Moanalua High School Student Association: 10/19: KOKUTAIJI RETURNS!

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.

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10/19: KOKUTAIJI RETURNS!

Once again, our sister school in Japan, Hiroshima Kokutaiji, made its annual trip to Hawaii. Over 200 students and staff visited Moanalua for a day of fun activities, cultural exchange, and one-to-one conversation. While English was difficult for the Kokutaiji students, Japanese was probably even more difficult for Moanalua students. Still, the minor language barrier did not prevent fun interaction for all. We wish them an awesome stay in Hawaii and a safe flight back home! Many thanks to our World Language Department and Tateyama Sensei, Department Chair, in particular!