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Staff Profile
Taylor Kim
Taylor Kim
Social Media Editor

Taylor Kim is a senior and a third year journalist. She enjoys dancing, making content, cooking, traveling, and going out. This year she is continuing as the Social Media Editor, as her passion is keeping...

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...

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.

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Students Shaped by Screens
Students Shaped by Screens
Taylor Kim, Social Media Editor • December 3, 2024

Social media has become a powerful force in shaping the expectations of young adults, often promoting unrealistic ideas of what that looks like....

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...

Prospective families attending Mid-Pacific's Open House event.
New Student Perspectives on Mid-Pacific
Jack Ibara, Backpage Editor • December 5, 2024

Every year, many new students walk the halls of Mid-Pacific and often have a hard time adjusting to the change of scenery and campus culture,...

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....

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...

Misha Chinn in unique fashion style commonly known as Lolita
Pressure to Conform
Ellie Fink, Managing Editor • November 26, 2024

Middle school is the three-year-long, painful transition from childhood to adulthood. Many learn to become self-conscious of their body as it undergoes various changes and affects the way they are perceived by their peers. Part of this change is evolutionary. “Once you hit middle school, you start distancing yourself from your family,” Jessie Mitchell, Hawaii Center for Children and Families...

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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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