Mid-Pacific Institute
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| Mid-Pacific Institute | |
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 Mid-Pacific Institute seal | |
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2445 Kaala Street Honolulu, Hawaii96822 United States | |
| Coordinates | 21°18′12″N157°49′01″W/ 21.303269°N 157.816933°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private,Day,College-prep |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1908 |
| President | Paul Turnbull |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,550 |
| Campus size | 38 acres (0.15 km2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Athletics | Mid-Pacific Owls |
| Athletics conference | Interscholastic League of Honolulu |
| Mascot | Pueo(Hawaiian short-eared owl) |
| Newspaper | Na Pueo |
| Website | www |
Mid-Pacific Instituteis a private, co-educational college preparatory school for grades preschool through twelve with an approximate enrollment of 1,538 students,[1]the majority of whom are fromHawaii(although many also come from other states and other countries, such asJapan,South Korea,China,Canada,Australia,Marshall Islandsand countries in Europe and Africa). The school offers programs of study in theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Programmeand the Mid-Pacific School of the Arts (MPSA). Mid-Pacific Institute is located on 38 acres (150,000 m2) inManoa,near theUniversity of Hawaii,close to downtownHonolulu.
History
[edit]The high school was established through the 1908 merger ofKawaiahaʻo Seminary for Girls,founded in 1864, andMills Institute for Boys,founded in 1892. Both schools were founded by missionaries, with the goal of teaching English to native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese and other nationalities. It was established that the school must remain Christian so long as the original land was in use. However, students are allowed to practice any religion of their choice. Even members of the Hawaiian royal family attended the schools.[2]By opening its doors to students with no prejudice over race and class status, Mid-Pacific was a part of a growing movement toward greater social acceptance that was rarely seen in therepressiveoligarchicalcontrol within theTerritory of Hawaii.[3]
"At Mid-Pacific, an attempt was made to bring students of allracestogether in aboarding schooland to encouragedemocracyin education. Because it was subsidized by members of the Damon, Wilcox, and Atherton families- all missionary descendants-the fees were relatively low, and many ambitious Chinese and Japanese youngsters enrolled. "
ProfessorLawrence H. Fuchs,Hawaii Pono[3]
A merger of the two schools was suggested in 1905 and the Hawaiian Board of Foreign Missions purchased 35 acres (14 ha) of land inManoavalley. A ceremony was held on May 31, 1906, for the new school campus, which officially opened in 1908. The two schools continued to operate independently while co-existing in the new campus until the coeducation plan went into effect in the fall of 1922 and by June 1923Mid-Pacific Institutebecame the common shared name.[2]
The school added an elementary school when it merged withEpiphany School(which had been established as an elementary mission school by theEpiscopal Churchin 1937) in 2004.[4]The school had an on-campus dormitory from 1908 until it was closed in November 2003[5]and replaced by the new elementary school.[4]
On February 23, 2012, Mid-Pacific announced it had ordered 1,500iPadsfor all students and faculty, making it one of the first schools in the nation to equip every student K-12 with an iPad.[6][7]
Mid-Pacific School of the Arts (MPSA)
[edit]The Mid-Pacific School of the Arts offers a preprofessional certificate program in dance, instrumental music, drama, and fine arts. The MPSA is the only certified program of its kind in the state of Hawaii. Students who complete their studies often move on to professional conservatories and other schools of performing and fine arts. MPI is unique in requiring all of its students to take a number of arts electives.
Students can take classes indance,hula,instrumental music,media,musical theatre,theatre,visual arts,andvoice.
The Mid-Pacific School of the Arts, which was formally established in 1991, is a member of the International Network of Performing and Visual Arts Schools and was among the first six schools in the nation to be recognized by the organization as a Network Star School. It also received the Arts Excellence Award from the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education.[8]
The International Baccalaureate
[edit]TheInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Programmeis a widely recognized and highly regarded two-year pre-university educational program that emphasizes rigorous, internationally based curriculum standards and promotes awareness and appreciation of global issues and perspectives.[9]Students must take six subjects, and must also pass 3 extra requirements, for example, Theory of Knowledge (ToK), a 4000-word Extended Essay (EE), and a requirement of at least a total of 150 hours in CAS (Creativity, Action, Service). Mid-Pacific Institute was the first secondary school in the state of Hawaii to offer theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.The IB is administered by theInternational Baccalaureate Organization,which was founded in the 1968 inGeneva, Switzerland.
