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School Year 2003-2004

Hawaii Schools Publication Association Yearbook Contest (May 13, 2004)

First place: Ke Ahe Kai 2004 ("Only in Wai`anae")

HMSA Teen Video Awards (May 2004)

Best Anti-Underage Drinking PSA: "Photo Album," by John Munoz, Sonny Dudoit and Nick Smith

National Television Academy Student Television Award for Excellence ("Student Emmys") (May 2004)

News Award: "Careless Teen Drivers" (Camera: Chad West, Sam Kapoi; Reporter: Holly Stephens; Writer: Liberty Peralta)

News, Honorable Mention: "Overweight Teens" (Camera: Keone Taaca; Director: Keoni Fernandez; Reporter: Linda Siu; Writer: Liberty Peralta)

Sports, Honorable Mention: "Sharyn Kodama" (Camera: Solomon Alfapada, Chad Brown; Reporter: Nick Smith; Writer: Mika Pitolo)

Technical Achievement Award: "Careless Teen Drivers" (Camera: Chad West, Sam Kapoi; Reporter: Holly Stephens; Writer: Liberty Peralta)

Technical Achievement, Honorable Mention: "Sharyn Kodama" (Camera: Solomon Alfapada, Chad Brown; Reporter: Nick Smith; Writer: Mika Pitolo)

Hawaii Publishers Association Hawaii State High School Journalism Contest (April 28, 2004)

Best Overall Issue, Ka Leo O Wai'anae (March 2004)

Best News Writing, Leeward District: "Landfill faces uncertainty," by Ashley Ako

Best Photography/Illustration, Leeward District: "Peer pressure," by Nick Smith

Best Layout and Design, Leeward District

Student Television Network Spring Nationals (April 2004)

First place, Commercial: "AP Classes," by Sam Kapoi, Nick Smith and Chad Brown

First place, Human Interest: "Speeding," by Ashley Ako and Chad Brown

First place, Original Short: "Beary Tales," by Searider Productions

First place, Music Video: "Tracks of My Tears," by Sam Kapoi, Solomon Alfapada and Chad Brown

First place, Sports Feature: "Pro-Bowl," by Holly Stephens and Ashley La'a

Second place, Music Video: "Goggles," by Mika Pitolo, Nick Smith and Joey Kuni

Second place, Commercial: "SAT Scores," by Ashley La'a, Shea Opunui and Cherise Pa'aluhi

Second place, PSA / Promo: "The Drive Home," by Chad West

Third place, Human Interest: "Mandy Shiraki," by Nicki Manivanh and Nick Smith

Third place, Weekly / Monthly Magazine Show: "Searider News" (April 2004) (Producers: Holly Stephens and Ashley La'a)

Third place, Experimental: "Wat Up Show," by Sam Kapoi and Solomon Alfapada

Fifth place, Weekly / Monthly Magazine Show: "Searider News" (March 2004) (Producers: Holly Stephens and Ashley La'a)

Fifth place, News: "Big Surf," by Sam Kapoi and Jessica Tolentino

International Student Film Festival (April 2004)

First Place, Promo: "Arts and Communications Promo," by Liberty Peralta

First Place, Comedy: "Light Bulb," by Sam Kapoi, Keone Taaca, and Keoni Fernandez

First Place, Music Video: "Goggles," by Chad Brown and Nick Smith

Third Place, Drama: "Beary Tales," by Chad Brown and Nick Smith

Third Place, Documentary: "Ho'oulu Lahui Aloha," by Keoni Fernandez

American Society of Newspaper Editors / Quill and Scroll International Writing and Photography Contest (April 2004)

Winner, Editorial: "BEAR Club in dire need of adviser," by Liberty Peralta

National Federation of Press Women High School Journalism Contest – Western At-Large Division (first place winners advance to national division) (April 2004)

