High school students in Honolulu are building a new playground for younger kids at their own school, a bright story for the campus and the community.

• Sixty Assets High School students are doing the construction work themselves, with adults handling power tools like saws.
• The new playground replaces one that is 32 years old at the school's Honolulu campus.
• Assets teaches students with learning differences, and hands-on outdoor work doubles as their math and science lessons.
• The school is also getting a half-million-dollar donation to build a new performing arts studio.

Outlook: The playground is due to be finished this week, with the performing arts studio next up.