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.

Saturday

5/23: WE DEFINITELY SUPPLIED LEADERSHIP!

Leadership Conference 2015's theme was, "We Supply Leadership!"   And today, that's exactly what we did!  A dozen alumni facilitators helped guide 70 participants through workshops and activities to hone their leadership skills and teach new games and  energizers.  As always, some were apprehensive at first but by lunch,  everyone seemed to get right into it!  Being a good leader is a challenge, and it is not easy.  Hopefully after today, all participants will feel a little more comfortable in their upcoming leadership roles.  Special thanks go out to all the alumni facilitators (see picture below) and advisors:  Lauren Kiyono (Class of 2016), Justin Kohara (Class of 2017), Maggie Chiu (Class of 2018), Renae Villa (Moanalua Middle School), and Gail Vannatta (Kamehameha Middle School). 

2014 alum Jannah Dela Cruz leads the group energizer!

People Bingo always gets them mixed up right away!

Interactive Method enhances group decision making!

TIME MANAGEMENT!

COMMUNICATION!

PROBLEM SOLVING!

RISK TAKING!

ACTIVITY PLANNING!

SPEECH MAKING!

Lunch!  The most important activity!

Video Group 1:  Glue

Video Group 2:  Pencils
(Eventual Winner!)

Video Group 3:  Crayons

Video Group 4:  Post-its

Video Group 5:  Erasers

Video group 6:  Pencil Cases


Team Game!  OVER....

....POPULATION!

ALOHA!

Thank you facilitators!
Top (l-r):  Selena Fung, Crystal Fujiwara, Jennifer Mead, Rachelle Yang, and Jocelyn Yip.
Bottom (l-r):  Marlene Loui, Jannah Dela Cruz, Jessel Dela Cruz, Eunica Escalante, Devin Soogrim, and Krizchelle Magtoto.