ’18, was selected as one of the 2021 Class of Astronauts Scholars by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).The ASF is a nonprofit organization providing more than 50 scholarships to the brightest and most talented college students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics annually.

This prestigious scholarship is awarded to about 50 students nationwide who conduct research in STEM. To qualify, a college junior/senior must first be nominated by their school and pass the school’s committee requirements and then their application is sent to the national committee. Students must submit a personal statement and a resume regarding the research they’ve conducted and how they will continue their research and the impact it had and will have.

“The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was created in 1984 by the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts. Together they represented a wealth of collective influence which was particularly suited to encouraging university students pursuing scientific excellence. Their mission was to ensure the United States would be the global leader in technology for decades to come,” the ASF website says.

Sipes is a senior at Purdue University studying Biochemistry and has been conducting research for more than seven years. Sipes participated in the State Science Fair during her time at St. Andrew’s Schools where she conducted research with a professor from UH. Shortly after, she was offered a position as an intern for the next three summers.

“My extensive research experience is in part due to my upbringing at Priory. The most monumental experience that impacted my research career was Priory in the City where we had to get an internship that aligned with our future career goals. PIC helped me obtain an internship at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center,” Sipes said.

The summer before her senior year of college, Sipes interned at Bayer Pharmaceuticals working in the R&D department. She graduated from Purdue this past May and plans to attend graduate school to obtain a Ph.D.

Top Innovators 2021

Congratulations to our board member and Priory alumna Dew-Anne Langcaon ’81 and her business partner and fellow Priory alumna Bonnie Castonguay (formerly Sakamoto), RN ’70 whose company was named one of 2021’s Top Innovators by the national publication The CEO Views. Ho'okele Health Innovations, the company they founded 15 years ago, has now gone national with their innovative new home care model!

These courageous and compassionate women are tremendous role-models for our students, putting into action our school motto, Kūlia i ka nu‘u (Strive for the highest). As leaders making a difference in the community, they are keeping Queen Emma’s legacy of loving kindness alive and well.

Vivia: Transforming Homecare

“After having experience with research in an academic setting and an industry setting, I have decided to apply the skills and knowledge that I’ve gained in a biotech company. I hope to one day guide a company’s mission to what is cuttingedge research and where the company’s focus should be. I’d like to be part of a team that makes a meaningful impact in the biomedical field.”

Abigail Sipes, we commend you in your endeavors and your constant desire to Kūlia i ka Nu‘u – Strive for the Highest!

Abigail Sipes 2018 receives a prestigious scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), awarded to only about 50 students nationwide who conduct research in STEM.

Happy to Be Here, Proud to Serve

By Camille Michel

“We extend a warm aloha to Colleen Treacy, who will assume the position of school nurse. She will begin work later this month, with time scheduled to become familiar with our processes and procedures.”

March 4, 2020 email to St. Andrew’s Schools community

“The Department of Health today announced the first positive test results for a person under investigation on O‘ahu.” March 6, 2020 COVID-19 Daily Update, Hawai‘i Department of Health

Timing, as they say, is everything.

In the weeks after Colleen Treacy ’84 started working at St. Andrew’s Schools, it became clear that there were no existing policies or procedures to guide her through the global COVID-19 pandemic.

In the subsequent months that have now stretched more than two years, it also became clear that this kindergarten dropout who grew up to be an Air Force nurse with a master’s degree and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan was exactly the person St. Andrew’s needed to safeguard the health of our students, faculty, and staff.

Colleen is an Army brat who was born in France. It just gets more interesting from there. The map of her upbringing is the quintessential military scattering of location markers: Boston, New Jersey, Taiwan, New Mexico (the family was posted to White Sands Missile Range while her father was serving in Vietnam), Pennsylvania, and Ft. Lee, the U.S. Army post in Virginia. Her kindergarten education was a casualty of one of those moves. Following that inauspicious start, she resumed with first grade, attending Catholic school in Harrisburg, PA and later in St. Petersburg, VA.

Then the Treacy family was stationed in Hawai‘i, where Colleen attended 6th grade at Red Hill Elementary. In 7th grade, Colleen – along with her two younger sisters, Deirdre and Meghan –enrolled at The Priory. When Colleen graduated five years later, it was the longest she had ever been in one place, much less one school.

