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Hawaii Youth Symphony is a statewide youth orchestra in Hawaii.Students come from many different Hawaiian islands and the orchestra consists of hundreds of students. [1] [2] [3] The Hawaii Youth Symphony has been training students since 1964 and is one of the largest and oldest youth symphonies in the country.
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE, Hawaiian: Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi) is a statewide public education system in the United States.The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states.
President Theodore Roosevelt High School. President Theodore Roosevelt High School is one of the oldest public secondary schools in the state of Hawaii. It was one of the first schools in the state to have compulsory Reserve Officer Training Corps education, a standard from 1934 to 1966.
Compared to the Hawaii Department Of Education district, Henry J Kaiser High School has achieved a higher graduation rate by about 6%. Moreover, relative to the Hawaii average graduation rate, this school is ahead by 6%. In the 2000 U.S. Census the U.S. Census Bureau defined Kaiser High as being in the urban Honolulu census-designated place. [3]
In 2003 the Hawaii Senate voted $2,500,000 to plan, design, and construct a library for the school. [3] The Hawaii Federal Fire Department chose this school to launch the 2004 Fire Prevention Week on October 5, 2004. [4] Kindergarten teacher Ruth Komatsu was named in January 1997 as one of Hawaii's Top Teachers. [5] Notable alumni:
The league produces a number of quality athletic teams in a number of sports, especially football. The OIA concurs with the Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii Department of Education in recognizing athletics as an integral part of the educational program of the high school and holds its athletes to a number of academic and behavioral standards.
James B. Castle High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, grades 9-12, with a current enrollment of approx. 1201 students and 85 teaching faculty for the 2015-2016 school year including a senior class of 287 students. Currently, 42% of the school population qualify for the federally assisted free or reduced lunch program.
A pool was constructed adjacent to the gymnasium in 1968. No new buildings were built on the campus until 1977, when the M building was completed. In 1980, a new Physical Education building with locker rooms (N building), along with a new lighted athletic field, was constructed. In 1982 the Agriculture building (I building) was completed.