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Celebrating the HYS Class of 2023

Congratulations, Class of 2023!

We are proud to recognize the Class of 2023, composed of 60 students from 23 public, independent, home, and online schools!

Sayleen Aglanao, Archer Aloiau, Pyotr Alvarado, Leo Bala, Samantha Barayuga, Micah Branner, Maggie Chen, Sinjin Cho-Tupua, Ohriyon Cuffie, Prince Joshua Dionido, Juan Fangon, Jeny Gorospe, Ylang Guo, Yun Hao He, Blake Hironaka, Kenneth Hironaka, Macie Ho, Madeline Hodge, Trevor Hyun, Jisu Jang, Jonah Kashiwamura, Hinano Kawaiaea, Irene Kim, Erika Kwee, Jonathan Kwon, Celina Lim, Michael Lockwood, Teo Lubecke, Hailey Mashino, Jacob Matsuda, Yzelle Messinger, Zoe Miyashiro, Brooke Morita, Jennifer Moritaka, Haley Muramatsu, Mari Muramoto, Christopher Myers, Tiffany Nagano, Ethan Nakata, Tyler Nakazaki, Taylor Ohta, Taylor Omine, Graysen Oumi, Keon Sagara, Sakura Saito, Alyssa Santos, Timothy Shimizu, Iris Sim, Jett Takazawa, Josh Uchima, John Patrick Villalon, Kaylin Wee, Ella Williams, Kate Wong, Landon Yanagisawa, Hyatt Yoshioka

Class of 2023 Senior Bios

Honor A Senior

Mahalo to those whom have made gifts naming seniors and in honor of the Class of 2023. Your contributions to our Annual Fund help to continue the Hawaii Youth Symphony experience for future generations!

All gifts made to our “Honor A Senior” campaign by May 31, 2023 will be listed on this page and printed in our Special Edition Senior Newsletter! !

Gifts in Honor of the Class of 2023

Ben Gutierrez

Vibe Creative Marketing

Mr. Randy Wong & Dr. Helen Liu

In Honor of  Leo V. Bala
—by Leilani Bala

In Honor of  Maggie Chen
—by Angela Tom

In Honor of  Juan Fangon
—by FeDahlia Lapitan

In Honor of  Jonah Kashiwamura
—by Anonymous

In Honor of  Kaylin H. Wee
—by Esther Chung

Senior Highlights

(You can also find these videos on our social media @hiyouthsymphony!)