Deadly Cruise

Frankie Montalvo, Reporter
February 1, 2012

The Costa Concordia Cruise Line was in a devastating accident on Jan.13, off the Coast of Italy. Chief Executive Officer Pier Luigi Foschi said, “The ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, made an unapproved, unauthorized maneuver to change the ship’s programmed course.” After the 4,000... Read more »

APEC AProblem?

U'ilani Lishman
December 8, 2011

APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Corporation) was only in town for a week, but caused many problems for the residents of Hawai’i. As we welcomed leaders from around the world, our state was thrown into chaos as roads, businesses, and events were put on hold until further notice. The purpose of APEC was... Read more »

Amanda Knox Finally Freed in Italy

Luke Shimmon
November 8, 2011

On Nov. 1, 2007 Amanda Knox was accused of murder when her flat mate Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death in Perugia, Italy. Knox was the first person to try and contact Kercher after the murder. Knox said, “When she didn’t answer either of her two phones, something was wrong. Her mother was ill... Read more »

Diversity on Campus

Sean McWhinnie
November 2, 2011

This year Le Jardin Academy is hosting the greatest number of foreign exchange students in its history.  Five kids overall, Rodolfo Lissia from Italy, Romane Mossa and Nicolas Cejovic from France, and Ignacio Garcis and Lucia Ongay Irisam from Spain. Even though these kids live thousands of miles away... Read more »

America, Europe and Movies

Rodolfo Lissia
September 26, 2011

Just a quick glance is sufficient to understand if a movie has been produced in America or in Europe. Perhaps even an advertisement could show its origin. Is the way of making films so different in America and Europe? People could say yes, but the overall issue is a lot more complicated than we could... Read more »

Millions Suffer in Somalia Famine

Luke Shimmon
September 16, 2011

The Country of Somalia, located in Africa, has been in complete disarray for two years now. The government has completely failed, and they have been in the worst drought in 60 years. The United Nations said that around six hundred and forty thousand kids in Somalia are “acutely malnourished,” meaning... Read more »

Disaster in Paradise

Rachel Morgan
August 31, 2011

Robyn Gardner, a young American on vacation in Aruba disappeared while snorkeling with her travel companion on Aug. 2, 20011. Apparently, Gardner had lost her job in America and had been secretly dating Gary Giordano, whom she had met on match.com. Gardner also tried keeping up her relationship with... Read more »

Waves of Disaster

Alex Hernandez
March 18, 2011

On March 11, 2:46pm local time (JST) an earthquake measuring 8.9 rocked the waters off the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan generating a massive tsunami. The tsunami slammed into eastern Japan around 3pm, giving residents barely fifteen minutes to evacuate. The short warning time and wave heights that... Read more »

A little T.L.C. in Kenya

Sophia Beaton
October 19, 2010

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for young lives lost and opportunities not taken. In Kenya there are children living lives that no one should ever have to endure. Jessica Posner, an inspirational young woman was recently granted the 2010 “Do Something” award for co-founding an all girls... Read more »

New Kids on the Block

Jackson Shimanoff
October 12, 2010

Since the beginning of the high school, Le Jardin has played host to the foreign exchange student program. This year we have two students who are a part of this program, Jamie Marin and Rebecca Ristikangas. We also have a new student who has come all the way from Greece. Her name is Logan Fornes. Logan... Read more »