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OHANAORACLE
THE
OHANA ARTS PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL & SCHOOL SUMMER 201ACTING
SINGING
DANCING
FOOTLOOSE
From Jazz, to Ballet, to
Swing, to CreativeDancing!
The Summer Musical
Production of 2013!
Singing usingSolfge,
Chord Progressions, and
Sight Reading!
Comedic improv, acting
techniques, and improv
exercises!
A learning experienceunlike any other
By Robert Ramos
In the summer of
2013, after the numerous
amount of paper work and
preparations for the
audition, I was still not
sure what to expect about
Ohana Arts. Apart from
what I heard about it from
my friends who have been
in the program the pastyear and from several
videos I've seen online, one
really does not feel what
this program is all about
until they got to experience
it firsthand. Overall, Ohana
Arts is nothing more and
nothing less than a gift
given to me by a wonderful
group of people willing to
sacrifice their time and
share their wisdom to
make me a better
performer and a better
person. This has been the
busiest summer of my life
so far, and the most
rewarding. I definitely got
so much more out of this
program than I've
expected and it is
absolutely one of the bestlearning experiences I've
ever had the honor to take
part in.
What makes
Ohana Arts special? It's a
program that is perfect for
young musicians, dancers,
singers, actors, people
with a passion for the arts.
All it takes is dedication,
commitment, and a goal to
improve. Never bef
have I been a part of
program that does w
Ohana Arts does. It's o
thing to be casted to
musical, but Ohana A
offers an opportunity
learn and improve on
skills as a performer
well as a chance to be
part of two musiproductions.
Anyone with
opportunity to become
part of this progr
should never take it
granted. Anyone look
for an opportunity
improve as a perform
and to learn about the a
will absolutely bene
from Ohana Arts.
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Ohana
Arts
students
after the
finale of
Footloosthe musi
Ohana
Arts put
together
the summ
of 2013.
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Studying comedy and improv
under an amazing teacherBy Robert RamosI've been in the
performing arts for two
years, and it is an amazing
honor to have Jill Bolstridge
as my first acting teacher.
She does so well in
connecting with her students
and she is such an energetic
and passionate mentor.
Every minute I spent being
mentored by her was a
wonderful experience in
tself. She has such great
knowledge of the mechanics
of acting and comedy that
she's willing to share with
students and she does
everything she could to
make sure her students
become great actors. It is a
blast to be in her class.In her acting class,
we focused mainly on
earning the mechanics of
good improv. We did games
and exercises that train our
basic skills as performers
such as cheating out,
focusing, staying in
character, articulating, and
more. Not only that but we
did games that train our
eyes, ears, and brains for
mprov. After our period of
earning the basics of improv
and acting, we moved on to
comedy. After learning
multiple comedic techniques
hrough several exercises
and games, we started
working on an original
student-devised piece, "The
Love Boat."
The performing arts
organization I came from
works a lot with improv and
comedy and a lot of the
exercises Ms. Jill makes us
do are the same as the
exercises my director does
with my theater club.
Improv and comedy has a
lot of impacts on me as a
performer."In all of my years in
theatre education, this is, by
far, the best original student-
devised piece on which I
have had the pleasure to
work," Bolstridge said
regarding "The Love Boat."
This piece is by far
one of the memories of this
year's Ohana Arts I would
always remember. With
Footloose, we had to work
with scripted material but
with this small collection of
scenes created by me and my
friends, all of our wit and
creativity and humor came
together to make a
wonderful scene everyone
can enjoy. I also love how
Ms. Jill gave us a lot of
freedom to put our ownthoughts and ideas into it,
giving us the freedom to
make the piece our own.
Hopefully next year,
Jill Bolstridge would come
back and share once more
her wisdom and passion for
the performing arts to next
year's Ohana Arts students.
Now that, I would definitely
return for.
C-Jay Quinto, Jessabeth Aggacid, Robert Ramos, Chantelle Sonoda, Kady Valledor, and KiaTom work on student-devised piece, "The Love Boat."
