{"id":9755,"date":"2024-03-13T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=9755"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:43:04","slug":"2024-washington-middle-school-8th-grader-earns-top-score-in-state-math-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/2024-washington-middle-school-8th-grader-earns-top-score-in-state-math-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Loa\u02bba i ka papa 8 o ke kula waena o Wakinekona ka helu ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe ma ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b makemakika moku\u02bb\u0101ina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#039;EWA BEACH \u2014 E h\u014d\u02bbike ana \u02bbo Evan Ho i ka papa \u02bbewalu o ke kula waena o Wakinekona ma Hawai\u02bbi me \u02bbekolu mau mea \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe \u2013 \u02bbelua mai ke kula \u02bbo \u02bbIolani a ho\u02bbokahi mai ke kula \u02bbo Punahou \u2013 ma ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b aupuni 2024 MATHCOUNTS ma hope o k\u0113ia makahiki ma Wakinekona, DC, ma hope o ka lanakila \u02bbana i ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b moku\u02bb\u0101ina i ka hopena pule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua holomua \u02bbo Ho a me kona mau hoa hui ma Washington Middle \u02bbo Rui Cai, Noah L&#039;Esperance a me Choongwon Moon ma ke \u02bbano he kime po\u02bbokela mai ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b k\u016bloko o Honolulu i ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b MATHCOUNTS Moku\u02bb\u0101ina \u02bbo Hawai\u02bbi 2024 ma &#039;Ewa Makai Middle School i ka l\u0101 9 Malaki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;\u02bbO ke kumu nui a m\u0101kou e a\u02bbo ai i ka makemakika no ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b \u02bbana i k\u0113ia ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b,&quot; wahi a Ho, ka mea i ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b mai ka papa \u02bbeono. (Ke ki\u02bbi \u02bbia ma luna, ka lua mai ka hema.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma kahi o 20 mau kula aupuni a me n\u0101 kula pilikino i komo, me n\u0101 haum\u0101na mai Highlands Intermediate, Kapolei Middle, Maui Waena Intermediate, Niu Valley Middle, Pa&#039;auilo Elementary &amp; Intermediate, Waipahu Intermediate and Washington Middle. Ua loa\u02bba p\u016b i ka hui Highlands Intermediate ma lalo o ke alaka\u02bbi po\u02bbo \u02bbo Deborah Nakagawa ka makana no ka &quot;ho\u02bbomaika\u02bbi maika\u02bbi loa.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO MATHCOUNTS he hui aupuni \u02bbole me ka misionari e ho\u02bbolako i n\u0101 papahana makemakika i n\u0101 haum\u0101na kula waena o US o n\u0101 pae m\u0101kaukau \u0101pau e k\u016bkulu i ka hilina\u02bbi a ho\u02bbomaika\u02bbi i n\u0101 \u02bbano e pili ana i ka makemakika a me ka ho\u02bboholo pilikia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u0101\u02bbawi ka hui i \u02bbeh\u0101 pae o ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b - kula, mokuna, moku\u02bb\u0101ina a me ka l\u0101hui. Hiki i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ke holomua ma ke \u02bbano he hui a i \u02bbole ho\u02bbokahi no ka ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b moku\u02bb\u0101ina, kahi e ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b ai l\u0101kou no kahi manawa e pani ai i ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina ma ka pae aupuni. N\u0101n\u0101 i n\u0101 pilikia makemakika mai n\u0101 ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b i hala ma\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathcounts.org\/resources\/past-competitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mathcounts.org\/resources\/past-competitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wahi a Nhut Pham, ka luna ho\u02bboponopono MATHCOUNTS moku\u02bb\u0101ina o Hawai\u02bbi, ua pi\u02bbi ka nui o n\u0101 kula i komo ma kahi o 40, ak\u0101 ua emi iho ma hope o ka ma\u02bbi ma\u02bbi COVID-19 me ka pa\u02bbakik\u012b o kekahi mau kula e hana a k\u016bkulu hou i n\u0101 hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over at Washington Middle, mathematics teacher and MATHCOUNTS head coach Sung Park continues to encourage students to try out for and participate in the math team. Park, who was recognized in 2017 as the Hawai\u02bbi State Teacher of the Year, began competitions around 15 years ago after encouragement from Principal Michael Harano. Now, his students regularly make it to the top in both team and individual rankings for the Honolulu Chapter, which includes \u02bbIolani and Punahou.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;I k\u0113ia manawa me Mr. Park, loa\u02bba i\u0101 m\u0101kou he 40, 50, 60 mau keiki e ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b ana mai ka papa \u02bbeono e ho\u02bb\u0101\u02bbo e komo i ka 12 ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe,&quot; wahi a Harano.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018\u00a0Park and his math team were featured in a documentary, \u201cKorean Style in Honolulu,\u201d that aired on KBFD after eight consecutive state wins. Park continues looking forward to an all-Washington Middle state team. \u201cI\u2019m very nervous every time I come to competitions, especially nervous when they announce the top 10 score. Because I want my kids to be in the top 10.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ua hau\u02bboli \u02bbo Park i n\u0101 mo\u02bbolelo he nui o n\u0101 haum\u0101na mua e ho\u02bbi mai ana i Wakinekona Middle e k\u014dkua a hui p\u016b me k\u0101na hui a ho\u02bbom\u0101kaukau no n\u0101 ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b e hiki mai ana. Ho\u02bbi hou n\u0101 haum\u0101na mua e h\u0101\u02bbawi i ke kumu a\u02bbo ho\u02bbokahi a me ke k\u014dkua \u02bbana i ke k\u016bkulu \u02bbana i ka waihona h\u014d\u02bbailona o n\u0101 n\u012bnau a me n\u0101 pane i loa\u02bba ma mua o 30,000 mau mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiki i n\u0101 kula a me n\u0101 kumu ke makemake e \u02bbike i ka \u02bbike hou a\u02bbe a makemake paha e komo i ka MATHCOUNTS e kelepona i\u0101 Pham ma&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:nhutpham@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nhutpham@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018EWA BEACH \u2014 Washington Middle School eighth grader Evan Ho will be representing Hawai\u2018i along with three others \u2013 two from \u2018Iolani School and one from Punahou School \u2013 at the national 2024 MATHCOUNTS competition later this year in Washington, D.C., after winning the state contest over the weekend. 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