Kalaheo High School Explained

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Kalāheo High School
Zipcode:	96734
Country:	USA
Established:	1973
Sister School:	Otake High School^[1]
District:	Windward District
Principal:	James Rippard
Faculty:	48.50 (FTE)
Ratio:	16.76
Grades:	9-12
Athletics:	Oahu Interscholastic Association
Mascot:	Mustang
Accreditation:	2016
Yearbook:	2048
Website:	http://www.kalaheohigh.org/
Address:	730 Iliaina Street
Students:	813 (2019-20)^[2]
Colors:	Blue and orange
Free Label 1:	Military
Free 1:	United States Navy JROTC

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
• 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
• 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

External links

• Kalaheo High

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sister School.
2. Web site: Kalaheo High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 2, 2021.
3. Web site: 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kailua CDP, HI. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-08.
   2000 boundaries: Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: KAILUA CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-08. - Pages 1 and 2
4. "About Us." Kalaheo High School. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
5. Web site: In the Spirit of the Koolaus, (sculpture) . Siris-artinventories.si.edu . 2014-04-01.
6. Web site: FOCUS ON ALUMNI: Peggie Tester and Mike Akiu . kalaheofoundation.org . November 2000 . December 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150807180907/http://www.kalaheofoundation.org/newsletter/v6i2200011.pdf . August 7, 2015 .
7. Web site: Man behind the music: LSU band director adjusts to new role through hard work, connecting with students .
8. Web site: Do You Remember... Your First Crush . Rodney . Lee . August 12, 2012 . Midlife Crisis Hawaii . August 31, 2023 . September 14, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210914142459/https://www.midlifecrisishawaii.com/2012/08/12/do-you-remember-your-first-crush/ . live .
9. Web site: It’s hard to lose track of a 6-foot-5, 308-pound tackle. It’s not . AP News . 4 August 1993 . 17 November 2022.