Kailua High School
Kailua High School | |
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Address | |
451 Ulumanu Drive , 96734 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public, Co-educational |
Motto | Ho'omakamaka a ho'okumu "Creating Friendships and Futures" |
Established | 1955 |
School district | Windward District |
Principal | Kimberly Anthony-Maeda |
Faculty | 56.00 (FTE) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 836 (2022-23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.93 |
Campus | Rural |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Athletics | Oahu Interscholastic Association |
Mascot | Surfrider |
Rival | James B. Castle High School Kalaheo High School |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Yearbook | He'e Nalu |
Air Force | United States Air Force JROTC |
Website | [1] |
Kailua High School is a four-year public high school located in the Kailua CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States on the island of O‘ahu. The school serves students grades 9 through 12.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census the U.S. Census Bureau defined the school as being in the Maunawili CDP, but as of the 2010 U.S. Census it was redefined as being in Kailua CDP.
History
In 1955 Kailua opened on the current site of Kailua Intermediate School in the middle of Kailua Town. In 1962 Kailua moved to its present location 2 miles (3.2 km) away in the Pohakupu neighborhood.
Kailua High is one of four public high schools on the windward side of Oahu and serves the neighborhoods of Kailua, Waimanalo and Maunawili, approximately 50,000 residents.
Athletics
Kailua High School also has an array of sports for its students. They compete in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. These sports include:
Notable alumni
Listed alphabetically by last name:
- Doug Capilla, professional baseball player
- Sasha Colby, American drag performer and winner of season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race
- Russ Francis, professional American football player (San Francisco 49ers)
- Derek Ho, professional surfer, Pipeline Masters winner
- Michael Ho, professional surfer, Triple Crown winner
- Sandi A. Hohn, singer, Kumu Hula
- Agnes Lum, model
- Denise Michele, model
- Albert Pyun, film director
- Samson Satele, professional American football player
- Joe Wong, professional American football player
References
- ^ "Kailua High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Home". Kailua High School. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
451 Ulumanu Drive Kailua, HI 96734
- Compare the address to the CDP maps. - ^ 2000 Map: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: MAUNAWILI CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2010 Map: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Maunawili CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2020. - The school was in the CDP in 2000, but in 2010 it was no longer in the CDP. Compare the map to the school address. - ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kailua CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2020. - Compare the map to the school address.
- ^ "About Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." Kailua High School. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Kailua High School :: Information". Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Tokuda, Jill. "Congratulating Sasha Colby of Waimanalo, Rupaul's Drag Race Season 15 Winner". Congress.
- ^ Taylor, Lois (August 16, 1976). "An Ordinary $600-a-Day Model". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 65 (229): 17. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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