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Kauai High School serves students from ninth through twelfth grades. It was the first (official) public high school on the island of Kauai. It began operating in 1914 and graduated its first class, consisting of one out of seven students, in 1919. Since then, the school has grown each year with an increasing amount of students.

History

On April 30, 1913, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii signed into law Act 160 to establish the "Kauai High School". The courthouse was located on a four-acre parcel atop hill often referred to as "Ke Kuhiau." which translates as "high point." The area was once the site of "Ke Kuhiau," one of three heiaus located near Kalapaki Bay. On September 14, 1914, Kauai High School opened its doors in the renovated courthouse as the fifth high school of the Territory of Hawaii and the first high school on the island of Kauai.

Kauai High School was founded in 1914. The removal to Lihue of the county offices from the old site above Nawiliwili left vacant the buildings in which had been carried on for so long the administrative and judicial activities of the island. The old lawn, comprising an area of three and two-tenths acre, so well favored, and commanding an unsurpassed view of Kauai's mountain crescent and Nawiliwili Bay, had witnessed many a concourse of island people in the performance of their civic duties. It might be said that the life here had always constituted the higher education of the island. For a High School no more fitting location, scenically or traditionally, could have been selected. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The securing of this site and plant for High School purposes was brought about mainly by the efforts of the parents who had been supporting the private school in the yard of the Lihue Union Church. The High School was organized as a public institution. This made it available for all eligible students throughout the county. In addition the old private school was affiliated with the High School and partly maintained by tuition fees paid by those who attended: hence the name, Kauai High and Grammar School. This organization has remained unchanged.

At that time Elementary education in the upper grades was just beginning on a large scale. There were very few graduates from the Eighth Grades. The great rush to the High School from the outlying districts that has taken place just recently was then wholly unforeseen, and is a situation that has made the administration of the institution a difficult one, due mainly to the lack of housing facilities. If proper dormitory accommodations were provided Kauai could have a High School second to none in the Territory, so far as opportunity for the student is concerned.

Kauai High School was opened in September, 1914, just a little over a month after the outbreak of the Great War. This is a second significant fact connected with its history. There were seven in attendance that year. Only one of these remained to graduate. The next year seven more entered. For each of the following three years about twice that number came in. Waimea School was the chief contributor of trained beginners. In 1919 twenty-nine entered. Last fall sixty-four entered from the schools of the island and eight from the upper classes in High Schools in Honolulu. The increase of enrollment this year over that of last year is one hundred ten percent. Judging from the applications that are coming in for next year there is every reason to expect an attendance of one hundred eighty.

The Junior High School that is to be established in Waimea next September and the one that will eventually be oened at Kapaa are further responses to the demand for higher education that the Elementary Schools are able to provide. The larger life into which we have been ushered during these later years demands a universal High School education if our American Democracy is to develop. It is gratifying that Kauai is not slow to realize the need. That a more promising group of sincere and lofty-minded young peole would be difficult to find is the testimony of all who have had contact with the student body of Kauai High School. The struggles and sacrifices made in reaching out for the higher life are the real forces which educate.

As of being in Hawaii, the school has faced many outbreaks through the years. On September 11, 1992, Hawaii faced one of its strongest hurricanes ever to hit the islands. The eye of the storm happened to be in the center of Kauai. With that in mind, the school stood strong and is still standing proudly and tall to this day. Lowest pressure 938 mbar (hPa; 27. ...

Alma Mater

Here beside Pacific waters
On our fair Kauai
Stands our school
Amidst the ironwoods
And the cane fields high.

CHORUS:
Kauai High School, we'll be loyal; Let your praises sing.
Hail to thee, O Kauai High School, loud your praises sing.

Many Hours of play and study
In our glad school days,
memories shall twine around us,
Lovingly always.

CHORUS:
Kauai High School, we'll be loyal; Let your praises sing.
Hail to thee, O Kauai High School, loud your praises sing.

Vision

Kauai High School believes that schools are established for students as a place to develop academically, aesthetically, physically, and socially. It emphasizes a student-centered educational program that treats students as individuals and recognizes that students have different interests, abilities and learning styles, and that they learn at different rates.

Graduation Requirements

In Hawaii graduation from high school for students in the regular program requires that students complete a total of 22 credits. Beginning with the class of 2010, students must earn 24 credits for a diploma. The BOE Recognition Diploma is awarded to students with grade point averages of 2.0 and above who successfully complete additional required coursework. To students who meet the requirements, the BOE recognition diploma is awarded.

