Hawaii Baptist Academy's Student News
Although baseball is considered to be America’s favorite pastime, (American) football is its favorite sport. The National Football League (NFL) is comprised of 32 teams, and only 22 states have professional football teams (California is home to the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders); unfortunately, Hawaii is not one of them. Favorite teams can …
This morning on the way to school, junior Christian Eaton saved two lost dogs stranded in the middle of Pali Highway near the HBA high school campus. Thanks to him and HBA Student Services, both dogs were returned safely to their owner, Nuuanu area resident Mary Walston. According to Walston, she was walking her dogs—Kuuipo …
After completing their last exams of 2014, 45 seniors returned to HBA for an evening of fun and relaxation. Held in festively decorated D201/202 rooms, the Class of 2015’s Rockin’ Christmas Social started off with students eating bentos while enjoying live music by student bands. Compared to the senior’s last action-oriented Hunger Games social, senior …
Photographs by Shelby Suzuki ('16) On the night of December 20, alternative rock band Young the Giant finished off their Mind Over Matter album tour with a final performance on Oahu. A group of around 20 HBA students attended the concert at The Republik and listened to a wide selection of songs from the album, …
The Class of 2015 prevailed over five other grades to win the Spirit Week Mana Cup. The juniors and sophomores came in second and third, respectively. Here are the final scores and standings for Spirit Week 2015: OVERALL STANDINGS 6th: 7th Grade (116 pts.) 5th: 8th Grade (166 pts.) 4th: Freshmen (206 pts.) 3rd: Sophomores (231 pts.) 2nd: Juniors (292 pts.) 1st: Seniors (304 pts.) …
Spirit Week 2015 will kick off the first week of school in January. Here's what students need to know to get ready for the high and middle school's most boisterous week of the year. THEME: _ - ever After (Pronounced "Blank-ever After) To read more about the theme and see theme assignments, see this article. DRESS-UP DAYS & ACTIVITIES [one_half]MONDAY: Twin/Quad/Triplet …
On Saturday November 1, HBA’s varsity cross country girls and boys competed in the State Cross Country Championships at the Central Oahu Regional Park. The girls placed third in Division 2, and the boys placed fourth in the same division. To run at the State Championship, both teams first had to compete in the ILH …
The Student Council organized the second annual Skatie Hawkins social on the evening of October 17 at Ice Palace in Salt Lake. Skatie Hawkins is a play on the traditional Sadie Hawkins dance, where roles are reversed and girls ask the boys to the dance. Many HBA girls took the opportunity to ask guys to the …
On October 24, after a field trip to the state capitol, the Class of 2018 gathered in the Middle School MPR to participate in the Divergent games, planned by their freshman class council. Students were grouped into five different factions and competed for points as five teams. The class social was based off the book and …
Students in their junior and senior years commonly take trips during school breaks around the country in search of their ideal college. This helps students in the application process and decision making. Visiting colleges in person is different from looking at a screen containing lone words and photo stills. Senior Jasha Onogi said, “The best …
