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Youths head to math contest

Four middle school students used their math skills to win all-expense-paid trips to Chicago to represent Hawai'i in the 19th annual MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

They were Eugene So of Punahou School and Nolan Chung, Kevin Sin and Bryce Lee, all of Iolani School. Their coach was Ann Yoneshige of Iolani.

MATHCOUNTS is designed to generate interest and enthusiasm in mathematics by creating an environment emulating athletics, including intensive training, competition and teamwork.

Priory honors 1951 graduate

St. Andrew's Priory School has named Grace Sonoda its 2002 alumna of the year.

Sonoda, a 1951 graduate, was the 1999 honorary chairwoman of Par for the Priory, the school's annual fund-raising golf tournament. She participated in the capital fund project to build the school's gymnasium complex in the Weinberg Center and was a major donor toward the air-conditioning of classrooms and construction of a covered walkway.

Baldwin senior wins art award

The winner of the 2002 Kaha Kili Congressional Arts Competition participated recently in an award ceremony in Washington. Paolo Panila, a senior from Baldwin High School on Maui, won for his oil pastel and colored pencil entry titled "In the Lap of Learning." Winning artwork from each congressional district will be on display at the U.S. House of Representatives for a year.

Anthropologist receives grant

The Society for American Archaeology has designated Deona "Nona" Naboa to be the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant.

Naboa, specializing in anthropology, graduated this year from the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu with a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

The award affords her the opportunity to participate in an archaeological field school in Rapa Nui. Credits for her summer research will be applied toward her master's degree in Pacific Island studies at UH-Manoa.

Teens to attend D.C. conference

Two St. Louis High School students have been recognized for their academic achievement.

• Kellan Kubo of Honolulu has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference next Monday in Washington.
• Fayez Rumi has been referred to be included in the 36th annual edition of Who's Who Among American High School Students, 2001-02, an honor reserved for only 5 percent of U.S. high school students.

Rumi has also been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference.

Other students from Hawai'i attending the National Young Leaders Conference will be Greg Kuwaye of Ka'a'awa and Rose Hacking of Honolulu.

"Those who participate in this program not only gain knowledge and experience in the nation's capital, they leave with a sense of accomplishment and an increased ability to face the challenges of the future," said Michael Lasday, executive director of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council.