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8 th grade
My most memorable moment was I won the national Champion of Taekwondo competition (lightest division) in Taiwan.

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I have to many favorite memories!
"Romeo and Juliet" in pidgin for eighth grade English was a turning point for me...

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My most memorable moment during high school was during our JS prom. My mom was so strict all the time, but that night, she was ok watching me dancing with my classmates.

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I loved our 10th grade class when I got to help build a replica of the Globe Theatre in London and participate in a pidgin version of Macbeth. I will never forget the double, double toil and trouble around the cauldron. In my senior year I was Salutatorian of my graduating class. Giving the speech was stressful but the honor was great and one I had worked hard for.

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I don't have too many digital pix from the stone age! I was a football team captain and recruited to play for an eventual national champ team. But that didn't work out! My greatest accomplishment was being elected to speak at commencement to a class of 1000 and an audience of several thousand more in 1972. I pointed out how useful it is to Not Think -- make money off needless wars, etc.

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moved to Waipahu from Mililani and met some of my best friends at Waipahu Intermediate and are still great friends today.

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During 8th grade we had a fun activity where we got to complete a creative writing activity.  It was fun being able to just write for enjoyment, not to just answer questions about readings.
In Science during the 9th grade my Kumu encouraged and allowed us to pour alcohol on the desk and light it on fire.  Needless to say it was fun and it got me very excited to attend class daily!

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We spent all year learning about American history and towards the end of the year, we had a Civil War reenactment Day. There were different stations where we ate era-appropriate food (hardtack and coffee) and (learned first-aid (so different from today). The day culminated with a reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg. We used water balloons, and because I was in the Confederacy, I got extra balloons! It was a great way to cap off the year!

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Great memories from my senior year! (1980)

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Great memories from my senior year! (1980)

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Ah yes, Aloha shirt photos for the senior picture in the yearbook and long hair with a middle comb.
Interesting side note: I got to play against  (Barry Obama at the time) in the 1979 Hawaii High School state basketball tournament.

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After the tsunami struck Sendai Japan in 2011 I wanted to support my Japanese peers and help with the reconstruction efforts. In one week, I collected 5,053 cranes = $10,106 for the Japan Red Cross relief. ( The Bezos Family Foundation donated $2 for every crane to go towards rebuilding Japan.)

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When I was in 7th grade, I was selected to be in a group of students who got to interview (Senator at the time) Barack Obama at our school. We then got to join a larger group of students who listened to him speak about the importance and impact public service has had on his life.