Reading is an important skill to have, and to prepare for the real world everyone must be proficient in it. However, many would be surprised...
After years of news stories threatening a potential TikTok ban, the app finally went dark on January 18th– but only for about 12 hours. Users...
In recent months, there has been a spike of threats regarding school shootings across Hawaii. The threats started with a threat made to Kamehameha...
Mid-Pacific prides itself on the beauty of its campus and wide range of architecture, yet right on its doorstep are two significant properties...
AI generated images have progressed far past its time of misshapen limbs, abstract cityscapes and additional fingers or toes. As technology advances...
Why do we, Mid-Pacific students, have to go to chapel every other week? If you were a new student at Mid-Pacific and asked someone, “What's...
At Mid-Pacific, students have a deep passion for soccer, but find themselves in a tough spot. While the school offers a varsity team for experienced...
This spring season at Mid-Pacific, a brand new sport makes its debut: Girls’ Flag Football. One of only 14 states to introduce it so far, Hawaii...
Through determination and team bonds, Mid-Pacific’s Varsity Girls Soccer team saw many successes this year with seven regular-season wins and...
Unmarked vans, kidnappings, media control, hit lists written by the government— sound familiar? It should. It’s essentially the setting of the required IB English and dystopian literature reading, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian novel taking place in a warped American society. However, this novel is looking less dystopian and more prophetic as the Trump administration sinks...
What happens when a well-intentioned school policy ends up causing more hassle than help? For students attending after-school events–whether it’s a game, competition, or just attending practice–a rule requiring them to take the bus both to and from the event can turn an already long day into an even longer night, especially when a parent is ready and waiting to take them home. A transportation...
What if you had to learn an entire year's worth of knowledge in only a couple of weeks? That’s the reality of many students taking summer school programs at Mid-Pacific, but the real question is does the timeline make it possible for students to succeed in that subject? In the majority of schools, summer school is a way for struggling students to catch up with peers or to make up credits for...