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James Campbell High School, often simply Campbell High School or JCHS, is a public coeducational high school

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located at 91-980 North Road in Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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, 25 miles away from Downtown Honolulu

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. The school serves grades nine through twelve, has an enrollment of around 2,550 students, and is part of the Leeward Subdistrict of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It also serves children of Department of Defense

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employees that live in military housing in Ewa Beach, Ewa and Iroquois Point

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. Like Farrington

Farrington High School

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and Waipahu High

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Schools, over half of the students are of Philippine

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descent.

The school's educational program, Smaller Learning Communities (SLC), hopes to specifically help students in a chosen career pathway, thus benefiting students in precise occupational skills for the future. , James Campbell High School became the second Hawaii high school (along with the private Mid-Pacific Institute) to gain the status of International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, expecting to award prospective JCHS graduates beginning Commencement 2010. The school has a variety of programs such as agriculture, marine science, newspaper, yearbook, and television production media.

History

The school is named after real estate tycoon James Campbell who was at the forefront of Ewa's prosperous progression into a sugar cane plantation community. James Campbell immigrated from Ireland to the United States at the age of 13 and worked as a carpenter

Carpenter

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. After two years, he began work on a whaling ship in the South Pacific

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which became shipwrecked. Fortunately he survived this disaster and lived in Tahiti

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until he boarded another whaling vessel bound for Maui

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, Hawaii. He then ventured into real estate, buying a large arid area of land in Ewa, Oahu

Oahu

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, Hawaii. Many believed his investment to be a waste of profits due to the dry and unproductive climate of Ewa, but his artesian well had changed the landscape into a thriving sugar cane plantation. From this, his legacy continues in the community, as well as in the high school.

James Campbell High School was originally located at what is now Ilima Intermediate. Since its establishment in 1962, the school has grown throughout the years to accommodate the increasing population of the Ewa area. James Campbell High School is currently the second largest school (in terms of population) in the Leeward District of Oahu, Hawaii.

Campus

There are eight academic buildings on the campus. Of the academic buildings, two (D and O) are three stories, two (G and N) are two stories, and the remainder (F, J, K, and R) are one story. There are also 24 portable classrooms (P-1 to P-25, skipping 13), some of which are air conditioned; an administration building, a cafeteria, locker rooms for both genders (as well as a varsity football locker room), and a gym (complete with a basketball and volleyball court). The school also houses a football field surrounded by a dirt track and a baseball field. The library of the school also serves as the community's public library, and has entrances both on campus and off campus. Most rooms do not have air conditioning. D Building houses the Freshman and Sophomore Academies, as well as the Freshman and Sophomore counselors, Vice-Principals, and the Dean of Students. O Building houses the upperclassmen core classes. F Building is mainly a SPED building. G Building is where most of the Business & Health and the Public Human Services and Natural Resources classes, along with the Nova.net computer lab, and the Student Association room. J Building has many of the Arts & Communication classes, and most of the SPED classrooms. K Building holds the Band room and the Hawaiian Language/Dance room. N Building is home to the NJROTC program, and some of the Industrial and Engineering classes, along with R Building. The campus boasts the bronze sculpture Malama Ia Kaahupahau (Care of Kaahupahau) by Solomon Fukuda.

Block schedule

Since the 2003-04 school year, James Campbell High School has followed block scheduling. The schedule divides the school year into two semesters, each containing two terms. Each semester is equivalent to one year, as there are four classes in a regular school day, each being about 82 minutes long (except on Wednesdays when classes are 10 minutes shorter. Before the implementation of the new schedule, a school year consisted of six classes per student, while the new schedule allows students to take eight classes per year. In spite of the longer class periods, students are given more opportunities to gain credits.

Advanced Placement

James Campbell High School offers the following Advanced Placement courses:

World History, taken sophomore year
United States History, taken junior year
Psychology, taken senior year
Language and Composition, taken junior year
Literature and Composition, taken senior year
Calculus AB, taken junior or senior year
Calculus BC, taken junior or senior year
Statistics, taken junior or senior year
Biology, taken junior or senior year
Physics B, taken junior or senior year
Art History, taken junior or senior year
Studio Art, taken junior or senior year
Spanish Language, taken junior or senior year.

