Kalaheo High School

21°24.591′N157°45.359′W / 21.409850°N 157.755983°W / 21.409850; -157.755983

Kalāheo High School
Address
730 Iliaina Street Kailua , Hawaii 96734 United States
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational
Established	1973
Sister school	Otake High School [1]
School district	Windward District
Principal	James Rippard
Staff	49.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	856 (2022-2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.47 [2]
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Athletics	Oahu Interscholastic Association
Mascot	Mustang
Rival	James B. Castle High School Kailua High School
Accreditation	2016
Yearbook	2048
Military	United States Navy JROTC
Website	http://www.kalaheohigh.org/

Kalāheo High School is a public high school in Kailua CDP, ^[3] City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States, on the island of Oʻahu.

The school building opened as Kalāheo Intermediate School in 1966, but was repurposed as a high school in 1973. ^[4] The school mascot is the Mustang, and the school colors are blue and orange. Some graduating classes have had all blue or all orange graduation gowns and caps.

The campus has the glazed ceramic tile sculpture Spirit of the Koʻolaus ^[5] by Claude Horan.

Notable alumni

Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):

• Mike Akiu (1980) - football player ^[6]
• Ashley Hobbs (2007) - Playboy Playmate, December 2010^{[ citation needed ]}
• Kelvin Jones (2003) - director of the LSU Tiger Marching Band. 1st African American head marching band director in SEC history. ^[7]
• Stacy Kamano (1992) - actress
• Irie Love (2000) - reggae singer
• Agnes Lum - model, attended when it was Kalaheo Intermediate School ^[8]
• Siupeli Malamala - football offensive lineman ^[9]
• Jonah Ray (2000) - comedian, writer
• Christine Snyder (1987) - United Airlines Flight 93 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Justin Young (1996) - singer and songwriter of Hawaiian, pop, and reggae music

Athletics

Kalaheo High School competes in a variety of sports. They compete in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. These sports include:

• Air Riflery
• Baseball (JV & Varsity)
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Cross-Country
• Football (JV & Varsity)
• Golf
• Judo
• Paddling
• Soccer
• Softball (JV & Varsity)
• Soft Tennis
• Swimming
• Tennis (JV & Varsity)
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

References

1. "Sister School".
2. "Kalaheo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kailua CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 8, 2020.
   2000 boundaries: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: KAILUA CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 8, 2020. - Pages 1 and 2
4. "About Us Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ." Kalaheo High School. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
5. "In the Spirit of the Koolaus, (sculpture)". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
6. "FOCUS ON ALUMNI: Peggie Tester and Mike Akiu" (PDF). kalaheofoundation.org. November 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
7. "Man behind the music: LSU band director adjusts to new role through hard work, connecting with students".
8. Lee, Rodney (August 12, 2012). "Do You Remember... Your First Crush". Midlife Crisis Hawaii. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
9. "It's hard to lose track of a 6-foot-5, 308-pound tackle. It's not". AP News. August 4, 1993. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

External links

• Kalaheo High