This fall, sports like bowling, cross country, and volleyball are returning, and in a major change from the past two years, there are no Covid restrictions in place. Friends and families are looking forward to cheering on athletes in person, and the start of the fall season is full of excitement for both spectators and …
This new school year brings to the high school five new faculty and staff. To help the student body get to know them a little better, the Eagle Eye asked them to share a few things about themselves. Mr. Charles Poore is the High School Christian Ministries Coordinator and moved to Hawaii from South Carolina. …
For freshmen, the start of high school often elicits both anxiety and excitement. With new classes and teachers, as well as an unfamiliar campus, students often go through an unsteady transition period before hitting their stride. “It’s very stressful,” said freshman Vivien Wong. “There's a lot more going on here than in middle school,” stated …
As this school year began, Hawaii Baptist Academy completed its transition to a new online education management system. This system, previously known as MyBackpack, is now called MyEagle and is the digital portal that connects students and their families to a myriad of services, from making tuition payments, ordering school meals, to viewing grades and …
Many of the Covid policies from the previous school year have been modified with the start of this school year—social distancing is now optional, and joint chapels and lunch periods have been reinstated. In addition, ILH sports have shifted back to pre-pandemic norms. While each school reserves the right to enact their own rules, there …
“We want the Student Council to be more than party planners. They are student advocates,” Christina Yasutomi, council advisor, explained to the student body during the first day of school assembly. With that, the Student Council kicked off what they hoped would be the first of many opportunities for students to rekindle their wavering school …
On Saturdays, when most high schoolers are busy sleeping in till noon, meeting friends at the mall, or catching up on schoolwork, freshman Calla Pien has other plans. “I have a show in November, and currently, I have rehearsals every Saturday, which makes it very hard to have a real life, hang out with my …
Ironically, mindlessly scrolling through my For You Page on TikTok has vaulted me through a gateway of discovery in new music. Stephen Sanchez, one of the many musical sensations recently made popular by TikTok, has caught my attention in particular. In an attempt to recreate a 1950s love song, the rising artist released a 15-second …
With mask mandates ending throughout the U.S., Hawaii Baptist Academy made masking optional at school starting April 11. Prior to that outdoor masking was already made optional a week after Spring Break. Along with optional masking at school, temperature scanning, as well as mandatory quarantining, was lifted on April 11. However, with all of these …
Bleachers shook, crowds clapped, and chanting filled the air...two years ago. Spirit Week was one of HBA’s most exciting times of the year until Covid-19 ended all-school assemblies. In the last two years, HBA's Spirit Week has struggled to retain its excitement as it adapted to pandemic-related restrictions. This excitement was precisely what HBA’s student council …