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The Key toPerfect Pois
A Jill BolstridgeOriginal
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LEFT:Students of Ohana Aplay one of Jill
Bolstridge's manyactivities and exercisthat challenge actorsencourage them to usmultiple acting skillssuch as eye contact,cheating out, projectiand articulating,listening, reacting, pcharacter, concentratand more.
These games include"The Messenger Gam"Museum," "CheatOut," "Zip! Zap! Zoand "Sheep andShepard."
ABOVE:C-Jay Quinto, Jessabeth Aggacid, RobertRamos, Chantelle Sonoda, and Kady
Valledor work on "The Love Boat," astudent-devised piece.
ABOVE, LEFT, and RIGHT:Several of Jill Bolstridge's studentsperform different pieces that exercisetheir ability in improv and comedy.They are taught several techniques inimprov and comedy, given fiveminutes to prepare a short skit, and
then perform it in front of the class.
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Learning music from a very
knowledgeable teacher
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Once a
week,
Laurie
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By Robert Ramos
What better way is
there to learn music and
singing than from two of
the most talented and most
knowledgeable people I
know?
When it comes to
earning about music as
written on paper, learning
about harmonies, pitch,
beats, what notes sound
ike, and reading music by
ooking at the musical staff,
Ohana Arts offers Ms.
Jennifer Taira, the perfect
teacher to learn all these
stuff from. One of the first
things we learned from her
class is the Solfge, in other
words Do Re Mi Fa So La
Ti Do as well as hand
gestures that go along with
them. With this, we were
able to practice harmonies,
pitch, as well as what notes
sound like in different keys.
We also got in different
groups and practiced chord
progressions through
arrangements of different
songs we mixed together.
Added to all this, we
learned about beats,
different keys, reading
music, blending and more.
In Ms. Jenny's class. The
fun never ends.
Speaking of fun,
after we get through all the
music education stuff, we
work on songs that we sing
as a group. We practiced
singing songs like "Count
On Me" by Bruno Mars,
"Fix You" by Coldplay,
"Vogue" by Madonna,
"Another Day" from Rent,
and "True Colors" by Cindy
Lauper. All of these songs
were songs we got to
perform weeks later at our
musical showcase, "True
Colors."
Working with Ms.
Jenny was a lot of fun. I
felt like I had a really good
opportunity to improve
singing and knowledge
music as an art. I learn
that there is a lot of fact
that go into music whet
it's playing an instrument
using your voice. My m
favorite part of all wo
be to sing with my friend
felt like learning music a
singing together rea
created a bond between
of us Fellows and it rea
helped when it came ti
to perform the songs we
worked hard on in t
class.
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A vocal coach that helps you
believe anything is possibleBy Robert RamosMs. Laurie Rubin
has this quality as a teacher
hat just makes you believe
anything is possible. She is
o supportive and relaxed
when she teaches you that
even if you're facing a
challenging lesson, you feel
happy and you enjoy
whatever you're doing.That's how I felt when I
ook her once-a-week
wenty-minute private voice
essons. It all starts with
breathing exercises, pitch
exercises, scales, and a few
other warm-ups, and you're
good to go.
It's one thing to be
earning how to sing around
other people, and another
o be with only Ms. Laurie.
You don't feel afraid to
ake risks since she's the
only one who can hear you
and you don't feel the
pressure of being judged.
That is another benefit
rom the private voice
essons. You get to learn
how to sing even better.
Added to the wisdom of
Ms. Laurie, the privatevoice lessons can really
make you a better singer if
you remember not to miss
any of them.
All of the private
voice lessons will not only
be useful for "Footloose"
and "True Colors," but for
he Voice Recital that gives
tudents the opportunity to
exhibit what they've learned
with Ms. Laurie. One by
one, each student who've
taken the lessons will have
a chance to take the stage
and do a full song by
themselves in front of
people who decided to
attend the recital. I think
the recital is one of the
most important thingsabout Ohana Arts since it
really gives everyone a
chance to shine and it is an
opportunity for everyone to
have a moment to shine.
I personally loved it
even more since I a week
before the recital, I took a
trip to Nashville and
couldn't go to my last
private voice lesson before
the recital itself. At the day
of the recital, I was
panicking because I wasn't
able to work with Ms.
