I believe Coming of Age is the time in your life where u get more responsibilities, more things to get done and more opportunities to pursue. When I think about coming of age it’s not only growing older age-wise but growing older as a person and finding your true self.

Coming of age to me is a big step in teenager's life. No matter what it is it always affects you some way or another. To me it also shows how mature you become in a certain time period. It varies through most people depending on the situation.

Currently I have a duck named Burrito, a dog-named Lucky, a cat named Skipper, and a bunch of fishes. I love to watch movies; my favorites are She's the man, Inside Man, and all the Disney Classics (Snow White, Little Mermaid, The Beauty and The Beast, Bambi, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

Coming of age to me is a big step in teenager's life. No matter what it is it always affects you some way or another. To me coming of age shows that you have matured into a young adult.

Coming of age to me is a moment that we have a lot of more responsibilities that you know that you can manage. I think that this is "Coming of Age" because I am currently busy with more things that I though wasnâ~@~Yt manageable but I found out that I can manage them all. This includes having a job, being enrolled in school, being apart of the Broadcast Journalism class that is challenging but good for me, and on top of that, I am hoping to join tennis in January when the season starts. No longer am I a kid, I can handle things for myself.

Although coming of age may be and probably different to different types of people, from my life experiences, my coming of age is picking up responsibility and independence so that as I make the transition to adult life, I will be able to be self-sustainable.

Coming of age could mean anything to different people. When I said that "I'm the type of person who works, works, works", it does show that I hav ebeen through coming of age. Say what? I think that coming of age means to take in responsibilites and managing them well. For example, a young girl who starts to wash the dishes could mean to her that she is all grown up. See what I'm saying?

I believe that I partly met coming of age because when I read the definition of coming of age, it says that it is a point in someone’s life where they reached maturity and I think I am much more mature than I was before, but there is still much more maturing I need to do.

Konichiwa and Aloha! :] My name is Laurel and I'm currently a sophomore as part of the proud, the great, Moanalua Menes. I enjoy sleeping, going on the computer, softball and volleyball. I also enjoy going to church and hanging out with my friends. "Coming of Age" has been a lifelong experience for me, although I'm still dependent on my parents, I don't consider that a part of coming of age because I think that's just the materialistic factors. For me, coming of age is finding myself in spite of all the peer pressure, expectations, and media influences on me- I consider it to be finding who you are and what you're comfortable with, above all of the things around you.

I think Coming of Age is important in your life because there are times when we all feel we need to "grow up" I'm glad I have experienced this and playing volleyball and getting involved is the first steps into my future..

Hello, my name is Katreina Gamil. I’m a sophomore at Moanalua High School. I’m Filipino, born and raised in Oahu. My parents though, are originally from the Philippines. I’m a very sincere person yet still very polite. I have a fashion-clothes addiction, which would probably be why I’m always broke. I love music and appreciate all styles. I enjoy singing and dancing, not that I’m looking into it professionally, because I’m not that good. Right now my biggest goal is to get into a California University. I’m setting goals and aiming for the stars. I have and older sister and younger brother making me the middle child, which can have its perks and downfalls. I love God and go to church every week. It helps me grow everyday to appreciate life even more.

And so this past quarter our theme was Coming of Age (COA) so basically it means growing up and experiencing new things, like for example at our age its been the transition from middle school to high school, getting our drivers permit, and much more. A pretty big COA in my life lately was just the past birthdays, because I'm 15 years old now and no longer a child. So, overall COA is basically the experience of newer things that come up in life in which you learn more responsibility, maturity and to be more independable.

A time for me for Coming of Age was when my parents put more responsibility in my hands by allowing to me get my permit and drive. I think this helped me because I am able to take on more responsibility and become more independent.

Coming of Age to me means growing up into a young adult learning from the mistakes you make in life. I haven't really come of age because I just recently turned 15 years old, which means that I can apply for a part-time job and get a drivers permit. I have a long ways in life, and now as a former high school student I feel that there are many responsibilities that you have to take care of yourself and just be fully committed in what you do.

Hi my name is Rachael Ostovich. I was born on the beautiful island of Oahu on February 25th 1991. I come from a strong Christian belief family of 5. It consists of my mom dad older sister and a younger brother. I have 3 dogs 3 cats and 10 fish. My hobbies/sports are shopping, talking on the phone, myspace and my cheerleading. I cheered for various teams for six years of my life. At school my favorite subject is menemac English and social studies.

Hello there (: My name is Liz Campos and attend Moanalua High School as a sophomore. I love to play the piano, hang out with friends and family, and is basically up for fun. Can’t get enough of music, talking on the phone, and shopping. I guess I’m just your average American type of girl. Haha. I love my friends and family and spend lots of time with them. I think that “coming of age” is a very important part of your life, it’s a time where you learn many new life lessons. There are a lot of choices to make in life, having to do with many influences from others, but then it’s up to you to make the right choices to get through life. That’s the basically me and my perspective on “coming of age”.