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Lee Johnson '10
November 8th, 2024
Meet Lee, a graduate of La Pietra’s Class of 2010, who’s making her mark in the film industry. From working on popular TV series like Grimm and Queens, Lee’s career journey reflects the creativity and resilience she developed during her time at La Pietra, where she first discovered her love fo...
Posted in: our alumsLynne Toyofuku '75
July 5th, 2024
Ms. Lynne Toyofuku is the Chair of Board of Trustees at La Pietra – Hawai‘i School for Girls and a proud alumna of the Class of 1975. Ms. Toyofuku enjoyed a successful career as an employment law litigator before recently retiring from private practice. She now serves as a per...
Posted in: our alumsMelody Hamilton '24
June 1st, 2024
Melody Hamilton, the valedictorian of the Class of 2024, will be attending Vassar College in New York this fall.During her senior year, she served as Student Council President, where she played a pivotal role in planning and envisioning the school's inaugural Halloween Spooktacular in October 2023. ...
Posted in: our alumsKaya Heimowitz '20
November 4th, 2023
Kaya Heimowitz is a member of La Pietra's Class of 2020. In May 2022, she found herself living on her own in Taipei, Taiwan. She had just finished her sophomore year at Puget Sound University in Tacoma, Washington, and was studying abroad shortly after declaring Chinese as her second major. ...
Posted in: our alumsKristie Han '00
November 4th, 2023
Kristie Han is the Dean of Students at La Pietra – Hawai‘i School for Girls and a member of La Pietra’s Class of 2000. She says coming back to work at her alma mater has been a dream come true because it was a place that had given her so much.“For me, this was my second home,” Han says. �...
Posted in: our alumsSam Fukushima '14
June 2nd, 2023
Young alum Sam Fukushima, Class of 2014, has been cast in the role of Queen Mamasan in Lisa Matsumoto's "Once Upon One Noddah Time" at Manoa Valley Theatre. The show runs June 29 - July 9. A delightful adaptation of the traditional fairy tales we all know and love, "Once Upon One Noddah Tim...
Posted in: our alumsDayna Nakagawa '22
June 1st, 2023
Dayna Nakagawa '22 Dayna Nakagawa is a proud graduate of La Pietra's Class of 2022. She currently attends Creighton University and is studying Exercise Science in hopes of pursuing a career in Physical Therapy. Additionally, she teaches weekly yoga classes at C...
Posted in: our alumsTommianne Brockert '18
December 6th, 2022
Tommianne Brockert '18 was born and raised on Oahu. She is currently a Psychology major with a minor in Business Administration at Chaminade University, and she recently spent a semester in France through the university's study abroad program. Although she had taken French while in high school ...
Posted in: our alumsCarmen Sharkey '15
November 17th, 2022
Carmen Sharkey '15 was selected as the ILH Division III Coach of the Year for guiding our La Pietra varsity volleyball team to their championship title this season. Our Panthers won the ILH Division III title in an exciting five-set comeback win that lasted about two hours and twenty minutes. The...
Posted in: our alumsRenée Kraft '81
October 17th, 2022
Renée Kraft '81 was featured in the latest issue of Pacific Edge Magazine. Renée is a realtor broker at Hawaii Island Luxury Real Estate. When asked what piece of advice she would give her younger self, she said: "Be confident, study hard and take advice.""Confidence does come with work experienc...
Posted in: our alumsKim Hutchison '05
July 29th, 2022
Kim Hutchison '05 is the Head of Visitor Engagement at HoMA. Her love of art was encouraged and flourished during her years at La Pietra, leading her to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) where she completed dual degrees in English and Art History. During her time at UHM, she studied abroad in...
Posted in: our alumsDiana Carty '77
May 6th, 2022
Our doctors, nurses, and medical staff act as silent protectors. They never ask for a spotlight. The pandemic marked an awakened appreciation for healthcare workers across the world. Yet, regardless of crisis, it is vital that we acknowledge the individuals who work to serve us at every stage in lif...
Posted in: our alumsMakenna Kinsler '21
May 4th, 2022
LA PIETRA DAYS MAGAZINE Before graduating in May 2021, Makenna Kinsler shared a special hula during her last May Day program at La Pietra. While attending the school, she not only served as May Day director, but was also the leader o...
Posted in: our alumsVianca Mae Dacumos '21
December 22nd, 2021
Dacumos '21 is now attending the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, pursuing a degree in Animal SciencesVianca Mae Dacumos graduated with the class of 2021 this past May and found herself on the cover of the latest edition of La Pietra Days magazine. In her cover story, Dacumos is described as "the...
Posted in: our alumsCecilia Chung '09
November 10th, 2021
La Pietra alum Cecilia "CC" Chung '09 honored at the White House with other state and national Teachers of the Year La Pietra alum Cecilia "CC" Chung, Hawaii's 2020 State Teacher of the Year, made her way to the White House in October to be celebrated alongside o...
Posted in: our alumsAlyssa, '16
September 4th, 2019
“This pandemic has altered everyone’s plans including my last semester in college. Many events that we were looking forward to have been canceled, or moved online. I was really looking forward to having an in-person graduation ceremony. I strongly encourage everyone to wear masks and practice so...
Posted in: our alumsTasi '14
September 4th, 2019
La Pietra alumna, Tasi Reid, shares how La Pietra’s Independent Project, completed in her junior year of high school, helped foster her confidence and entrepreneurial spirit. Now in her early 20’s, Tasi is the accomplished owner of Black Sheep Cream Co. with two locations on Oahu in Waipio and W...
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