Kaiser High School
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Henry J. Kaiser High School is a WASC
-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu
, Hawaii
.
(who developed the Hawaii Kai community), the school opened its doors in 1971, four years after Kaiser's death. Although enrollment has fluctuated throughout the years along with changing community demographics, the school currently serves approximately 1,100 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Cougar and the school colors are blue and gold.
Kaiser High School's mission statement, as laid out on their official website, is:
"to ensure that all members have the opportunity to reach their maximum potential, to encourage students to be responsible learners, who are caring and contributing members of society, to provide a safe and supportive learning environment, to provide a balanced and varied curriculum that challenges students to strive for excellence."
The Kaiser complex, to which Kaiser High belongs, also includes Āina Haina Elementary, Hahaione Elementary, Kamiloiki Elementary, Koko Head Elementary, Niu Valley Middle
Schools.
, a small upper-middle class suburban community in East Honolulu on the island of Oahu
. The campus boasts six classroom buildings as well as a number of trailers, office, library, cafeteria, gymnasium, track, football/soccer field, baseball/softball field, tennis courts, and swimming pool. Built on a series of hills, the beautiful open-air campus has a lot of stairs. The driveway leading up to the school is lined with large palm trees, a distinctive feature of the campus, and leads uphill, directly towards Koko Head, a dormant volcano, which is featured on the seal.
Notable aspects of the school include: a School Community Council; comprehensive athletic and non-athletic co-curricular activities, the latter particularly focusing on community service; student government and leadership classes; an athletic complex, serving both the local community and the state; a Communications Arts & Technology learning center; Project Hoolokahi, a program working in conjunction with the Polynesian Voyaging Society
; Air Force
JROTC
; AP
and Honors courses; a strong music program, the well-traveled Kaiser Cougars Band and Orchestra which holds an excellent marching and symphonic band; a comprehensive four-year Guidance Program; and, stringent code-of-conduct, student discipline, and attendance policies.
They were most recently approved as an International Baccalaureate World School that supports international mindedness as well as the use of the Areas of Interaction and Learner Profiles. This approval supports the Middle-Years Programme and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
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Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, 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...
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Basic Information
Named after industrialist Henry J. KaiserHenry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. He established the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care...
(who developed the Hawaii Kai community), the school opened its doors in 1971, four years after Kaiser's death. Although enrollment has fluctuated throughout the years along with changing community demographics, the school currently serves approximately 1,100 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Cougar and the school colors are blue and gold.
Kaiser High School's mission statement, as laid out on their official website, is:
"to ensure that all members have the opportunity to reach their maximum potential, to encourage students to be responsible learners, who are caring and contributing members of society, to provide a safe and supportive learning environment, to provide a balanced and varied curriculum that challenges students to strive for excellence."
The Kaiser complex, to which Kaiser High belongs, also includes Āina Haina Elementary, Hahaione Elementary, Kamiloiki Elementary, Koko Head Elementary, Niu Valley Middle
Niu Valley Middle School
Niu Valley Middle School is situated in the heart of Niu Valley, a quiet East Honolulu community. The school serves the Hawaii Kai, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Wailupe Valley, and Āina Haina areas. Niu Valley Middle is the home of the Lancers. The school colors are red and yellow...
Schools.
Campus
Kaiser is situated in Hawaii KaiHawaii Kai, Hawaii
Hawaii Kai is a largely residential area located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the Honolulu CDP on the island of Oahu. Hawaii Kai is the largest of several communities at the eastern end of the island. The area was largely developed by Henry J. Kaiser around the ancient Maunalua...
, a small upper-middle class suburban community in East Honolulu on the island of Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
. The campus boasts six classroom buildings as well as a number of trailers, office, library, cafeteria, gymnasium, track, football/soccer field, baseball/softball field, tennis courts, and swimming pool. Built on a series of hills, the beautiful open-air campus has a lot of stairs. The driveway leading up to the school is lined with large palm trees, a distinctive feature of the campus, and leads uphill, directly towards Koko Head, a dormant volcano, which is featured on the seal.
Curriculum
The school's curriculum emphasizes college preparation and incorporates the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards as well as national content standards.Notable aspects of the school include: a School Community Council; comprehensive athletic and non-athletic co-curricular activities, the latter particularly focusing on community service; student government and leadership classes; an athletic complex, serving both the local community and the state; a Communications Arts & Technology learning center; Project Hoolokahi, a program working in conjunction with the Polynesian Voyaging Society
Polynesian Voyaging Society
The Polynesian Voyaging Society is a non-profit research and educational corporation based in Honolulu, Hawaii. PVS was established to research and perpetuate traditional Polynesian voyaging methods...
; Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
JROTC
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...
; AP
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
and Honors courses; a strong music program, the well-traveled Kaiser Cougars Band and Orchestra which holds an excellent marching and symphonic band; a comprehensive four-year Guidance Program; and, stringent code-of-conduct, student discipline, and attendance policies.
They were most recently approved as an International Baccalaureate World School that supports international mindedness as well as the use of the Areas of Interaction and Learner Profiles. This approval supports the Middle-Years Programme and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Alma mater
The musical composition was written by Emmett Yoshioka, a local musician involved in community theatre, and the following lyrics to the Henry J. Kaiser High School Alma Mater were written by an alumnus:
Oh, give us pleasure in our lives today
And let us not to think so far away
As we strive so high to reach the sky
And bless the spirit of Kaiser High
The rains fall ever gently on the land
Our footsteps wash away from golden sands
As our dreams in life become our goals
Remember always the Blue and Gold
All hail, hail, Kaiser High
All hail, Kaiser High
Notable alumni
- Sid FernandezSid FernandezCharles Sidney Fernandez was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher from to . Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Fernandez was proud of his roots and wore uniform number 50 in honor of Hawaii being the 50th state...
, left-handed pitcher in Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
from 1983–1997. Sometimes known as "El Sid", he played for the Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
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. His best years were with the Mets from 1984–1993 and he was an integral part of the 1986 World SeriesWorld SeriesThe World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
championship team. - Rich MianoRich MianoRichard James Miano is a former American football defensive back who played 11 seasons for three teams in the National Football League. Rich was a walk-on for University of Hawaii team in 1981 and became an all WAC defensive back in 1983 and 1984. In 1985 Rich was drafted in the 6th round by the...
, two-time all-Western Athletic ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceThe Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
pick during his college career at the University of HawaiiUniversity of HawaiiThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, Miano was drafted in the sixth round by the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1985 and enjoyed an 11-year career in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Currently in his eighth season as an assistant coach on the UH Warrior football staff, Miano has coached seven all-WAC selections in six seasons at UH. - Chad RowanAkebono Tarois a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
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wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in SumoSumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
, on January 27, 1993. - Clay StanleyClay StanleyClayton “Clay” Iona Stanley is an American volleyball player. Stanley has been on the U.S. men's national team since 2000 and has made two Olympic appearances, in 2004 and 2008...
, former indoor volleyball player at the University of HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaThe University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
, Olympic gold medalist (2008) - Claudia Vasquez, member of the music group SunlandSunlandSunland may refer to:* Sunland, Inyo County, California* Sunland, Los Angeles, California* Sunland , a Seaboard Air Line train*Sunland Hospital, a defunct mental health chain in Florida...
, best-known for their 1996 hit single "We Are Only Human". - Megan WardMegan WardMegan Marie Ward is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series...
, actress best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series such as Party of FiveParty of FiveParty of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
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. - Jon Yamasato, local entertainer, perhaps best known as a member of the band "Pure Heart", along with Jake ShimabukuroJake ShimabukuroJake Shimabukuro is an ukulele virtuoso known for his complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz and rock.- History :...
and Lopaka Colon. - Jeff Nunokawa, Professor of English and Master of Rockefeller College, PrincetonPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- Darin BrooksDarin BrooksDarin Lee Brooks is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Max Brady on Days of our Lives, and as Alex Moran on Blue Mountain State.-Personal life:...
, television actor best known for his roles as Max BradyMax BradyMaxwell "Max" Brady is a character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by Darin Brooks from June 21, 2005 to July 7, 2009 and briefly on March 15 and 16th 2010.-Character's background:...
on Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, and as Alex Moran on Blue Mountain StateBlue Mountain StateBlue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television...
. - Caleb Keolanui, lead vocalist of reggae band The Green, formerly of The Next Generation, and featured vocalist in songs by his uncles' band, The Manao Company.
- Eimi Kurita, World Karate FederationWorld Karate FederationThe World Karate Federation, or WKF, was formed in 1990 from former WUKO members and is the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 130 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members...
and Amateur Athletic UnionAmateur Athletic UnionThe Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
karateKarateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
notable celebrity in both kataKarate kataKata is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs....
and kumiteKumiteKumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....
under the International Karate Federation karate program.
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Miscellaneous
- The school maintains a healthy rivalry with fellow East Honolulu high school, the Kalani High SchoolKalani High SchoolKalani High School is a WASC-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Kalani is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kalani is located on Kalanianaole Highway....
Falcons.