Many underclassmen have what they call “the dreaded PSAT” marked on their calendars every year. But as of this year, the College Board has decided to move the PSAT to an online format – a first for everyone – potentially reducing student’s sense of dread as the online exam will be around 45 minutes shorter. …
The Eagle Eye was named the runner-up for the overall Best-in-State award at this year’s Hawaii High School Journalism Awards competition. The staff also took home numerous Best-in-State awards in individual categories, and finished first overall in the Photo Division. Sacred Hearts Academy won the Best-in-State title, with Kalani HS (3rd), McKinley (4th-tie), Moanalua (4th-tie), …
2023 started off with a bang at the middle and high school with Spirit Week on the second week of the semester. This year’s theme was “Before They Were Famous,” which featured what fast food chain mascots were doing before the chains became multi-billion dollar businesses. Every day that week, grades 9 through 12 came together …
As students near the end of the school year, seniors face the inevitable reality of growing up. Most of them will be legal adults when they leave high school. For most HBA seniors, college, something once far beyond the horizon, is now visible a few months away, and will mark the beginning of an independent …
HBA’s long-held tradition of Spirit Week—in which middle and high school students compete in games and activities to be the most spirited class—returned in full swing this January, after two years of being scaled down due to Covid-19 restrictions. This year’s event presented the last opportunity for the Class of 2023, the seniors, to secure …
ChatGPT, the cutting-edge language model developed by OpenAI, has been making waves in the tech industry for its ability to generate human-like text. As the Eagle Eye of Hawaii Baptist Academy, I had the opportunity to test out ChatGPT and its capabilities firsthand. In this article, we will hear from Hawaii Baptist Academy teachers and …
The National Honor Society at Hawaii Baptist Academy has many committees, each prioritizing a different issue that they hope to tackle in the community. For example, “Kupuna Kare” is a committee that helps out the elderly, the “Animal Committee” focuses on helping animals, and “Hope for the Homeless” works to provides aid to homeless people. Senior …
Nike hoodies, Crocs, slide slippers, and many more out-of-dress code accessories have become common at HBA’s high school campus. But with these student attempts at comfort and individuality come warnings and demerits, especially as HBA’s administration clamps down on dress code violations in the new semester. The intent of HBA’s dress code, as defined by …
A tiger head mask, loud music, dancing for hours, and an appetizing buffet. The 2022 Winter Banquet in December gave HBA students many moments to remember as they ended their first semester of school. Held at the Waikiki Beach hotel, the banquet took place on December 19. Close to 300 high school students attended the …
HBA’s high school Chinese language program will be taking students on a one-week trip to Taiwan over the upcoming spring break. The trip, which is open to all Chinese students regardless of their level, will take place from March 15 to 23. The twenty travelers, along with a handful of parent chaperones, will be led …
