James B. Castle High School
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For schools of the same name, see 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
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 Kāneohe CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii
. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of around 1,900 students. The school is part of the Windward Oahu Subdistrict of the Hawaii Department of Education.
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’ Koolau, while the yearbook is Kaulana. The Kaulana yearbook staff yearbook 2005-2006 had won for best yearbook in the state, and in a national competition held at Columbia University they received a silver medal and also received honors in two categories.
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.
Castle High School
Castle High School can refer to:*John H. Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana, United States*James B. Castle High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States*Castle High School in Belfast, Northern Ireland...
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James Bicknell Castle High School
45386 Kaneohe Bay Dr.
(808)233-5600
Kaneohe, HI 96744
1951
Public Secondary
Secular
Coeducational
9 to 12
Hawaii State Department of Education
Windward O'ahu District
Castle Knights
Knight
Maroon, gold and white
USMC JROTC
Na Pali O’ Ko’olau
Kaulana
Link
21.40447°N 157.79525°W
James Bicknell Castle High School, more commonly James B. Castle High School or simply Castle High School, is a public coeducational high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Kāneohe CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of around 1,900 students. The school is part of the Windward Oahu Subdistrict of the Hawaii Department of Education.
History
Castle High School was founded in 1951.The campus boasts the sculpture Spring, Summer, Autumn by Satoru Abe
Satoru Abe
Satoru Abe is an American sculptor and painter. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1926. He attended President William McKinley High School, where he took art lessons from Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell...
. Its mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is the knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and the school colors are maroon
Maroon (color)
Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...
, gold
Gold (color)
Gold, also called golden, is one of a variety of orange-yellow color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold....
and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
. The student newspaper is Na Pali O’ Koolau, while the yearbook is Kaulana. The Kaulana yearbook staff yearbook 2005-2006 had won for best yearbook in the state, and in a national competition held at Columbia University they received a silver medal and also received honors in two categories.
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.