Kapaa High School - Mailehune Yearbook (Kapaa, HI)

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N- fl? 'i i4 iq.-.1-1-1-0 1 w--W S if l Q! 4 .rr iq- s A V ' ' h u h H.. 1 MT. Waialeale, The highesT peak on The Garden Island. inTroduces our Senior secTion. The Seniors are The highesT class in school. and like Waialeale, They are looked up To and admired Tor qualiTies of supremacy and sTrengTh. As lesser ridges and valleys slope away from Waialeale Toward The sea, so are The underclassmen in- fluenced by The class of I953. 37 i.

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i V V B, 1..Y.,-.,, , C.P.O. 81. .I.P.O. . , Q rig , 5 Fgomi - if lla - Chief Of 15351131-O lee 1st ROW: E. Contrades, J. Caspillo, T. Ogata, M. Maruta, J. Salvador, F. Dikilato, J. Olido, B. Maglinti, E. Campos, H. Shir-aki. E. Tsuchiya: 2nd ROW-: E. Agayan, F. Ki- hano, E. Gayagas, B. Alegria, M. Gabay, K. Kagawa, R. Lee, D. Asuncion, H. Kahau- nale, L. Simmons: 3rd ROW: J. Urabe, C. Maglenti, S. Oshima, A. Nishie, N. Fuku- shima, C. Shimada, B. Wada, D. Ito,' A. Kaui: 4th ROW: E. Oda, J. Yamamoto, W. Salvador, K. Kaauwai, AC. Baptiste, J. Mariano, L. Aqui, G. Ouye, T. Nago. .1 'CF' 79,7 J Q BeaU'1Ce W Is. . il ' Assistant chqyama lef 1st ROW: Mr. W. Souza, B. Pescador, P. Fujii, K. Yasutake, H. Yoshida, J. Quereto, R. Matsu mura, Y. Kitajima, H. Kuboyama: 2nd ROW J. Tachibana, B. Carvalho, H. Mundon, J. Mun don, E. Gayagas, R. Shimamoto A. Osaki P Nakamura, P. Pescador: 3rd ROW: T. Murata, E. Nakamasu, W. Rittmeister, A. Saljonitman, G. Sora, W. Yamamoto, L. Takaki, H. Nishida: - 4th ROW: H. Iwai, F. Chong, K. Kagawa, E. n Olido, E. Cummings, G. Ramson, F. Liu, F. An- cheta. -'ii' ' ' Ii 'li 1-3, . L Y ' K - 3 V 54' , ' , Ha ' .HJ . B: A a -' B ,f ,. A if f .N t a i s-53? -' 'Z ,i Y ' Serious, well dressed and with purpose! About to receive their commissions 36

