Hopwood Middle School, formerly Hopwood Junior High School, is a secondary school in

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, a part of the

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. Hopwood Junior High School (HJHS) was founded in 1949 as the Saipan Intermediate School and then renamed in 1962 after

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of the United States Navy. Admiral Hopwood served as Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet from 1958 to 1960. He was also the Commanding Officer for the Northern Mariana Islands in the 1950s. During

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, the location of the school was a cemetery for the

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. HJHS's school mascot is the Hilitai (

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lizard), and its school colors are dark blue and gold.

Promotion Ceremony

Every School Year, Hopwood Junior High School has a Promotion Ceremony for its eighth graders. On this day, they award the Top Ten, the Honorable Mentions, the Principal's Award (Leadership Award), the Commissioner's Award (

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), and the Board of Education Award (valedictorian).

American Scholastic Achievement League (ASAL)

In 2006, Sam Nepaial was the United States Territories’ Champion for the American Scholastic Achievement League. In 2007, Andrei Seki became the United States Territories’ Champion for the American Scholastic Achievement League. Both received a Certificate of Merit (which is given to all competitors), a Medal, and a Trophy.

References

;Footnotes ;Works cited
Publicschoolsreport web site entry for the junior high school
* Koki, Stan (1995) "Hopwood: A Pearl of a Junior High School in the Pacific." ''

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'', Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. v2 n2 Oct 199
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* House Committee on Appropriations (1978) ''Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1978 By U.S. Congress'' p. 1335 * Petty, Bruce M. (2001) ''Saipan: Oral Histories of the Pacific War By Bruce M. Petty''

External links

Hopwood Middle School
profile at the

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Web page for the school
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