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the work as a 16-year-old high school junior, a similar age to the student actors. The plot follows two rival groups divided by their firsthand how to work as socioeconomic status. a team and to appreciate The story is told in the strengths of their fellow first-person narrative players.” by 14-year-old Ponyboy “The Outsiders” is based Curtis, played by freshman on a coming-of-age novel Jaden April, who who by S. E. Hinton published lives with his older brothin 1967. Hinton was 15 ers Sodapop, played by when she started writing sophomore James Triplett, the novel and did most of JOHN STEINHORST TGIFR!DAY

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Members of the Socs gang are played Aspen Wolfgang and freshman Paulina Do. “I want to major in theater when I go to by juniors Pierce Bivens, Lennart Bürgers, college,” Wolfgang said. “I play a kinda cool Maria Grigarova and freshman Abby Katherine Polzin. guy who flirts with girls and has been in “It’s not just the vocabulary and free jail and through hard times. I have been in three plays in my entire life, and I’ve played boys every single time. It’s fun.” SEE OUTSIDERS, P. 6

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The Lihue restaurant offers a colorful breakfast with fresh fruit on French toast and pancakes.

“At night I do fine dining, reservations only with a minimum of four, but it’s really pricey,” Shigekane said. “It’s 150 dollars a head.” “My Japanese Wagyu costs me a hundred bucks a pound,” he added. Whenever he buys his beef, it’s certified authentic with the highest grading and marble scoring. “For fine dining, I start off with sushi, because that’s my

forte,” he said. “For sushi appetizers, I have king crab, I have sashimi, I do prime rib, I do rack of lamb, I do dry-age pork chop. All those items you don’t pick and chose, you get to eat everything.” For dessert, he prepares bananas foster right at the table. For breakfast, plates include loco moco, omelettes and stuffed French toast, ranging from $5 to $15. Lunch features oxtail soup, salads and sandwiches ranging from $12 to $25. “The kitchen is wide open, we don’t hide anything,” Shigekane said. “So it’s gotta be spotless back there.” “For me a restaurant’s first criteria, it’s got to be clean,” he added. “People pick up on that immediately.” The restaurant employs about 10 people on staff for quality service. The line cooks receive daily bonuses depending on the number of plates they serve. After they hit his goal in gross sales for the month, he decided to reward the crew with a trip to Las Vegas for a week in December. Word of mouth keeps people coming, and regular customers even get coffee mugs with their name. “It took a while to get to this point,” Shigekane said. “Everything is running like a smooth machine right now.”

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double-hulled voyaging canoe. Up until now those books have been out of print for quite some time and secondhand copies fetch quite a price regardless of their condition…until now! Lucky for all of us, the relaunch of the Hokule’a that occurred recently in 2014, with its voyage around the world powered by people, wind, seas, birds, and stars only, spanning a distance of over 60,000 miles and visiting 23 different countries, this epic experience something about a topic that still exists in our society right now.” “When I’m not on stage I like watching other people perform, knowing them off stage and looking at the similarities,” Polzin said. “Being in other plays, I feel like this one is very different. It’s very interesting to learn how people were back

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The theatrical show is co-directed by Ellenburg and teacher Alice April. “It’s interesting to see them comparing the youth of yesteryear to today and see how they interacted across the social boundaries back then,” The rumble scene was a favorite for students from left lying Alice said. “I think they’re down Cassie Rector, Pierce Bivens, Jadie April and kneeling seeing some similarities left Katherine Polzin, and standing from left Paulina Do, and differences in the way Maria Grigarova, Max Movaghar and Sierra Dias. we handle things. The kids here give each other different costumes and then, what they wore and knowing different lines and room to be more expreshow they acted.” sive and to have more talking different as all the Other cast members inindividuality.” three,” Yavinsky said. “I’ve clude junior Cassie Rector, “I think it’s been a good sophomore Mia Lopez and learned how to talk with learning lesson for them more reflection and diction freshman Callie Yavinsky, too, ” she added. and louder so the audience who plays three separate “The Outsiders” marks can hear you. There’s lot of minor roles. Ellenburg’s 83rd Island cool scenes, the rumble is “I love the thrill of it, School production. especially fun.” because I’m throwing on “With every theatre production, I watch young people rise to the Carrying Rain Cha Now Creating that ins occasion and, as part of a group, achieve more than in your garden they ever could alone,” Ellenburg said. “Island School emphasizes the arts as essential to a complete education.” The technical crew is 828-6400 led by volunteer Chris www.gardenpondskauai.com

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