2020-2021 School Year
PROJECT FINALIST
1st Place Senior Paper: Tokyo Rose and the American Media: Communicating Nationalism
Student: Annabelle Ink (National Qualifier) Teacher: Jason Duncan
2nd Place Senior Paper: 1891 Lynching of Italians: How Newspapers Communicated a Negative Understanding of Immigrants
Student: Kyle Walker (National Qualifier) Teacher: Jason Duncan
1st Place Senior Group Website: Easing Disease: The Communication of Louis Pasteur’s Revolutionary Discoveries that Facilitated the Understand of Germ Theory https://98059612.
Student: Breanne Acoba & Brielle Acoba (National Qualifiers) Teacher: Jason Duncan
2nd Place Senior Group Website: Cracked Communication: The Secret Doe Breaking Woman https://75845470.
Student: Erin Hikiji & Emmeline Ink (National Qualifiers) Teacher: Jason Duncan & Sean Wagner
1st Place Senior Individual Website: Communication During the Suez Crisis: The United Nations Use of Diplomacy to Foster Understanding & Peace https://48794674.
Student: Ty Wakahiro (National Qualifier) Teacher: Kim Lauzon
2nd Place Senior Individual Documentary: Mary Kawena Pukui Communicates Endangered Hawaiian Language and Cultural Practices for Future Understanding and Revival https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Mandy Kim-Fu (National Qualifier) Teacher: Amy Boehning
3rd Place Senior Group Documentary: Dr. Seuss: Communication through WWII Propaganda to Children’s Books https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Willow Otaka & Kiana Burnette Teacher: Jason Duncan
1st Place Senior Individual Performance: Mathew Brady: Communication Through Photojournalism and the Comprehension of War https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Yasmine Mustafa (National Qualifier) Teacher: Jason Duncan
2nd Place Senior Individual Performance: Communicating the Horrors of War: Understanding Walter Cronkite’s Vietnam Broadcasts https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Veronica Guiney (National Qualifier) Teacher: Jason Duncan
3rd Place Senior Individual Performance: The Communication of the Camp David Accords and Middle Eastern Politics https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Armaan Needles Teacher: Jason Duncan & Amy Boehning
1st Place Senior Group Performance: Patsy Mink: The Understanding of the Communication Against Sex Discrimination in Educational Programs https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Quincy Coullahan & Jasmine Smith (National Qualifiers) Teacher: Genevieve Matsumura
2nd Place Senior Group Performance: Shakespeare and Communicating Through Four Centuries: Interpreting Messages https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Samatha Ito & Kyle Corley (National Qualifiers) Teacher: Genevieve Matsumura
3rd Place Senior Group Performance: The Communication of Women's Rights at the Seneca Falls Convention https://www.wevideo.com/view/
Student: Krystal Luna & Alyssa Lamarca (National Qualifiers) Teacher: Jason Duncan
2019-2020 School Year
Exhibit Category
2nd Place Senior Division Individual Exhibit - National Qualifier
Special Prize: Hawaiʻi Heritage Center Award
for and outstanding project in local or ethnic history
Reviving the Hula: Kalakaua Breaks Cultural Barriers
https://drive.google.com/file/
Student: Gabriella Stonerook
Teacher: Genevieve Matsumura
Special Prize: Matson Award
for an outstanding project in maritime history
Hōkūleʻa Sets Sail For New Horizons
https://drive.google.com/file/
Student: Gabrielle Abenes-Visconti
Teacher: Micah Benavitz
Performance Category
1st Place Senior Division Group Performance - National Qualifier
Special Prize: Hawaiʻi Heritage Labor Council Award
for an outstanding project in labor history
Memphis Strikes Break the Barrier For African American Sanitation Workers
Script: https://drive.google.com/file/
Student: Helene Tavares-Lenton, Jasmine Milsap, and Emmanuel Jennings
Teacher: Amy Boehning
1st Place Senior Division Individual Performance - National Qualifier
Special Prize: Hui O Laulima Lorraine Toma Award
for an outstanding project in Okinawan history
United States Military Breaking Barriers in the Honouliuli Internment Camp
Script: https://drive.google.com/file/
Optional Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Student: Armaan Needles
Teacher: Kim Lauzon & Amy Boehning
Website Category
1st Place Senior Division Individual Website - National Qualifier
Breaking Barriers to Higher Heights
https://07392752.
Student: Noah Ocreto
Teacher: Grant Bramer
2nd Place Senior Division Individual Website - National Qualifier
The Suppression of Buddhism in Hawaii
https://95379086.