Honors courses

Honors courses are offered in the core classes for ninth and tenth grades. After ninth and tenth grades, challenging courses are offered in the form of AP or IB classes.

Smaller Learning Communities

Along with the change in bell schedule, James Campbell High School also has undergone an academic adjustment. The Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) are academies within the school curriculum which are divided into distinct sections according to workforce divisions (i.e. health, media, etc.).
There are four SLC groups within James Campbell's school curriculum:

Arts and Communication
Business and Health
Industrial and Engineering Technology
Public Human Services and Natural Resources.

Students are placed into an SLC group by preference and his or her classes are then geared towards that specific area of study. For instance, a student in the Arts and Communication SLC will have social studies classes that will include topics relevant to that SLC.

Clubs and organizations

Along with James Campbell High School's varied curriculum, the school possesses a wide gamut of clubs and organizations that cater to the diverse interests of the student body. All "official" clubs must be chartered by the Student Association.
Here is a complete list of "official" clubs and organizations within the campus:

76 South
96706 Dance Squad
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Achievement, Compassion, Education, Service (ACES)
Art Club
Automotive Club
Band (Pep, Marching, Parade, Symphonic)
Chess Club
Chinese Cultural Club
Civic Club
Color Guard
DJ Club
Drama Club
Drumline
Distributive Clubs of America (DECA)Ewa Naupaka (Newspaper)
EXT 205
Family Career Community of America (FCCLA)
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Filipino-American Club (Fil-Am)
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Club (GEAR-UP)
Graphics Club
Hawaii Automotive Service Technology - Skills USA
Hiking Club
Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)
Helping Young People Excel (HYPE)
Interact Club
International Club
iSpeak
Japan Club
Leadership Experience Opportunity (LEO)
Letterman's Club
Lifeteen Club
Literary Connections Club (LitCon)
Literary Journal "Vox Pop"
Literary Magazine (annual publication called thINK)
Math Club
Medical Careers Club
Mock Trial
National Honor Society
National Honor Society
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(NHS)
Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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(NJROTC)
Networking Technologies - Skills USA
Otaku Club
Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC)
Paintball Club
Peer Education
Photography Club
Pohaku Makamae (Yearbook)
Polynesian Club
Polynesian Dance & Music
Robotics (Sabertron, team 2467)
Raising Student Voice and Participation (RSVP)
Samoan Club
Skills USA
Step Team
String Ensemble
Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
Student Association (SA)
Television Production (SaberMedia Productions)
Universal Fundamentals of Science (UFO)
Victory Club (Christian Club)
Video Club
Vinyl Villains (DJing Club)

Athletics

Campbell High School also has an array of sports for its students.
These activities include:

Air Riflery
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Canoe Paddling
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Judo
Paddling
Soccer
Soft Tennis
Softballs
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling

Alma mater

by Alfredo D. Lagaso; Arr. by Jonathan Kea
This song was possibly derived from Gioacchino Rossini's "Die diebische Elster": Ouvertüre.

