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La‘akea Shim

* Lahainaluna High School / Grade 11 * GPA: 3.4 * SPORT: Football * FAMILY: Haili Shim and Sue-Jun Au of Lahaina * ACTIVITIES: Raising and caring for animals, surfing, hunting, diving * SPORTS LESSONS: “What I enjoy most about being an athlete is staying fit and active. Being an ...

Josh Shirota

• Maui High School / Grade 12 • GPA: 3.3 (AP English) • SPORTS: Football, baseball • FAMILY: Keith and Tarcy Shirota of Kahului • ACTIVITIES: Interact Club, volunteering as church peer leader • FUTURE PLANS: Studying engineering in college • SPORTS LESSONS: “Being ...

Tavi Viela

• Lahainaluna High School / Grade 12 • GPA: 3.5 • SPORTS: Soccer, track and field • FAMILY: Laurie Tihada of Lahaina and Chad Viela of Wailuku • ACTIVITIES: Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, manager for Lahainaluna football team • FUTURE PLANS: Studying business ...

Caylee Tuzon

* Kamehameha Schools Maui / Grade 12* GPA: 3.88* SPORT: Volleyball* FAMILY: Dwayne and Kim Tuzon of Pukalani* ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society, TUC, Peer Mediation* FUTURE PLANS: Majoring in architecture or business management in college* SPORTS LESSONS: "The thing that I enjoy most about being an athlete is being able to be a part of a team and playing with my fellow sisters on the court. I love working hard and striving for athletic excellence. Being an athlete has really taught me to work hard. Hard work will always pay off in the end if you really put your time and effort into it."

Jarred Kaipo Paranada

* Baldwin High School / Grade 12* GPA: 3.2* SPORTS: Football, track and field, basketball* FAMILY: Lynelle Paranada of Kahului* FUTURE PLANS: Studying athletic training* SPORTS LESSONS: "I enjoy working with my team to reach a common goal and pushing myself to become better every day. Being an athlete taught me discipline, responsibility, perseverance, leadership skills and the concept of teamwork."

Andrew Amaral

* Kamehameha Schools Maui / Grade 12* GPA: 2.84* SPORT: Cross country, track and field* FAMILY: Darryl and Faye Amaral of Makawao* ACTIVITIES: Japanese Club, volunteering for Feed My Sheep* FUTURE PLANS: Studying computer science in college* SPORTS LESSONS: "Even though I do individual sports, your team means a lot. The main reason I started to run was because of the classes of 2014 and 2015. They got me into running. I never tried running before high school. Being an athlete has taught me to run for your team, not for yourself."