Hawaii Baptist Academy high school students started off the new year with their annual Spirit Week competitions. This year's theme was "Why So Salty?" which focused on the origin stories of many notable Disney villains. This year, the class of 2018 finally seized the coveted Mana Cup after two straight years of heartbreaking second-place finishes. …
Christian Emphasis Week (CEW) kicked off the second quarter for the middle and high school campuses. Main guest speaker Emily Kiaha (YoungLife Area Director) spoke on the theme of “Wonder Why” during chapels that week, looking into the Gospels to answer questions like "Why Jesus" and "Why Me". Throughout the week, students attended a variety …
Are you having trouble opening your HBA school locker? Don't know which way to turn the lock or how many times to turn it? This short video will show you how. Filmed and edited by Kaycee Nakashima ('20).
On March 14, 48 students consisting of 20 freshmen and 28 sophomores, along with five chaperones embarked on a journey to the East Coast. Through the trip, students learned about U.S. history and American rights. Several of them got to travel outside of Hawaii and experience snow for the first time in their lives. This …
For a third year, Hawaii Baptist Academy has continued its tradition of gathering elementary, middle, and high school students and faculty for an all-school chapel. Held at the elementary school, the event is a day for school to grow closer as one body through worship and fellowship. The first all-school chapel for this year was held …
Playing as a libero in volleyball and running in cross country are just a couple of things on Ryder Watanabe’s full plate at Hawaii Baptist Academy. He is also one of just 12 freshmen in the high school Wind Ensemble (which has 78 members) and has been playing the trumpet since seventh grade. Watanabe joined …
On Friday, October 26, Hawaii Baptist Academy held its first ever Sock Hop. That evening, approximately 100 students from grades 9 through 12 participated in a 1950s themed dance in the gym. Dressed in era-appropriate costumes and hairstyles, attendees enjoyed burgers, hot dogs, and potato wedges for dinner, and then hopped onto the dance floor …
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, the freshman class boarded three buses to travel to Pu'u Kahea Conference Center in Waianae for a three-day camp. There, students got a chance to fellowship and relax as well as to learn more about Jesus' crucifixion and the significance of His sacrifice. Photographs by Kaycee Nakashima ('20) and Joel Lau …
Students from the Japanese 3 and 4 classes will be flying to Japan during this fall break. For 10 days, students will be learning more about Japanese culture and putting to practice Japanese etiquette while roaming around Japan. One of the many differences between American and Japanese etiquette centers around language. Japanese teacher Elena Yoo said, …
Summer break is over! Monday, August 1, 2016 marked the first day of school for all students attending Hawaii Baptist Academy. This year, 21 new students from the class of 2020 have joined the Eagle family. It can sometimes be intimidating for new students and freshmen as they make their way around campus surrounded by upperclassmen. When freshmen …
