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5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! Launched
 In March, the Academy launched a new wellness program on – 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! The effort kicked off with a wellness fair, featuring stations emphasizing good nutrition and healthy habits, for students in grades Junior Kindergarten to six. Students sampled healthy snack items, spun a health-oriented wheel-of-fortune, transversed through an obstacle course, and boogied to Zumbotomic. The next day, students in grades seven to 12 got their introduction to the program, which touts 5 fruits and vegetables in the daily diet, not more than 2 hours of screen time, 1 hour of physical activity and 0 sugary drinks. Their assembly included a flash mob dance to “get moving.”
Peck, Peck, Peck
 Spring brings thoughts of new life, and the Academy’s Senior Kindergartners (SK) experienced this first-hand. The students excitedly cared for chick eggs, and on day 20, watched eagerly as their eggs wobbled, small cracks and holes appeared in the shell, and the chicks broke free.
The students in the two classes spent much time observing the six babies, writing in their journals and researching the life cycle of a chicken.
Watching the chicks grow over the next two weeks was an eye-opening experience for the students who sent them to their new home – a farm owned by an Academy family.
Memories of Easter linger
 What do Easter eggs, bunny ears, baskets, bonnets and math have in common? They were all featured items that took center stage for the Academy’s Junior and Senior Kindergarten the week leading up to Easter. The students eagerly prepped for the week’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Kindergartners’ quest provided the opportunity to hone math skills, including finding their eggs, continuously counting them and determining how many more needed to be collected or put back to reach their seven-egg allotment.
ROBOTICS’ SHA-Q ATTACK
 The FIRST Robotics team has concluded its season after weeks of designing, building, programming their robot, SHA-Q, and competing in Regionals in Portland and Honolulu. A team of 22 traveled to Portland, where they collaborated with other teams and brought home the Industrial Safety Award. At the Hawai’i Regional at the University of Hawai’i’s Stan Sheriff Center in March, Lancer Robotics received the Control in Innovation Award for their inventive and consistent design and were ranked seventh out of 38 teams.
Because of this placement, the Lancer team was the alliance captain for the final rounds and advanced to the Quarter Finals.
Stocking up for the future
 As one of 29 schools, the Academy's Economic classes are participating in the Hawai'i Stock Market Simulation, designed to help students learn how the United States' stock market system works. Teams are made up of two to four students each investing a hypothetical $1,000,000 in stocks, bonds and mutual funds over a 10-week period that ends April 20. Team members check accounts daily and adjust their portfolios to maintain a balance between stocks and bonds. Ten of the Academy's investment teams are in the top 10 for their respective divisions; three teams, including (left) Shawna-Lei, Kahealani and Shannon, have placed either first or second in both the Growth and Income/Growth Divisions. Overall performance is reported in the business section of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Sundays.
Not a cloud in the sky
 While Oahu was pummeled with rain, hail and high winds, the Academy's fourth graders enjoyed clear, perfect weather on their journey to the Big Island in mid-March!
The hu'akai (journey) took them to Kona, to walk the sands of one of the last places of refuge, Pu'uhonua O' Honaunau; to the famous painted church founded by Sacred Hearts Academy priests; and to exploring the native plants and cordage-making at the Greenwell Gardens.
In the following days, the class learned about the Kahaluu ahupuaa (Keauhou); examined petroglyphs at Anaehoomalu; experienced the massive heiau, Pu'u Kohola, built by Kamehameha I; drove through old lava flows; and enjoyed sunny Hilo and chilly and majestic Volcanoes National Park (Kilauea).
Kzoo Speech Contest
 Thirty-two students from Hawai'i's public and private high schools, including (right) Academy freshman Isabel, sophomore Sara and senior Genevieve, showcased their Japanese language and speech skills before judges at the 43rd annual Radio KZOO Japanese Speech Contest. Tosatto spoke about about herself and her interest in Japanese language and culture and won the first place in Level I division. Her win on this level marked the third consecutive year an Academy student has taken the top honor. Lee competed in Level II by talking about her love for music and dance. Tashima competed in Level III by sharing how she has gained concentration, confidence and perseverance from being on the school's air riflery team.
Masa Yamguchi and Yoko Harada are the students' teachers.
Celebrating girls all day
 On March 2, the Academy's Junior and Senior Kindergar-ten (SK) classes experienced a little taste of Japanese culture during their celebration of Girls' Day, or "Hina Matsuri." In Renaye Oyer's SK class, Eve Teraoka's family shared Japanese dolls, musical instruments and several beautiful Japanese kimonos for the youngsters to try on. The students also made origami hearts and Japanese emperor and empress dolls, also out of origami. The Junior Kindergarten (JK) students in Sandy Arnobit's class enjoyed decorating a doll's kimono with colorful snippets of origami and used miniature pink flowers to mimic the lovely sakura. The students also opened a pretend play tea party center, dressed up and had a tea party with their friends. For morning snack, the SK and JK students tasted Japanese treats, including musubi, sweet mochi, crunchy arare and other special treats.
Being in the Band was an honor
 Three Academy students performed in the 2012 Oahu Band Directors Association High School Honor Band - (right with Band Director Keith Higaki) juniors Brooke and Kylie and senior Jiaxin.
This select group, from 17 local and private high schools in the Islands, was fortunate to work with the former director of bands at the University of Hawaii, Grant Okamura. Under his direction, the Honor Band performed to a full house on January 21 at the Pearl City Cultural Center Auditorium.
Ho'olokahi Festival Choral Concert
Winter Band Concert 2011
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Sacred Hearts Academy’s Commencement 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
3:00 p.m. at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Entrance is by ticket only. All graduates may be met on the lawn at the conclusion of the commencement at approximately 4:30 p.m. Graduates will be by the letter corresponding to the first letter of their last name.
Construction Progress
Arial view
"A Bond That Last A Lifetime"
Video created for Hiki No by the Video Journalism Class
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