Kaunoa School Class of 1957


The class of '57 was the last group of students admitted to the school based on a verbal English test, and to complete all eight grades. It was also the largest class to graduate from Kaunoa, with 68 students (34 girls and 34 boys) in the graduating class.
Class History

We, the graduates of 1957, started school in 1949. Our first grade teachers were Mrs. Silva, Mrs. Duponte, and Mrs. Andrade. Our second grade teachers were Mrs. Susu-Mago, Miss Parker, and Mrs. Rego.

Unfortunately, we do not have a record of the pupils who were with us in the first and second grades.

Our teachers in the third grade were Mrs. Doty, Mrs. Hasse, and Miss Nolan. During that year Diana Markham, Brenda Yaji, Elizabeth Thompson, Carolyn Stender, and Charmaine Tavares joined us. Carol Watanabe, Douglas Bell, Mervin Bal, Frank Kovacic, and Ardith Marciel had to leave us.

In the fourth grade, our teachers were Mrs. Romanchek, Miss Kirk, and Mrs. Enos. In that year Gordon Rodriguez, Patrick Sylva, Leslie Ambrose, James Bruce, and Erl Kepner joined our class. Melanie Barnes, Elizabeth Thompson, Judith Ogawa, Edward Abrew, Penelope Titcomb, Brenda Yaji, Robert Hashimoto, Bill Bates, and Michael Ruth left our class.

Our teachers in the fifth grade of 1953 were Mrs. Ownsby and Mrs. Hughes. Lorna Lei Chang, Tanya Zalopany, Sharon Roberts, Nan Guslander, Ronnie Ross, and Bill Bates joined us. Those who left us were Carolyn Stender, Jeffrey Watanabe, Linda Kim, Victor Kinoshita, and Gordon Rodriguez.

Coming in, in 1954, during our sixth grade year were Eugene Sakae, Douglas Moniz, Sonja Rockstead, Linda Sinnott, Henry Meyer, Marshall Williams, and Barbara Fujimoto. Leaving us were Donald Torgerson, Kenny and Linda Stewart, Erl Kepner, Dennis Katsura, Marshall Williams, and Arlette Shibasaki. Through the help of Mrs. Hawk, Mr. Hatanaka, and Mrs. Lillie we got through the sixth grade.

Mrs. Yanagida, Mr. Tavares, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. Yoshimori taught us, at least tried to, in the seventh grade. Annette Wilson joined us. Leaving were Evelyn Onishi, Louella Eldredge, Linda Sinnott, Douglas Bell, Philip Moleta, Nan Guslander, and Glenn Clark.

During the eighth grade Susan James, Leilani Schwartz, and Barbara Fujimoto left us. Now that we have graduated we are both happy and yet sad for many of us will be separated from our dearest friends and go to different schools. We'll say good-bye with a tear, but we will not forget the good times and good friends we made and kept. Here's hoping everyone of us succeed in life.



Graduation Picture
Graduation Songs

7th Grade Class Pictures
6th Grade Class Pictures
5th Grade Class Pictures

4th Grade Class Pictures
3rd Grade Class Pictures
2nd Grade Class Pictures
1st Grade Class Picture

Teachers


Addresses of alumnae/alumni:

Melly (Barnes) Maish - maish@oneimage.com
Bill Bates - mauibates57@hotmail.com
Doug Bell - sandi.doug@hawaiiantel.com
James Bruce - jimb@cookislands.co.ck

Kent Carlson - kfcarlson@charter.net
Fae (Ching) Carlson - kfcarlson@charter.net
Ronald Chung - ronkanji@verizon.net
Pat (Conradt) Spenser - kulamom@gmail.com

Gene de Laveaga - gdeLaveaga@earthlink.net
Camille (DuBois) Lyons - cdlyons@hawaii.rr.com
Louella (Eldridge) Awai - awai@hgea.org
Joe French - jfrench@dmfigley.com

Susan (Fukutomi) Mihata - smihata@comcast.net
Bunky Gannon - bunkyg@hawaii.rr.com
Nan Guslander - nguslander@mac.com
Dave Hamada - kaunoa@pacbell.net

Darwin Hamamoto - dhamamoto@hawaii.rr.com
Duane Hartmann - DHartmann1@compuserve.com
Carole (Hironaka) Toy - chtoy1@aol.com
Mae (Honda) Puni - mauigal43@yahoo.com

Ann (Honea) Palmer - mayrasor@aol.com
Larry Hughes - lhughes650@earthlink.net
Susan James - puuwai12@yahoo.com
Dennis Katsura - denniskatsura@yahoo.com

Erl Kepner - ErlEKepner@aol.com
Mike Kinoshita - mikekinos@hotmail.com
Steve Knox - swknox@hawaii.rr.com
Shirley (Kodani) Cavanaugh - nitnoy@hawaii.rr.com

Frank Kovacic - mannaalohak13@hawaii.rr.com
Gaylord Kubota - gykubota@hawaiiantel.net
Linda (Kwon) Quist - nlquist@msn.com
Sally (Liggett) Elgin - olinda@cybermesa.com

Fred Lillie - lilliefl@bigpond.com
Henry Meyer - henrymey@gmail.com
Leslie (Milne) Agorastos - lagorastos@parkerranch.com
Douglas Moniz - monizd002@hawaii.rr.com

Shirley (Murdoch) Gunderson - wjgsidney@comcast.net
Jane (Ogata) Wendt - jwendt18@aol.com
Judy (Ogawa) Yamanoue - jyamanoue@hawaiiantel.net

Evelyn (Onishi) Araki - earaki033@yahoo.com
Prudence Ota - pota@hawaii.rr.com
Dottie (Patterson) Mote - dottiemote@earthlink.net

Charlotte (Rego) Cox - mdf@cox.net
Joanne (Rising) Tice - mtice587@aol.com
Soni (Rockstead) Hayslip - stausie@msn.com

Mike Rockett - rockett55@aol.com
Jerome Sano - jsano@hawaii.rr.com
Arlette (Shibasaki) Okuno - aokuno@juno.com
Warren Shibuya - ob1shibuya@hawaiiantel.net

Norman Stubbs - nstubbs@hawaiirr.com
Douglas Susu-Mago - dsm@free-singing.com
Ronald Tam - tamr004@hawaii.rr.com
Charlene (Suzuki) Tanaka - ctanaka@vicfcu.org

Charmaine Tavares - cmtmaui@aol.com
Ron Ueoka - golfersrus2@cs.com
Mike Voss - mhvoss@comcast.net
Jeff Watanabe - jwatanabe@wik.com



2007 Reunion

2002 Reunion Photos

The 40 year class reunion was held on August 9 & 10, 1997. Second grade teacher Miss Parker was a special guest. View the Maui News Article about her.

View the 1997 reunion summary, courtesy of Fae and Kent Carlson.

View the 1997 reunion snapshots, courtesy of Ron Tam

More 1997 reunion snapshots

Even more 1997 reunion snapshots

1997 reunion photo

1992 reunion photo

1992 shaka photo

1998 dinner with Ms. Parker

1999 snapshots

2000 snapshot

Another 2000 snapshot

2001 group photo

Another 2001 photo

2002 photo of reunion committe

2003 group photo

2003 photos


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