Spirit Week 2019 saw the juniors and the seniors in a tight race to be the most spirited class of the year. Eventually, the seniors claimed the Mana Cup with just six points ahead of the juniors. They took first place in five categories: Banner, Platform Jam, Mascots, and NHS Donations. This winning combination, along …
After a week of intense competition, the Class of 2019 emerged as the overall winners of Spirit Week 2019, taking the Mana Cup in their first Spirit Week win. The juniors and sophomores took second and third place, respectively. The seniors managed to seize first place in the Class Banner, Mascot, NHS Donation Drive and …
Spirit Week excitement continued on Thursday as each grade presented their Pepper Squad routines. Since the last quarter, classes have been gearing up and preparing for their Pepper Squad performances. The Pepper Squad is a seven-minute skit performance which incorporates musical, dance, and often comedic elements that showcase the Spirit Week theme. This year’s theme …
At the the end of the third day of Spirit Week 2019, the senior and junior classes are tied in a tight race for the coveted Mana Cup after the day's main event: Platform Jam. Each grade had one minute to fit as many students as possible onto a platform and then remain on the …
HBA’s 2019 Spirit Week—themed "Sidekick Story"—officially began this week Monday, January 7, with a lot of fierce competition. Groups of middle and high school students formed individual squads and came to school dressed up in costumes reflecting one theme. For instance, the entire senior class banded together and all showed up to campus as “senior …
With only four weeks left before Spirit Week 2019, middle and high school students at HBA are hard at work, eagerly preparing for the highly anticipated week full of competition and fun. Student council president Rena Takatsuka explained that this year’s theme of Sidekick Stories was chosen at one of the student council’s brainstorming sessions …
From June 8 to 11, 36 students from Soldiers of Light (SOL) and Halau travelled to Maui along with eight other chaperones to not only bond closer together but to relax and celebrate the end of a successful 2017-18 school year. With the money that the group fundraised through their biennial Dinner Theater show, SOL …
On May 18 and 19, the Soldiers of Light (SOL) and Halau will be hosting their biennial Dinner Theater show “Under the Big Top.” During the show, SOL and Halau members will be dressing up in extravagant circus costumes. They’ll also be performing recent hits such as “This is Me” from the new movie The …
For the fourth time in a row, Eagle Eye staff took home the 2018 Best-in-state overall title for HBA’s journalism program at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards. Fourteen Hawaii high schools—six private and eight public—participated in this year’s competition, and the Eagle Eye took first place in seven categories in the private school division and four …
This March, after beating Saint Louis, HBA’s Mock Trial Gold team advanced to the Mock Trial State Championships, where they finished fourth. Unfortunately, HBA was unable to defend their championship title from last year, losing to Island School, Moanalua High, and Punahou. Sophomore Kaycee Nakashima, first year Mock Trial member, played the role of attorney …
