ohana oracle (summer 2013)

8/22/2019 Ohana Oracle (Summer 2013)

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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.

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

Ohana

Arts

students

after the

finale of

Footloosthe musi

Ohana

Arts put

together

the summ

of 2013.
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ACTINGACTINGTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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."

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

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

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

Once a

week,

Laurie

Rubin

teaches

voice c

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include

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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.

PHOTO BY ABIGAIL DANIE

PHOTO BY DIANA CHA


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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."

PHOTO BY ABIGAIL DANIEL

PHOTO BY DIANA CHA

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PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN


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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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DANCINGDANCINGTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

(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

PHOTO BY ROBERT RAMOS

PHOTO BY SARAH DANIELS


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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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TRUE COLORSTRUE COLORSTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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.

PHOTO BY DIANA CH

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN


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TRUE COLORSTRUE COLORSTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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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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FOOTLOOSEFOOTLOOSETHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

Kick off your Sunday shoes

and cut loose, Footloose!

PHOTO BY HUNGRY EYE PHOTOGRAPH

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.


Aidan Clinton as Blue Reverend Moore.


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BREAK TIMEBREAK TIMETHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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.

PHOTO BY DIANA CH

PHOTO BY DIANA CH

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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COFFEEHOUSECOFFEEHOUSETHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

Austin and Aidan on "Fancy Day."

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

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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FILM AND MEDIAFILM AND MEDIATHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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

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Work ethic behind filmmaking


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SOCIAL EVENTSSOCIAL EVENTSTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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

PHOTO BY DIANA CHA

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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SOCIAL EVENTSSOCIAL EVENTSTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE PIZZA AND MOVIE NIGHT: "E.T: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL" - JUNE 21, 2013

BON DANCE FESTIVAL - JUNE 28, 2013

PHOTO BY DIANA CH

PHOTO BY DIANA CH

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN

PHOTO BY DIANA CHAN


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CAMP ERDMANCAMP ERDMANTHE OHANA ORACLE PAGE

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

A i F ll hi P d h M i l Th I i P d i h f 2013

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