Student Leadership Conference 2025

The Student Leader Conference was a huge and exciting event where all the student council members from different schools came together for a three-day camp. We stayed at the Ala Moana Hotel 🏨 and had our meetings at Moanalua High School 🏫. The event was organized by the Hawaii State Student Council, and each school was grouped into different teams. The theme for the whole event was Mount Olympus ⛰️, which made everything feel like we were on a real adventure. On the first day, when we arrived, our Highlands Intermediate team took lots of pictures 📸. Then, we sat in the auditorium to get fun swag 🎁 and watch the opening introductions. After that, we split into our assigned groups. I was in the Hephaestus group, which was the orange team 🟠. We learned chants that we had to do during the camp and got to know each other better. We also learned a dance 💃 and a chant to do together as a team. It was a little chaotic 😅, but super fun! Later, we went into the gym to play competitive games against other groups 🏅, and it was so much fun—I felt like I was living the dream ✨. After all the activities, we had lunch 🍔 and then hung out with our groups before heading back to the hotel. We got ready for the dance and dinner 🎶🍽️, which was a lot of fun. The dance floor was awesome, and the dinner was really delicious 😋. By the end of the day, everyone was super tired 😴 and fell asleep quickly, but we all had an amazing time and made unforgettable memories 🌟. Day 2 of the Leadership Conference was FULL of energy from the very start! 🌟 As the Hawaii National Student Council welcomed students back to Moanalua High School, the excitement and school spirit could already be felt all across campus! 🙌💥 Throughout the day, teams battled it out in a variety of fun and challenging team-building activities 🏆🤝, pushing their teamwork, communication, and leadership skills to the next level! The competition got even louder when everyone gathered in the cafeteria for the ultimate CHEER COMPETITION!! 📣🔥 The room was filled with chants, cheers, and nonstop school spirit as teams went head-to-head to see who could bring the most hype! 🎶🎉 After an exciting day of competition, students got to relax and celebrate with movies 🎬, delicious food trucks 🚚🍔, and fun activities with friends! 😄✨ To wrap up the night, the Highlands Intermediate Student Council headed back to their hotels to recharge and get ready for another amazing day at SLC! 🏨   — Emmalia Tuagalu, 8th Grade Class Vice-President

 

Highlands Leadership Summit 2025

The Highlands Intermediate Leadership Summit 2025 was an unforgettable experience, bringing together students eager to grow as leaders and in order to make a difference in their schools and communities. The event was packed with inspiring activities that challenged us to think critically, communicate effectively and have confidence in ourselves. The Highlands intermediate Student Council got the opportunity to facilitate all the activities with the seven Pearl City elementary schools that attended. The facilitators taught leadership skills and how to plan events at their school to make them even better! As the conference concluded, the participating students not only had a great deal of fun but also gained practical knowledge. At the end of the day, they left with newfound confidence and enthusiasm for their roles as leaders of their respective schools. Ava Torres, 8th Grade Class Council

Highlands Leadership Conference 2018

1.... 2.... 3... LEADERS UNITE!!!  The annual Highlands Leadership Conference 2018 featured all 8 Pearl City elementary schools this year: Momilani, Waiau, PCHES, PCES, Manana, Kanoelani, Palisades, and Lehua.  All Pearl City Student Councils united and arrived at the HIS StuCo Room on Friday 1/19/18 to have a day full of learning, fun activities, and memories they’ll never, ever forget!  The purpose of HLC2018 is to teach all the Pearl City Complex Student Councils the meaning of being a leader, to understand their overall role of being a student council leader, and how we can all have fun while learning!  With this conference they all got a ton of incredible ideas for activities, created their StuCo Vision & Mission statements and how they could all achieve a balanced student activities program via the National Student Council Pillars of Voice-Engagement-Leadership-Service.  A side benefit was building a stronger relationship between all the Pearl City Complex Student Councils -- this helps with our goal to provide awesome activities to make school a fun and safe place to learn in the Pearl City Complex.  For this event some of our very own Highlands Student Council members facilitated all the energizers, challenges, and the lessons. We also tried to make sure that everyone felt safe and welcomed all day long ;)  We ended the conference with a challenge to all: about giving 100% in everything we do so that the legacy we leave behind will stand the test of time....  After that final lesson, we said our goodbyes to the elementary school students and advisors, and thanked them for coming.  This was such a fun event to be apart of... Everyone learned so much and didn't want it to end!  We can't wait for what'll be in store for Highlands Leadership Conference 2019 ;)  Skyla, SG Vice-President