Pahoa High and Intermediate School
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| Name | Pahoa High & Intermediate School |
| Address | 15-3038 Puna Road |
| Municipality | Pahoa, Hawaii 96778 |
| Established | 1910 |
| Community | Rural |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dean Cevallos |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Mascot | Daggers |
| Colors | Green White |
| Website | http://www.pahoahs.k12.hi.us |
Pahoa High & Intermediate School is a public, co-educational
Coeducation
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high school
High school
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and middle school
Middle school
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of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades seven through twelve and was established in 1910.
General information
Pahoa High & Intermediate School is located in Pahoa in Hawaii County on the Island of HawaiiHawaii (island)
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. The campus is located at 15-3038 Puna Road, across the street from Pahoa Elementary School, one of its feeder schools. The other is Keonepoko Elementary School. The mascot
Mascot
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is the Daggers and its school colors
School colors
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are green
Green
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and white
White
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.
History
Pahoa School was started in 1910 for students from the rural Puna District Communities. The high school was established along with a middle school and an elementary school. The Original buildings on campus are still in use including the front High School building, the gymnasium and two of the elementary school buildings. At one time, Pahoa High & Intermediate School had five feeder schools, with students being bussed in as far away as Volcano, 35 miles away.The original main elementary school building was torn down in 1979 and a new two story building and portable classes replaced it. At the same time on the High School and Intermediate School campus, a new parking lot adjacent to the gymnasium, a three story classroom building, a two story building and six new one story buildings were constructed. The following year, another two story building along with a new cafeteria, a track and football field, basketball/tennis courts and a baseball/softball field were added on the High School side. In 1981 a 45 space parking lot was constructed behind the Intermediate School along with a few portable classrooms.
The school significantly grew over the years, especially in the late 1970s when the rural Puna district was sectioned off into subdivisions after the Sugar industry went under. Pahoa High & Intermediate School doubled in size during this period, and many new buildings were built on the campus. In 1999, Keaau High School
Keaau High School
Keaau High School is a public high school located in Keaau, Hawaii.-History:The school's mascot is the Cougar, and it is operated by the Hawaii State Department of Education. It was built in 1999 to avoid overcrowding at Waiakea High School in Hilo and Pahoa High and Intermediate School in Pahoa...
was constructed ten miles away to relieve Pahoa High & Intermediate Schools overcrowded 2,500 student body, virtually downsizing it in half. Pahoa High & Intermediate School's rival then also became Keaau High School
Keaau High School
Keaau High School is a public high school located in Keaau, Hawaii.-History:The school's mascot is the Cougar, and it is operated by the Hawaii State Department of Education. It was built in 1999 to avoid overcrowding at Waiakea High School in Hilo and Pahoa High and Intermediate School in Pahoa...
. In 2011, a new gymnasium will open on the South end of the campus, adjacent to the athletic fields. Talks of installing a new all-weather rubber track (similar to the one at Waiakea High School
Waiakea High School
Waiākea High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Hilo, Hawai'i. The school's mascot is the Warrior. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education. The school graduated its first class in 1980, and has about 1300 students. It is across the street from the University of...
) are also in the works.