Military dependents are often characterized as resilient, adaptable, and independent. Add to that a strong sense of self, a no-nonsense approach to problemsolving, and a quick wit, and you have a pretty good description of Colleen, both then and now.

Colleen remembers being reported to the principal in 4th grade for not following the school bus rules. Firmly believing that she was being falsely accused, Colleen did not go to the principal’s office as she had been directed by the school bus monitor. When the school bell rang a few minutes later, the students lined up by classrooms as usual.

“I was at the end of my line,” Colleen recalls. “Next thing I know, a red-faced nun came flying out of the school building and started to march in front of the lines of kids. I knew she was looking for me and couldn’t find me. So I walked up to the front of the line so she could see me.”

The principal took her back to the building – none too gently, according to Colleen – to “have a chat.”

By the end of it, says Colleen, “I had convinced her not to tell my parents and to tell my first grade sister not to tell my parents either. I had no repercussions. And all my classmates were in awe of me for a couple of days.”

“I Could Probably Do That”

That strong sense of self served Colleen well as she navigated her educational path following her graduation from The Priory. She was awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship for math but after her second year at the University of Pennsylvania, she decided “math wasn’t for me.”

Then the nursing shortage of the late 1980s gave Colleen an idea. She thought, “I could probably do that” and went to the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing (“ROLL TIDE – you must say that. It’s mandatory!” Colleen inserts as she recounts this story). While there, she re-entered ROTC and joined the Air Force after graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

“The Air Force is very pro-education. In order to make rank, you need a master’s degree,” says Colleen, “so I got a Master of Health Sciences in Disaster and Emergency Management from Touro University online. I also completed Squadron Officer School and Air Command and Staff College, as well as

several other military courses such as Basic Infection Control and Epidemiology.”

In 1995, just two years after earning her college degree, Colleen’s first deployment was to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on a humanitarian mission. She was a second lieutenant and the troop commander for a group of medical personnel.

“Tens of thousands of Cubans were fleeing Cuba and trying to get the U.S. by any means possible. Many got aboard unseaworthy crafts and died; many killed by sharks. Survivors were captured at sea and brought to GITMO to be held in tent camps,” Colleen says. “I had the opportunity to talk to some of them. The risks they took to make their lives better in the U.S. was hard for me to fathom. In camp, many would mutilate themselves or purposely get pregnant in order to try to get a medical parole to the U.S. Finally while I was there, the U.S. passed a bill to allow all the refugees to enter the U.S.”

Another deployment was to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) nurse. Colleen’s three-person team included a critical care doctor and a respiratory therapist. Their job was to retrieve the most critically wounded or ill patients from bases throughout Afghanistan or even Kazakhstan and fly them in the back of a cargo aircraft or refueling aircraft to Germany.

“We would bring all our medical equipment on board with us, essentially

FACTS FACTS ABOUT COLLEEN

Favorite band: Beatles

Favorite baseball team: Red Sox

Favorite football team: Dolphins (“Let’s go, Tua!”)

Favorite food: Ice cream

Favorite place to visit: Boston

Favorite movie: Sound of Music

Favorite leisure time activity: Reading, running, traveling Things people would be surprised to know about you:

• I got to fly a fighter jet for a few minutes.

• I was held up at gun point when I worked at McDonalds years ago.

• I had a job selling encyclopedias door to door.

Who inspires you: People who are smart and fun to work with; who work hard and play hard.

An excellent piece of advice that someone gave you that you still follow today: Don’t ask anyone to do something that you wouldn’t do yourself.

Favorites memories from your time at The Priory:

• Playing a member of the Roman cavalry in our Latin Club’s show for a language festival in Kapi‘olani Park

• Getting to have class in the new Kennedy Hall in 8th grade

• Swim trip to the Maui

• Junior Ring Ceremony and Ascension Day

• Senior Values Camp

Sometimes I have to dig deep to figure out the real issue. I have to listen hard and ask questions a certain way so they can understand what I am asking and I can understand what they are telling me.”

creating a flying Intensive Care Unit in the cargo plane,” Colleen says.

