Awards and Accolades 2016 – 2017

JUNIOR SCHOOL AWARDS

World Languages

National French Contest

This year, 26,000 junior school students competed in this annual national contest, which is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students are evaluated on their written, oral and listening comprehension skills. Twenty-four Punahou students were declared national winners, the largest number from any school in the Junior School division in the State of Hawai‘i.

Grade 8 (Level 1A):
Platinum medal: Juliette Ho, Milica Prisic Smagghe
(Juliette and Milica achieved a perfect score, the highest score in this level and division in the State of Hawai‘i and across the 50 states.)
Gold Medal: Marissa Kwon, Kainoa Maruoka, Samantha Chapman, Kara Hirano, Maeve Lathrop, Cosette Wu
Silver medal: Trajan Forney, Philip Rogers, RaeAnn Uyeda, Stephanie Yoshida, Lexie Jackson, Asha Mindich, Ella Sultan, Elton Orbito
Bronze medal: Zoe Chapman, Gracie George, Mari Shoop

Grade 7 (Level 1A):
Gold Medal: Tanner Salmonson, Noah Chung
Silver medal: Sophia Marsen, Kate Ellis
Bronze medal: Suhaila Ng

National Latin Exam

In March, the following eighth-graders took this exam with more than 150,000 students around the world. Students were evaluated for their knowledge of the Latin language, Roman history and classical mythology.

Eighth-Grade Awards (Level 1):
Gold Medal: Gabe Chaine, Laura Gries, Judah Hoffenberg, Shawn Jun, Dennis Kim, Emma Peters
Silver Medal: Everett Higa, Celine Oh, Ian Ogata, Hale Robinson, Tori Takai, Tiani Wayton, Kalehua Williams
3rd Place: Isabel Freeland, Luke Matsumoto, Joe Ruszkowski, Jackson Saunders, Kacie Shimizu, Josh Wong
4th Place: Shayna Lu, Sydney Melton, Hana Murphy, Kiara Todd, Alaka‘i Troske, Jessi Uyehara

Seventh-Grade Awards (Introductory Level):
Ribbon Winners: Haley Chee, Joh Demura-Devore, Kiana Komeiji, Remi Kuba, Lei Kurotaki, Noah Nakagawa, Katherine Praywell, Ksenia Sherstyuk
Certificate Winners: Audrey Chan, Rory Doble, Ian Eveleth, Jackson Giannasio, Sam Huelsnitz, Liam Kellogg, Hayoung Kim, Lily Kuo, Mason Macdiangelo, Morgan McKinney, Mirabella Miranda, Montgomery Razee, Balen Rigg, Kira Sakai, Lauren Saunders, Andrea Tay, Jarod Tsuhako, Natalie Umphress, Alena Villanueva

Mathematics

Continental Math League

This national competition, administered to hundreds of public and private schools, focused on the application of critical thinking to math problem-solving.

Grade 6 Team Members (tied for 2nd in the nation, regional winner): Nahoa Ah Yo, Andrew Butler, Rinny Fan, Noah Jost, Nathan Lyum, Nasir Merchant, Nick Odani, Stryker Scales, Brendan Sekulich, Sarah Tottori, Rachel Waggoner, Lucy Will, Noa Yoo

American Mathematics Competition (AMC)

The students listed below scored the highest of the eighth-grade Honors Algebra students and invited sixth- and seventh-grade students who took part in the annual AMC 8.

1st Place: Michael Chen ’21
2nd Place: Cosette Wu ’21
3rd Place: Pascal He ’21

Hawaii MATHCOUNTS Competition
O‘ahu Chapter: 3rd Place
State: 3rd Place
Team Members: Michael Chen ’21, Noah Chung ’22, Pascal He ’21, Cosette Wu ’21
Individual Competitors: Kekai Delmendo ’21, Shawn Jun ’21, Dennis Kim ’21, Bao
Nguyen ’22, Yongjin Park ’21, Andrew Yu ’21

Science

Harold Lee Science Award

Dennis Kim ’21, Cosette Wu ’21

Damon Speech Contest

The annual speech contest dates back to 1872. Each seventh- and eighth-grade English class selects a representative to compete.

