Parker School (Kamuela, Hawaii)

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Parker School
Location
Waimea
,
Hawaii

United States
Coordinates20°01′20″N 155°40′12″W / 20.0222°N 155.6699°W / 20.0222; -155.6699Coordinates: 20°01′20″N 155°40′12″W / 20.0222°N 155.6699°W / 20.0222; -155.6699
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
Founded1976; 45 years ago (1976)
HeadmasterStephen Dunn
GradesK-12
Number of students315
Average class size14
Student to teacher ratio1:9
Campus size23 acres
Color(s)Maroon and White   
MascotBulls
Websitewww.parkerschoolhawaii.org

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.

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 and has been an important community resource for nearly four decades.

History[]

Established 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. They continue to grow as our community, and its needs, grows. In 2007, a new Lower School campus opened to house the newly expanded kindergarten thru 5th grades.

Parker School emphasizes continuity of education and encourages students to attend for their entire lower and high school education. Small class sizes (fewer than 30 students per grade) let teachers cater their instruction to individuals.

Parker School is fully accredited in grades K-12 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools (HAIS). It is located at 65-1224 Lindsey Road, in Waimea (post office Kamuela).

Timeline[]

1976 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[]

Parker 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 boys and girls cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, paddling, and tennis.

Academics[]

Parker school has produced two Presidential Scholars, eight National Merit Semifinalists and numerous AP scholars.

Presidential Scholars[]

2013 Paul Gregg[1]
2014 Lysha Matsunobu[2]

National Merit Semifinalists[]

2008 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[]

2012 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[]

  1. ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2013/scholars.pdf
  2. ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2014/scholars.pdf
  3. ^ http://parkerschool.info/news%20archive.html
  4. ^ "Parker School announces National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists". 17 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Parker's Najita a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist". 22 September 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.parkerschool.net/index.php/student-life/news-a-publications/47-two-parker-school-seniors-national-merit-scholarship-semi-finalists
  7. ^ "Matsunobu named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist". 10 October 2013.
  8. ^ http://www.bigisland-bigisland.com/parker-school-debate-team-makes-national-forensic-leagues-prestigious-100-club.html
  9. ^ http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/parker-school-debate-team-delivers-state-championship.html
  10. ^ http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-features/parker-students-compete-debate-nationals.html
  11. ^ "Three Parker School Debaters Qualify for National Tournament | Big Island Now".

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