Hawaii Preparatory Academy honored the following upper school students on May 11 for special achievement in academic studies, the arts, athletics, and community service:
Alumni Association Award: Nathan Ladwig and Kaili Yuen; John L. Pricher Award: Hanako Haitsuka and Will White; Holi Bergin Memorial Scholarship Award: Zen Simone; Cy Keala Spencer “Spirit of Aloha” Award: Lokelani Ching; Ulrike Katharina “Bieni” Kohler-Johnson Scholarship Award: Elizabeth Jim and Jordan Zarate; U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award: Hideyoshi Akai and Ella Kotner; Athletic Booster Club Career Athlete Awards: Keisuke Anzai and Gabrielle Ewing; Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Champion Awards: Boys Cross Country Team (Division II) and Girls Soccer Team (Division II).
New members of Cum Laude, the school’s honor society: Erina Baudat, Abraham Binder, Brittani Boora, Kathryn Byrnes, Megan Canniff, Savannah Cochran, Harmony Graziano, Hanako Haitsuka, Nicole Johnston, Alexander Jones, Adam Kennon, Tristan Kilkenny, Kirara Kiki Kozuma, Weixing Nie, Justin Perry, Lana Poljak, Zen Simone, Lauren Sullivan, Jordan Virtue, and Will White.
English
Mount Holyoke College Award: Jordan Virtue; Paul Knauff Creative Writing Award: Ariana Datta; Excellence in English Award: Harmony Graziano.
Fine arts
Ka Makani Theatre Award: Colby Camero; Ka Makani Musical Theatre Award: Miller White; Career Performance Award: Miina Shimizu; Phyllis A. Richards Theatre Arts Scholarship: Jackson Streiter; Vocal Music Award: Tanner Riley; Instrumental Music Award: Caylin Kojima; Andy Ackerman Art Award: Michael Ho; Academy Art Award: Won Jeong Claire Chey; Art History Award: Will White; George Watson Audio-Visual Award: Tanner Sakurai; Photojournalism Award: Jessica Ainslie.
Mathematics
Algebra I Award: Kento Komatsu; Geometry Award: Sanghyup Johnny Yoon; Algebra II/Trigonometry Award: Sidney Vermeulen; Calculus Honors Award: Seungyou Bruce Kim; AP Calculus Award: Kieu-Giang Nguyen; AP Statistics Award: Will White.
Modern language
Chinese Language Award: Alice Patig; Japanese Language Award: Daniel Matsuda; Hawaiian Language Award: Leilani Bostock; Spanish Language Award: Jackson Solomon; Institute of English Studies Outstanding Progress Award: Yuxin (Rain) Du; Institute of English Studies Achievement Award: Yerden Suraganov.
Science
Joseph Martire Biology Award: Ella Kotner; Thomas Webb Mar Physics Award: Davy Ragland; Alan Fujimoto Chemistry Award: Seungyou Bruce Kim; Environmental Science Scholar Award: Jessica Ainslie; Engineering Award: Jackson Solomon; The Science Award: Davy Ragland.
Social studies
Jay Wilder Award for Excellence in History: Sidney Vermeulen; Cathy Schmidel Award for Excellence in Social Science: Noor Sarwar; Ben Dillingham U.S. History Award: Kathryn Byrnes.