Laurie. However, somehow
the adrenaline of
performing in front of
people just took over. I
kept my cool, and sang my
song exactly like how Ms.Laurie taught me to sing it.
I forgot everything I
learned from her when I
took a week break, yet
when I performed at the
recital, it all came back to
me. I felt satisfied and
extremely grateful for
everything she's done.
Members of the Ohana Arts Young Artists' Fellowship after the Voice Recital held on July 12013. (Back row, from left) C-Jay Quinto, Chantelle Sonoda, Caitlin Pang, Emily White,
Megan Viloria, Kiana Tom, and Harold Calipjo. (Front row, from left) Diana Chan, RobertRamos, Sarah Daniels, Jessabeth Aggacid, Brendan Hiyane, Anthony Lee, and Jarren Amian
Robert Ramos performingsong, "Grow For Me," froLittle Shop of Horrors durthe Voice Recital held on J13, 2013.
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Members of the Ohana Arts Young Artists' Fellowship after the Voice Recital held on July 13, 2013. (From left) Emily WhiteJay Quinto, Diana Chan, Chantelle Sonoda, Robert Ramos, Caitlin Pang, Sarah Daniels, Jessabeth Aggacid, Megan Viloria,Kiana Tom, Anthony Lee, Harold Calipjo, and Jarren Amian.
ABOVE: The Creators, a.k.a. The WarmPockets, perform an original song duringthe Voice Recital.
LEFT: C-Jay Quinto performs "LoveChanges Everything" by Andrew Lloyd
Webber during the Voice Recital. Sarah Daniels performs "Out Tonight" from
"Rent."
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Gracie performs "Sing" from Sesame Street, with Laurie Rubin on the piano. Carson Davis performs "Being Alifrom "Company."
Anthony Lperforms"Giants InSky" from"Into TheWoods."
Kiana Tom performs "With You" from"Ghost: The Musical."
Megan Vperforms His Eyes"from "Jekand Hyde
LEFT: JarrenAmianperforms "OneSong Glort"from "Rent."
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(From left) Diana Chan and Liz Piccoli, the most energetic, spunky, yet challenging, dance
teacher.
(From left) Liz Piccoli and Robert Ramos after closing night of
"Footloose: The Musical"
By Diana Chan
Once I step onto
that dojo mat for dance
class, I know I'm going to
have a great day.
Dance instructor,
Liz Piccoli, is by far the
most energetic, spunky, yet
challenging, dance teacher
I've encountered so far.
Even before meeting her
I've already heard good
compliments about this
nfamous Ms. Liz. Her
warm-ups are killer yet she
can maintain a steady
breath and a bright smile.
Ms. Liz likes to spice up
our workout routines by
alternating between
different dance genres --
jazz, ballet, contemporary,
swing, creative dance, and
yoga. There's never a p
of time when some
would mourn over the
of going to her dance cla
She also assig
each one of us
autobiography assignm
about famous dancers,
lastly concluding the w
with several presentati
When the Musical Showwas drawing near, Ms.
transformed to her cr
creative mode.
collaborated with
creators to come up with
abstract piece of pain
on a blank canvas w
dancing. The crea
devised an original trac
complement
choreography while
visionaries brought crea
liberty to paint a "gr
masterpiece" of cha
lines and undefined sha
Ms. Liz later brought in
boyfriend Tom, a pain
expert, to help finalize
drawing by creating a m
forgiving and fuller pic
to put it up for sale in
silent auction.
"Crazy Little TCalled Love," by Mic
Buble was a lot of fun
dance to because there
a lot of diversity put int
It can be a little hectic
50-60 kids doing sw
dancing along with part
and lift, but Ms. Liz ta
us to perform to our
ability, with a smile!
The most energetic, spunky,
challenging dance teacher
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Liz Piccoli's dance class focused on different styles of dance based on days. Mondays and Wednesdays focused on Swing.Tuesdays and Thursdays focused on Ballet. Fridays are more towards the creative style of dancing such as Yoga in the image.
