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Akku first to US Merchant Marine Academy

By Journal on May 17, 2024 Aguster “Akku” Kabua, Akku Kabua, Andrew Morgan, Choi Daekwang, John Anjojo Kabua, Kwajalein Jr/Sr High School, Mike Sakaio, Pamela Duffy, US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll, US Merchant Marine Academy News Archive

HILARY HOSIA Meet Aguster “Akku” Kabua: the first Marshallese to enroll in the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy. The maritime trailblazer is the daughter of John Anjojo Kabua and Pamela Duffy and stepdaughter of Mike Sakaio. The 18-year-old was recognized among five others in her graduating class for their acceptance of similar federal scholarships during […]

Lady Spartans make their mark

By Journal on February 4, 2021 Akku Kabua, Hilary Hosia, Jeneatte Reimers, Konelila Tagoilelagi, Kwajalein Jr/Sr High School, Lady Spartans, Leilani Maika, Lektanur Kabua, Lima Lelet, Mia Wase, Olani Anjolok, Verlene Lorok News Archive

In what would be surprising to a person familiar only with the 1960s and 1970s dynamic between American Kwajalein and Marshallese Ebeye, the Kwajalein Jr/Sr High School is today represented by an all-Marshallese girls basketball team. In another milestone, this is the first Lady Spartans team to play in competition on Ebeye Island as girls […]