Grade 8: Jisella Saito
Grade 7: Logan Yogi

Keaka Theatre Award

Kailee Brandt ’21, Taylor Domion ’21, Emma Peters ’21

National Junior Honor Society

The 137 eighth-graders listed below were inducted as National Junior Honor Society members this year.

Erika Agena, Jinoo Baik, Annika Bell, Seychelle Brainard, Kailee Brandt, Alexandra Buntin-Nakamura, Casidy Chan, Mnason Chan, Matthew Chang, Samantha Chapman, Zoe Chapman, Sydney Char, Michael Chen, Maile Cheung, Harris Chin, Mitchell Chin, Malia Ching, Kristen Chun, Kelli Chung, Celine Cole, Kekai Delmendo, Paul Dempsey, Jakob Dieffenbach, Victoria Djou, Kiera Dolan, Taylor Domion, Drew Dunaway, McKinley Eads, Mallory Fujiwara, Kendall Funasaki, Ethan Gerhardt, Laura Gries, Brooke Gushiken, Jayda Hatcher, Skylar Hayashi, Pascal He, Lucas Herrera, Alyson Hirota, Judah Hoffenberg, Zoe Huang, Marisa Iha, Max Ingraham, Krystal Jiang, Jonah Johnson, Shawn Jun, Christopher Kang-Harris, Cyrus Kelawala, Shaun Kelly, Aubrey Kettley, Rory Kilmer, Doh Hyun Kim, Connor Kimura, Elsa Kinney, Maisie Klem, Madison-Joy Kogachi, Celia Kong-Johnson, Sydney Kwaku, Marissa Kwon, Allie Lam, Maeve Lathrop, Jordyn Lee, Joshua Lee, Tyson Lin, Lily Lockwood, Shayna Lu, Lauren Luke, Melody Lum, Liam Lynch, Andrew Ma, Adriana Maroney, Kainoa Maruoka, Luke Matsumoto, Emmalia McKenney, Sydney Melton, Cruz Mercado, Jack Morehart, Nicholas Mui, Jolie Murashige, Hana Murphy, William Nagel, Erin Nishi, Thomas Nitao, Emma Nitao, Jolie Numasaki, Kamaluonalani Ogata, Yongjin Park, Sejin Park, Brooke Pascua, Catherine Perez, Emma Peters, Kanoa Pick, Milica Prisic Smagghe, Lauren Richards, Hale Robinson, Philip Rogers, Ryan Rogers, Makena Rudy, Jason Sadayasu, Nanealani Satterfield, Nai‘a Schow, Hoku Shimazu, Kacie Shimizu, Leah Shinno, Ryan Shiraki, Jonathan Suh, Ella Sultan, Victoria Takai, Neo Takazawa, Elizabeth Ting, Kiara Todd, Ally Tokioka, Emily Tottori, Alex Ueoka, RaeAnn Uyeda, Robert Van Dyke, Brandon Vavul, Morgan Vodzak, Melia Wade, Olivia Wedemeyer, Katelyn Weeshoff, Amelia Weintraub, Sydney Whittington, Kalehua Williams, Allyson Wo, Joshua Wong, Mallory Wong, Chloe Wong, Jenna Wong, Scott Wu, Cosette Wu, Thomas Yamada, Jenna Yamami, Alyssa Yanagi, Haley Yanagisawa, Cayci Yasunaga, Mack Younge, Kayla Zhang

William Knowlton Award

In memory of Bishop Hall supervisor Bill Knowlton, this award goes to students who best exemplify those qualities Knowlton held in highest esteem – integrity, kindness, caring, a sense of humor and commitment.

Grade 8: Liam Lynch and Jisella Saito
Grade 7: Haley Chee and Trisha Yamamoto
Grade 6: Kaelah Kimura and Shea Sakahara

John Fox Achievement Award

This award recognizes accomplishments in academics, athletics, or co-curricular activities.

