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Staff Profile
Taryn Toguchi
Taryn Toguchi
Staff Writer

Taryn Toguchi is a sophomore and a first year journalist. She enjoys reading and listening to music. This year, she’s looking forward to improving her writing skills and exploring writing more.

Carly Kaneshiro
Carly Kaneshiro
Features Editor

Carly Kaneshiro is a third-year-journalist for Na Pueo. She is also returning to features editing this year. In her free time, she loves going to the beach, looking at her shell collection, and making...

Jack Ibara is a freshman, this is his first year in journalism and he’s working as the backpage/infographic designer. Outside of school he plays golf, he also plays the piano and saxophone, and he loves...

Countdown to Graduation
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Visual representation of suicidal ideation as a teenager
Suicide Awareness Among Teens
Kaethe Durnell, Staff Writer • November 18, 2024

Suicide prevention in teens isn’t something that’s discussed enough among youth itself. “I feel suicide among youth is an important...

Science teacher Michael Valentine teaches human anatomy in a hands-on manner
Educating the educators
Ellie Fink, Online Editor • May 22, 2024

As Mid-Pacific attempts to encourage inclusivity in regards to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and culture on campus, there remains the indisputable...

Mid-Pacific Baseball Field
Rebuilding and reflecting
Charlize Gaudiello, Kristen Pang, Cienna Cheung, Emi Lew, Ellie Fink, Na Pueo Staff • March 6, 2024

It has become common knowledge that 10 students were separated from Mid-Pacific following a social media video posted on Feb. 15 that spread...

New teacher Kyle Davis, the athletic science geek
New teacher Kyle Davis, the athletic science geek
Taryn Toguchi, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

Kyle Davis has been teaching science since the first time he stepped into a classroom. While he initially thought this would be a temporary position...

Nature Club Logo
The Nature Club: Turning over a new leaf
Taryn Toguchi, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

As the new school year is in full swing at Mid-Pacific, several new student clubs have formed, including one that’s rebranded and renewed....

Mid Pacific's Swim Team after a swim meet.
The balancing act of coaching
Cienna Cheung, Staff • March 25, 2024

Mid-Pacific has experienced an influx of successful teams in recent athletic seasons, causing us to recognize the impact of the athletes on the...

Paddling girls pose for a photo before their race
Paddling Girls take 2nd place
Charlize Gaudiello, Editor-in-Chief • March 4, 2024

After winning second place at the Hawai’i High School Athletic Association’s State Canoe Paddling Championship, the Mid Pacific girls canoe...

Tyler Kawamoto playing basketball right before sophomore season.
Tyler Kawamoto: Bouncing Back
Reece Uemori, staff • January 3, 2024

Upon entering the gym, the audience and players press their hands over their mouths. They see Tyler Kawamoto on the ground holding his head as...

Picture of the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex at the University of Hawai’i Mānoa.
The battle of time within a student-athlete
Lisa Schroeder, Staff Writer • December 21, 2023

It’s now December, and the academic workload is starting to pile up. Many students complain about the piles of tests, assignments, and projects...

Young girl stressed as she sits in front of her computer
The danger behind the screen
Katie Troske, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article may contain distressing content for some readers. The world has known the dangers of sex trafficking for decades– but with a rise in cases of sexual extortion occurring over social media, the true danger may lie just a click away. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is a criminal act that involves an offender coercing a person to create and send sexually explicit...

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Fighting body dysmorphia
Fighting body dysmorphia
Dan Golub, Opinions & Editorial Editor • November 6, 2024

With the prevalence of social media in the everyday lives of teenagers, it's easy to get sucked into a dangerous spiral of unrealistic body images, developing insecurities that can morph into serious problems. If you’ve been on social media, (and let’s face it, if you’re a teenager in 2024 you probably have,) then you know about eating disorders and their prevalence among the younger population....

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High school students filling the Scudder Dining Hall, waiting for their lunch. Photo by Carly Kaneshiro.
Lunch lines: a lengthy battle
Carly Kaneshiro, Features Editor • October 25, 2024

A small aspect of a student’s day, yet one of the most important times, lunch is a big part of life on campus. Whether it is eating with friends and catching up with each other, or refueling your brain and body from the extensive learning demands, the time spent during lunch is key to the success of the student body at Mid-Pacific. Principal of Student Life and Academics, Rebecca Hodge, agrees. “It's...

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