First Place, Editorial: "BEAR Club in dire need of adviser," by Liberty Peralta

First Place, Column: "Lucky You Live Wai`anae," by Cheyenne Robinson

First Place, Sports: "NFL players hold clinics for youth," by Holly Stephens

First Place, Cartooning: "Library damage," by Matthew Ishitani

First Place, Single Page Layout: February 2004 front page, by Liberty Peralta

Second Place, News: "Environmental awareness club back in action," by Liberty Peralta

Second Place, News: "WHS to switch to block schedule," by Liberty Peralta

Second Place, News: "Mass media program hosts public blessing, open house," by Shea Opunui

Second Place, News: "Landfill faces uncertainty," by Ashley Ako

Third Place, News: "Shattered library windows, door inconvenience school," by Gretchen Dinong

Honorable Mention, Opinion: "Library damage hurts reputation," by Liberty Peralta

Honorable Mention, News: "Rehired cafe manager seeks improvement in school lunch," by Natasha Crace

Honorable Mention, Graphics: "BEAR Club," by Antone Cabral

Journalism Education Association / National Scholastic Press Association Write-Off Contest – San Diego, CA (April 2004)

Superior, Video Commercial / PSA: "The Cycle," by Solomon Alfapada, Sam Kapoi, Nick Smith, and Chad Brown

Excellent, Videography: Sam Kapoi

Excellent, Feature Writing: Cheyenne Robinson

Honorable Mention, Review Writing: Matthew Ishitani

Honorable Mention, Yearbook Copy / Caption, Clubs: Chonte Fujioka

Excellent, Yearbook Copy / Caption, Student Life: Jazlyn Wandasan

Excellent, Video Sports Story: "Pro-Bowl," by Holly Stephens and Ashley Laa

Honorable Mention, Video News Story: "Senator Daniel Inouye visits WHS," by Shauntel Paaluhi and Chad Brown

Honorable Mention, In-Camera Feature: Piilani Matutino and Nick Smith

Honorable Mention, On-Air Reporter: Shea Opunui

HiTech Quest Competition (March 2004)

First Place, Using Technology to Communicate: "Arts and Communications Promo," by Liberty Peralta

Second Place, Using Technology to Communicate: "Careless Teen Drivers," by Holly Stephens, Liberty Peralta, Sam Kapoi, and Chad West

Student Television Network Convention – Los Angeles, CA (January 2004)

First Place, Sports-Feature Challenge: "Athlete’s Best Friend," by Nick Smith, Mika Pitolo, Chad Brown, and Solomon Alfapada

Second Place, News-Feature Challenge: "Careless Teen Drivers," by Holly Stephens, Liberty Peralta, Sam Kapoi, and Chad West

Second Place, Broadcast Newswriting: Liberty Peralta

Student Television Network – Fall 2003 Nationals (November 2003)

First Place, Commercial: "Light Bulb," by Sam Kapoi, Keoni Fernandez, and Keone Taaca

First Place, PSA / Promo: "The Cycle," by Solomon Alfapada and Chad Brown

First Place, Show Opening: "The Net," by Chad Brown

Second Place, PSA / Promo: "The Flashback," by John Munoz and Solomon Alfapada

Third Place, Original Short Feature: "Arts and Communications Promo," by Liberty Peralta

Third Place, Music Video: "Still Fly," by Sam Kapoi and Chad Brown

Third Place, News Story: "Senator Daniel Inouye Visits WHS," by Shauntel Paaluhi and Chad Brown

Fourth Place, Show Opening: "Searider News – October 2003," Chad Brown and Nick Smith

Herff Jones / Hawaii Schools Publication Association / University of Hawaii Journalism Hawaii Workshop Contest (August 2003)

Best Overall Yearbook: Searider Productions' Ke Ahe Kai

First Place, Yearbook Layout / Design / Copy Writing: Sheryl Dumancas, Chonte Fujioka, Grace Maganis, Jazlyn Wandasan

Second Place, Yearbook Layout / Design / Copy Writing: Yvonne Himan, Liberty Peralta, Cheyenne Robinson