Student News
Fresh from her week at the International Student Science Fair (ISSF), April 30-May 4, freshman Jenna Minami eagerly talks about her experience. IPA was one of only four schools from the United States invited to send students to this annual fair, hosted this year by Fort Richmond Collegiate High School in Winnipeg, Canada. Students from all over the world attend to share their research experience.
Minami with a student from South Africa also attending the ISSF.
Of her five days at the...
Recent media stories have featured three IPA students, engaged in activities ranging from robotics to entrepreneurship to community service. In many ways, these stories are reflections of three essential parts of the IPA program and student experience.
Robotics involves all of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines, and requires real life applications of skills gained in the classroom, something encouraged in all disciplines at IPA. On March 12, freshman John...
The fifth annual Middle School musical debuts this weekend: Annie Jr. Called the Middle School musical because the vast majority of the character roles are filled with students from grades six to eight, the production nonetheless involves students, staff, and parents from across the Secondary Division. (Previous productions such as Willy Wonka Jr. and Seussical Jr. even had appropriate roles for Elementary students.)
There will be three performances of Annie Jr. Opening night is...
Could the “Next Teen Tycoon” come from IPA? Could be anyone. However, as far as we can determine, Junior Jack Uesugi is the only teen in Hawaii currently competing for that title in a contest underway by VerticalResponse. Launched on January 20, the contest ends on February 24.
A shot from Jack's contest video shows him prepping to print artwork on t-shirts.
Like American Idol and similar contests, the public can vote. In this instance the voting must be done...
The IPA Robotics team was formed in 2010 when middle school team members competed in a BrushBots tournament at the Hawaii State Capitol. IPA’s robotics team has grown into a larger robotics program and now includes high school students. Calling themselves the NaviBots, this year the team will compete in three additional tournaments: BotBall, VEX, and FIRST.
In addition to preparing for competitions, the NaviBots strive to educate members of the wider Kapolei community about the...
The special two hour Extreme Makeover-Home Edition program which aired on October 28, 2011, featured a special story which involved IPA and Dustin Iuli, a young man gravely ill in an Oahu hospital. The story was brought full circle when that young man was able to visit IPA on December 8.
The story begins with the McPhail family, whose home was being made over, and who have been involved with an organization called Sparrow Clubs, USA, which aids families with a seriously ill child....
Mako Nemoto, a senior in the high school at Tamagawa Academy in Japan, has spent most of the first semester on campus as an exchange member of the senior class. She represents the first of what the school expects will be a growing number of international students from countries around the world to attend IPA, whether as an enrichment/exchange experience or to be a regularly enrolled student working toward IPA graduation. Spring semester IPA will host a young man from Germany.
The...
The IPA Interact Club provided many helping hands and a jolt of holiday cheer at the Christmas Luncheon on December 3 for seniors residing at the Franciscan Vistas retirement center in Ewa. About 200 guests enjoyed a turkey and dressing meal, with decorations and entertainment by the students.
“The event was truly successful because of the contributions of so many people,” said faculty Interact advisor Chris Luthi.“It was clear that whenever people could, they helped,...
Island Pacific Academy Upper School students raised funds to start their literary magazine, Zenith, with Kickstarter. Learn about Kickstarter--a website that helps bring creative ideas together with people willing to fund them--and IPA's intrepid students featured in the Calabash section of the November 2011 issue of Honolulu Magazine.
photo courtesy of Honolulu Magazine
The Middle School Robotics team competed in the Children and Youth Day Brushbot Tournament at the State Capitol on October 2, 2011. Hosted by the Children and Youth Day, Kalani High School Robotics and Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium (UH), the event provides the opportunity for students to try out their latest designs and learn from other competitors.
Nineteen teams from public, charter and private schools were invited to participate with their Brushbots.
In the Sumo Division...