ABOVE: Ohana Arts students working on slifts while learning how to Swing dance.
LEFT: Ohana Artsstudents working on aworking on a trust fall move while learning hto Swing dance.
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Creativity and emotion
collide into one performanceBy Robert RamosA week before the
ast show put together by
Ohana Arts, "Footloose,"
every single student got the
opportunity to be
showcased and have the
spotlight with the Musical
Showcase, "True Colors."
The showcase consisted ofgroup as well as solo
performances put together
by teachers and students in
the program. Students are
separated into different age
groups and the majority of
the performances are done
by these groups: the
Believers, the Dreamers, the
Visionaries, and the
Creators.
Everything fromacting pieces, dance
numbers, to choral songs
are performed in the
showcase. Some numbers
are even done by mixing up
the different groups. "True
Colors" was divided into
five different parts: Fear,
pain, love, acceptance, and
compassion. Each part
starts off with a filmcreated by the Visionaries
followed by multiple
performances done by
students at Ohana Arts
reflecting the meanings of
and the emotions exhibited
behind each part of showing
a person's true colors.
What came out was
a beautiful performance
that reached out to the
humanity of every audience
member who can interpret
the performances in so
many ways. Each
performance are sometimes
to abstract and not very
straightforward that people
get so into it and so lost in
the performances.
These, I believe, are
the reasons why the Musical
Showcase is important.
They are performances
created and put together by
Ohana Arts students that is
very different from the
Summer Musical of
Footloose, where someone
else wrote the songs and the
lines. "True Colors" allow
students to make it their
own performance. Every
student worked really hard
on the showcase and they
all deserve praise for how
much they've done for this
colorful show.
Ohana Arts students, members of the Dreamers group, rehearsing a number from the musica
"13."A member of the
Believers, Zaffron,
rehearses for her p
in "Fear," a collec
of original vignett
written and create
Ohana Arts studen
with the assistance
Jill Bolstridge.
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LEFT:Members of the Dreamers,
(From left) Leion, Aidan, and Austi
rehearse for a number called"S'wonderful."
BELOW:Members of the Dreamers
make a formation along with a
gesture for their number from the
musical "13."
LEFT:Members of the Believers, (From left) Erisan
and Isabella rehearse for their number "My New
Philosophy" from the musical "You're A Good Man,
Charlie Brown."
RIGHT: Visionaries (From left) Jarren Amian and Sarah
Daniels practice for their little snippet of "Rent" featuring a
performance of "Out Tonight" and "Another Day," which
featured other members of the Visionaries and the Creators.
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Kick off your Sunday shoes
and cut loose, Footloose!
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The Ohana Arts cast of "Footloose" during a rehearsal of the finale number, "Footloose (Finale)."
By Robert Ramos
Where do I even get
started when talking about
Footloose?
The best musical
I've ever done? My most
favorite character I've ever
played? Learning double the
choreography, double the
ines, and double the
blocking? One of the most
memorable experiences of
my life? I have no clue....Footloose has
challenged my abilities as a
performer more than any
shows I've done in my time
doing high school theater.
I've definitely been
through a lot, starting from
the time I didn't even listen
to the songs I was asked to
prepare for callbacks until
the night before.
Fortunately, I was able pull
it off and was casted as
Ren's goofy best friend,
Willard. Already, I knew
the part was going to be
challenging, knowing that
Willard is the comedic
character and one of the
comic reliefs in the show. A
lot of his lines have to
catch the audience laughing
and timed correctly. Willard
was identified as a cowboy,
so I had to speak with ahick accent. I have to sing
"Mama Says," a song I feel
was just out of my vocal
range. Worst of all, I have a
dance solo in the show!
At first I kept
telling myself, to quote
Willard, "I can't.... do it."
However, my most favorite
part of the show is how all
of my teachers in the
program came together,
worked hard on me and
pushed me to my limit.
Combined with my desire to
nail Willard straight out of
how he was written, I was
more than satisfied with
how I played this character.
