Salutes

Advertiser Staff

O'ahu student in 10th place

Arbie Campuspos, a Waipahu Intermediate School student, received high honors at the recent National History Day competition in Washington, placing 10th with his documentary titled "U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands and Denied Rights of the Marshallese."

Student topics ranged from international issues such as the Berlin Wall to issues of national importance such as the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953.

Masonic lodge names winners

Lodge Le Progres de l'Oceanie, the oldest Masonic organization in the state, has announced winners of its scholarship competition. They are:

• Margo Hartford, a Waialua resident and 2002 graduate of Waialua High School who is a pre-med major at Hawai'i Pacific University.
• Adam Hill, a 2002 graduate of Kailua High School who has completed his freshman year at the University of Hawai'i School of Architecture.

Hartford wants to become a doctor specializing in children's medicine, including reconstructive surgery. Hill intends to specialize in designing skyscrapers and art museums.

Punahou boy receives medal

Michael K.K. Tom of Honolulu is among this year's recipients of the Rensselaer Medal, an award that honors high school juniors who show promise in science and math. Each medalist who enrolls at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., receives a four-year scholarship totaling $60,000. Tom is a student at Punahou School.

Waipahu grad goes to camp

Karen Tumaneng, a 2003 graduate of Waipahu High School, was selected to attend the National Youth Science Camp this summer in West Virginia. Nearly 100 high school graduates from across the country participate in the camp in the Monongahela National Forest.

Tumaneng plans to study biology this fall at Hanover College in Indiana.