Grade 8: Noah Peters
Grade 7: Kainoa Paul
Grade 6: Justin Frattarelli

Eighth-grade awards (left to right): Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim ’76, President Jim Scott ’70, William Knowlton awardees Jisella Saito and Liam Lynch, John F. Fox Achievement awardee Noah Peters, and Grade 8 Administrative Dean Jenni Tyau.
Seventh-grade awards (left to right): Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim ’76, John F. Fox Achievement awardee Kainoa Paul, President Jim Scott ’70, William Knowlton awardees Haley Chee and Trisha Yamamoto, and Grade 7 Administrative Dean Lori Komori ’91.
Sixth-grade awards (left to right): Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim ’76, William Knowlton awardees Kaelah Kimura and Shea Sakahara, President Jim Scott ’70, John F. Fox Achievement awardee Justin Frattarelli and Grade 6 Administrative Dean Andy Aldrich.

ACADEMY AWARDS

Art

Sophomores: Kylie Kim, Napu Kim, Connor Lau, Stephanie Marvin, Micah Williams
Juniors: Jonathan Morikawa, Kira Watanabe, Emily Wu
Seniors: Emily Black, Paul Dickey, Lee-Won Fulbright, Isabella Iwasaki, Noa Kerner, Tiana Li, Carleen Murakami, Paris Sato, Elliot Shibata

English

Freshmen: Victoria Gacutan, Diza Hendrawan, Isabella Nesti, Allison Suthard, Sage Wong-Davies
Sophomores: Gordon Asato, Kolton Burch, Chloe Loughridge, Alexis Matsunaga, Malia Munley, Xuan Nguyen
Juniors: Nicholas Amador, Geethanjali Annamalai, Nicole Ikeda, Anna Kimata, Isabelle Rhee, Shanti Silver, Gradon Wong
Seniors: Kaitlin Allen, Julia Arnade-Colwill, Amber Chong, Kristyn Hamasaki, Erica Ito, Keith Minami, Carter Nakamoto

JROTC

LET I Cadet of the Year: Natalie Collat ’20
LET II Cadet of the Year: Emily Wu ’18
LET III Cadet of the Year: Marie Oberlin ’18
LET IV Cadet of the Year: Cole Damon ’17
(LET stands for Leadership Education and Training)

From left: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Takao and JROTC Cadets of the Year Cole Damon ’17, Natalie Collat ’20, Marie Oberlin ’18, Emily Wu ’18 and 1st Sgt. (Ret.) Jeremiah Conachan.

World Languages

Hawaiian 1: Tia Midro ’20
Hawaiian 2: Courtney Yuen ’20
Hawaiian 3: Kamakani DeBlake ’18
Hawaiian 4: Kealoha Scullion ’18
Hawaiian 5: Kawailanaauliamaiku‘upu‘uwai Mielke ’18

Japanese 1: Kacie Lyn Sumikawa ’20
Japanese 2: Bryce Okihiro ’20
Japanese 3: Alexis Matsunaga ’19
Japanese 4: Isabelle Rhee ’18
Japanese 5: Brent Shimoda ’17
Heritage Japanese 1: Samantha Keppel ’18
Heritage Japanese 2: Koko Tamai ’19

Mandarin Chinese 1: Leilani Ikeda ’20
Mandarin Chinese 2: Anya Zoraster ’20
Mandarin Chinese 3: Karen Huang ’19
Mandarin Chinese 4: Daralyn Wen ’19
Mandarin Chinese 5: Evan Liu ’18

French 1: Isabella Nesti ’20
French 2: Maya Mastick ’20
French 3: Devin Chotzen-Hartzell ’19
French 4: Ryan Hong ’18
French 5: Teava Torres de Sa ’17

Spanish 1: Sierra Kehrwieder ’20
Spanish 2: Natalie Winter ’19
Spanish 3: Malia Munley ’19
Spanish 4: Nicholas Amador ’18
Spanish 5: Erica Ito ’17

Multi-Language Award
Yi Li ’18, Talia Preis ’17, Nina Tanaka ’17

Mathematics

Geometry: Aaron Chang ’20, Carter Nakagawa ’20, Tyler Sakamoto ’20,
Connor Seto ’20
Algebra 2/Trigonometry: Akshay Chekuri ’19, Clarise Huang ’19, Kourtney Kanja ’19
Advanced Pre-Calculus: Parker Chun ’18, Evan Liu ’18
AP Computer Science: Chloe Loughridge ’19, Daniel Lee ’17
AP Statistics: Nithya Chekuri ’18, Parker Chun ’18

