Career Technical Education teacher Kapuni Patcho works alongside his Papa La’au students on a designated Malama Aina day where his students are required to clean up the land. Together, they removed weeds, cut and trimmed grass, and cleared out dead leaves on a designated area on campus. Patcho was nominated and voted by his colleagues for this year’s Radford Teacher of the Year award. “I believe we have some incredible teachers and we all deserve this award,” he said. Photo by Gabriel Rodriguez

Physics students Arianna Gaskins (12), Kriztofer Caraang (12), Angela Peralta (12), and Mitchell Gawlik (12) investigate the concept of roller coasters to learn about mechanical energy and conservation of energy. Through a self-study process, teachers are involved in making sure that students are engaged and learning. “Physics is a fun, hands on class where we can do a lot of formative assessment to ensure our students are understanding the concepts,” science teacher Teresa Williams said.

Nathaniel Gartner (11) puts in up to three hours a day, six days a week of swimming practices. Gartner began swimming competitively in seventh grade and continues to push himself to “drop some more time.”

eniors Madison McHenry joins her best friend Jada Moody for a birthday celebration. McHenry and Moody have been best friends since 7th grade. Moody said that the duo are opposites, but “we complement each other,” McHenry said.

Transition Center student facilitator Fallon Villarreal (12) lead a session on improving the center at a recent MYAC meeting.