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Elena Hollenbeak, a senior at St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolu- lu, is heading to the British American Drama Academy in London after winning the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare com- petition. She was one of just 41 students from across the nation who competed at New York City’s Lincoln Center earlier this year. She per- formed Shakespeare’s Sonnet 14 and Act V, Scene III of Macbeth. Hollenbeak’s the- ater teacher, Lyn Ackerman, received a $1,000 teacher rec- ognition award ... Punahou School senior Jack Ho took home the Duke Award and a scholarship worth $15,000 at Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation’s Duke’s Night last month. Ho is the fastest
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(From left) E. Quinn Peeper, chairman of the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition; Elena Hollenbeak of St. Andrew’s Priory, the competition’s winner; and Lyn Ackerman, Hollenbeak’s theater teacher. PHOTO COURTESY ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOLS
youth to cross the Pailolo Channel, hydrofoiling for 27 miles, and the only per- son to recreate the mile long “Duke Ride” from Castles to Queen’s Beach in Waikīkī
using a hydrofoil. He plans to attend University of Ha- wai‘i at Mānoa in the fall ... Hawai‘i Lions are hosting a picnic at Ala Moana Beach Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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awarded $30,000 in grants
to three youth programs run
by local nonprofits. Hawai‘i
Agricultural Foundation’s
Young Entrepreneur Program
helps middle and high school
teams from public and charter
schools bring locally sourced
products to market; Center
for Tomorrow’s Leaders hosts
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case student-led projects;
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