Waialua High and Intermediate School
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Waialua High and Intermediate School is a public intermediate and high school for grades 7–12 in the Waialua CDP in City and County of Honolulu,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1574000_waialua/DC10BLK_P1574000_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Waialua CDP, HI|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-10-10}}
2000 Map: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st15_Hawaii/Place/1574000_Waialua/CBP1574000_001.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: WAIALUA CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-10-10}} - Compare to addresses of the school. Hawaii on the Island of Oahu.
The campus boasts the painted plastic mural A Waialua Day by Balazs Szabo and the mixed media sculpture Waialua from Ken Shutt's Konohiki Series.{{Cite web |title=A Waialua Day, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1741CB89G4606.10940&menu=search&aspect=Keyword&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=ariall&ri=1&source=~!siartinventories&index=.GW&term=a+waialua+day&x=0&y=0&aspect=Keyword |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=siris-artinventories.si.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Waialua, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1741CB89G4606.10940&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!301926~!3&ri=7&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=waialua&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=7 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=siris-artinventories.si.edu}}
History
The school was founded in 1914 as a single-roomed school called Mokuleia School. In 1927 Andrew E. Cox donated {{convert|15|acre|m2|adj=on}} tracts of land for the school's campus, and it was renamed Andrew E. Cox Junior High School. In 1937 the school was enlarged to include a senior high school and was renamed to its present name.{{Cite web |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/11/04/features/index3.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}
Notable alumni
- Megan Abubo, surfer
- Shane Dorian, surfer
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.whis.k12.hi.us/}}
- [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22186 Public School Review Profile]
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Category:Public middle schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Category:Public high schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Category:Educational institutions established in 1914
Category:1914 establishments in Hawaii
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