Lānai High and Elementary School (LHES) is located on the island of
Lanai
Lanai ( haw, Lānai, , , also ,) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple pl ...
in the U.S. state of
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
. It is the largest of six K-12 public schools in the
Hawaii State Department of Education
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is a statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but i ...
system. Lanai High and Elementary School is the only school on the island located in the heart of
Lanai City
Lāna‘i City is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Lāna‘i, in Maui County, Hawai‘i, United States. The population was 3,332 at the 2020 census. Lāna‘i City is the island's commercial center. Many of the island's restaur ...
, which is also the only urban settlement on the island. As of 2007, there are 672 students with a ratio of 1 teacher per 15 students.
Art
The campus boasts the wood sculpture ''Lanai Ohana'' by
Ken Shutt
Ken Shutt (1928-April 2, 2010) was an American sculptor and watercolorist who was born in Long Beach, California. He grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Pasadena City College, the Art Center College of Design and the Chouinard A ...
, the ceramic sculpture ''The Pool Committee'' by
Kay Mura-Davidson
The name Kay is found both as a surname (see Kay (surname)) and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own r ...
, and the mixed media sculpture ''Torch to Lana'i's Youth'' by
Bruce Paul Fink
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...
.
Student Activities
Student activities is generally administered by the Associated Students of Lanai High. Activities include: a Fall Spirit Week in October, Homecoming in January, and a Promenade ran by the Senior Class of that year. Student Council consists of 5 representatives from each class: a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sgt at Arms. The Student Council also consists of a governing executive body including a President, Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, two School Community Council Representatives, a Maui District Council Representative, and a Hawaii State Council Representative.
List of Student Council Presidents:
* Anela Fernandez (15-16)
* Leonard Valdez (16-17)
* Jesse James Raqueno (17-18)
* Sophia Choi Lim (18-19)
* Mika Badillo (19-20)
* Kainalu Morimoto (20-21)
* Talia Agliam (Miss Teen Lanai) (21-22)
* Keala Montgomery* (22-23)
Incumbent
Athletics
LHS offers a variety of sports for students to participate in. Some of the sports offered are Boys' Basketball Jr's and Sr teams, Girls' Basketball, Cheer-leading, Canoe Paddling, Co-ed Cross Country, Co-ed Tennis, Golf, Wrestling, Baseball, Girls' Volleyball, Boys' Volleyball, and Girls' Softball, Jr and HS Teams.
[Only Sports offered for Elementary and Intermediate levels are Intramural County-funded Co-ed Basketball and Biddy Baseball and T-Ball; Teams are formed based on parent partnering for coaching availability.]
See also
*List of high schools in Hawaii
External links
Lanai High School AlumniLanai K-12Hawaii Department of Education profileTalia Agliam First Teen Lanai
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