Hawaii Baptist Academy's Student News
High school student journalists gathered at UH Mānoa on April 18 for the 55th Hawaii High School Journalism Awards ceremony. The Eagle Eye won five category awards, including best website, and came in third place for the overall best-in-state award. Sacred Hearts Academy's Ka Leo took home the best-in-state title for the second year running, …
Released in September 2016, TikTok has grown to be an influential platform where ordinary people share anything from beauty tips, music, "fails," to home improvement ideas. In 2022, TikTok acquired 3 billion downloads and more than 1 billion active users each month. Teenagers like junior Ree Fukumoto, self-described as “chronically online,” often find themselves going to …
February 10, 2024 marked the first day of Lunar New Year. In Hawai'i, red envelopes, lion dances and lanterns are typically associated with this season but those are uniquely related to Chinese celebrations. There are other Asian traditions that celebrate this holiday in other ways. In China, Lunar New Year is called chun jie which …
Over the winter break, the boys and girls varsity basketball teams embarked on their biennial trip to California. Both teams began their pre-season training in early November, but it took some time before each team found their stride. With three graduated seniors, the girls varsity team began the pre-season with eight returnees. Just as pre-season …
Last September, an assortment of botanists, nature enthusiasts, and students of HBA’s National Honor Society gathered in Pia Valley in East Oahu with one goal in mind: help restore the Pia Valley to its purest, natural state. Under the guidance of Protect & Preserve Hawaii, a local non-profit, the group of volunteers would hike into …
The HBA boys volleyball team will play their first season game in early March. This is the seventh year that the team will be competing in ILH Division 1. While most sports at HBA compete in Division 2, volleyball head coach Teoni Obrey decided to make the switch from D2 to D1 to make the sport …
In recent years, HBA has been expanding its outreach to international students. This year, there are a number of them at the high school and the admissions department hopes to see more. Two new freshmen from South Korea enrolled at the start of the year. Mina Kwon left behind her immediate family and middle school …
This week, HBA high and middle school students will explore the question, “What if playground games were in real life?” With the seniors as “Infection,” the juniors as “Night at the Museum,” the sophomores as “Cops and Robbers,” the freshmen as “Marco Polo,” and the middle schoolers as “Hide and Seek,” each class will compete …
Our journey to the United Kingdom began at 5:00 AM at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport as 45 bleary-eyed but chipper students dragged their luggage across the airport, eager to begin their English Literature adventure. After about 26 hours of travel—including two flights, two transits, a brief confrontation between Frankfurt’s airport security and an …
The HBA varsity cross country team placed 4th (girls) and 3rd (boys) at the HHSAA Cross Country State Championship on November 4, 2023. Despite the many injuries that plagued their runners this season, the team managed to qualify for the state championship by being in the top 40 finishers in the ILH Division Championships. “This …
