Hawaii Baptist Academy's Student News
With mask mandates ending throughout the U.S., Hawaii Baptist Academy made masking optional at school starting April 11. Prior to that outdoor masking was already made optional a week after Spring Break. Along with optional masking at school, temperature scanning, as well as mandatory quarantining, was lifted on April 11. However, with all of these …
Bleachers shook, crowds clapped, and chanting filled the air...two years ago. Spirit Week was one of HBA’s most exciting times of the year until Covid-19 ended all-school assemblies. In the last two years, HBA's Spirit Week has struggled to retain its excitement as it adapted to pandemic-related restrictions. This excitement was precisely what HBA’s student council …
The student council announced the results of Spirit Week 2022 through this video today. Final Results:1st: Seniors (313 pts)2nd: Juniors (276 pts)3rd: Sophomores (238 pts)4th: Freshmen (183 pts)5th: 7th Grade (176 pts)6th: 8th Grade (161 pts) Related Post: Spirit Week 2022 Photo Galllery
The sure sign of school life finally going back to normal is the HBA tradition of Spirit Week. This coming week, Spirit Week 2022 will finally take place after being postponed from January. Last year, each grade came on campus on different days to complete their Spirit Week activities. This year, two grades at a …
The Eagle Eye visited senior Kate Higa's vegetable garden at her home in Kaneohe, Hawaii. She started her garden during the pandemic as a way to get out of the house, not knowing that the few seeds she scattered would sprout into a newfound passion. Along the way, an old family friend, Mr. Matsu, became …
Hawaii Baptist Academy strove to put the “social” in social distancing in its 2021-22 Winter Banquet. The event took place at the Ko’olau Ballrooms on Saturday, February 5, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and closing five hours later. Close to 200 students booked their seats, eager for the school’s first off-campus dance in almost …
The boys varsity team finished 4th in the state championships this year, the highest placing (also in 2015 and 2008) for the school. Prior to the state championships, they capped off an impressive ILH season and finished on the top of the Division 2 league with a 10-1 record. Photo Gallery - HBA vs Hanalani …
Along with the beginning of the second semester and a new year, Hawaii Baptist Academy welcomed Elton Kinoshita as its new high school principal. He takes over from long-time principal Marsha Hirae, who led the high school for 24 years. Prior to coming to HBA, Kinoshita worked in Hawaii's Department of Education first as an …
According to an article published by the American Psychological Association, “less than 20 percent of U.S. teens report reading a book, magazine or newspaper daily for pleasure, while more than 80 percent say they use social media every day.” These results are not surprising due to the increase of technological distractions like video games or …
With all of the uncertainty surrounding high school and what comes after, especially in the midst of a pandemic, students must find different ways to cope with their anxieties about the future. For some, this means finding activities that take their minds off of their troubles, providing a much needed break. On the other hand, …
