Waimea High School

Waimea High School is a public high school in Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii. It was established in 1881 and serves grades 9 through 12.[1] It is the westernmost high school in the United States of America. The school mascot is the Menehune,[2] and the school colors are blue and white.[1]

Waimea High School on the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii
Waimea High School
Location
9707 Tsuchiya Road

,
96796

United States
Coordinates21°57′28″N 159°40′7″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoImagine Greatness
Opened1881
School districtHIDOE Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea
PrincipalMahina Anguay
Grades9-12
Color(s)Blue and White
Athletics conferenceKauai Interscholastic Federation
MascotMenehune

The campus displays the mixed media sculpture Hoʻolilo by Ralph Kouchi and the stainless steel sculpture Waimea Ohana by Rowland Morita.[3]

Waimea High School is the oldest high school on the island of Kauai.

Notable alumni from Waimea High School include former NFL player Jordon Dizon and Nā Hōkū Hanohano winning rapper Thomas Iannucci.

References

  1. "Waimea High School". official web site. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  2. Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of Menehune". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  3. "Waimea High School, Waimea, Hawaii". Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


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