Francis A.I. “Miki” Bowers, Jr. AP Calculus BC Award
Carter Nakamoto ’17, Allison Portis ’17, Teava Torres de Sa ’17, Deborah Wen ’17

Music

Band Excellence: Tressa Dequina ’20, Lauren Higa ’18, Trent Gesteuyala ’20, Micah Nishimoto ’18, Jonathan Haynes ’19, Zack Uchima ’18, Grace Kim ’19,
Karuna Pyle ’17, Thaddeus Shinno ’19, Chloe Sato ’17
Band Service and Leadership: Jennifer Ackerman ’20, Ian Saturnia ’20, Geralynne Amasol ’19, Michael Lovejoy ’19, Christian Pak ’19, Noah Tatsuyama ’19, Rachel Amano ’18, Jacob Chouljian ’18, Evan Chung ’18, Alyssa Lo ’18, Wreyn Waniya ’18, Mitchell Wong ’18, Cole Damon ’17, Hunter DeTurk ’17, Aria Fukumae ’17, Nathalie Jones ’17, Joseph Li ’17, Chloe Sato ’17
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Karuna Pyle ’17, Chloe Saracco ’17
John Philip Sousa Award: Tamlyn Sasaki ’17, Jenna Shigeta ’17
Choral Excellence: Madison Meister ’17, Samantha Oh ’17
National School Choral Award: Eric Lam ’17
Orchestra Excellence: Jasmine Blust ’17, Kody Dunford ’17, Jonathan Nakagawa ’17, Jordan Nishina ’17
National School Orchestra Award: Carter Nakamoto ’17

Science

AP Biology: Dong-Woo Seo ’18
AP Chemistry: Kourtney Kanja ’19, Sean Uyeno ’19
AP Environmental Science: Isabelle Rhee ’18, Charles Zhang ’18
AP Physics 1: Rachel Pai ’18
AP Physics 1+2: Ilya Sherstyuk ’18, Allison Portis ’17
AP Physics C: Carter Nakamoto ’17
Biology: Cady Komori ’20
Biology Honors: Maya Mastick ’20
Biology & Geology of the Hawaiian Islands: Tiare Tuimavave ’19
Chemistry: Kaya Lee ’19
Chemistry Honors: Kolton Burch ’19
Physics: Makoa Hotz ’18

Bausch & Lomb Science Award
Presented to a junior who has been an exceptional science student.

Anna Kimata ’18

Rensselaer Medal Award
Honors an outstanding junior in science and mathematics.

Ilya Sherstyuk ’18

Jeremiah Johnson Award
Honors a student whose love and respect for the Hawaiian environment, and for the ocean in particular, reflects the spirit of our Academy teacher who was lost in a diving accident during a student trip to Lana‘i in 2007.

Marissa Miller ’17

Social Studies

Freshmen: Luke Ellis, Diza Hendrawan, Alison Lu, Anela Nicole Ramos, Jason Tay, Ka‘eo Wongbusarakum
Sophomores: Ondine Berg, Devin Chotzen-Hartzell, Elizabeth Leyshon, Chloe Loughridge, Cole Okuno, Yankun Zhao
Juniors: Geethanjali Annamalai, Cameron Deptula, Jae Yun Ham, Austin Lau, Isabelle Rhee, Nicole Saito, Ian Withy-Berry
Seniors: Madison Meister, Keith Minami, Allison Portis, Phillip Tanton, Deborah Wen, Alexandra Yam, Sarah Yi, Kevin Zheng

Peter A. Powlison Award
Given by the Social Studies department to a student who most possesses the characteristics that former faculty member Peter Powlison both admired and embodied: courage, courtesy, curiosity and compassion.

Julia Arnade-Colwill ’17, Yu-Jin Cho ’17

Theatre

Technical Theatre Award
Lilia Akina-Magnussen ’19, Andrew Buehler ’20, Caroline Chan ’19, Mia Crum ’19, Samantha Harada ’19, Alexander Holasek ’20, Nathalie Jones ’17, Christine Kuo ’18, Christine Mau ’20, Marie Oberlin ’18, Jordyn Poyo ’18, Ian Saturnia ’20, Brent Scott ’19, Luke Shideler ’18

Actor Award
Caleb Balisacan ’17, Audrey Boyle ’17, Brennan Brown ’17, Isaiah Gundermann Graham ’17, Candice Hatakeyama ’17, Aaron Klein ’18, Malia Munley ’19, Lucy Murphy ’18, Riley Noland ’18, Eliana Reeves ’19, Jasmine Saunders ’17, Kylie Shaieb ’18, Keila Wong ’19

Director’s Choice Award
Nicholas Amador ’18, Erica Ito ’17, Chloe Saracco ’17

Punahou Alumni Association Award

Presented to a senior boy and girl who have distinguished themselves academically and made significant contributions to their community.

