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Highlands Intermediate School students (from left) Chazten Alvarado, Rica Marie Ragasa and Reagan Chang took first place in the Junior Expert Category of the Ōlelo Youth Xchange Student Video Competition with their video Embrace, Not Reject. PHOTO COURTESY ‘ŌLELO YOUTH XCHANGE
16–18 MAY 2023 | HONOLULU, HI
The Pearl City Elementary School Chess Club won first place in Hawai‘i Chess Federation’s Scholastic Tournament on March 25. Pearl City Elementary students Easton Bailey, Jacob Medearis and Albert Wang won medals in the kindergarten
to fifth grade team bracket and Levi Darby won third place in the overall kindergarten to second grade bracket. Coach Joshua Darby (back) is pictured with students (front row, from left) Andrew Wang, Jacob Medearis, Everett Bailey and Levi Darby; and (second row, from left) Jude Darby, Paisley Bailey, Easton Bailey and Albert Wang.
PHOTO COURTESY SHANELLE BAILEY
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lands Intermediate School students Chazten Alvara- do, Rica Marie Ragasa and Reagan Chang took top honors in the 20th Annual ‘Ōlelo Youth Xchange Stu- dent Video Competition in the Junior Expert category with their video Embrace, Not Reject. Highlands In- termediate was awarded an equipment-and-accessory prize pack valued at approx- imately $1,700. It included a Canon M50 camera kit and accessories, as well as wire- less microphones ... ‘Aiea resident Cori Matsuoka is part of the ensemble for Kumu Kahua Theatre’s pro- duction of Folks You Meet in Longs, which runs from May 25 to June 25. Directed by Alvin Chan and written by Lee Cataluna, the show
presents a collection of monologues highlighting the wide range of characters that frequent the aisles of Ha- wai‘i’s favorite drug store. Tickets are available at ku- mukahua.org/52nd-season ... Pearl City High School participated in the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders Vi- sion Lab and its Centerstage team took the coveted award
for its work supporting small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team interviewed various local mom-and-pop store owners and prepared a com- prehensive business report for lawmakers and advo- cates to encourage policy changes that would promote shopping locally ... jlansan- gan@midweek.com
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