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ʻIolani School

Name	ʻIolani School
Address	563 Kamoku Street
Town	Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96826
Established	1863
Community	Urban
Type	Independent
Religion	Episcopal Church
Students	Coeducational
Grades	K to 12
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Nickname	Raiders
Mascot	ʻIo (Hawaiian Hawk)
Colors	Black, Red and White
Motto	One Team, "humble in victory, gracious in defeat"
Newspaper	Imua ʻIolani
Yearbook	Ka Moʻolelo O ʻIolani
Headmaster	Val Iwashita
Distinctions	Fourth largest independent school in the United States
Website	www.iolani.org
Email	Link

ʻIolani School, located at 563 Kamoku Street in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, is a private coeducational college preparatory school serving over 1,800 students. Founded in 1863 by Father William R. Scott, it was the principal school of the former Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi. It was patronized by Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma who gave the school its name in 1870. ʻIolani in the Hawaiian language means heavenly hawk. Today, ʻIolani School is affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States. It is administered by a Board of Governors and is one of the largest independent schools in the United States.

History

Early years

On December 16, 1861, Lord Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley arrived in Hawaiʻi upon a joint request of Kamehameha IV and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The following year Kamehameha IV, a devout member of the Church of England, established the Hawaiian Reformed Catholic Church, also known as the Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi.

In 1863, Lord Bishop Staley's companion Father Scott purchased land in Lāhaina and established Luaʻehu School, a school for boys. When Father Scott fell ill and returned to Britain, Father George Mason was summoned by Lord Bishop Staley to administer the school. When Lord Bishop Staley, too, left the islands for Britain in 1870, Father Mason moved the school to the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in downtown Honolulu. It was there that the widowed Queen Emma gave the school its current name.

With the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and annexation to the United States in 1898, the Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi was dissolved and taken over by the Episcopal Church United States (ECUSA). ʻIolani School was moved to Nuʻuanu, transferred back to downtown Honolulu and then moved to Nuʻuanu a second time. It remained in Nuʻuanu from 1927 to 1953, when it was moved to the present Ala Wai site.

In 1980, the school officially became co-educational, ending its all-male enrollment policy.

Development

ʻIolani School quickly grew with time. ʻIolani School further refined its program offerings with a standard college preparatory curriculum as a foundation for every student. Religion, performing and visual arts, music and athletics became integral parts of the modern ʻIolani School education.

Campus

The campus itself is divided into two main parts: Upper and Lower School. The campus buildings include Castle Building, Weinberg Building, the I-Wing, the art building, and the Nangaku Building. Other facilities include the Upper Gym and the Lower Gym, the Ranzman Library, the Dillingham Pool, and St. Alban's Chapel. Iolani School also has a stadium (Kozuki Stadium), a baseball field, an outdoor basketball court (the One Team Field house), and several tennis courts.

Recently, the campus went under minor renovations for the removal of Convention Drive.

Athletics

ʻIolani School's athletic program was founded in 1932 by Father Kenneth A. Bray. Over 900 or 70% of the student body belongs to an ʻIolani School athletic team in over 32 competitive sports. ʻIolani School is a member of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, an athletic conference composed of Honolulu-area private schools.

Since the formation of the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association, ʻIolani has won over 75 state championships in various sports. In recent history, it is the only school in Hawaiʻi to have won five consecutive state championships in Boys Basketball from 2002 to 2006. ʻIolani also possesses the most consecutive state championships in Boys Wrestling, with distinction as the first ILH school to win a Girls Wrestling State Championship in 2005.

State championships

Education

ʻIolani is divided into two different sections: Lower School and Upper School.

Lower School is for kindergarten through 6th grade. It is separate from Upper School and the teaching environment represents one of an elementary school.

Upper School is for 7th through 12th grade. The schedule is divided into eight different periods, which rotate weekly. Each student normally has one study hall/free period and one elective, although new students who do not take a language normally have a second study hall or elective. ʻIolani students can also take courses during summer school, which allows them to have a free period during the regular school year.

According to a school profile, ʻIolani School has had 849 Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, with 85% of the seniors participating. Out of these 849 examinations, 56% earned a score of 5, 85% earned a score of 4 or 5, and 97% earned a score of 3, 4, or 5.

In 2008, ʻIolani School had 32 National Merit Semifinalists out of a total of 73 from Hawaiʻi.

SAT scores (for the class of 2007)

• Verbal: 560 - 690 (middle 50%).

• Math: 600 - 730 (middle 50%).

• Writing: 570 - 680 (middle 50%).

Keables Guide to English

ʻIolani School uses a form of grammar correction known as the Keables Guide to English. The Keables guide was first introduced by ʻIolani teacher Harold Keables in 1965. In papers written by ʻIolani students, teachers typically mark grammatical mistakes using the Keables codes. An example of a code would be C3, used where a student makes a mistake by not marking commas within a series of objects. In eighth and seventh grade, students are not required to memorize the entire guide; however, in ninth grade, they are expected to. The Keables Guide is the underlying foundation of ʻIolani's writing standards.

Other activities

ʻIolani students are involved in many extracurricular activities during and after school.

