Student organizations finished up the second year of the program with some amazing activities. Below are the 10 groups that have been formed along with a brief overview of their work from the year.

 

Eco-Tech Science Mentors- Eco-Tech delivered multiple lessons to elementary classes throughout the year. The club has also joined the Nav Center in an effort to make our medical trailer “go green” before opening next August. Eco-Tech has written a proposal to support the Nav Center in raising funds for the project and has led tours to the trailer with younger grade levels. Lastly, the group hosted a group of visitors from the Utah 4-H during the Spring Intersession. Eco-Tech organized for our guests a classroom volunteering experience, ocean activities, a hula lesson, a tour of a community farm, a healthy dinner, and an unforgettable cultural exchange.

 

Forever Live Young Club (hip-hop dance)- Juniors choreographed they own routine and produced their own video to recruit members from the younger grade levels that was shown at a community meeting.

 

Future Navigators of Kamaile (traditional Polynesian voyaging)- The group spent the year training for upcoming Worldwide Voyage and contributing to the drydock efforts at Sand Island on a weekly basis to prepare the canoes Hōkūle‘a and Hikianlia for their upcoming Worldwide Voyage. In August, the navigators had the extreme honor of welcoming Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he came to bless Hōkūle‘a. Additionally, leaders from the club presented alongside PVS in January at the Rotary International Peace Forum in Honolulu, sharing their work with Rotary leaders and youth from around the globe. To wrap up the year in May, the group led more than 40 Kamaile elementary students from the PALS afterschool program on a field trip to Sand Island to tour the canoes and meet PVS crewmembers. They also organized a screening of the film Papa Mau for members of our Micronesian community to share the integral role the Micronesian navigator played in the rebirth of traditional voyaging within the Hawaiian community.  Throughout the year, the students also had the great privilege of being able to take part in actual training sails aboard Hōkūle‘a and Hikianlia.

 

Graffiti and Mural Club- The club met throughout the year to learn about famous graffiti artists and work on their own creations. They ended the year by organizing a school-wide contest to fill the dream bubbles on the “Draw Your Future” mural located on our school’s library building. Club members took winners from each grade level, K-11, and helped the younger artists put their design on the actual mural.

 

Life in Still Photography Club- The club continued to develop their photography and editing skills through the year.

 

Na Alaka‘i Hoe (canoe paddling)- The crew finished the season as the first official Kamaile paddling club. The team became a point of pride for the entire school community and has started what will hopefully become a long-standing tradition at Kamaile.

 

Student Wayfinders (mentoring)- The small group of upcoming leaders continued to explore career pathways into education with LCC’s Teacher Academy program. They organized observation periods with elementary teachers over their lunch block to begin learning about best practices for teachers. In November, the club demonstrated their commitment to service by organizing a school-wide Thanksgiving Food Drive. Over 400 items were donated to provide meals to our needy families at Kamaile. Finally in May, the group organized a school-wide campus cleanup. Teachers from every grade level brought their students out for an afternoon to beautify Kamaile.

 

Student Government Association- SGA officers worked with the Navigators’ Center on a number initiatives including the organizing of a formal Winter Ball, working with the school cafeteria on improving food service, fundraising and organizing for the California trip that occurred in May, and bringing general student concerns to school administration.

 

Tech Club (robotics and broadcasting)- The Tech Club’s robotics program captured the attention of the entire school with their strong showings at VEX competitions this past year. Top students in the program joined with other students from around the community to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The club also held demonstration events with their robots to raise funds in the community and to inspire our next generation of engineers in elementary classrooms.

 

WE/ST. F.A.M.ILY (music composing and recording)- The club broke out of their “underground” development this phase to widespread critical acclaim! Students have written, recorded, and co-produced (alongside their Faculty Advisor) two original tracks that were released to the public on their website. The performers made public appearances at a middle & high school community meeting before a crowd of 200 and then Sunset at Kamaile in front of 350 guests. Weekend and Hold On can now be heard from students humming in the halls or even as the ring tones on staff phones.