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50 years ago — March 24, 1972
Calvin Lee Takes Helm of St. Louis Football Post
The Reverend William A. O’Connell, St. Louis High School principal, today announced the appointment of Calvin Lee as head varsity football coach.
Calvin, 25, succeeds his brother, Tommy, 30, to the top grid post. The appointment came just two weeks after Tommy Lee accepted the position of first assistant to Willamette University varsity football coach, Joe Sheffield.
Calvin, a 1964 Kalani High School graduate, joined the St. Louis faculty as a physical education instructor last fall. Along with his teaching assignment, Lee assisted his brother as varsity offensive line coach, and coached the Saints’ jayvee soccer team to an ILH championship.
Editor’s Note: Lee would go on to a long and successful football coaching career at St. Louis as well as with the University of Hawaii.
25 years ago — March 21, 1997
Saipan visits Hawaii AGAPE
Five adults and five youth from Saipan recently made the journey to Hawaii for an island-style AGAPE encounter at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley. The visitors were so impressed with the local AGAPE team they invited the entire group and spiritual leader Maryknoll Sister Grace Dorothy Lim to an April AGAPE encounter and parent’s night in Saipan. More than 50 leeward Oahu youth turned out for the weekend retreat. The highlight of the weekend was sharing with visiting AGAPE members from Saipan.
10 years ago — March 16, 2012
Full of talent and jitters, St. Anthony Band headed for Carnegie Hall
Members of the Symphonic Band at St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School are gearing up for a major gig next year, one that will bring them to a famous stage in the bright lights of a big city.
Band instructor Everett Yamashita recently announced that 42 music students from the Wailuku school will be traveling to New York to perform in the National Band and Orchestra Festival on April 1, 2013. The band will be playing at historic Carnegie Hall, where they will be evaluated by a panel of notable university and college music professionals. …