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1 El ,-..-.. ' 'i l l lll ' Qifv 4: ,U , Vs if J . . M., M Color. Red and White -X iW,,,nl,l,lll,,i J ,,,.M' ,J, nin,r , ,,,, lf ,,,X , ,,,, Y 1 ,, . X,-- , , f Flower: C9-133503 ,Q 'l1 'Qjfll '1-iff' Will 'X ' XX-X til ,iinl s1sx':1,'z,. 'X'X 'f i'1f:5 1 ii 'N 1 . .. ik gl wW,,W ' V , , X. Motto: We Budd The Ladder ll! ll'lmilllll'mll'l'lll'ilill lil llilL'l'l'l'l'l 'l Ml'lulll'l'-l' lllli lhwx X,-- me ii mix, ,Jil X',' ,,,,, i ,,,: , ,-.,-' Hs ' A - lpeegil Snlirii l l dddd dddd dddd By Winch We Rise President I Y -, l i: l s 'd'dd 1 , dddd' A J ' ,,,NNNNN f s, NNNN ' ' ' l T , I ,., T., W m' wQlll Q-will W , -- M y W I ,n 'Qg Y .. xd f'Qf5re: .Q F v ii Q ii Ican Nagahiro Vice President We Build fhe Ladder by Which We Rise. How frue fhis moffo is io fhe class of I953! Affer four years of working and playing iogefher, The Seniors have builf a ladder which grroved firm and strong, firm in sense of unify and frien s ip--sfrong in iea s. . Finally we will puf our unify and friendship and ideals fo Bernice Tanaka work in our communifies, our island and our counfry. We Secretar.Y young men and women will begin a new life, a life which needs fo be. excellenf in every way, for The coming years of fhe Twenfiefh Cenfury. The panorama of our school life is like a beaufiful mural painfed in The he'ar+ of every Senior. lf seems iusf yesierday fhaf we were freshmen, shy, green, buf aggressive. We readily adapied ourselves io high school life wifh scarcel any hardships af all. Algebra was fough, wasn'f if? Neverfheless, we wenf sailing info clear wafers wifh Jean Nagahiro, Presidenf: George Urabe, Vice Presidenfg Bernice Tanaka, Secrefary: and David Ueolca, Treasurer. An-enioyable year ended, as a happier year commenced. We began The new role - ' of Sufferin' Sophomores . This fime Peggy Smifh led us, assisfed by fhe compefeni lead- David Ueoka ership of Jean Nashiro, veepg Toshio Higa. The minufe man : and David Ueoka. young T 'a 'e king miser . A superb Sophomore week wifh Girls' Day, Boys' Day, Teachers' 'Day and a picnic was held. The laffer was ai Hanalei beach. Many enioyable momenis were shared by each, and among 'the many afhlefes honored by fhe class edifion of 'the Tradewind were: Eugene Kahaunaele, Abel Wood, George Kawaguchi, David Ueoka, Cliffon Saiki, and Cisario Yadao. Schol- asfically honored were Peggy Smifh, Jean Nagahiro, Jean Nashiro, Toshio Higa, David Ueoka, and May Hirose. Also a greai honor was besfowed upon us, as silverlongued Arnold Bapfisie became fhe champion orafor on Kauai.- A greaf record was Taken along wiih us as we became Jolly Juniors . Eagerly we looked forward fo fha Junior Prom, 'rhe biggesf evenf of our year. The theme, Our Very Own . of our dance was a happy climax as each Cin- derella danced gaily across The floor wifh her Prince Charming. The annual class picnic was held a+ Hanalei. Again we had a celebrafed week wiih big laughs and fha broadest smiles. In a candlelighi ceremony. five Juniors were inducfed info our Nafional Honor Sociefy. They were Peggy Smifh, Arnold Bapfisfe, May Hirose. David Ueoka, and Toshio Higa. Once again, Arnold Bapfisfe won fhe fifle of The Champion Orafor of Kauai. His fopic on World Brofherhoodu was well orafed, as he fool: fhird in 'the ferriforial finals. For her achievemenf in 4-H work, Jean Na- gahiro was awarded a frip fo Washingfon, D. C., where she mel' Presidenf Harry S. Truman, and many ofher famous people. Once more we furned The leaf of our diary, and fhere in big numerals read l953. ln Sepfember we Kegan fo swap grad-piciures and many Oh's and Ah's could be heard 'fhroughouf fha campus. Peggy Smifh was af The helm, capably assisfed by Jean Nagahiro, Vice Presidenf: Bernice Tanaka, Secrefary: and David Ueolza, Treasurer. Acfivifies came and weni. If was a rough year for many. There was no horse play , as we sfudied very hard. Buf many enioyable' fimes willibe cherished: The picnic af Poipu, a hearfy banquef ai Kauai lnn. and all The sporfs where fhe Seniors showed good school spirif, and won wifh fhe boys and losf wifh fhem. Here we salufe fhe many Senior afhlefes, 'rhe scholars, The iesfers. who rendered good laughs and lighiened fha classrooms, The arfisfs,,fhe orafors, and The fufure cifizens of our communify. Thus our years af school are climaxed as we march down 'ihe halls of our Alma Maier fo receive The diplomas, depiciing fha end of our school life buf also fhe beginning of our independenf life. As we leave our- Trademarks for fhe nexf Senior Class fo use, we deparf from The doors of Kapaa High School fo enfer a world, where life will be a confinual challenge. I 38