The Inevitable Walk
September 30, 2009
During the day just about every high schooler dreads “the walk”. It is something that most every high schooler has to do once, twice, maybe even three times a day! The exhausting walk between the portable classrooms and the new high school building is not something to take lightly. The... Read more »
P is for Peace
Kelsey Tanouye, Staff Writer
September 30, 2009
All around the world are many diverse traditions and holidays that are upheld by families and communities. There is one holiday though that is now celebrated each and every year and includes a whole day of worldwide peace – the International Day of Peace. Le Jardin’s Lower and Middle... Read more »
October Birthdays
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September 30, 2009
Malia Batey: October 12th Colton Campbell: October 16th Noelo Charlot: October 17th Sage Deckard: October 6th Laurel DiSera: October 10th Holly Fischer: October 31st Sammy Gabrelcik: October 3rd Rinchen Harrison: October 31st Georgia Havens: October 18th Taylor Heckman: October 25th Carissa Jeffery:... Read more »
Our New Backpack
Sean Lambert, Staff Writer
September 28, 2009
Most of us who are returning to LJA this year are familiar with the K12 planet system, possibly most remembered for its frequent failures and often patchy grade reports. That era is no more, for Le Jardin has adopted the new “my Backpack” system. Last school year the teachers had to go through an... Read more »
Radical Roberts
Tori Wilcox, Staff Writer
September 28, 2009
If you are a junior or senior at Le Jardin Academy you probably know who Mrs. Roberts is. If not Mrs. Roberts is the new Anatomy and Physiology, Physics, and AP Physics teacher. She recently moved to Hawaii this past summer from North Carolina. Her husband is in the military and they have lived... Read more »
Taking On Mother Nature
Kelsey Tanouye, Staff Writer
September 27, 2009
Some kids watch channels on TV. Other kids swim. Le Jardin alumni Mackenzie Miller happens to swim channels OF water. In fact, Mackenzie became the youngest person to successfully cross the 26-mile stretch of water (42k) when she swam the complete distance of the Molokai Channel on September 12th. With... Read more »
And The Votes Are In
Kelsey Tanouye, Staff Writer
September 15, 2009
Student elections passed by in a wave of inspirational speeches and hurried voting. The candidates were as follows: seniors John Michael Kimhan and Rachel Randall for President, fellow seniors Jessie Steiner and Chelsea Meerians for Vice President, sophomore Holly Fischer for Secretary, and sophomore... Read more »
Adventures Abroad
Tori Wilcox, Staff Writer
September 1, 2009
Over the summer, our fellow students at Le Jardin Academy have been traveling to extraordinary parts of the world and, as a result, have amazing experiences to share. At the beginning of the summer, sophomores Jackson Shimanoff and Sam Spengler traveled to France and Germany. They saw the Louvre,... Read more »
College Checklist
A.J. Shiarella, Staff Writer
August 31, 2009
“Where do you want to go to college?” So you’ve probably heard this question about a gazillion times. Your family has asked it, your friends have asked it, your teachers have asked it; even that guy you just realized has been your neighbor for the past ten years has insisted on asking it. By now... Read more »
August & September Birthdays
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August 23, 2009
Taryk Alsagoff: August 16 Hayley Anderson: August 21st Erin Anding: August 30th Nick Anding: August 29th Dustin Baldwin: August 31st Sophia Beaton: August 17th Lyndall Bervar: August 2nd Caisa Blau: August 8th Nicholas Blondeau: September 1st Sam Dias: August 26th Michael Dowsett: August 12th Kortney... Read more »