Waimea High School is a public high school in Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii. It was established in 1881 and serves grades 9 through 12.[1] It is the westernmost high school in the United States of America.[2] The school mascot is the Menehune,[3] and the school colors are blue and white.[1]
Waimea High School | |
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9707 Tsuchiya Road , 96796 United States | |
Coordinates | 21°57′28″N 159°40′7″W / 21.95778°N 159.66861°W |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Imagine Greatness |
Opened | 1881 |
School district | HIDOE Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea |
Principal | Mahina Anguay |
Grades | 9-12 |
Color(s) | Blue and White |
Athletics conference | Kauai Interscholastic Federation |
Mascot | Menehune |
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The campus displays the mixed media sculpture Hoʻolilo by Ralph Kouchi and the stainless steel sculpture Waimea Ohana by Rowland Morita.[4]
Waimea High School is the oldest high school on the island of Kauai.
Notable alumni
editListed alphabetically by last name:
- Jordon Dizon, former NFL linebacker and scout for the Denver Broncos[2]
- Thomas Iannucci, Nā Hōkū Hanohano-winning rapper
- Ron Kouchi, Hawaii state senator and senate president[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Waimea High School". official web site. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NOH Place Like Home: Waimea High School". KHON2. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of Menehune". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Waimea High School, Waimea, Hawaii". Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 22, 2010.