Lānai High and Elementary School (LHES) is a public school located on the island of
Lanai
Lānai 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 plantation. The island's on ...
in the U.S. state of
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
. It is the largest of six K-12 public schools in the
Hawaii State Department of Education system. Lanai High and Elementary School is the only school on the island located in the heart of
Lanai City, which is also the only urban settlement on the island.
As of the 2023–2024 school year, there are a total of 567 students, with a ratio of 12 teachers for 60 students.
The school offers a variety of academic opportunities for students, including a K-1
Hawaiian immersion program and
dual-credit options for high schoolers, which allow them to receive an
Associate in Arts
An associate degree or associate's degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of academic qualification above a high school diploma and below a bachelor's degree.
...
degree before graduating.
Art
The campus boasts the wood sculpture ''Lanai Ohana'' by
Ken Shutt, the ceramic sculpture ''The Pool Committee'' by
Kay Mura-Davidson, and the mixed media sculpture ''Torch to Lana'i's Youth'' by
Bruce Paul Fink.
Student activities
Student activities are 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.
The school's
student council
A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...
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.
Athletics
LHES offers a variety of sports for students to participate in. These sports include basketball, cheerleading, canoe paddling, cross country, tennis, golf, wrestling, baseball, volleyball, and softball.
See also
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List of high schools in Hawaii
References
External links
Lanai High School AlumniLanai K-12Hawaii Department of Education profileTalia Agliam First Teen Lanai
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Public schools in Maui County, Hawaii
Public high schools in Maui County, Hawaii
Public K–12 schools in Hawaii
Educational institutions established in 1938
1938 establishments in Hawaii