June 12, 2019
More than 20 alumni and their families attended our second annual Alumni Weekend on June 8-9, 2019. The weekend kicked off with seven members from the Class of 2009 unearthing their time capsule to celebrate their 10-year reunion. Buried just days before graduation ten years ago, their time capsule remained mostly dry except for some […]
June 4, 2019
Parker School’s growing and impressive art program is earning record results in nationwide and regional art competitions and national advanced placement exams. This year, Parker School’s arts program saw 57 Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art portfolios submitted to the college board. This is nearly 45% of the entire upper school student body and the highest number […]
May 30, 2019
The end of each academic year brings many traditions that make Parker a special place including May Day, senior retreat and time capsule burying, and the senior class gift to Uncle Eric of painting the school’s iconic white ranch fencing. Another fond year-end Parker tradition is Senior ‘Ohana Night. Held the night before graduation, this […]
May 24, 2019
End of Year Academic Awards Students in grades 6–12 were honored for their dedication and excellence in academics for the 2018-2019 school year with an Academic Awards ceremony on Friday, May 17. Tops awards include eight juniors who received Parker’s prestigious “Book Awards,” given by the respective universities highlighting rising seniors; and four students were honored […]
May 21, 2019
Parker School has received a $90,000 grant from First Hawaiian Bank Foundation. The funds will be used to support the school’s $12 million “Broadening Foundations for Excellence” Capital Campaign to build a new Center for Sports, Science, and the Arts. “We are grateful for the generosity and support of the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation. Not only does […]
April 29, 2019
Parker lower school held its 14th annual May Day & Ho’olaule’a on Friday, April 26. All 104 students in kindergarten through grade 5 worked twice a week for four months under the direction of kumu hula (dance teacher) Liana Aveiro to learn Hawaiian language, oli (Hawaiian chants), mele (Hawaiian song) and hula (Hawaiian form of dance). Also, more than 15 faculty, staff, plus middle and upper school […]
February 11, 2019
Parker School’s speech and debate team recently traveled to Washington State to compete in the well-known Thomas S. Foley Memorial Tournament. Parker’s team, the smallest of the 28 schools competing, won third place in the tournament-wide Sweepstakes category. This three-day tournament held in Spokane on January 31 to February 2, included 1,000 individual competitors from 28 […]
February 11, 2019
Parker School will host its 14th annual Kahiau auction gala on March 9, 2019 at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii. All proceeds from this event support financial aid which impacts nearly 50 percent of students at Parker School. The community is invited to attend the gala where guests can enjoy cocktails, pupus, special silent auction, a […]