Cadets Lewis, Vierra Cruz, Boteilho & Sarme lower the colors after the Ewa Field Memorial Ceremony on December 6th, 2014

Cadets Vierra Cruz and Stanis Folder the colors

Cadet Lewis looks on as cadets from the Youth Challenge Academy folder the colors after the Ewa Field Memorial ceremony on December 6th, 2014

Cadets Young, Boteilho, Stanis & Vierra Cruz finalize the folding of the colors

Cadets from the Youth Challenge Academy attend and support the Dec7th attack memorial ceremony at former Marine Corps Air Station, Ewa Field. This field was one of the first (& last) locations attacked by forces from the Empire of Japan on December 7th, 1941. Joining them is attack survivor, Major John A. Hughes, USMC, (Ret.)

Cadets Pringle, Yokayama, Cruz, Watanabe & Akana pose in front of the dream billboard after winning the Business Presentations during their Consumer Economics class

Cadets Iosua and Cruz sweep up at Mari’s Garden

Cadets Morales, Boteihlo, & Nagata fill pots for future plantings at Mari’s Garden

The YCA Aquaponics team volunteers at Mari’s Garden

Cadets kahele & Uiagalelei doign anything they can to graduate YCA

Cadet Kahele takes a break… Again!

The YCA Aquaponis team slides the support system into place at YCA

Cadet Cruz moves some rocks at Mari’s Garden

Ms. Fujimoto, Cadets Cruz and Lasalle fill bags with rocks for drainage systems at Mari’s Garden

The YCA Aquaponics team putting in the plant beds of our new system

Cadets Dela Cruz & Bernreuter work on the filter system at YCA

The YCA Aquaponics Team

A bird’s eye view

The YCA Aquaponics FISH team

Bok choy growing at YCA

Turning YCA green

Cadet Hattori watches demonstration on board USCGC Kittihake

Cadets Montgomery, Hansen, Valdez, Foster, Hattori, Smith, Lewis, Pitre, Kahaialii, Cayetano, Brown & Hernandez pose with Chief Freeman on board USCGC Kittiwake

Cadet Foster moving down the gangway of the USCGC Kittiwake

Cadets Valdez & Pitre moving down the gangway of the USCGC Kittiwake

Cadets Montgomery, Hansen, Valdez, Foster, Hattori, Smith, Lewis, Pitre, Kahaialii, Cayetano, Brown & Hernandez pose with Chief Freeman in front of USCGC Kittiwake

Cadets Cayetano, Brown and Kahaialii on board USCG small boat at Sand Island Coast Guard Base

Mrs. Hawaii International 2014 – Shyanne Kuwahara, speaks with the Cadets of class 41

Cadet Teren feeds one of the rescue horses

Cadets Lewis and Boteilho build up a sweat turning manure.

The 808 Equine crew. From left to right, Cadets Bautista, Lewis, Pitre, Tongomi, Montgomery, Boteilho, Dereaskderson & Hattori. Mr. Cronin the YCA Program Coordinator and Diane, the 808 Equine manager are in the back row.

Cadets Dereaskderson & Montgomery put a fresh coat of paint on the corral fence.

Cadet Hattori loads the feed buckets with this evening’s meal.

Removing Pili grass from a new pasture.

Cadets Boteilho & Pitre, from class 41 work hard at Equine 808 horse rescue facility to clear a pasture on the south side.

Cadets Boteilho & Pitre try to make friends with one of the rescue horses