LEADERSHIP: IT'S NOT ABOUT REWARDS; IT'S DOING WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE ACKNOWLEDGES YOU!

2022 MOANALUA HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (above) The Moanalua High School Executive Council is made up of fifteen volunteers. VOLUNTEERS! While officers are elected, they choose to run knowing that if they win, there is no physical reward, no letter grade, no incentive other than the pure satisfaction of doing a good job and representing the student body. At times, we achieve great success while at other times, we achieve somewhat less, but it is always a learning process. While we can take away much satisfaction from doing a good job, we can also learn from mistakes and try to better ourselves the next time. And so, at the end of our terms, while we do not earn a credit, a letter grade or even a certificate of achievement proving our accomplishments, we can take away the self-satisfaction in knowing that we did our best for the students, school and community, and that positive experience is something we can really use as contributing adult members of society.

Wednesday

3/19: REVISED SECONDARY STUDENT CONFERENCE A WINNER!

Representative Linda Ichiyama meets with Moanalua delegates!

While Representative Aaron Johanson does the same for Radford delegates!

Senate Education Chair Jill Tokuda encourages delegates from all
over the state while reminiscing about her own SSC experiences!

Guest speaker Harriet Turk inspires and motivates the delegates!

Father Damien looks over the Moanalua delegates!
(L-R:  Sarah Preston, Michelle Park, Sohee Kim, Lei Lily Tam, Eunica Escalante,
Devin Soogrim, Ha Won Koo, Katelynn Romine, and Haley Addison.
This year's Secondary Student Conference (SSC) was revised in a shorter format, yet still provided delegates with legislative opportunities and a greater chance to meet personally with legislators from their own districts.  For Moanalua, its NINE delegates far outnumbered  the TWO we had for the entire previous decade!  The shorter time frame along with holding SSC during spring break really helped boost the delegate count.  Special thanks to Ms. Tiffany Frias, State Education Specialist, as well as our legislators:  Senators Jill Tokuda and Glenn Wakai, Repesentatives Linda Ichiyama and Aaron Johanson (both Moanalua alums), and all the chaperones!
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