Voices singing “where I come from” fill the room as actors crowd the stage. Each actor slowly goes down to the floor, and Anon gives his speech. The story begins, and the audience is taken on a journey. At the end of this past fall semester, the theater class performed the play Anonymous from December …
Seventy five years ago, fifteen year old Gayle Andersen witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor from her home on Hickam Field. At the time, her father, William Eugene Farthing, was the commanding officer on the Hickam base. She and her mother were initially evacuated to a friend's house in Honolulu before they ended up at the Nuuanu …
Andy Williams said it best: it sure is the most wonderful time of the year. The air is getting cooler (even in tropical Hawaii), a giant Mr. & Mrs. Claus can be spotted at the entrance of the Honolulu Hale, and the holiday spirit is almost infectious. Almost every convenience store has at least one …
In late October, the varsity boys basketball team began training for their upcoming season. They spent weeks conditioning in the weight room and the gym before playing their first game of the season, which was against Lanai High School on November 17. The Eagles scored a 70-43 win over Lanai. The new season has inspired some players …
The holiday season has finally arrived and food is on everyone’s mind. Personally, I start dreaming about buttery mashed potatoes, juicy turkey, candied yams, but after that Thanksgiving feast, I can never forget about dessert. For the past 10 years, my dad and I have been making spice cake for the holidays. The Spice Cake …
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 …
From September 26 to October 6, a group of 66 HBA Japanese language students headed west to the land of the rising sun, Japan. The purpose of this trip was to allow students the opportunity to explore a foreign country, immerse themselves in a new culture, and practice their Japanese. The students visited many places …
On October 19, 2016, middle and high schoolers ventured down Nuuanu Avenue to join the elementary students for the first all-school chapel of the year. Since this year’s theme is “Transform,” during the chapel, students from the elementary, middle, and high school campuses shared testimonies of how they’ve changed in the past year. After chapel, …
The 2016 Fall semester theater class presents Anonymous by Naomi Izuka this week. Tickets are available online or at the breeze way during lunch at the high school. Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people—some kind, some dangerous and cruel—as he searches …
On Thursday, September 22, the freshman class packed into three school buses for a three day camp organized and led by the Christian Ministries department, with help from volunteer student counselors. Held in Waianae at the Pu’u Kahea Baptist Convention Center, the ninth grade camp was a time for stress relief, class bonding, and spiritual …
