James B. Castle High School

For schools of the same name, see Castle High School

James B. Castle High School

Name	James Bicknell Castle High School
Address	45386 Kaneohe Bay Dr.
Phone	(808)233-5600
Town	Kaneohe, HI 96744
Established	1951
Community
Type	Public Secondary
Religion	Secular
Students	Coeducational
Grades	9 to 12
Accreditation
District	Hawaii State Department of Education
Subdistrict	Windward O'ahu District
Nickname	Castle Knights
Mascot	Knight
Colors	Maroon, gold and white
Motto
Military	USMC JROTC
Newspaper	Na Pali O’ Ko’olau
Yearbook	Kaulana
Distinctions
Website	Link
Coordinates	21.40447°N 157.79525°W / 21.40447; -157.79525

James Bicknell Castle High School, more commonly James B. Castle High School or simply Castle High School, is a public coeducational high school located in Kāneʻohe CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of around 1,900 students. The school is part of the Windward Oʻahu Subdistrict of the Hawaii Department of Education.

History

Castle High School was founded in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

The campus boasts the sculpture Spring, Summer, Autumn by Satoru Abe. Its mascot is the knight and the school colors are maroon, gold and white. The student newspaper is Na Pali O’ Koʻolau, while the yearbook is Kaulana. The Kaulana yearbook staff yearbook 2005-2006 had won for best yearbook in the state,^{[citation needed]} and in a national competition held at Columbia University they received a silver medal and also received honors in two categories.^{[citation needed]}

The high school also has an internationally recognized performing arts program, Castle Performing Arts Center, or "CPAC" has produced multiple shows which have been the Hawaii premiere of those shows and participated in the 2009 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theatre is named after Ronald E. Bright, former director at Castle and founder of CPAC.

External links

• Official Hawaii High School Website
• Official Castle Alumni Website