In one instance, they had flown some patients to Germany and “quick-turned,” i.e. dropped the patients, spent a few hours sleeping, and got back on another plane to head back to Afghanistan. As they neared Bagram Air Base, the pilot informed Colleen that as soon as they landed, there were four burn patients to pick up at the hospital. There had been a big battle and the ICU was “bursting at the seams.” Another nurse was added to the team because of the care that burn patients require.

“I ended up taking the two worst patients,” says Colleen. “For over seven hours in the air, I barely sat down, hanging fluids and pain medication, transfusing blood, redressing wounds, maintaining adequate sedation, monitoring vital signs. We knew the worst patient was going to die. It was our job to keep him alive so his family could say goodbye. I found out later that his wife had been pregnant and delivered the baby a day after he died in Germany.”

When she was deployed to Balad Air Base in Iraq, Colleen worked in the tent hospital, floating between three different ICUs: two for Iraqis and one for coalition forces.

“We were constantly undergoing rocket attacks and often were in Alarm Red situations,” Colleen says, “During that time, we would have to don our flak vests and helmets and hide in the most secure location – which in a tent hospital taking care of critical patients really didn’t exist.

“One night we went into Alarm Red, but I had to escort a patient on a helicopter to another hospital in theater [the area where active combat operations are conducted during warfare]. Several maneuvers and flares later, we made it, but it was a bit of a scary situation.”

“Happy to Be Here – Proud to Serve”

Today, Colleen’s duties as the school nurse look much different than her experiences in the military.

“I give out a lot of ice packs,” she says, laughing. Colleen also helps with morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, tracking student attendance, taking care of injuries and illnesses, and passing out medication.

And of course she is at the center of St. Andrew’s Schools’ COVID response. Colleen answers COVID-related questions from parents at both the Queen Emma Square campus and Queen Emma Preschool, researches current COVID trends and changes that might affect school operations, and works on various projects such as arranging vaccine clinics. She administers screening testing for the campus community, which began with weekly testing of student-athletes in the fall semester and expanded in the spring semester to offer testing to all students and employees. She is also the first call if a student or employee reports exposure to COVID or a positive COVID test. From there, Colleen gathers information about possible close contacts, makes decisions

about which students or even grade levels need to quarantine, and coordinates with the Leadership Team to determine next steps and keep the community informed.

Asked how things are going on a typically busy day when she has been assessing minor playground injuries and doling out band aids and a student has thrown up on the sidewalk, you almost hear a military salute in her voice as Colleen quips, “Happy to be here! Proud to serve!”

How does school nursing compare to combat nursing?

“Being a combat nurse is easier! I never had to do uku checks in the war zone,” Colleen jokes.

But she follows with a thoughtful response that reflects the depth of her commitment to providing the care her patients truly need, in any environment.

“In theater, my patients were sedated, on ventilators. Really sick. We didn’t have the opportunity to chat with them much,” says Colleen. “My job was to keep them alive. I could look at a monitor or a lab result and know what was going on with the patient and work to fix it.”

In school nursing, Colleen says, “The students are sometimes more complicated. Sometimes I have to dig deep to figure out the real issue. I have to listen hard and ask questions a certain way so they can understand what I am asking and I can understand what they are telling me.”

The Strength to Strive for the Highest

Colleen is no stranger to digging deep on both a personal and professional level.

She was an athlete in school, swimming competitively for club teams since the sixth grade and as a varsity swimmer for The Priory in high school. She ran varsity cross country for two years in high school. As an adult, Colleen has completed a marathon, a sprint distance triathlon

(750M swim, 20K bike ride, 5K run), and the North Shore Swim Challenge, which is a 2.3 mile open ocean swim.

Colleen’s many professional accomplishments include her selection as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force ROTC as a nurse candidate; being rated first of 103 Majors (including doctors, pharmacists, and all medical careers, not just nurses) in a large hospital; her promotion to lieutenant colonel through the Below the Zone program, through which fewer than 5% of candidates were selected for early promotion; and her selection as Company Grade Officer of the Year for the 10th Medical Group.

She is proud of passing the NCLEX, the licensing exam to become a nurse, and says, “I was sweating bullets waiting for the results!” Clearly she is proud of her career in the military, especially as a CCATT nurse, being able to save wounded warriors. Colleen also looks outward for points of pride, such as all the awards won by people she mentored and seeing her students on the news during the war doing amazing things as flight nurses and on CCATT teams.

