Waiakea High School

Waiākea High School
Address
Map
155 W. Kawili Street

Hilo, Hawaiʻi County
,
Hawaiʻi
96720

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1976
School districtHawai'i Department of Education (Hawai'i District)
SuperintendentKeith T. Hayashi
PrincipalKelcy Koga
Faculty77.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,297 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.84[1]
Color(s)Blue   White  
Athletics conferenceBIIF
Team nameWarriors
RivalHilo High School
AccreditationWASC
NewspaperKa Leo Koa
Communities servedWaiākea
Feeder schoolsWaiākea Intermediate School
Websitewaiakeahigh.k12.hi.us

Waiākea High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Hilo, Hawaii. The school's mascot is the Warrior. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education. The school graduated its first class in 1980, and has about 1300 students.[2] It is across the street from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The campus boasts the sculpture Landscape on the Ocean by Satoru Abe. Waiākea High School's crosstown rival is Hilo High School.

Athletics

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Athletic Director: Kalei Namohala[3]
Assistant Directors: Donn Yamamoto, Michael Smith, Sharyn Kodama, and Dayton Uyeda[3]
Athletic Trainers: Sharyn Kodama and Dayton Uyeda[3]

Waiākea is a member of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation and has won state athletic championships in several sports, including 11 in boys golf, most recently in 2003. The boys Air Riflery team also took the state championship in 2004 and in 2010.[4]

Boys Soccer BIIF champions
1984
1996
2020
Baseball BIIF champions
1982
1984
1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2011
2012
2014
2016
2016

bold denotes HHSAA tournament champions

Girls Swimming
2002
2003

bold denotes HHSAA tournament champions

In 2003, the girls' swimming team took the State Championships in both freestyle and individual medley relays.

Boys/Girls Judo

Boys Girls
2002
2003
2005
2006
2007 2007
2008
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 2017
2018 2018

In 2008, Ryan Higa took first place in state for his weight division for wrestling and took second in Judo.

Boys Wrestling
2011
2012
2013
2014
2020
Boys Track and Field
2011
2015
2016
2019
Cheerleading
2003
2009
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

In 2003, 2009 and 2014 the cheerleading team placed second at the State Championships. In 2012 and 2015 the cheerleading team placed second at the JAMZ National Cheer & Dance Competition.

Football
1994
1995
1996
1997
2001
Cross Country
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Principals

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Waiākea High School has had a number of principals over its history. They are as follows in chronological order: Robert Bean, John Sosa, Danford Sakai, Michael Tokioka, Patricia Nekoba, and currently Kelcy Koga.

A Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (published Monday, February 18, 2002) states, "Since its beginning, Waiākea has had six principals: Robert Bean, John Sosa, Danford Sakai, Michael Tokioka, Patricia Nekoba and currently Judith Saranchock. It has had three principals and two interim principals in the past four years." It is uncertain if all "three principals and two interim principals" were included in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's list.

The current principal, Kelcy Koga, returned to Waiākea High School after the retirement of Dr. Patricia Nekoba, who left in December 2006. He previously served as Vice Principal until his departure for Haʻaheo Elementary School.

Restructuring

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Waiākea High School in 2003 began restructuring itself into Smaller Learning Communities from money allocated through a federal grant. These Smaller Learning Communities (more commonly referred to as SLCs) include a Freshman Academy for 9th grade and career academies for 10-12th graders. These academies include Arts & Communications, Industry & Technology, Health Services, and Public Services.[5]

Waiākea has also added a Mentorship program, which is required for all upper level students. Students are placed into a mentorship based on academy preference.

A new all weather track and football field were constructed in 2008, replacing the original aging track and football field.

In 2002, a fire started overnight in building R and caused an estimated $400,000 in damage. The building was restored and reopened in 2005. [6]

In 2006, another fire broke out, purportedly started by an arsonist, causing a purported $1.5 million in damage. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Waiakea High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "WHS Online". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
  3. ^ a b c "WHS Athletics". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ^ "WHS Online". Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
  5. ^ "Academies". Waiakea High. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  6. ^ "Fire Damage Shuts down all of Waiakea High School" Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, "The Honolulu Advertiser"
  7. ^ "Fire Shuts Down Waiakea High" Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, "The Honolulu Advertiser"
  8. ^ "Meet Greggor – Vote for ILAGAN, Greggor". Vote for Ilagan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  9. ^ "Kala'i Rosario Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Five Things You Might Not Know About Brad Tavares". Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  11. ^ "Quintin Torres-Costa College, Amateur, Minor, Fall & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.

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