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Pearl City High School is a public,co-educational school located in Pearl City, in Honolulu,Hawaii.
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| Pearl City High School | |
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| Address | |
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2100 Hookiekie Street , 96782 United States | |
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| Type | Public, co-educational |
| Motto | "Excellence with Honor" |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Leeward District |
| Principal | Joseph Halfmann |
| Faculty | 100.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,519 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.19[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and white |
| Athletics | Oahu Interscholastic Association |
| Mascot | Charger |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Messenger |
| Yearbook | Hali'a Aloha |
| Military | United States Air Force Auxiliary (CAP) |
| Website | pchs.k12.hi.us/ |
Established n 1971, Pearl City High School is a public, secondary, co-educational, college preparatory high school that is part of the Hawai'i Department of Education, governed by the Board of Education. During the school's first year of operation, only buildings A and B existed.[2] The school has since expanded, with the C to F, K, L and M buildings. Most buildings have three or four floors, making Building F the only single floor building, with two rooms for its natural resources class and weightlifting room.[3] The sculptures Moon Beyond the Fence by Satoru Abe and Kua Kua Lua by Donald M. Page are on the campus.[4]
Pearl City High School earned the maximum accreditation term of six years in 2006 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[5]
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In the 2000 U.S. Census the school[6] was in the Waimalu census designated place,[7] adjacent to the Pearl City CDP. However as of the 2010 U.S. Census it is now in the Pearl City CDP.[8]
As a school under the Hawaii Department of Education, Pearl City High School follows the Hawaii Common Core standards.[9] The school is ranked 7th in the state of Hawaii, and earned a bronze medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking.[10]
Pearl City High School has an AVID program which supports students who intend to go to college. Extra-curricular activities include DECA, Mock Trial, the Math Team, the Robotics team and the Science Olympiad.[11]
The school has a Music Performing Arts Learning Center specially created by the Hawaii Department of Education to increase and broaden the abilities of students who are interested in music and performing arts. Students are eligible to transfer from their school to Pearl City High School if they are active in one of the Learning Center programs.[12]
The Charger Marching Band participated in the 2011 London New Year's Day Parade, spending ten days in Paris and London.[13] The concert band has also played in Japan and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.[14]
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Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):
- Kevin Asano, 1988 Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo. San Jose State University and Hawaii sports hall of fame inductee
- David Kawika Hallums, sportscaster[14]
- David Ige (1975), 8th Governor of Hawaii (2014-2022)[14]
- Jason Scott Lee, actor and martial artist
- Mark Takai (1985), former member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 1st district (2015-2016)[14]
- Jordan Ta'amu (2015), former starting quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels and the St. Louis BattleHawks, current quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
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