Footloose consisted
of two casts: A red cast and
a blue cast. Being a
principal character in the
red cast, I made sure I
performed as an ensemblecharacter in the blue even
better because I know that
once I played the principal,
everyone would do the
same for me. Having two
casts gave us double the
work, but I only realized it's
true impact during the
performances. Most of the
characters are played by
two different people, and
no two people do it exactly
the same way. People w
see both casts can
treated to two complet
different versions
Footloose both of wh
they'll really enjoy.
Being in Footlo
really changed me as
performer. I was pushed
take risks and try thing
haven't tried befo
Working with Ms. Lau
and Ms. Jenny on "MaSays" along with other so
and working with Ms. L
on numbers such as "S
Rockin'" and "Let's Hear
For The Boy" really ga
me a taste of how f
musical theater is.
I am extrem
thankful will never e
forget this experience.
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(From left) Robert Ramos as Red Willard and Tevan Kakemoto as Blue
Willard.
(From left) Leion Von Osdol as Blue Ren and C-
Jay Quinto as Red Ren.
(From left) Robert Ramos and Caitlin Pang as Red Willard and Rusty.
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Aidan Clinton as Blue Reverend Moore.
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The bonding that happens
while munching on lunchBy Diana ChanAfter a jam-packed
morning of devising skits,
earning harmonies, and
hitting dance combos, it's
break-time.
We performers not
only need nourishment for
our mind, but also for our
body. There's an array ofoptions in our lunch menu.
At Hongwanji Mission
School, they provide snacks
and school lunch -- a
serving of P.O.G. juice and
their daily special meal,
such as chicken burger with
tater tots or baked spaghetti
with garden salad.
Not only do we have
that choice, but we also can
bring a good 'ol fashionedhome lunch. Since there are
unique students here in
Ohana Arts, they all come
with special dietary and
cultural cuisines.
Everyday there's
always an arousing aroma
of different kinds of food in
Room 32 (our lunch room.)
For instance, dreamer
Aidan Clinton is avegetarian so everyday he
brings a simple lunch like
bagel with cream cheese
and a side of fruits.
"Three months ago
my family wanted to
become vegetarian, so we
did. Ever since, I felt
cleaner and happier. BUT I
MISS EATING MEAT!"
Clinton said.
Another option for
the older kids (the Fellows),
is walking down to 7-11
across the street from the
school and buying their own
meal. Our lunchtime
wouldn't be lunchtime
unless we had some
interesting conversations,
epic meal time, and fun
games. While the Believersand Dreamers play a
friendly game of "Assassin",
the visionaries and creators
play a heated game of
"Never Have I Ever."
This is a time to
actually bond with all the
believers, dreamers,
visionaries, and creators.
During the day all the
groups are separated into
their own classes with thesame people, but in the
lunchroom we can socialize
with little and big kids.
As you walk into
the room you'll immediately
feel a positive, lively
presence from the students.
It's always an enjoyable
experience talking to the
kids, whether it would be
about what they brought toeat or what they did over
the weekend.
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ABOVE:An intense game of
Never Have I Ever between
the Fellows.
RIGHT: The Fellows get
some extra work done
outside of classes.
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By Robert Ramos
The spotlight isavailable for anyone who
wants it. All it takes is a
pen, and the guts to do it.
Coffeehouse is a
great opportunity for every
member of Ohana Arts to
show off their skills in
acting, singing, and dancing.
Every week, the
students pick a theme for
he event and a sign-up
sheet is issued. Anyone who
wants to have a chance to
perform a maximum of
eight minutes can just walk
up and write their names.
When Friday comes,
everyone can come dressed
n whatever theme is
decided, and the open mic
s under way, emceed by
wo students picked from
heir different groups.Everyone is very
supportive of those who
perform at the open mic.
Having a good performance
s one thing, but having the
guts to get up and take that
mic is another.
The mic is open, just do it
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Austin and Aidan on "Fancy Day."
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Gianna, a Coffeehouse regular, performs "Rolling In The
Deep" by Adele
Jarren Amian, in an attempt to statime, pulls something out of his po
Believers and Dreamers on Pajama Day
Raya melts some faces and busts sguts as she rocked out with her uk
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Even teachers get a chance to perform as Laurie Rubingraces her students with her beautiful voice.
