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Three HPA Seniors Named Finalists In 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program
Alicia Chow, Tanner Riley, and Thomas Yoo, seniors at Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA), have been named finalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Dana Petteys, HPAʻs interim dean...
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Athlete of the Week: Captain Courageous
By LaClaire Henderson '18Four, epic, years on the volleyball court has lead up to this...Ghar Pautz '17 will take on his senior season in Castle Gymnasium. Coming off of the soccer pitch as a BIIF and...
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What Do Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Kay WalkingStick, Ken Burns and Many of...
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation's youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated. Each year,...
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HPA Community Book Club Meeting Is March 9
The HPA Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, in the Dyer Library, Upper Campus. Community Book Club meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served...
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Hiatt College Scholarships Awarded To Two HPA Seniors
Seniors Sidney Vermeulen and Noa Walker are the recipients of the Hiatt College Scholarships for Community Service and Academic Creativity and Initiative. HPA parents Jerry and Mahilani Hiatt were on...
View ArticleWhat a Show!
HPAʻs 24th Annual ʻUkulele Festival, Peace-Love-ʻUkulele: Make a Better Place for You and for Me, drew a full house on Saturday evening, March 4, at Gates Performing Arts Center. The show featured more...
View ArticleOlympics Day 1: We are Warriors
By Amelia Snyder '18Sarah Schulman '18 excitedly tells me what fun I have ahead of me. "The moment you walk into the gym, expect to feel a wave of excitement and hype."I soon learn that everyone comes...
View ArticleOlympics Day 2: We Are Not Messing Around
By Sidney VermeulenIt's 7:30 a.m. and I arrive on campus to begin my cram session. Procrastination happens even to the best of us, and this morning the senior class gathers to practice our Class Number...
View ArticleOlympics Day 3: The Culmination
By Anthony Beetum ʻ17:"I have a flight that leaves at 7:55 p.m., I haven't slept in three days. I'm really sunburnt on my back, and I couldn't be more excited for the next four hours!" -Jackson Evans...
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HPA Captures First Place in "Best Factoid" Category for PBS Hawai'i's HIKI NŌ
Just the Facts Please!HPA captured first place in the "Best Factoid" category at PBS Hawaiʻiʻs 2017 HIKI NŌ Awards show on Saturday, March 11, at the GVS Transmedia Accelerator at Honua Studios in...
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HPA Community Book Club Meeting Is April 20
The HPA Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in the Ko Kākou Student Union, Upper Campus. Community Book Club meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will...
View ArticleForty-First Annual HPA Horse Show April 23 Show Features Jumping And Play Day...
The Forty-First Annual Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (HPA) Horse Show, featuring Jumping and Play Day events, will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, at the school's Upper Campus in Waimea. The event...
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Senior Taylor Doherty Signs With University Of San Diego
HPA senior and swimming standout Taylor Doherty signed her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, April 12, in the schoolʻs Castle Gym with her family, coaches, teachers, teammates, and friends in...
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Thomas Yoo '17 Wins National Merit Scholarship
Thomas Yoo, a senior at HPA, has been named a National Merit Scholarship winner in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Dana Petteys, HPAʻs interim dean of academics, made the...
View ArticleHPA and HAIS Host Roots Of Empathy: A Free Presentation By Mary Gordon On May 16
HPA and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) host "A Social & Emotional Learning Presentation About Roots of Empathy," by Mary Gordon, founder of Roots of Empathy, from 6:30 to...
View ArticleHPA Commencement Set for May 26
Commencement ceremonies for HPA will be held starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 26, in Castle Gymnasium at the school's Upper Campus. The ceremony is open to the public.One hundred six graduating...
View ArticleVillage Campus Hoʻike Celebrates Student Art and Capstone Projects
Students, families, teachers, and friends gathered at the Village Campus from on Monday afternoon, April 24, for the schoolʻs Hoʻike. The event featured the Lower and Middle Schoolsʻ art show in the...
View ArticleForty-First Annual Hpa Horse Show And Play Day Results Announced
The Forty-First Annual HPA Horse Show and Play Day was held on April 23 at the HPA Upper Campus. Nancy Steinecke of Waimea, Hawaiʻi judged the event. Some classes were judged on the rider, so only the...
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A Love of Genetics: The Journey From Student to Teacher
Many students in HPA's Independent Science Research (ISR) are motivated strictly by the temptation of discovery, so they can't resist doing research in their future fields of study, but the story is a...
View ArticleOlympics Day 3: The Culmination
By Anthony Beetum ʻ17:"I have a flight that leaves at 7:55 p.m., I haven't slept in three days. I'm really sunburnt on my back, and I couldn't be more excited for the next four hours!" -Jackson Evans...
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