Punahou School, formerly known as Oahu College, is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian college preparatory school located in Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. With a student body that averages 3,700 students annually in kindergarten through the twelfth grade, Punahou School is the largest independent school in the United States. Also, with tuition set at about $15,000 a year, per student, this school recieves an incredible amount of income.
Founded in 1841, Punahou School was originally a school for the children of Congregationalist missionaries serving throughout the Pacific region. It was known as Oahu College from 1859 to 1934.
The land on which Punahou School sits was a gift of Queen Kaʻahumanu to the Rev. Hiram Bingham, the first Christian missionary in Hawaii. The first class was held on July 11, 1842 and consisted of only fifteen students.
Punahou is considered to be one of the top schools nationwide because of its rich tradition in academic and athletic excellence. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Along with academics and athletics, Punahou is home to strong visual and performing arts programs. Students have access to a jewelry studio, photography darkroom, and glass-blowing facilities. Its drama, dance, and music programs are recognized nationally. The Punahou marching band marches in the Rose Bowl Parade once every four years, and the student yearbook, The Oahuan, has won national awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the American Press Association.
The Punahou athletics program is the most successful in the state and one of the most successful in the nation, having won more state championships (322) than any other high school in the nation.[1] In 2005, it was named the #4 U.S. high school athletics program by Sports Illustrated.[2] Top-notch facilities include a heated Olympic-sized swimming pool and an 8-lane Mondo track surface.
Punahou students have the opportunity to compete in 22 sports, including air riflery, baseball, basketball. bowling, canoe paddling, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, gymnastics, judo, kayaking, riflery, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
Punahou also has a tradition of sending athletes to the Olympic Games.
1 comment:
my goodness, such exclusivity! can you imagine a jewelry making studio at your elementary school? whoa. :)
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