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By Diana Chan
How are performing
for film and performing for
theatre any different? One
s in front of the camera,
and one is in front of the
audience. Everything else is
pretty much the same.
This is the first year
Ohana Arts offer elective
classes, and being a fellow
assigned with Film/media
class, I approve of it.
Although there were some
small complaints and issues
regarding elective classes, I
respect how the teachers
were trying to provide more
variety to our learning
experience beside the
standard classes most other
summer camps offer.
It did create a lot of
stress for my peers and I
because we had to complete
assignments that included
knowledge, experience, and
accessibility of a
technological resource that
was a stretch to achieve.
The instructors,
especially film/media
nstructor Mr. Brandon, was
very helpful and practical
about the given situation
and taught us a great deal
about cinematography. Not
only that, but he brought in
some famous people from
the industry -- producer and
editor Kenji and Yama.
From this class I've gained
an insight of
cinematography, working in
the movie industry, and, of
course, acting. There's no
better way to top off our
MTT showcase with 5 1-minute videos reflecting:
Fear, pain, acceptance, love,
and compassion. Watching
all of our handwork show
on screen was icing on the
cake, and that's why I value
film/media class.
Sometimes it isn't always
the content of the class that
we learn from, but the work
ABOVE AND RIGHT:
Caitlin Pang and Robert
Ramos receive some hands-ontraining on how to use the
camera from Brandon Han.
Writer, Director, and Editor Kenji along with Producer Ya
PHOTO BY DIANA CHA
PHOTO BY DIANA CHA
PHOTO BY DIANA CHA
Work ethic behind filmmaking
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By Diana Chan
Being a part ofOhana Arts's Musical
Theater Intensive Program
s self-rewarding and
absolutely beneficial, but it
s INTENSIVE.
A way to blow off
some steam is hanging out
with the cast, outside of
Ohana Arts. Not only will it
relive stress but it'll alsobuild a stronger bond with
the other students. Besides
the super fun E.T. Movie +
Pizza night, some of us
planned social get-togethers.
We played laser tag,
watched movies, went to
Hongwanji Bon Dance,
slept over someone's house,
hiked at Pill Box, andswam at Lanikai Beach.
I would have never
thought I'd be this close to
the Fellows, but the
hangout days definitely
made it happen.
Ohana Arts gets around
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Adults sharing the good times!
BELOW: (Left column, from
front)Carolyn Lee, Kiana Tom,
Emily White, and C-Jay Quinto.
(Right column, from front) Diana
Chan, Anthony Lee, Sarah Daniels,
and Travis Namba.
ABOVE: Fellows exploring the horizons.
LANIKAI HIKING AND BEACH DAY - JULY 4, 2013
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BON DANCE FESTIVAL - JUNE 28, 2013
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PHOTO BY DIANA CH
PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN
PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN
PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN
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It all began at Camp Erdman
By Diana Chan
This was the very
first time meeting all of the
kids. I was very nervous
and intimidated in the firstplace because I didn't know
what to expect from leading
a large group of kids. The
fun didn't start at the camp,
t started once we stepped
onto that bus taking us
there. Who would have
thought that a bus ride
would be an ice breaker? I
got introduced to a lot of
the older students, still
unsure about all of theother littler ones. The very
first activity at camp to the
absolute last was filled with
laughter and team-bonding.
I believe the different
groups created a friendly
competition that fueled all
of us to participate in the
activities. The activities
include friendship bracelet-
making, hip-hop class,performing skits and songs,
an inspirational speech
from Ms. Laurie, and
smores and scary stories
around a roaring fire. At
the end of the day, we all
sat in a circle reflecting
upon our first day togethe
Some of us laughed, some
of us cried. Surprisingly
every single personmentioned how intimidat
at first; scared that no on
would befriend them. Jus
like that, we all clicked, a
from that moment on we
knew we were one Ohana
Talent is nothing without ambition."-Jill Bolstridge
The Ohana Oracle is a photo journal created by students that participated in the Ohana Arts Young
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