Bell Schedules

MONDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
8:30 - Warning Bell
8:33-10:03 - Period 1/Period 4
10:03-10:14 - Recess/Free Period
10:19-11:49 - Period 2/Period 5
11:49-12:25 - Lunch
12:30-2:00 - Period 3/Period 6

WEDNESDAY
8:25 - Warning Bell
8:28- 9:43 - Period 1/Period 4
9:43-9:52 - Recess/Free Period
9:57-11:12 - Period 2/Period 5
11:12-12:00 - Lunch
12:05-1:20 - Period 3/Period 6

THURSDAY
8:30 - Warning Bell
8:33-9:05 - Silent Sustained Reading
9:05-10:25 - Period 1/Period 4
10:25-10:36 - Recess/Free Period
10:41-12:00 - Period 2/Period 3
12:00-12:35 - Lunch
12:40-2:00 - Period 3/Period 6

Extracurricular activities

Kauai High School is also known as the team, Red Raiders (with the chicken-hawk as its mascot)

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Seasonal Sports

Fall Sports (August – November)
-Boys & Girls Bowling
-Boys & Girls Cross Country
-Football
-Boys & Girls Riflery
-Girls Volleyball

Winter Sports (November – February)
-Boys Basketball
-Pep Squad, Competitive
-Boys & Girls Paddling
-Boys & Girls Soccer
-Softball
-Boys & Girls Swimming

Spring Sports (January – May)
-Baseball
-Girls Basketball
-Boys & Girls Golf
-Boys & Girls Tennis
-Boys & Girls Track
-Cheerleading – Sideline cheerleading all year

Mock trial

The school's mock trial team finished second in the National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2005.^[1][2] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The National High School Mock Trial Championship is an American nationwide competition of high school mock trial teams. ... “Charlotte” redirects here. ...

Kauai High School is the first team in the nation to win 7 consecutive State Championships.

The only students to win 4 state mock trial championships all graduated from Kauai High School. (Tracie Jacinto, Linda Taba, Davin Costa, Elise Martin, Taylor Finley, Kim Torigoe, Bill Wright)

There have been 10 students win individual awards in the National High School Mock Trial Championship (Agnes Botelho, Elise Martin, Taylor Finley, Amy Hutchinson, Bill Wright, Alexandra Sirois, Parris Zina, Nicolas Hasegawa, Amanda Savage, Nicole Gaetjens)

Clubs

• Leo Club - Provides school & community service through various activities, ie. fundraising for UNICEF, school campus & beach clean-ups, etc.
• Key Club - Provides school & community service through various activities, ie. fundraising for UNICEF, school campus & beach clean-ups, etc.; A convention is held every February, where the various Key Clubs across the state of Hawaii come together to learn & participate in various service projects.
• Academy of Hospitality & Tourism (AOHT) - Provides "learning communities" empower high school students to become active citizens who successfully go on to higher education and professions of their choosing through the Academies, educators and business people work as partners by investing in and developing America's youth.
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) - Provides career opportunities in health care and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all students who are interested in any health career.
• National Honor Society - Club devoted to learning leadership and helping the community through various service projects; Composed of only juniors and seniors who hold a GPA of 3.5 or above; Club does at least one community service project per quarter, ie. after-school tutoring for High school & Elementary school students, school campus clean-up, etc.
• Academy of Health - Designed for students who plan to pursue careers in the health service industry like nurses, sergons, doctors, etc.
• Nature Club - Provides and dedicates its time to exploring, preserving and protecting Earth's own environment.
• Yearbook Editors - Every year, a group of students come together and use their talents to create unique pages that capture all the exciting events that took place throughout the school year.
• Newspaper Editors (Making Waves) - Journalism can never be silent. This club provides a career in journalism in newspapers as editorials and more.
• Japanese Club - Provides school & community service through various activities in an effort to help preserve the Japanese culture.
• Skills USA - Provides career in repair of automobiles. Also, the club fundraises to earn money to go on its yearly trip to compete with other Skills USA clubs around the nation.
• Band - This club consists of Jazz Raiderz, Percussion, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Ukulele.
• Mock Trial - Teaching students about the Judicial System, the process, and the rights afforded students under the law.
• Power Lunch - Every Friday, students gather in their lunch time to speak about the Bible or God's Love. Some say, "It's Soul Food".
• Spanish Club - Provides school & community service through various activities in an effort to help preserve the Spanish culture.

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Notes

* Alumni listed in the 2002 Alumni Directory, address unconfirmed

• Alumni listed as "reported deceased" in the 2002 Alumni Directory
  
• Alumni listed in the Biographical Section of the 2002 Alumni Directory

1. ^ Constitutional Rights Foundation, CRF e-News, Vol 4 No 2, June 2005, accessed 10/27/06
2. ^ National High School Mock Trial Championship accessed 2006-10-27

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References

• Kauai High School Alumni Directory 2002, William McCluskey, Principal (1918-1921).

External links

• [1] - Official site
• [2] - Kauai High School Alumini
• [3] - Website in the works
• [4] - great schools in Hawaii
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