Waianae High School
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"Imua Makou O Waiʻanae"
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| 85-251 Farrington Hwy. Waiʻanae, Hawaiʻi 96792, |
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| School type | Public, co-educational |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Leeward |
| Principal | Nelson Shigeta |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Area | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Mascot | Searider |
| Newspaper | Ka Leo O Waiʻanae |
| Yearbook | Ke Ahe Kai |
| Military | United States Army JROTC |
| Literary Magazine | Ka Wai ʻOla |
| Television Program | Searider News |
| Website | www.waianae.k12.hi.us |
Waiʻanae High School is a public, coeducational secondary school in the Waianae CDP,[1] City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the leeward (western) coast of the island of Oʻahu. The school about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of central Honolulu CDP. An average of 2,000 students are enrolled annually in grades 9-12.[2] Wai‘anae High School is part of the Leeward School District, under the Hawaii State Department of Education.
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[edit] Campus
The 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus is located at 85-251 Farrington Highway between the towns of Mākaha (to the north) and Waiʻanae (to the south). Wai‘anae High School is situated on the coastline; the Pacific Ocean is directly west of the campus and Farrington Highway bordering on the east. This location makes it the only high school in the U.S. built on the beach.[citation needed]
The school's football field, which borders the shoreline, is named after the school's first principal, Raymond Torii. The school's annual commencement ceremony is usually held there.
The campus boasts the sculptures Kuikahi by Eli Marozzi and Four Valleys by Ken Shutt.
[edit] Academics
Wai‘anae High initiated its self-contained career academy program in 2004. According to the school's website, the academies provide students work-based education in addition to a core college preparatory curriculum. Each of the four career academies has several hundred students enrolled. Groups of teachers serve in teams in each academy.
- Business/Industrial Education and Technology
- Health and Human Services
- Natural Resources
- Ninth Grade Success Academy
- Searider Productions Academy (formerly Arts & Communications Academy)[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
Listed alphabetically by last name, with graduating class year in parentheses.
- Kurt Gouveia (1982) - professional football athlete[4]
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (1977) - recording artist[4]
- Fiamalu Penitani aka Musashimaru (1989) - sumo wrestler[5]
[edit] External links
- Official Waiʻanae High School Website
- Waiʻanae High School Alumni
- Searider Productions
- Waiʻanae High School on Google Maps
[edit] References
- ^ "Waianae CDP, Hawaii." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Waianae High School". National Center for Education Statistics. 2006. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Waianae+High+School&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=150003000110. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Searider Productions Academy - a New Tech Network School
- ^ a b "Community always there for Waiʻanae High". Honolulu Advertiser. March 22, 2001. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Mar/22/ln/ln42a.html. Retrieved 2006-06-18.
- ^ "Photo Finish". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 16, 2007. http://starbulletin.com/2007/02/16/news/photofinish.html. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