Almost as an afterthought, she adds a deeply personal accomplishment: completing PTSD treatment. “It took me years to admit that I needed it and get the strength to go. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but I got through it and it really helped.”

It has been an extraordinary journey that has brought Colleen Treacy home to The Priory. This is beautifully reflected in the advice that she has for future graduates of St. Andrew’s Schools: “Your original path may diverge from what you had in mind, but your Priory foundation will always be there to give you strength.”

Kūlia i Ka Nu‘u, indeed.

Your original path may diverge from what you had in mind, but your Priory foundation will always be there to give you strength.”

In Memoriam

Sister Monica Mary, C.T.

Written by Sister Diana, C.T. Community of the Transfiguration

(MONICA BEATRICE HEYES)

JULY 22, 1925 – JULY 4, 2021 Life Professed October 18, 1957

Deeply faithful, determined, intrepid, hard-working, lover of books, studious, serious, adventuresome, curious, and idealistic are just some of the traits which come to mind when thinking about Sister Monica.

A northern Michigander, she was born to a Canadian father and English mother. Her father was a priest in the Episcopal Church, in charge of a variety of rural missions. She and her father were especially close; their relationship being deeply formative of her

spirituality and her passion for liturgy. She was always eager to gain and share knowledge. She earned her BA in History and her Bachelor of Library Science at the University of Wisconsin. She writes that her most formative experience at that time was being a member of St. Francis House, the Episcopal student center on campus. “I went to church for myself and not for my family, served on Vestry, and was president of the Altar Guild. My thoughts first turned to the religious life during a mission given there by F. Bonnell Spencer, OHC, in Lent, 1945.”

Although she was an Associate of the Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity, she found herself drawn to the Community of the Transfiguration through a book about religious communities and some newsletters from the ministry in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was received as a Postulant on the Eve of St. Francis in 1953.

She started out using her Library Science degree helping out in the Convent library as well as substituting at Bethlehem Cottage. She would become an expert substitute for all kinds of jobs, always willing to do whatever was needed whenever she was needed. During her Novitiate and her first year Professed, she served as a Cottage Mother and taught 2nd grade at St. Simon’s School. Then her travels started.

In 1958 she was sent to Japan. Two years later she went to St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu where she served for ten years, teaching 7th grade and working on her MA in History. On her return to Glendale she found herself teaching at Bethany, serving as Novice Director, then Librarian before going to Lincolnton. When that ministry closed she plunged into convent life in the Library, working on the Quarterly, doing bulk mailing, chairing the Liturgical Committee, revising the Office of Lauds, and serving for many years as a Sister Trustee and as a member of Council.

She served on many diocesan commissions in the dioceses where she served, completed the EFM course, and helped out wherever she was needed. For example, when there was a need for a Sister to spend some time in the Dominican Republic, Sr. Monica, shortly before her 80th birthday, happily volunteered to go. She returned twice after that first trip and loved it.

Sister Monica also loved to write. When she was at the The Priory in Hawai‘i, she wrote a play about Bishop Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, a saint she greatly admired and whose name she thoroughly enjoyed saying. Late in her life, with the able assistance of Oblate Mattie Decker, she completed an excellent history of the Community of the Transfiguration entitled Women of Devotion.

She was also a great lover of music. Although she was told by a teacher when she was young that she could not carry a tune, she did not let that stop her from other expressions of an art that meant much to her. She studied both piano and organ, only giving up the latter when she could no longer manage the steep steps onto the organ bench. She also learned how to play the carillon, climbing the ladder up into the Chapel tower to play or to show off the bells into her late 70s. She continued to play the piano for worship until COVID stopped our singing, and continued to practice, daily, until shortly before her death.

Sister Monica had no idea how truly remarkable a woman and Sister she was. She referred to herself as “a bear of little brain,” a manifest inaccuracy. She was earnest, she was faithful and she took her vows seriously, even to accepting all the loving care she needed from the infirmary staff who loved her dearly. She was hard-working and caring. She lived the religious life in the Community of the Transfiguration with determination and joy, not missing an Office or a meeting until her body gave out and her Lord took her home.

In Memoriam

Anna Marie and David Kennedy Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund

Anna Marie Kennedy passed peacefully on October 12, 2021, in Spokane, Washington, at the side of her husband, The Rev. David K. Kennedy. She is survived by her husband, four sons – Christopher, Paul (wife Joanne), Karl, and Eric – and ten wonderful grandchildren.

David and Anna Marie were married in 1956 in Madison. The officiant was Bishop Harry S. Kennedy, the groom’s father. They had celebrated 66 years of marriage in 2021, the year of Anna Marie’s passing.

The couple’s lives were heavily entwined with St. Andrew’s Priory School – Father Kennedy being a long-time Head of School and Mrs. Kennedy as Assistant Librarian for many years before retiring in 1998.

In retirement, Anna Marie kept very busy volunteering wherever she saw a need and felt she could help. Among her many activities, she was a volunteer at the Holy Nativity Church Thrift Shop. Anna Marie enjoyed taking care of her plants and had a plot in the Hawai‘i Kai Community Garden where she grew vegetables, giving away the surplus. Her favorite hobby was quilting, and she made countless beautiful quilts to give to family and friends and to help raise funds for needy families in the community.

At Anna Marie’s request, she wanted memorial contributions to be made to the Anna Marie and David Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Fund at St. Andrew’s Priory School. The fund will assist families with financial need who could not otherwise afford to send their children to St. Andrew’s Schools. Recipients shall exemplify strong Christian faith, work ethic, and perseverance through caring for others and serving the school and community.

Gifts in memory of Anna Marie Kennedy may be sent to:

St. Andrew’s Schools

Attn: Anna Marie Kennedy Memorial Fund 224 Queen Emma Square Honolulu, HI 96813

Florence Takako Matsumoto Kuwashima ’86

Florence Takako Matsumoto Kuwashima ’86, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, in Torrance, CA. She attended The Priory from kindergarten through high school.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, with her two sisters, Mary and Christiana (Chrissie), “Flo” Kuwashima attended The Priory from kindergar ten through high school. She was the senior class president of the graduat ing class of 1952. Flo was the school’s student organist for daily chapel services and an accomplished pianist and organist. At The Priory, Flo developed close, long-lasting friendships with Myrtle, Phyllis, Janet, Jeanne, Roberta, and others, with many of those friends spending time with her in the last years, months, and days of her life.

Phyllis Shuck-Gee remembers meeting Flo at The Priory in 7th grade, where “we loved our recesses and lunch hour when we could amuse ourselves under the Ylang Ylang tree in conversations, games, etc.”

After completing graduate school at New York University, Flo married Terry Kuwashima. They moved to California, where she raised two children, Laurie and Gary, and taught full-time in the Los Angeles United School District for 34 years. Toward the end of Flo’s teaching career, she was selected as the 10th District’s Teacher of the Year in 2000. She became an active member at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Torrance, where she volunteered during her teaching career and afterward in retirement. She was the proud grandmother of two grandsons, Joseph and Michael Kuwashima.

Flo’s interests included music, theater, travel, and mystery novels. She was servant-hearted to all she cared for and supported St. Andrew’s Schools throughout her lifetime.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sadamu and Shinayo Matsumoto, and her youngest sister, Chrissie. She is survived by sister Mary Matsumoto Miyamasu ’55.

Carolyn Mapuana Evenson-Dill ’71

Carolyn Mapuana Evenson passed on November 18, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. She was 67 years old. She is survived by her husband, David Michael Dill, daughters Jessie Rose Naupaka, Samantha Pualani, Melinda Likolehua, and son Mark Kupunihi. She also is survived in Hawai‘i by two sisters, Olivia Likolehua Evenson and Rosemary Ku‘ulei Burnett, along with many nephews, nieces, aunties, uncles, and cousins.

Mapu and her husband Mike both went to Evergreen State College, where she studied Asian literature. Mapu had a great passion for learning and was an avid reader. Living in Woods, Oregon, she became the principal librarian of the Winkelman’s South County Library and later retired from the Til lamook County Library after 18 years.

She lived a regal life and was described as “a woman of peace who raised a strong family.” She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. There was a celebration of life held for her on January 30, 2021 (her birthday) in Oregon. Gifts made in her memory benefitted the St. Andrew’s Schools’ Lower School Library.

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Honolulu, HI 96813

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