Mid-Pacific Athletics
[edit]The school's athletic affiliation is with theInterscholastic League of Honolulu.Mid-Pacific participates in intermediate,junior varsityandvarsitylevelsoccer,cross country,track & field,golf,softball,baseball,basketball,canoe paddling,tennis,bowling,volleyball,swimmingandkayaking.Mid-Pacific Institute is one of nineteen smaller private schools that made up a larger unified team called Pac-5 Wolfpack, which allows the students to participate in certain high school athletic competition. Pac-Five began in 1973 to allow smaller institutions (of 1000 or fewer students per school) to form afootballteam and compete at a varsity level with bigger schools.[10]Now, Pac-5 competes inwrestling,judoandwater polo.Mid-Pacific announced that they would be leaving its affiliation with Pac-5 in 2023.[11]
Mid-Pacific Institute has won state championships in baseball (1990-1992, 2002, 2013), Girls' Basketball (2017), Girls' Soccer (2011–2013), Boys' Soccer (2008, 2010, 2014, 2015), Boys' Sporter Air Riflery (2013, 2015, 2018, 2021), Girls' Sporter Air Riflery (2014, 2018), Girls' Swimming & Diving (2013, 2015), Boys' Canoe Paddling (2007), Boys' Golf (1985) and Softball (2011-2012).[12]Through their affiliation with Pac-Five, they have also been part of state Football championships in 1982 and 1985.[13]
Alma mater
[edit]Mid-Pacific'sAlma materwas written by John L. Hopwood[14]
Notable alumni and faculty
[edit]- Keiko Agena(1991), actor
- Peter Apo(1957), musician
- Daniel Bess(1995), actor
- Les Ihara, Jr.(1969), member of theHawaii Senate
- Irene ʻĪʻī Brown Holloway,philanthropist
- Katherine Kealoha,former Deputy Prosecutor with the City and County of Honolulu and a convicted felon
- Ayaka Kimura(2000), actor, former member ofCoconuts MusumeinHello! Project
- Maxine Hong Kingston,novelist, former faculty member
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa(2013), professional baseball infielder for theNew York YankeesofMajor League Baseball[15]
- Rob Letterman(1988), American film director, writer and voice actor
- Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau(2002), actor
- Lisa Matsumoto,author and playwright
- Chuck Mau(1926), former Hawaii Democratic Party Chairman[16]
- Ronald Moon(1958),Chief Justiceof theHawaii State Supreme Court
- Scott Nishimoto(1992), member of theHawaii House of Representatives
- Steere Noda(1911), former member ofHawaii Senate
- Mary Kawena Pukui(1910), author, Hawaiian scholar, educator
- Peter Steigerwald(1992), comic book artist forTop Cowand laterAspen Comics
- Kelly Sueda(1991), painter, art collector
- Floyd Takeuchi(1971), media executive, publisher
- Glenn Wakai,Hawai'i State Senator[17]
- Samuel Yamashita(1964), professor, author
- Kenichi Zenimura(1918), baseball player and promoter[18]
References
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- ^"Campus & Facilities".Retrieved22 March2021.
- ^abYoung, Peter T. (2013-05-31)."Mid-Pacific Institute".Ho‘okuleana.Retrieved14 March2011.
- ^abFuchs, Lawrence H. (1961).Hawaii Pono: A Social History.New York: Harcourt Trade Publishers. p. 267.ISBN015139539X.
- ^abNa Pueo staff (2004-04-19)."Improvements are expected now that Epiphany School has joined the MPI family".Star Bulletin.RetrievedSeptember 9,2013.
- ^DePledge, Derrick (November 15, 2003)."School To Move Students To Hotel".Honolulu Advertiser.Retrieved14 March2011.
- ^Kogachi, Kaitlin (July 30, 2012)."Mid-Pacific Institute sparks big changes with iPads".Hawaii News Now.RetrievedSeptember 9,2013.
- ^"One to One Education Initiative".Archived fromthe originalon September 14, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 9,2013.
- ^"Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts".Mid-Pacific Institute.Archived fromthe originalon 13 September 2013.Retrieved9 September2013.
- ^"MPI Family Handbook"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-03-21.
- ^Stinar, Jamie (April 8, 2004)."Pac-5 more than a game to its dedicated athletes".Hawaii Star Bulletin.
- ^Chinen, Kyle (March 30, 2021)."Mid-Pacific to leave PAC-Five Athletics in 2023".Hawaii News Now.RetrievedMay 11,2021.
- ^"Mid-Pacific Institute HHSAA Championship Records".Sportshigh.Retrieved2013-09-09.
- ^"Pac-Five HHSAA Championship Records".Sportshigh.Retrieved2013-09-09.
- ^"07/08 High School Handbook"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 May 2008.Retrieved9 September2013.
- ^"Isiah Kiner-Falefa Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^Coffman, Tom (2003).The Island Edge of Hawaii.Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 112.ISBN978-0-8248-2662-8.
- ^"Senator Glenn Wakai".RetrievedDecember 22,2020.
- ^"The Dean of Japanese American Baseball".Nisei Baseball Research Project.2012-02-09. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-09.Retrieved2022-12-06.
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