Every year at Hawaii Baptist Academy, the sophomore class commemorates its own Earth Day in November by giving history presentations and working at lo‘i patches (taro patches.) Leading up to Earth Day, the sophomores spent a majority of the second quarter working on skit presentations about the history of America in the wild west. Sophomore …
On October 30, 2015, the Junior class council hosted its first class social of the year: a 1920’s Gatsby-themed murder mystery party. The council had to create roles for all the attendees which included a back story and a list questions that their characters should ask each other. The plot involved the murder of a …
In October 2010, Instagram was born. The app’s popularity quickly spread and by December 2014, it had over 300 million users. While Instagram continues to be a social media juggernaut, new apps offering similar features continue to flood the market, hoping to earn their spot in users' phones. One of Instagram’s recent competitors is Phhhoto, …
From October 27 to November 4, students gathered to either play in or watch the soccer intramurals that was held in the high school gymnasium during lunch. There was a total of fourteen teams that participated in the games. In the end Team3—Kaitlyn Nomura, Asia Ono, Carissa Sugita, Kimberly Masuda, Kalli-Ann Takafuji, and Nathan Hishimuma …
This October, the boys and girls varsity bowling teams both took second place in the Billy Tee’s HHSAA State Bowling Championships on Kauai. Leading up to the championships, the boys team struggled in ILH league play but finished fifth overall and were still able to qualify for the state tournament. Like last year, the girls …
On Monday, November 2, the AP Environmental Science class went on a field trip to He'eia fishpond. On the field trip, students learned about the history of the fishpond and the traditional practices involved. "We wanted to learn more about native Hawaiian sustainability practices and to take an opportunity to give back to a piece …
It’s that time of the year when seniors embark on a capitalistic adventure in their economics class: the stock simulation exercise. The eight-week exercise, though often bewildering and often complicated, helps students learn how to trade stocks in the stock market. The simulation allows students to gain experience in the stock market as if entering …
HBA student-produced film Recall has made it into this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). The festival showcases top submitted films from around the Asia Pacific region. Recall, directed by HBA alumni Davin Miyahara, is an action/drama film based off tragedies that took place in WWII. Recall was produced last year—Miyahara’s senior year—in the Art …
On December 3, 4, and 5, the fall semester theater class will be presenting it’s annual play at the elementary school auditorium. This year’s play is a comedy titled “You Can’t Take It With You”. The play tells the story of a young girl, Alice, and her struggle to balance her quirky family and love …
Starting this year, the AP Physics course changed from a one year course to a two year course. Due to this change in the course, juniors are now able to take AP Physics 1 and take AP Physics 2 in senior year if they want to. According to AP Physics teacher Andrew Vitek, AP Physics …