Student: The Suppression of Buddhism in Hawaii
Teacher: Genevieve Matsumura
Documentary Category
Special Prize: Associated Chinese University Women Award
for an outstanding project in Chinese-American History
Breaking Barriers: Chien-Shiung Wu, First Lady of Physics
Student: Emma Lee, Jaylin Smith, and Nina Quingua
Teacher: Jason Duncan
Special Prize: Johana Wurst Award
for an outstanding project related to textiles, the fashion industry, or art and its impact on history
The Ebony Fashion Fair: Breaking Barriers for African- Americans
Students: Emma Berry and Tani Umetsu
Teacher: Amy BoehningBrea Swartwood - 1st place Computational Biology & Informatics [ISEF Finalist]
Utilizing Neural Networking to Find Critical Indicators of Cognitive Impairment
Kyle Walker & Matthew Schaefer - 1st place Earth and Environmental Sciences
Degradation of Aluminum in Saltwater and its Effect on Brine Shrimp Survival
Cadie Young - 2nd place Animal Sciences
Determining the Effective Anti-Parasitic Concentration of Noni Extract
Jacqueline Kirkpatrick & Cade Nakao - 2nd place Chemistry
The Strength of Banana Peel Bioplastics based on the Molarity of Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium
Kayla Uyema - 3rd place Animal Sciences
Ant Busters Testing Homemade Solutions to Little Fire Ants
Annabelle Ink - 3rd place Behavioral & Social Sciences
Smoke Screen: The Effect of Social Media on Teenage Vaping
Meilin Bucher - 3rd place Biochemistry
A Sustainable Natural Sunscreen
Summer Aniya, Jace-Lynn Tolentino, & Angelina Dulay - 3rd place
Earth & Environmental Sciences
The Durability of Invasive Algae as as Alternative to Paper Production
Proj. # | Title of Project | Student/s |
29* ISEF | Increasing the Buoyancy of Potato-based Bioplastics | Alex Nakasato |
20* ISEF | Assessing the Pouhala Marsh Soil | Ashlynn Carney Caleb Beeler |
32 | Comparative Analysis of Thermal Membranes: Banana Leaf vs PET Plastics | Louie Yang |
17 | Utilizing Neural Networking to Find Critical Indicators of Cognitive Impairment | Brea Swartwood |
3 | Determining the Effective Anti-Parasitic Concentration of Noni Extract | Cadie Young |
2 | Finding non-toxic homemade Solutions to Aniploplepis gracilipes | Kayla Uyema |
12 | A Sustainable Natural Sunscreen | Meilin Bucher |
25 | The Effects of Retrofitting Buildings with Hydroponics on Temperature Reduction in Urban Areas | Leigh Berry |
21 | Degradation of Aluminum in Saltwater and its Effect on Brine Shrimp Survival | Matthew Schaefer, Kyle Walker |
24 | The Durability of Invasive Algae as an Alternative to Paper Production | Summer Aniya Angelina Dulay Jace-Lynn Tolentino |
9 | Smoke Screen: The Effect of Social Media on Teenage Vaping | Annabelle Ink |
15 | Comparison of Microplastic Separation Devices and their Success Rate | Ila Nako, Zoey Dangleman |
16 | The Strength of Banana Peel Bioplastics based on the Molarity of Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide | Jacqueline Kirkpatrick, Cade Nakao |
36 | Determining the Relationship between the location of Poi Fermentation and the Microbes Present | Christopher Kae |
2018-2019 School Year
2017-2018 School Year
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ncw/ncw-illustrated-poem-contest/winners.html
2016-2017 School Year
4/8/17: The Mililani Winter Guard placed 4th out of 134 guards at this year's Winter Guard International at Dayton, Ohio. Student Janelle Matsuoka also received a scholarship from WGI.
CTSO Competition Results for 2016-2017 School Year:
FCCLA
Illustrated Talk - Gold Medal
Micah Andrade
Kaylie-Ann Melancon
Casey Tokita
Focus on Children - Gold Medal: Kylie Maemori-Yoshida, Kristen Tsukuda
Food Innovations - Silver Medal: Martina Segura
Knife Cutting - White Ribbon: Hunter Gentry, Gavin Lee
Knife Cutting - Red Ribbon: Jaycen Baptist, Savanh Salinthone
Culinary Arts
Gerrin Cabebe - Gold Medal
Ryvin-Lee Galvez Gold Medal
Isabella Pe - Silver Medal
HOSA
Medical Innovation Advancement Team
Bronze: Preston Baumgardner, Kara Fujimoto, Nathan Kim, Alexander Rambaud
Prepared Speaking Leadership Event: Bronze: Mika Domingo
Medical Reading Health Sciences Event: Silver: Kerri Nashiro
Knowledge Test: Pathophysiology Health Sciences Event: Silver: Donovan Roy
Knowledge Test: Human Growth and Development Health Sciences Event: Gold: Shu Yi Shi
Skills USA
Advertising Design: Bronze: Gavril Ibaan
Architectural Drafting: Gold: Noah Rodrigues
Internetworking:Gold: Nicholas Alvarado, Silver: Sean Dunston, Bronze: Nicholas Shaw
Job Skill Demonstration: Silver: Raycel Rodriguez
Mobile Robotics Technology
Gold: Noah Evile and Tyler Labonte
Silver: Joseph Knaus and Jordin Stauffer
Bronze: Liezl Chan and Damien Santiago
Pin Design: Gold: Ada Eves
Prepared Speech: Bronze: Kaitlyn Aoki
Promotional Bulletin Board: Gold: Christian Howe, Miles McGowen and Nathaniel Dohoerty, Silver: Griffyn Tijamo, Christina Casanova and Grace Welch
Related Technical Math: Gold: Nathan Mashiyama
The Trojan Cheer Team earned fifth place at the National Cheerleaders Association Competition in Dallas on January 22, 2017. They also received recognition in the sideline cheer, line dance, and fight song categories.
Student Travis Afuso and Teacher Amy Boehning were selected for the prestigious Normandy Scholar Program.
Team 1973A, consisting of Team Captain Noah Evile, Tyler Labonte and Joseph Knaus were a part of a three team alliance that won the State Championship on Jan. 5, 2017. Also, they were recipients of the Innovation Award and earned a slot to the VEX Robotics World Championship.