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Warrior football wins 7-0!
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Warrior Football!!
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By Kaleo Staff
For the first time in six years, the Waiakea High football team tasted victory with a 7-0 win over Kealakehe on Friday, August 23rd. The victory, to make it sweeter, took place on the road in Kealakehe.
For most of the game, the Warriors and Waveriders put up a fierce defensive battle at Waverider Stadium. But in the 3rd quarter, the Warriors finally broke through with a touchdown pass thrown by Warrior QB Pono Miller and caught by wide receiver Dylan Nakamoto-Baltazar. The Warriors held on and emerged victorious, with a final score of 7-0. This milestone victory marks not only the first of the 2024 season, but the first since their 2018 victory over Keaau’s Cougars.
Nakamoto-Baltazar, who caught the game’s final touchdown, expressed pride to be a part of one of the most important plays in Waiakea football history. “It was a blessing to be a part of Waiākea history. The moment the clock hit zero and everyone went crazy is something I’ll remember forever. Now I can only hope for the best for the future seasons to come,” said Dylan, who is also a Senior playing in his final season in the blue and white.
With this win, Waiakea (1-1) sits at .500 in the early season. Their next game is set to be against Moanalua at the Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium this coming Saturday, August 31st, at 11:00 AM. LET’S GO, WARRIORS!
Dylan Nakamoto-Baltazar (Warrior WR)
Labor Day!!
By: Emma Kozuma
Monday marks our first national holiday of the school year, Labor Day, September 2, 2024.
Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894 that dates back to the labor movement of the 19th century. Americans in the late 1800’s worked 12-hour days just for basic living. This included children labor.
What’s known as Labor Day, is when labor unions increased their efforts to have better working conditions, hours, and pay for their workers. We celebrate Labor Day to remind us of the importance of our work as U.S. citizens. We take this day off to recognize the hard work people in the US work for a living.
Welcome our new teachers to Waiakea
(Left to Right)
Daniel Weiss (English), Dennis Ayap (P.E), Jesse Curtis (Chemistry), Stephen North (English), Maika Woods (Entrepreneurship, And P.E), Daysha Tablit (English), Dipa Field (Math), Tori Hironaga (Math), and Megan Kimura (Art). Please help to welcome our brand new teachers to our Warrior Family!
Alia-Lei Bargamento
President
Jourdyn Morimoto
Treasurer
Kristianna Yumul
Secretary
Jiel Jeon
Vice President
Aloha Freshmen class of 2028!
I am extremely proud to introduce your officers for this year, 2024-25. Vice President will be Jiel Jeon, our Secretary will be Kristianna Yumul, and our Treasurer is Jourdyn Morimoto. I will proudly be your Freshman President!
With me being your Class of 2028 President, I’m fully committed to serving this class and effectively communicating with others like my classmates and Waiakea High faculty. I wish to be treated as a classmate, friend, and/or a companion rather than a President who sees themself on a different level than others. As your president, I am someone who will always hear you out, give you a helping hand, or a shoulder to lean on. Don’t be afraid to reach out to me!
I am looking forward to getting many of you involved in our activities and bringing spirit to the class of 2028. I hope that future opportunities will bring our class closer together and to show spirit and cooperation. When Homecoming arrives on September 30th, we will be able to show the entire Waiakea School how much spirit we have. Let us all have fun this year!
Let’s go, black and gold Panthers!
Alia-Lei Bargamento
Class of 2028 President
AIM.pdf