Distinctions

February 2008, The Varsity Girls Basketball Team won the D-2 state basketball championship at the Stan Sheriff center at University of Hawaii campus. Defeating Mckinley 57-55 in OT. The first in school history.
In March 2009, Five Saber Media Students won 2nd place in the national Student Television Network (STN) Convention PSA Category, among the nation.
In December 2007, the school became an official IB (International Baccalaureate) school, becoming the only public high school in Hawaii with this distinction.
In early 2007, the school became an official AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination
Advancement Via Individual Determination
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) school, become the only public high school in Hawaii so far with this distinction.
The James Campbell Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (NJROTC) has been awarded the distinguished unit title for fourteen consecutive years.
In 2003, the school was the first Leeward Oahu school to place first in the Math Bowl competition. Presently, Campbell High School is the only Leeward school to have such a title.
The School's current Principal, Dr. Gail Awakuni, was awarded National Principal of the Year 2004-2005.
In 2004 the Varsity Football team won the Oahu Interscholastic Association White Championship and the HHSAA State Football Championships Division II against Iolani School
Iolani School
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28-7.
The High School is one of a handful of schools in the United States selected as a model school. This selection is based on Campbell's academic curriculum and innovative school and community-related programs.
James Campbell High Colorguard- Won 1st Place twice at Kamehameha Tournament of Bands 2007 and Mililani "Trojan" Bandfest 2007. As well as 2nd Place during at Kamehameha 2006 and Mililani 2006.
The JV Football team won the OIA White Championship on Saturday, November 8, 2008 against the Kalaheo Mustangs.
The Boys Varsity Volleyball won the OIA White Championship on Friday, May 9, 2008 by sweeping Kaimuki Bulldogs 25-20, 25-23.
The Varsity Football team won the OIA White Championship game 2008 on Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Aloha Stadium against the Radford Rams.
Campbell tops Punahou for the first state softball championship, in 2010.

Class of 2010 valedictorians (9)

Rhea Cristine Bautista (University of San Francisco

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Alyssa Dacey

Robert Firme (Stanford University

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Nigel Guillermo

Rojhane Navarrete (University of La Verne

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Michael Perry

Iris Saragena

Renalyn Ugay (Hawaii Pacific University

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)

Vinh Vong (Art Institute of California - San Francisco)

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Class of 2009 valedictorians (14)

Charlene Balboa (University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Erickson Baniaga (Georgetown University

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, Georgetown, Washington, DC)

Winnie May Barona (University of California, Irvine

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Myra Buenaluz (Mount St. Mary's College

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Michelle Cagaoan (Hawaii Pacific University

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Paul Carboni (Carnegie Mellon University

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Ronald James Pablo (Pacific University

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Christian Putegnat (Brigham Young University

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, Provo, Utah)

Jennifer Quach (Hawaii Pacific University

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Cheyenne Ritt (Hawaii Pacific University

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)

Xuchyll Ann Roman (Creighton University

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Marvin Miel Soriano (University of the Pacific (United States))

Katelyn Tamashiro (Linfield College

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Karen Tano (Northern Arizona University

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Class of 2008 Valedictorians (5)

Marifel Barbasa (Columbia University

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)^{Ivy League} (transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa

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in 2009)

Ellise Carlos (Seattle University

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David Doucette(University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Jan Takamatsu (University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Jessica Ullegue (University of Portland

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) (transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa

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in 2009)

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Class of 2007 Valedictorians (4)

Jester Galiza (Dartmouth College

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)^{Ivy League}

Cameron "Skyler" Lind (University of Washington

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Matthew Masifilo (Stanford University

Stanford University

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Blair Tiburcio (University of Washington

University of Washington

) (transferred to University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2009)

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Class of 2006 Valedictorians (4)

Patrick Limos (Pacific University

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, Forest Grove, OR)

Shanon Ovalles

Daisy Ramos (Trinity College

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, Hartford Connecticut)

Erica Suzuki (Cornell University

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^{Ivy League}, Ithaca, NY)

Class of 2004 Valedictorian (2?)

Eduardo V. Duquez(Whitman College

Whitman College

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, Walla Walla, Washington)

(John A. Burns School of Medicine

John A. Burns School of Medicine

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) beginning Fall 2009

Blair Suzuki (United States Naval Academy

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, Annapolis, MD)

Miscellaneous

James Campbell's alma mater is the second longest in all of Hawaii's high schools.
Its library also serves as the community library, under the Hawaii State Library System.
JCHS was the first public high school in Hawaii to receive accreditation for the elite, college-track International Baccalaureate diploma program, whose goal is to produce global scholars. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20100816_Raising_the_bar_to_find_success.html

External links

Hawaii Department of Education website
James Campbell High School IB League information
Additional School Information
James Campbell High School Band Website
"Campbell boasts Math Bowl champs" – The Honolulu Advertiser article

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