Hawaii Baptist Academy![School Welcomes New Band Teachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1603502386/hawaiibaptist/cebf9ztistktuefyqa4u/WooFernandez.jpg","width":1800}])
Dwaine Woo is the director for the high school program, and Maribelle Fernandez is the assistant band director, teaching middle school beginning and advanced band, and also assisting Woo with the high school ensembles.
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![Five Students Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601599197/hawaiibaptist/izha0qdf5eyjmtg8l10s/NatlMeritCommendation.jpg","width":1668}])
Five students are being recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) for their academic achievements.
![Three National Merit Scholar Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599605609/hawaiibaptist/vhb5xrvtfz73lp6czf9n/NatlMeritSemiFinalists.jpg","width":2100}])
Three seniors from Hawaii Baptist Academy are semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP). They are Adia Ainsworth, Johanna Seng and Christine Yamamoto.
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Two high school students are using their new found hobby to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![How the Coronavirus Changed My Family Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597438017/hawaiibaptist/wkicufr24ko5xkqhgrp9/TJMom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597438017/hawaiibaptist/wkicufr24ko5xkqhgrp9/TJMom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597438017/hawaiibaptist/wkicufr24ko5xkqhgrp9/TJMom.jpg","width":750}])
When the stay-at-home order started, I’ll admit that at first, I only thought about myself and my own problems.
![Finishing the School Year Online]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597436910/hawaiibaptist/bazurhdiscrdwnu3abux/5thGradeSatoWeb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597436910/hawaiibaptist/bazurhdiscrdwnu3abux/5thGradeSatoWeb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1597436910/hawaiibaptist/bazurhdiscrdwnu3abux/5thGradeSatoWeb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1597436910/hawaiibaptist/bazurhdiscrdwnu3abux/5thGradeSatoWeb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597436910/hawaiibaptist/bazurhdiscrdwnu3abux/5thGradeSatoWeb.jpg","width":1440}])
When HBA began its Spring Break on March 13, little did anyone realize that there would be no return to school for the remainder of the school year.
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For the sixth year in a row, Eagle Eye staff took home the Best-in-State overall title for HBA’s journalism program at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards.
![HBA Sophomore Alyssa Young wins Second Place in Preliminary Judging for 2020 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest in the District of Hawaii]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594724327/hawaiibaptist/koe4xvulgmddhtdrb4sb/Alyssa-Young.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594724327/hawaiibaptist/koe4xvulgmddhtdrb4sb/Alyssa-Young.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594724327/hawaiibaptist/koe4xvulgmddhtdrb4sb/Alyssa-Young.jpg","width":750}])
HBA Sophomore Alyssa Young took second place for her essay submitted to the 2020 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest for the District of Hawaii.
![Mental Health Month, May 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1590117477/hawaiibaptist/wye7vgnj1gbazotnzb0i/MentalHealthBanner.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1590117477/hawaiibaptist/wye7vgnj1gbazotnzb0i/MentalHealthBanner.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1590117477/hawaiibaptist/wye7vgnj1gbazotnzb0i/MentalHealthBanner.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1590117477/hawaiibaptist/wye7vgnj1gbazotnzb0i/MentalHealthBanner.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1590117477/hawaiibaptist/wye7vgnj1gbazotnzb0i/MentalHealthBanner.png","width":1501}])
May is Mental Health Month. Hawaii Baptist Academy Counselors, along with NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and other mental health organizations want to join the movement and bring awareness about mental health.
![Cobi Pimental and Kacie Kwan Elected Mr. & Miss HBA 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1589849725/hawaiibaptist/cei0aqfpwyxawxldaps2/mrmshba20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1589849725/hawaiibaptist/cei0aqfpwyxawxldaps2/mrmshba20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1589849725/hawaiibaptist/cei0aqfpwyxawxldaps2/mrmshba20.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589849725/hawaiibaptist/cei0aqfpwyxawxldaps2/mrmshba20.jpg","width":900}])