Maui High School (Kahului, Hawaii)
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Maui High School is a public high school founded in 1913 in Hamakuapoko, a sugar plantation town on the island of Maui
in Hawaii
. In 1972, the school moved to its new location in Kahului, Hawaii.
, fell into disrepair. The site was considered to be nominated to the State and National Register of Historic Places
. Work to restore the campus was started in 2004 by community organizations including the Friends of Old Maui High and Community Work Day. The campus boasts the sculptures A Path Through the Trees by Satoru Abe
, Growing by Toshiko Takaezu
, and Carolina by Thomas Woodruff.
In 2009, Maui High School had an approximate enrollment of 1816 students, and 123 faculty. The school mascot is the sabers and the school colors are royal blue and white.
With about 100 members, the marching band is Maui High School's largest student body organization. The award-winning Sabers have performed at Disneyland, the Tournament of Roses Parade
in January 2009, and on the TV show "High School Reunion."
In 2008 Maui High won the Maui Interscholastic League
Championships in Cross-Country.
In two years, Maui High ranked fifth then sixth at the national competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl - a feat unmatched by any Hawaii school until 2010 by the team from Punahou school (which finished fifth).
Maui High has also had great success in sending students to the national olympiads of various subjects. A number of three and four year qualifiers for the National Chemistry Olympiad and National Physics Olympiad have passed through the school.
In addition, the school has also produced a number of finalists in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. In recent years, 3rd and 4th place awards have been given to Maui High finalists in the physics category, in addition to one student receiving an all expense paid trip to the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
The school robotics team (2443, The Blue Thunder) is another point of pride for the school. Created in 2006, the team has currently participated in three seasons with the FIRST robotics competition, as well as with the VEX robotics competition. Two separate VEX teams flying the 2443 banner qualified for the 2010 Dallas World Championships, and the 2443 FIRST team competed in the Atlanta, Georgia World Championships in 2009.
Maui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
in 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...
. In 1972, the school moved to its new location in Kahului, Hawaii.
Old Maui High School
The original school was founded in 1913. Early students arrived to school via horse and buggy or the now defunct Kahului Railroad. The old school site 20°54′56"N 156°20′55"W, which included the campus' centerpiece administration building built in 1921 and designed by architect Charles William DickeyCharles William Dickey
Charles William “C.W.” Dickey was an American architect famous for developing a distinctive style of Hawaiian architecture...
, fell into disrepair. The site was considered to be nominated to the State and National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Work to restore the campus was started in 2004 by community organizations including the Friends of Old Maui High and Community Work Day. The campus boasts the sculptures A Path Through the Trees 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...
, Growing by Toshiko Takaezu
Toshiko Takaezu
Toshiko Takaezu was an American ceramic artist.She was born to Japanese immigrant parents in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, in 1922. She studied at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and at the University of Hawaii under Claude Horan from 1948-1951...
, and Carolina by Thomas Woodruff.
Today's Maui High
The new campus was built in 1972 at 660 South Lono Avenue in Kahalui, 20°52′28"N 156°28′21"W.In 2009, Maui High School had an approximate enrollment of 1816 students, and 123 faculty. The school mascot is the sabers and the school colors are royal blue and white.
With about 100 members, the marching band is Maui High School's largest student body organization. The award-winning Sabers have performed at Disneyland, the Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
in January 2009, and on the TV show "High School Reunion."
Notable alumni
- Patsy MinkPatsy MinkPatsy Matsu Takemoto Mink was an American politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third generation Japanese American and member of the Democratic Party. She also was the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.Mink served in the U.S...
, first Asian American woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives, National Women's Hall of Fame inductee - Beatrice Krauss, ethnobotanist
- Alan ArakawaAlan ArakawaAlan M. Arakawa is an American politician who is currently the Mayor of the County of Maui in Hawaii. He previously served as Maui mayor from 2002 to 2006., Arakawa graduated from Maui High School and attended the University of Hawai'i at Manoa as a business major. He then entered civil service...
, Maui County Mayor - Hannibal TavaresHannibal TavaresHannibal M. Tavares was an American politician. Tavares served as the Mayor of Maui from 1979 until 1991. He holds the distinction of being the longest-serving Mayor of Maui in history....
, Maui County Mayor - Elmer Cravalho, Maui County Mayor
- Mamoru Yamasaki, Hawaii State Senator
- Zach ScottZach ScottZach Scott is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
, Soccer player
Athletics
Maui High School has a variety of athletic opportunities for its students. Such athletic opportunities include Basketball, Cheerleading, Judo, Paddling, Track and field, Swimming and Diving, tennis, golf, cross country, wrestling, riflery, Football, Baseball, and Softball. In order to participate in athletic opportunities, students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 throughout the sport season.HHSAA Championships
- 1995 Track & Field - Boys
- 1994 Boys Golf
- 1993 Boys Golf
- 1988 Boys Golf
- 1987 Track & Field - Boys
- 1982 Baseball
- 1977 Boys Golf
In 2008 Maui High won the Maui Interscholastic League
Maui Interscholastic League
The Maui Interscholastic League or MIL Consists of 13 high schools that sponsor a number of athletic sports, including football, basketball, volleyball and soccer. Moloka'i High School and Lanai High School are voluntary members of the MIL due to the lack of other major high schools on the island...
Championships in Cross-Country.
Academics
Since 1990, Maui High School has had a large boom in academic successes. The Sabers remain one of only two public high schools in Hawaii to win the regional competition of the National Science Bowl (a total of four times) and one of only two public schools in Hawaii to win the regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl competitions (a total of four times).In two years, Maui High ranked fifth then sixth at the national competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl - a feat unmatched by any Hawaii school until 2010 by the team from Punahou school (which finished fifth).
Maui High has also had great success in sending students to the national olympiads of various subjects. A number of three and four year qualifiers for the National Chemistry Olympiad and National Physics Olympiad have passed through the school.
In addition, the school has also produced a number of finalists in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. In recent years, 3rd and 4th place awards have been given to Maui High finalists in the physics category, in addition to one student receiving an all expense paid trip to the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
The school robotics team (2443, The Blue Thunder) is another point of pride for the school. Created in 2006, the team has currently participated in three seasons with the FIRST robotics competition, as well as with the VEX robotics competition. Two separate VEX teams flying the 2443 banner qualified for the 2010 Dallas World Championships, and the 2443 FIRST team competed in the Atlanta, Georgia World Championships in 2009.