Emma Kane ’17, Andrew Winnicki ’17

Punahou Alumni Association Award winners Emma Kane ’17 and Andrew Winnicki ’17

Michael McPhee Award

Honors the memory of Michael McPhee, the late brother of former Punahou president Dr. Roderick McPhee. It is given to the junior who exemplifies the character, leadership, enthusiasm, and zest for life that were so much a part of Michael’s personality.

Tyler Higashi ’18, June Hee Park ’18

Michael McPhee Award winners Tyler Higashi ’18 and June Hee Park ’18.

John F. Fox Achievement Award

Recognizes accomplishments in academics, athletics or co-curricular activities. Recipients are selected by the Punahou president.

Freshman: Makana Murashige
Sophomore: Pomaika‘i Ogata
Junior: Devan Iyomasa

Awards and Accolades 2016 – 2017
John F. Fox Achievement Award winners, from left: Devan Iyomasa ’18, Makana Murashige ’20 and Pomaika‘i Ogata ’19.

Principal’s Award

Presented to underclassmen that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and have made significant contributions to class and school.

Carolynn Brooks ’19
Carl Chang ’18
Devin Chotzen-Hartzell ’19
Jake Chouljian ’18
Kai Cox ’18
Jake Gaughan ’18
Hunter Karas ’19
Katey Kawano ’18

Olivia Klem ’18
Sara Kodish ’18
Chloe Loughridge ’19
Quinne Murakawa ’18
Isabella Nesti ’20
Eliana Reeves ’19
Sala Young ’20

Principal’s Award winners: Front row, from left: Olivia Klem ’18, Carl Chang ’18, Jake Chouljian ’18, Hunter Karas ’19, Kai Cox ’18, Katey Kawano ’18, Sara Kodish ’18, Quinne Murakawa ’18. Back row: Carolynn Brooks ’19, Chloe Loughridge ’19, Eliana Reeves ’19, Devin Chotzen-Hartzell ’19, Jake Gaughan ’18, Sala Young ’20, Isabella Nesti ’20, Academy Principal Emily McCarren.

President’s Award

Beyond a commendation for outstanding services to the school, the President’s Award recognizes those seniors who have distinguished themselves as scholars, leaders and inspirational citizens of our community.

Prashanth Balaraman
Robbie Bickerton
Judd Cockett
Emily Cristobal
Grant Duncan
Isaiah Gundermann Graham
Nicholas Kapule
Rachel Kapule
Jaimin Keliihoomalu
Vicki Kong
Ke‘ala Martinson
Taira Masuda
Wisdom Matsuzaki

Madison Meister
Jesse Moonier
Branden Morioka
Carter Nakamoto
Calais Nobuhara
Sammi Oh
Alyssa Roberts
Brent Shimoda
Calien Somlak
Miki Suguturaga
Sydney Suzuki
John Winnicki
Sarah Yi

President’s Award winners: First row, from left: Sammi Oh, Vicki Kong, Emily Cristobal, Alyssa Roberts, Sydney Suzuki, Taira Masuda, Madison Meister, Robbie Bickerton, Calais Nobuhara. Second row: Rachel Kapule, Ke‘ala Martinson, Nicholas Kapule, Judd Cockett, Grant Duncan, Brent Shimoda. Third row: Prashanth Balaraman, John Winnicki, Branden Morioka, Miki Suguturaga, President Jim Scott ’70, Isaiah Gundermann Graham, Sarah Yi, Wisdom Matsuzaki. Back row: Jaimin Keliihoomalu, Calien Somlak, Jesse Moonier, Carter Nakamoto.

