For the first time in Hawaii Baptist Academy history, the student council hosted a Sadie Hawkins event. Renamed Skatie Hawkins, girls whipped out their most creative ideas and took the initiative to ask the boys to an ice-skating event. Boys could finally sit back, relax, and take a break from asking for once. In the …
HBA’s varsity cross country boys qualified for the state championships on Kauai but were unable to defend last year’s Division II victory because they could not field the required five runners for a team. The varsity girls were able to team up to run at States and finished 14th overall. This year’s top finishers were …
For their first high school camp together, the Class of 2017 explored Jesus Christ’s journey to the cross and learned more about the significance of his crucifixion. Held in mid-October, the freshman camp featured a simulation of the crucifixion of Christ. On the first night, the students were blindfolded and led through the simulation. They …
Instead of beginning a typical Wednesday with last-minute test cramming and Mills uniforms, the Class of 2014 put on their Spirit shirts and athletic shorts in preparation for a highly anticipated Senior Day on October 14. Through the culmination of the class council’s efforts and planning, this year’s Senior Day was packed with activities. The …
Both the girls and boys varsity bowling team finished the ILH season in first place, qualifying them for the HHSAA state championships, where they both clinched the runner-up trophies. The boys had three medalists: senior Lane Hosaka, junior Bailey Lee and sophomore Logan Takeda. The girls went into the tournament in fourth place but made …
The Lady Eagles finished their season with a 12-2 record and took second place in ILH Division II, qualifying them for the HHSAA Division II state championships. After losing to Roosevelt High and Kalaheo High in the first round, the Eagles did not advance to the quarter finals. The match against Roosevelt was played out …
This past fall break, a group of 36 high school students and chaperones took a 10-day AP British Literature tour to the land of fish and chips—Great Britain. The itinerary was designed mainly for the purpose of educating students in the art and history of British literature. Before the close of the 2012-2013 school year, …
HBA hosted the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention's annual meeting on November 7 and 8. In the week leading up to the convention, students participated in a special chapel service and some served as volunteers during the convention meeting.
The part of science classes that students most look forward to is doing labs or hands-on projects. In Biology, there are sheep hearts. In Chemistry, there are chemical reactions. In Physics, there are bottle rockets. Recently, Andrew Vitek's Physics Class launched bottle rockets along the Nu'uanu stream. The students prepared soda bottles for launch by …
HBA's AP Environmental Science class had the opportunity to visit the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters for Hawaii. NOAA has at least one station in each state and also works around the world doing tasks from predicting the weather to tagging fish and other ocean animals. The class was also able to board …
