HBA’s junior-senior banquet, commonly referred to as prom, was not held in a hotel or a resort this year. Instead on April 24, juniors and seniors, dressed in their formal wear, arrived at the high school mall and gym for a banquet unlike any other. Planning this year’s banquet was much more complicated than previous …
The class of 2021 has experienced a year no other senior class has ever experienced before. Online classes, modified sports seasons, and cancelled events are just a few of the many changes culminating in a very unexpected and often dissappointing year for this year's graduating class. However, many of my classmates have made a concerted …
Students voted for next year's high school student council officers today. Here are the results: Treasurer: Timothy ShimizuRecording Secretary: Ella LimCorresponding Secretary: Jolie WongVice-President: Ryan FukuiPresident: Aaron Omon Watch their election speeches here.
The 2021-2022 Student Council Elections will take place on Monday, May 3 via online voting. Voting forms will be emailed to students. Below are the speeches from the candidates running for office.President: Aaron OmonVice-President: Ryan FukuiCorresponding Secretary: Randie Lueder and Jolie WongRecording Secretary: Caley Chun and Ella LimTreasurer: Timothy Shimizu and Mia Takahashi
This year a few HBA faculty members—who, combined, have worked at HBA for 69 years—will be retiring. Past elementary school students will remember having lunch in Mrs. Murphy’s room, or learning how to play the recorder or square dance in Mrs. Lovett’s music class. Students of Mr. Hu remember his anecdotes filled with humor and …
This coming August, HBA plans on bringing back all students for in-person classes with only one day of online learning. The school will continue its current safety protocols for students on campus. According to high school principal Marsha Hirae, masks will be required, temperatures will be taken in the mornings, regular hand sanitizing and washing …
Spirit Week results were announced virtually today by the student council. More details to come later today. Final standings:1st: Seniors (239 pts)2nd: Sophomore (183 pts)3rd: Juniors (165 pts)4th: 8th grade (130 pts)5th: Freshmen (125 pts)6th: 7th grade (119 pts)
Last Wednesday, HBA won the Best-in-State in the 53rd Annual Hawaii High School Journalism Awards — for the seventh year in a row. HBA’s Eagle Eye team gathered together in a socially-distanced lunch to watch the awards ceremony virtually, waiting with anticipation until HBA was declared the overall winner over 11 other schools, both private …
When school resumed after spring break, there were many changes on campus. In addition to a new artificial lawn by the senior pavilion and sleek new cafeteria doors, seventh through ninth grade students were back on campus together instead of being split up into Alpha-Omega groups. As announced via email by HBA President Ron Shiira, …
Spirit Week is going to play out much differently this year than years past. Each class will have their own Spirit Day assembly this week consisting of an assembly in the gym, an advisor water balloon toss, a flag relay race, a donut-on-a-string eating contest, and Kona Ice and pastry snacks to end the day. …
