Sacred Hearts Academy

Sacred Hearts Academy
Address
3253 Waiʻalae Avenue Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 96816 United States
Coordinates	21°17′20″N 157°48′28″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Motto	Orare Et Laborare (To Pray and To Work)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1909
Vice principal	Linda Debo, Remee Tam
Head of school	Betty White
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	1,100  (2008)
Color(s)	White and Gold
Athletics conference	Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH)
Team name	Lancers
Accreditation(s)	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	'Ka Leo'
Yearbook	'Ke Halia'
Tuition	Approximately $11,000
Affiliation	Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Dean of Faculty/Academics	Mary Girard
Dean of Students	Chantal Seitz
Director of Admissions	Karen Muramoto
Athletic Director	Wade Okamura
Website	http://www.sacredhearts.org

Sacred Hearts Academy also known as Sacred Hearts or SHA is located on 3253 Waiʻalae Avenue, in the town of Kaimuki in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, is a historic Roman Catholic college preparatory school for girls founded in 1909 to serve the needs of early Hawaiʻi Catholics in the former Territory of Hawaiʻi. It is affiliated with the Picpus Fathers of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, SS.CC., the religious order of Blessed Damien of Molokaʻi. The school maintains a special relationship with Chaminade University of Honolulu and Saint Louis School, both administered by the Society of Mary.

Athletics

Sacred Hearts Academy competes in girls' air riflery, basketball, bowling, canoe paddling, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, sailing, track and field and volleyball. The school is a member of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH), Catholic School League (CSL) and Christian Schools Athletic League (CSAL). Sacred Hearts Academy joined with Punahou School as a magnet program for United States JROTC.

Performing arts

Sacred Hearts Academy has a variety of performing arts programs available, including band, choir, and dance. Sacred Hearts Academy is widely known for being the home of the largest all-girls marching band in the United States of America. The marching band performs in parades for only the first semester of the school year. The marching band won first place in the Aloha Week Parade 2008 and has recently performed in the London New Year's Day Parade 2009. The band also makes appearances in the Aloha Week Parade, Honolulu City Lights Parade, and Kaimuki Christmas Parade. It is an active participant in the O'ahu Band Directors Association (OBDA) Parade of Bands. Not only is the school known for its band but also for its choral and dance program. Sacred Hearts Academy's performing arts programs have a winter and spring concert every year.

Alma mater

True Children of the Sacred Hearts
Loving thee SHA
Our dear alma mater we fondly hail
With cheers of joy as we say

One heart, one soul in all we do
Grateful and loyal too
Most proud of our colors with love we hold
Our cherished white and gold

We love thee dear alma mater
All our lives we will endeavor
To uphold your lofty standards
Your motto will guide us forever

Loving children then we will be
Far and near surely you will see
Each of us striving most earnestly
In sorrow or joy to be faithful to thee

We love thee dear alma mater
All our lives we will endeavor
To uphold yout lofty standards
Your motto will guide us forever

Loving children then we will be
Far and near surely you will see
Each of us striving most earnestly
In sorrow or joy to be faithful to thee

The song is sung to the tune of the French march, "Marche Lorraine".

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu

External links

• Sacred Hearts Alumni Reunions and Information
• Sacred Hearts Alumni Community
• Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, SS.CC.
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu