Hawaii Baptist Academy's Student News
Every year the high School Environmental Club celebrates Earth Week with fun events on campus. Since an in-person celebration isn't possible this year, the club officers wanted to celebrate virtually instead. In partnership with the Eagle Eye, the club is sharing daily Earth Day Moment videos each day this week as a way to reconnect …
Since he was a child, senior Michael Garces has been fascinated with plants and animals. As he grew older, he began to explore Hawaii’s outdoors, from the Ko‘olaus to the Pacific Ocean. Garces, a avid photographer and videographer, has spent many weekends hiking Oahu's trails and exploring its coasts. When he took an Environmental Science …
You won’t find “Perfectionist Club” in HBA’s yearbook, but that’s only because it isn’t an official club. Every week, like any other regular club meeting, perfectionists gather in a classroom during lunch to talk about their Type-A struggles. Hawaii Baptist Academy history teacher Lynne Nakano, a self-described perfectionist, began this unofficial club to provide a …
Senior Brent Low and his father Bryan Low are working on restoring a 1958 Volkswagen Beetle Classic car together. The Eagle Eye sat down with the Lows to find out what it's been like and how things are going. Filmed and edited by Timothy Dixon ('20).Additional filming by Michael Garces ('20).
Senior Pepper Squad: High School Musical in the 80s Junior Pepper Squad: Maze Runner in the 70s Sophomore Pepper Squad: Indiana Jones in the 60s Freshmen Pepper Squad: Fast and Furious in Medieval Times 8th Grade Pepper Squad: Avengers in the 90s 7th Grade Performance: Jurassic World in the 20s
Inspired by Vogue’s 73 Questions video series, the Eagle Eye's 23 Questions series features teachers and faculty answering random questions about their lives. In this episode, we catch up Mr. Sean Aoyagi, Mrs. Traci Haly, and Mr. David Green. Filmed & edited by Jarin Ashimine ('20)Sound: Cameron Chee ('20)Interviewer: Daniel Jurek ('21) Episode 1Episode 2
On Thursday May 23, 2019, the middle and high school gathered at the Stan Sagert campus to send off the Class of 2019. An annual tradition at HBA, the Senior Send-Off is a way for seniors to say their goodbyes to their friends and teachers, and to celebrate the end of their high school career. …
Inspired by Vogue’s 73 Questions video series, the Eagle Eye sought out four high school teachers to answer 23 very random questions. This is the second video in our 23 Questions series. Watch the first one here. Filmed & edited by Jarin Ashimine ('20)Sound: Timothy Dixon ('20)Interviewer: Kristin Lau ('19)
One of the most memorable experiences that students have at HBA is traveling to a foreign country with their classmates and friends. Every other year, the HBA World Languages Department takes Japanese Language students to Japan to see and experience first-hand what they are learning in the classroom. As Japanese teacher Elena Yoo says: "Until …
The Taiko Center of the Pacific (TCP) is a school of traditional and contemporary Japanese drumming in Honolulu. Though you wouldn’t expect it at a music school, TCP offers a class to deaf and hard of hearing adults who want to learn how to play Taiko. Chizuko Endo, wife of Taiko master Kenny Endo sensei, …
