Student Council Bonding: Pearlridge 2023

During the Student Council Bonding at Pearlridge in 2023, the excitement was palpable as everyone eagerly arrived and geared up to conquer their designated escape rooms at Hawai’i Escape Challenge!  The Highlands Intermediate Student Council took on the daunting challenges of the Red Doors, The Cabin, and the Nuclear Launch, with all but one group successfully breaking free within the one-hour time limit. The experience of working together under the pressure of time added an extra layer of camaraderie. Following the exhilarating escape rooms, the student council members then gathered at Bravo, an Italian restaurant also within Pearlridge, to enjoy a satisfying meal and conclude the day with full stomachs. The event proved to be an exceptional bonding opportunity, as students not only collaborated to solve puzzles but also learned more about each other, fostering stronger connections within the our very own student council community.  Bella Leong, Dance Committee

StuCo Halloween Bonding Fieldtrip

On the evening of October 3, 2015, the Highlands Intermediate StuCo and some alumni StuCo members met up at Pearl City Highlands Center. Everybody was super stoked for the night that was planned ahead! First up in the to-do list was to visit the Spirit Store and look at all of the costumes and decorations that could be used for our upcoming Highlands Haunted H 4. Let me just tell you -- that store was crazy!! They had costumes, spooky decorations, creepy dolls, masks, and much more! Next up on our list was our annual pilgrimage to the Haunted Plantation in Wahiawa! The council members were broken into small groups as they prepared to enter a house FULL of screams from other people. Inside the haunt you would pass through clowns, ghosts, and demons! We weren’t afraid to admit how scared we were. -- some even said they just closed their eyes and held onto the person in front of them! On the other hand, some people (myself included) were screaming and jumping at every single scare! After the haunted house we got to take a ride on the ghost train, traversing the entire plantation in the dark and with spooky stories. Sadly, the night had to come to an end...a night we shall soon never forget! Jaeda McFarland , 8th Grade Vice-President