Island School Switch

05/29/2014

Read on what the students of Island School have to say! Click on the link for another installment of Voyager Voices: "If there was a class that you would take at our school that is currently unavailable, what class would it be and why?" and form your own opinion!

Quentin Allen ’16 “Finance management, because I want to be able to know how to manage stuff.” Mattea Wortmann ’16 “Home Ec, because it would be teaching us important skills to be used in...

05/29/2014

Coconut Beetle Invasion in Hawaii! Read on for the details in Andy Anderton's news piece:

When you think of Hawaii thoughts of coconut palms probably go through your head. They are an iconic symbol of the islands brought by the Polynesians hundreds of years ago. However, a new beetle...

05/29/2014

"Gum is Quite Chewy" an opinion piece by Amanda Nguyen on gum control in school. What's your opinion?

The disgust towards gum is all just an illusion.  A Freshman by the name Andy Anderton once said, “Gum is quite chewy.” What is your opinion of gum? Do you enjoy chewing gum or...

05/19/2014

Baby Shark Debate: a culture story by Stephen Foster

For many generations, the shark is one of Hawaii’s most iconic and memorable pieces of ancient Hawaiian times. Sharks often being revered as ‘protectors’ or family gods. Now in present day Hawaii, things are...

05/16/2014

Voyager Voices: What's your feeling on the new class schedule now that we've all had two trimesters to adjust to it?-By Deanna Sloger

What’s your feeling on the new class schedule now that we’ve all had two trimesters to adjust to it?  Leilani Bömer ‘14 “It feels a lot longer than it did before, and in the...

05/15/2014

Manage, not control; dress code revisions. An opinion piece by Makenna Olson

Dress code is a strongly debated subject within schools around the nation. The reasoning for dress code being enforced is highly logical, while the reasoning against dress code is also sensible and valid. This...

05/15/2014

Support Through Sports, an opinion piece by Andy Anderton of the class of 2017

You may have had friends, or known people who are athletes. You probably thought that they can do what they do by themselves. As an athlete, I can tell you that that is not...

05/15/2014

We at Island School Switch want to wish you all a lovely rest of the week-Stephen

05/12/2014

What is your favorite class at Island School and why? Check out Switch's "Voyager Voices" to here what the students of Island School have to say!

Mabel Kha ’17 “My favorite is Study hall because it helps me to feel less stressed.” Brianna Griep ’16 “I like Student government because I’ve been learning a lot of new interesting leader skills…...

05/12/2014

World War III? I Think Not, an opinion piece by Zeb Witchert. Click the link to read the whole story!

Everyone I know has heard about the crisis in Ukraine. It’s been a major political issue that I have followed closely. Studying history, as well as the position and the history of Russia, has...

05/09/2014

Go to ischool.org/switch for a complete collection of student-written work! Thank you for supporting Island School's Journalistic Writing class!

0Opinion5 May, 2014There are cooler ways to die than by smokingSmoking has always been part of our culture; most of pop culture depicts smoking as something that is “cool” or a symbol of maturity. But that is not the case. Smoking can have many...Share this:ShareEmailPrintGoogleFacebookTwitterStumbl…

05/09/2014

We here at Island School Switch hope you all have a wonderful May Day tomorrow
-Stephen