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

4/26: ZOO PROJECT CONCENTRATES ON BEHIND THE SCENES ACTIVITIES!

At the zoo's educational program entrance ready to work!

Program Director Barbara gives us a few insights on the zoo's programs!

Cleaning coins was a tedious and dirty task, but SOMEONE has to do it!

Barbara demonstrates making the paper mache containers!

And we eagerly get to work!

Paper mache is a messy process which made it more fun!

The finished products!
The first thing one thinks about with a project at the zoo would be that it involves animals.  Well, our project today did not put us near the animals but indirectly helped them.  We actually did two major projects.  First, we cleaned coins tossed in the wishing well to prepare them for deposit to the bank.  The coins were caked with dirt, leaves and other debris, and our job was to clean them off in water and vinegar, dry them, then sort them by denomination.  Of course, the money goes back to cover zoo expenses.  Second, we made paper mache containers that will eventually hold things like feed for birds and other animals.  The reason the containers are paper mache is that it is non-toxic and biodegradable so no harm will come to the animals.  In the end, we did get to walk around the zoo and get our fill of animal sites and sights!  It was a great final personal project for the school year!
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