PEARL CITY — Students screamed their support for three classmates who were part of the Little League World Championship team during a parade at Highlands Intermediate School today. We're proud of you! You rock! We love you!

Those were just a few of the messages more than 1,000 students held up on makeshift posters as Jedd Andrade, Matthew Yap and Khade Paris paraded around campus this morning in two golf carts.

Highlands students came out of their rooms at about 8:20 a.m. and lined the hallways and second-floor railings, clapping and screaming while some reached out to high-five the teammates from the world champion Waipi'o Little League team.

Asked if he could get used to the rock-star like treatment, Jedd broke into a smile.

"Yeah," he said. "It's kind of cool. (Yesterday) Matt and I spoke at a seventh-grade assembly. I was pretty nervous. I bet Khade is glad he didn't have to."

Khade Paris, nicknamed "chocolate" for his love of Hershey's, made his first appearance at his new school today after attending St. Joseph's last year.

One of the more soft-spoken players on the team, Khade, a sixth-grader, said he appreciated his fellow students' response.

"I was kind of nervous coming for my first day," he said. "I never expected anything like this."

Asked how long he thought the attention would last, Khade said "one or two weeks."

The three all wore Waipi'o baseball caps, and shirts with "Waipahu Baseball" on the back and "West" on the front.

The parade, as grand as it was, has been just a blip in the boys' schedule since they returned from Williamsport, Pa.

Last night the entire Waipi'o team got together with family for a dinner and party at Mililani golf course. It was the first time they were all back together again since they won the world title on Sunday.

They exchanged stories and talked about the attention they've been getting, ranging from parades and assemblies to newspaper, TV and radio interviews.

Next up for the three Highlands students and the whole Waipi'o team is the Parade of Champions at 5 p.m. Monday in Wakiki.

"We had our first parade in Williamsport," Jedd said. "It's been good."