ATHLETIC AWARDS

C. Dudley Pratt (1918) Athletes of the Year

This award is presented to a senior girl and boy who have demonstrated cumulative athletic achievement, team leadership, positive attitude and character, consistent coachability, solid citizenship and exemplary sportsmanship. 

Lia Foster ’17 and Connor Lehl ’17

C. Dudley Pratt (1918) Athletes of the Year Award winners, from left: Connor Lehl ’17 and Lia Foster ’17 with President Jim Scott ’70.

McEldowney-Matthias Award

This award is presented to a junior girl and boy who have maintained outstanding records in scholarship and athletics. 

Katreina Corpuz ’18 and Ryan Wilcox ’18

McEldowney-Matthias Award winners, from left: Ryan Wilcox ’18 and Katreina Corpuz ’18.

O-Men/Na Wahine Pa‘ani o Punahou Award

This award recognizes a sophomore girl and boy who have demonstrated ability, team spirit, dedication and support of others. 

Duke Clemens ’19 and D’Asha Saiki ’19

O-Men/Na Wahine Pa‘ani o Punahou Award winners, from left: Duke Clemens ’19 and D’Asha Saiki ’19.

Billy Weaver ’62 Award

This memorial trophy is awarded to an out- standing freshman girl and boy athlete.

Legend Matautia ’20 and Kaila Ronquilio ’20

Billy Weaver ’62 Award winners, from left: Legend Matautia ’20 and Kaila Ronquilio ’20.

Eighth-Grade Sportsman/ Sportswoman of the Year

Melody Lum ’21 and Noa Peters ’21

Scholar Athlete Achievement Award

Scholar Athlete Achievement Awards go to seniors who earn at least a 3.325 cumulative GPA and a minimum of three Punahou varsity sports letters spanning at least two school years, one of which must be earned in the senior year. Seniors must maintain a B grade or above in citizen- ship during their junior and senior years.

Sotaro Abe
Riley Adachi
Abigail Aplaca
Madison Balish
Camille Baptist
Tessa Joy Barbosa
Hope Barkai
Robbie Bickerton
Eamon Brady
Donovan Brown
Cole Cabrera
Allison Candelario
Timothy Chang
Andrew Chin
Courtney Chun
Judd Cockett
Haley Crabtree
Cameron Daniel
Leia Deer
Hunter DeTurk
Claire Devaney
Frank Dominick
Grant Duncan
True Dydasco
Jenna Enoka
Kiara Fairbairn
Ka‘alaka‘iopono Faurot
Michael Figgs
Lia Foster
Jolie Fujita
Kaylyn Fukuji
Evan Fukumoto
Lee-Won Fulbright
Malia Gacutan
Riley Guieb
Nicole Hada
Camryn Hagihara
Maile Heyer
Joelle Higa
Sydney Higo
Wyatt Hiyane
Darwin Hu
Taryn Ichimura
Kamaile Kandiah
Nicholas Kapule
Micaela Kauhane
Jaimin Keliihoomalu
Noa Kerner
Rainer Kiessling
Julia Kim
Christopher Kobayashi
Ellisa Lang
Connor Lehl

Samuel Levin
Christopher Lovejoy
Cameron Lyon
Jaryd Ma
Colbert Manson
Andrew Martinson
Andrew Matsueda
Kylie Matsumoto
Wisdom Matsuzaki
Paul McCabe
Daniel McInerny
Duncan McKenna
Madison Meister
Marissa Anne Miller
Satya Mindich
Dominie Miyasato
Matthew Nakamoto
Ali Nakashima
Alysa Nemoto
Jerick Nomura
Jasmine Palafox
Christopher Pascual
Hunter Pflueger
Alyssa Rasmussen
Averi Salvador
Radhika Sarkar
Paris Sato
Elliot Shibata
Cole Shintaku
Alexander Skelton
Calien Somlak
Peyton Sommer
Hailey Sonson
Miki Suguturaga
Lauryn Tachino
Ethan Takeyama
Luke Taylor
Kai Terada-Herzer
Elle Uyeda
Michael Viola
Alia Wallenstrom
Drew Watumull
Deborah Wen
Noah Williams
Bailey Wilson
Matthew Wong
Aaron Woo
Sarah Yamada
Austin Yamasaki
Nathaniel Yee
David Zane
Sandra Zeng
Kevin Zheng

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