Video: Maui High School's Arts and COMmunication (ACOM) program won 1st place in the Public Service Announcement category for its 30-second spot on nutrition, above.

Hawaii's middle schools made a statement at the 14th annual Student Television Network (STN) national convention, held in March in Anaheim, Calif. Of the 30 awards earned by Hawaii's public schools, nearly half were awarded to Maui Waena Intermediate and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle.

Both schools won seven awards each, including 1st place finishes in the Broadcast News Magazine category (Maui Waena) and Nat Package (Kamakahelei).

Among Hawaii's public high schools, Moanalua High's MeneMAC team garnered four awards including a 1st place finish in the STN Convention Recap category (see video below). The full list of national winners can be seen here.

Thousands of students from across the country gathered at the Hilton Anaheim for four days of competition and workshops. Students were given strict time deadlines, often only a few hours, to conceptualize, write, shoot and edit their entries on site. In the “Crazy 8s” competitions, for example, students completed four-minute newscasts or films in eight hours. Teachers were not allowed to help.

Hawaii's competing schools in the STN are also participants in PBS Hawaii’s HIKI NŌ​ learning initiative. In this statewide program, students learn workforce and life skills through the creation of video news stories. These stories air Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on PBS Hawaii​.

Hawaii winners, 14th annual
Student Television Network Convention

HIGH SCHOOLS

COMMERCIAL 

• 3rd place: Moanalua High School — Dogun Hong, Aaron Quillopo 
  
  

 

CONVENTION RECAP 

• 1st place: Moanalua High School — Trina Tran, Chloe Popa, Jonas Maestro (view video above)
• 2nd place: Waipahu High School — Mariel Facunla, Marc Mercado, Justin Pajela 
• 4th place: Maui High School — Roxanne Agtang, Bernard Sula, Yasha Ronquillo 

NAT PACKAGE 

• 4th place: Moanalua High School — Sheryl Cheong, Kari Lau 

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 

• 1st place: Maui High School — Tiffany Banggo, Kawena Kekuewa (view video at top of page)
• 3rd place: Moanalua High School — Kaye Anne Labtingao, Jessica Kalem 

TELL THE STORY NEWS EDITING 

• 4th place: Waiakea High School — Kobe Uyeda 
• 5th place: Waianae High School — Jayden Kepoo-Caspino, Julia Forrest 

WEATHER REPORT 

• 2nd place: Kapolei High School — Jazer Adriano, Jacob Danao 

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

MIDDLE SCHOOL ANCHOR TEAM 

• 3rd place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle — Taylor Nishimoto, Mia Thompson, Ty Kajihara 

MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVIE TRAILER 

• 2nd Place: Maui Waena Intermediate — Cameron Richardson, Jadynne Zane, Emily Tom, Samantha Della 
• 4th place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Napua Canales, Kai Gokan, Evan Batalucco, Asa Adamos 

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC VIDEO 

• 2nd place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Naveah Dempsey, Mary Joy Dinong, Ethan Harris, Wincy Perez, Kealah Iha 
• 5th place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Kirra Carvalho, Amber Baxter, Shayne Shibuya 
  
  

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL NAT PACKAGE 

• 1st place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Carter Chihara, Keith Villanueva (view video above)
• 5th place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Alyson Kar, Angelina Alfano, Forest Stolmeier 

MIDDLE SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 

• 2nd place: Waianae Intermediate School — Jaydon Dias, Aaron Rodney Paulo 
• 3rd place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Natalie Lett, Jasmine Ruiz, Rayden Solano Hawelu 
• 4th place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Maria Patrocinio, Jaycie Iha, Renzo Gaioran, Meledee Ota 

MIDDLE SCHOOL SILENT FILM 

• 3rd place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Marigold Baldonado, Maria Inong, Keithjan Quilal-Lan, Alexis Viloria 
• 5th place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Erik Olsson, Asia Sams, Lukas Myers 

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPOT FEATURE 

• 2nd place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Logan Tsukiyama, Malie Kamalo, Hannah Okamoto, Glenzy Salcedo 
• 3rd place: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School — Kolten Gusman, Mia Matsunaga, Kate Nakamura 

CRAZY 8s BROADCAST NEWS MAGAZINE 

• 4th place: Waianae High School 

CRAZY 8s SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY 

• 3rd place: McKinley High School — McKinley TMLC Double J -TE 
  

CRAZY 8s MIDDLE SCHOOL BROADCAST NEWS MAGAZINE 

• 1st place: Maui Waena Intermediate School — Falcon Features
  
• 3rd place: Waianae Intermediate School — Jr. Searider Television 

CRAZY 8s MIDDLE SCHOOL SHORT FILM FICTION 

• 2nd place: Ewa Makai Middle School — Ewa Makai Media Club 
• 3rd place: Waianae Intermediate School — Jr. Searider Television