No, you're not seeing double. For the third day of Spirit Week, students got together in small groups and dressed up alike to pose as twins, triplets, or quadruplets. During lunch, each grade sent up a representative to participate in a breakfast themed speed eating contest. All competitors tried their hardest, but senior Matt Sakai …
The second day of Spirit Week had students tackle another well-known Disney property as they dressed up as the beloved animated characters from Pixar studios. With a significant lack of merchandise compared to Marvel and DC, students had to get creative as they put together all-new costumes based on both Pixar's iconic and obscure characters. At …
On the first Monday of the third quarter, students walked onto campus dressed as popular characters from the Marvel and DC franchises. The army of masked crusaders and supervillains was a clear indication to students, their parents, and the surrounding community that Hawaii Baptist Academy’s annual Spirit Week competition was, once again, in full swing. …
This fall, the Varsity theater class performed their production of You Can't Take It With You starring theater instructor Chad Logan in his final play with the class. The play takes place in the home of an eccentric family. Each family member has a hobby or story that defines who they are, whether they danced …
On December 4, 2015, the Physics, AP Physics, Oceanography, and AP Environmental Science classes raced their cardboard boats at the Wet 'n' Wild waterpark in Kapolei. The boat building process stretched over a month and led up to a roughly 16-minute race. During the heats, boats endured the calm water in the Hawaiian Waters Wave …
Below are the art pieces made by the Advanced Drawing and Painting class, and the Basic Mixed Media class. Advanced Drawing and Painting: Handscape The Handscape is a drawing that includes a hand in a background. Students viewed and analyzed examples of Surrealistic Art by artists like Salvador Dali and Renee Magritte, and then created their own …
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 …
After school on Friday, September 18, 2015, the sophomore student council held their first class social of the year. The social was themed “Heroes vs. Villains”, and the sophomores enjoyed pizza and live music before the main event began. Called “Infinity Games,” the main event pitted sophomores against each other in a capture-the-flag game. There …
On August 17, 2015, Hawaii Baptist Academy’s high and middle schoolers embarked on a “Love Does” themed field trip to the elementary campus for lunch, worship, and games with the younger students. Based on Bob Goff’s book, “Love Does” has been the all-school chapel theme for the school since last year. While everyone was gathered …
On August 27, HBA's seventh graders headed to Camp Pu'ukahea in Waianae for their class camp. Themed "Good News, Bad News, Good News," camp activities and chapel sessions focused on what the Gospel is about. Photographs courtesy of Christina Yasutomi.
