Parker School is an independent, co-educational day school for students in grades K-12 located in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. The school offers a complete K-12 college-preparatory program in separate facilities for lower, middle and upper school students.
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| Coordinates | 20°01′20″N 155°40′12″W / 20.0222°N 155.6699°W |
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| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headmaster | Stephen Dunn |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 315 |
| Average class size | 14 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:9 |
| Campus size | 23 acres |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Bulls |
| Website | www.parkerschoolhawaii.org |
The school is fully accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Parker School was established in 1976 by community leaders.
History
editEstablished in 1976 by several North Hawai'i community leaders, Parker School became an independent day school to serve the area's high school students. Initially, the school was opened to serve grades 9 through 12.
Middle school grades were added in 1977 and, in 2005, Parker School became a full curriculum school with the addition of kindergarten through 5th grade. In 2007, a new Lower School campus opened to house the newly expanded kindergarten thru 5th grades.
Parker School is located at 65-1224 Lindsey Road, in Waimea (post office Kamuela).
Timeline
edit1976 Parker School founded 1977 Middle school grades added 1978 Richard Smart, owner of Parker Ranch endows school 1995 Parker School purchases campus 2005 Parker School begins Lower School program 2007 New Lower School campus opens
Sports
editParker School is part of the BIIF (Big Island Interscholastic Federation), which is the Hawaiʻi island league, and the HHSAA (Hawaii High School Athletic Association), which hosts the Hawaii State Tournaments. Parker competes against all high schools on the island regardless of size. Parker offers co-ed cross country and girls' volleyball in the fall, co-ed soccer, basketball, and paddling in the winter, and boys' volleyball, co-ed tennis, and co-ed golf in the spring.
Academics
editParker school has produced two Presidential Scholars, eight National Merit Semifinalists and numerous AP scholars.
Presidential Scholars
editNational Merit Semifinalists
edit2008 Erica Warkus[3] 2011 Edward Hon, Mary Kamitaki, Elliott Warkus[4] 2012 Kieran Najita[5] 2013 Paul Gregg, Aidan Wharton[6] 2014 Lysha Matsunobu[7]
The Parker Debate Team competes in the Hawaii Speech League and earned National Forensics League "100 Club" recognition in 2009.[8] Parker won the State Championship in 2013,[9] tied for victory in 2015 and has qualified several students to compete in the national championship.[10][11]
National Debate Tournament Qualifiers
edit2012 Jesse Tarnas, Lincoln-Douglas Debate 2012 Tyler McCullough, Lincoln-Douglas Debate 2013 Paul Gregg, Lincoln-Douglas Debate 2014 Jaren Ashcraft and Luke Potter, Public Forum 2014 Carrie Hiller, Lincoln-Douglas Debate 2017 Kirk Hubbard and Susie Krall, Policy Debate 2017 Zoe Vann and Anna Gaglione, Policy Debate 2017 Hunter Kalahiki, Program Oral Interpretation
References
edit- ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2013/scholars.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2014/scholars.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Parker School announces National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists". 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Parker's Najita a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist". 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Parker School - Two Parker School Seniors National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Matsunobu named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist". 10 October 2013.
- ^ http://www.bigisland-bigisland.com/parker-school-debate-team-makes-national-forensic-leagues-prestigious-100-club.html
- ^ "Parker School Debate Team delivers at state championship | West Hawaii Today". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Parker students compete in debate nationals | West Hawaii Today". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Three Parker School Debaters Qualify for National Tournament | Big Island Now".