Lanakila Baptist School is a private school in 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii

'Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Ewa Beach or simply Ewa is a census-designated place located in Ewa District and the City & County of Honolulu along the leeward coast of Oahu in Hawaii. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 14,955....

 serving students in grades 7-12.

History

Lanakila Baptist School opened in 1969 as a K-12 program. The junior and senior high school division opened its doors on Renton Road in 'Ewa Beach in 1979.

The school belongs to the Association of Christian Schools International

Association of Christian Schools International

The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...

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Curriculum

High school students have the choice of college preparatory and general education curricula. Electives available to them include American Sign Language

American Sign Language

American Sign Language, or ASL, for a time also called Ameslan, is the dominant sign language of Deaf Americans, including deaf communities in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico...

, computer hardware, journalism, ministries, multimedia, performing arts, and yearbook.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include National Honor Society

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

 and a praise band. Traditional events at the school include an annual carnival, a food drive, Homecoming, Senior Auction, spirit week, and Spring Banquet.

Athletics

Lanakila Baptist School belongs to the Interscholastic League of Honolulu

Interscholastic League of Honolulu

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu or ILH is an athletic conference composed of private secondary schools in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The ILH comprises 26 private schools with over 7500 students participating in 22 different sports including cross country, track and field, swimming and diving,...

. The Warriors compete in interscholastic competition in basketball, cheerleading, cross county, football, track and field, and volleyball. Lanakila Baptist athletes also compete in the league's Pac-Five team in baseball, soccer, and wrestling.

External links

• Lanakila Baptist School building photo on Flickr