Speech

ʻIolani has two speech teams: an intermediate speech team and a varsity speech team. The speech teams have won numerous competitions.

Robotics

ʻIolani School also has several robotics teams which participate in the various competitions organized by FIRST. Iolani has a FIRST Robotics team, a FIRST Lego League team, and a Junior FIRST Lego League team. Besides FIRST related teams, ʻIolani also has a Botball team and a Vex team.

Vex

In 2008, ʻIolani's Vex team competed in the VEX World Robotics Competition, held at California State University Northridge.

ʻIolani School hosted the Oahu VEX Robotics Competition, where ʻIolani's team 2438b won an Excellence Award and qualified for the 2009 VEX World Robotics Competition.

On December 6, 2008, the Vex team competed in the 2008 VEX Pan Pacific Competition, held at the Hawaii Convention Center. The ʻIolani team (2438a) was part of the winning alliance, and qualified for the 2009 VEX World Robotics Competition, to be held at Dallas, Texas. They won the Community award and the Champion award.

FLL

ʻIolani's FIRST Lego League team won the Hawaiʻi State Championships in 2007. They competed at the World Festival in 2008 as the representative for Hawaiʻi; they did not win any awards.

Two of the FLL teams competed in the Niu Valley qualifier on December 6, 2008; both teams qualified for the Hawaii State Championships to be held in January 2009.

Raider Awards Yo, have you head of 'dem? Nope, I haven't.

Notable Alumni

• Angela Aki, singer-songwriter of the Final Fantasy XII theme song, "Kiss Me Good-Bye".
• Bern Brostek, former professional American football player.
• Shenan Brown, rapper known as Shen in the Japanese group Def Tech.
• Jeff Chang, author of "Can't Stop Won't Stop, A History of the Hip-Hop Generation".
• Mike Fetters, former Major League Baseball pitcher.
• Mufi Hannemann, politician and mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.
• Duke Hashimoto, forward for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
• Kila Ka'aihue, Major League Baseball, first baseman for the Kansas City Royals.
• Charles Kalani, Jr., professional wrestler known as Professor Toru Tanaka
• Kanoe Kamana'o, WAC All-Star Volleyball Player
• Guy Kawasaki, one of the original Apple employees responsible for marketing of the Macintosh in 1984, as well as a CEO and author.
• Clyde Kusatsu, actor..
• Christopher Lee, former president of production for TriStar Pictures, executive producer of "Superman Returns".
• Kalaʻi Miller, actor.
• Grace Nikae, concert pianist.
• Hongzhe Sun, A NCAA DI swimmer at Stanford, as well as an Olympic Trials Qualifier.
• Ed Ta'amu, Offensive lineman, Arena Football League. Former fourth round (132nd overall) draft selection of the Minnesota Vikings.
• Taylor Takata, 2000 graduate, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in judo, taking ninth place.
• Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and the first president of the Republic of China, as well as co-founder of the Kuomintang.

Notes

1. "Did You Know?". Iolani School. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
2. ^ "Iolani Class of 2007 profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-28.
3. "Campus Map". Retrieved 2007-12-17.
4. "Iolani Lower School". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
5. "Iolani Upper School". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
6. See the School profile
7. "Keables Guide to English". Retrieved 2007-10-26.
8. For examples see http://www.iolani.org/wn_usac_031708_cc.htm, http://www.iolani.org/wn_0304_08_cc.htm, or http://www.iolani.org/wn_usact_042108_cp.htm.
9. "ʻIobotics compete in Cal" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-10-20.
10. "2007 Hawai`i FIRST LEGO League Tournament Awards" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-02-01.
11. "Musician Shenan Brown '99". Iolani School website. 2006-09-15.
12. "ProXtreme Soccer Camp: Feat. Duke Hashimoto '02". Iolani Alumni. 2006-12-15.
13. "Kanoe Kamana`o". University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
14. Guy Kawasaki. "About Guy". Retrieved 2008-01-18.
15. Clyde Kusatsu at IMDb
16. Alumni Making Headlines (2005). "Christopher Lee '75". Iolani School website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
17. Kala'i Miller at IMDb
18. Ars Centrum. "Professional Biography". Retrieved 2008-01-20.
19. Alumni Making Headlines (2005). "Sun '03 Shines in Pool and Classroom". Iolani School website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
20. "2008 Olympic Trials Qualifiers list" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-18.
21. "Ed Ta'amu". KCBrigade.com. Kansas City Brigade. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
22. Jonathan D. Spence. "Sun Yat-sen". TIME magazine. Retrieved 2008-01-18.

References

• Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association
• At Thy Call We Gather: Iolani School. Honolulu, Hawaii: Iolani School. 1997. p. 296.

External links

• Official ʻIolani Webpage
• Inside ʻIolani (Official Student Webpage)
• IolaniAlumni.com - Website for the ʻIolani Alumni Community
• ʻIolani ʻOhana (Official ʻIolani Parent ʻOhana Webpage)

• Articles needing cleanup from March 2008
• Preparatory schools in Hawaii
• Private education in Hawaii
• High schools in Hawaii
• Iolani School alumni