BERT’S ALL STARS
Bert Kobayashi helps lead After-School All-Stars, which provides safe and fun after- school activities for middle school students such as (from left) Hezekiah Padsing, Cheriece Ortiz, Terrance Keawe and Sarayah Harrington, from cooking to music to sports
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sports, they have a video and recognition awards.
“After-School All-Stars provides benefits not only for our students, but the community as a whole,” says Dole principal Arnie Kikkawa. “Our kids blossom as they discover their interest in music, arts, science and sports. I have seen them grow both academically and socially with All-Stars, and it’s wonderful to know that they’re safe and keeping out of trouble.”
Dole Middle School students from this past semester weighed in on their experience with After-School AllStars:
Terrance Keawe: “AllStars means going out there, being brave. I went on a ski trip to Mammoth Mountain in California and I snowboarded. There were five of us and we were chosen because we came on time, did what we were supposed to do.”
Cheriece Ortiz: “My most memorable thing was the CampUs program at UH. It’s a three-day camp and it was really fun. We got to do high school and college preparedness activities. We got to meet other people from the other schools that have All-Stars. We had sports enrichment every day, and one night we had comedy night where we played fun games.”
Sarayah Harrington: “My favorite things were volleyball, Hawaiian culture and football. You can learn lots at All-Stars. They give you time to do your homework and after that they give you activities to keep your mind going.”
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Hezekiah Padsing: “I liked Plan and Mix. We plan what to do, and then we cook and play games and watch movies. I got to choose the things I wanted to do. I made a smoothie and I got to drink it.”
Dunbar explains that the children get to choose the things they most want to learn and then staff members lend their expertise. She adds that it’s more than an after-school program, “We do service learning, career exploration and we help with high school transition. We have speakers come in from the community and share their experiences with our kids.”
And they have a topnotch team heading up the program including board chairman Greg Dickhens, who Dunbar says has been instrumental in building awareness and fundraising for All-Stars programs despite the demands of his job as president of Kyo-ya Corp. (Sheraton).
Funds raised at “All-Star Affair,” a gala dinner Aug. 27 at Royal Hawaiian Hotel, will go to the program. Individual or table sponsorships are available by calling 734-1314 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
For more information on After-School All-Stars, open any browser and search for “After-School All-Stars Hawaii.”
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