President William McKinley High School , more commonly referred to as McKinley High School , is a comprehensive public high school in the Honolulu District of the Hawaii State Department of Education . It serves grades nine through twelve. McKinley is one of three schools in the Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area which includes Kaimuki High School and Roosevelt High School . It was founded as Fort Street English Day School in 1865. Later known as Honolulu High School , it was renamed in memorial to William McKinley , the twenty-fifth President of the United States , in 1907. President William McKinley High School is one of the oldest secondary schools in the state and several of its buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The campus displays sculptures by Satoru Abe (1926–) and Bumpei Akaji (1921–2002). McKinley High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges .
23-1061: (Redirected from William McKinley High School ) McKinley High School may refer to: United States [ edit ] President William McKinley High School , Honolulu, Hawaii McKinley High School (Chicago) , Illinois, closed 1954 McKinley High School (Sebring, Ohio) , Sebring, Ohio McKinley High School (Louisiana) , Baton Rouge, Louisiana McKinley Vocational High School , Buffalo, New York McKinley High School (Canton, Ohio) , Canton, Ohio Niles McKinley High School , Niles, Ohio McKinley Classical Leadership Academy , St. Louis, Missouri McKinley Technology High School , Washington, D.C. Fictional schools [ edit ] William McKinley High School, in television shows The Wonder Years (1988–1993) Freaks and Geeks (1999–2001) Glee (2009–2015) William McKinley High School; in films Accepted (film) (2006) Final Destination 3 (2006) Starstruck (2010) Bad Moms (2016) McKinley High School, in
46-522: A law creating a standard state public school curriculum, the first of its kind in Hawaii, did not pass during the 2006 legislative session. Probably the most current and controversial debate over Hawaiʻi school reform has to do with the structure of the State Department of Education: specifically, whether it should remain centralized or be broken into smaller districts. The main rationale usually given for
69-568: A means of moving decision-making closer to the classroom, and thus achieving better student performance. The debate divides roughly along party lines, with Republicans generally supporting decentralization and the Democrats supporting the centralized status quo. In 2002, Republican Governor Linda Lingle ran on a campaign to reorganize the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education into smaller school districts that were localed modeled after
92-603: A system found in Canada . The Democrat-controlled Hawaiʻi State Legislature, however, voted not to enact this plan in 2003 and 2004. In October 2009, the Hawaiʻi Department of Education agreed to a furlough program for Hawaiʻi's public schools that reduced the number of instructional days by 17 days to a total of 163 days. This is the smallest number of instructional days anywhere in the United States. The department serves as
115-518: 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 in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states. As the official state education agency , the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education oversees all 258 public schools and 37 charter schools and over 13,000 teachers in
138-611: Is currently the 3000 seat Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium on the Roosevelt High School campus. In September 2012, the McKinley football team traveled to Corvallis, Oregon to play the OSAA 4A champions La Salle High School Falcons on the campus of Crescent Valley High School . McKinley won 43-22. In September 2008, it was announced that McKinley was planning to upgrade its aging athletic facilities. Expected to cost more than $ 121 million,
161-611: The Hawaii State Senate . This is in contrast to most other school districts in the United States which are directly elected. Hawaii previously had an elected school board from 1966 until 2010 when voters decided to switch back to an appointed state school board. Members are appointed for three-year terms for a maximum of three terms. The Board of Education is empowered by the State Constitution (Article X, Section 3 ) to formulate statewide education policy. The Board also has
184-739: The Oahu Interscholastic Association Red-East division. Joseph Cho has served as the team's head coach since 2010. For the 2010 and 2011 seasons, McKinley's Tiger football team competed in the Oahu Interscholastic Association White Division (Division II) along with 7 other Oahu public schools including rival Kaimuki High School . In 2012, the football team was promoted to the OIA Red-East Division (Division I) where it currently competes with 6 other Oahu public schools. The Tigers' homefield
207-650: The State of Hawaiʻi , serving approximately 167,649 students statewide (School Year 2023-24). The U.S. Census Bureau classifies this as a "dependent school system", that is dependent on the Hawaiian state government. The HIDOE is currently headed by Superintendent Keith Hayashi (since July 1, 2022). The department is headquartered in the Queen Liliuokalani Building in Honolulu CDP , City and County of Honolulu on
230-557: The 1910s. Some years even fielded girls baseball team before softball became recognized as its own sport. The yearbooks of those early years noted games often against St. Andrew's Priory, YWCA, Palama, Normal School (later merged with University of Hawaii's College of Education), and even College of Hawaii (now known as University of Hawaii ). McKinley was a founding member of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu in 1909 alongside Punahou and Kamehameha . In 1970, McKinley left
253-554: The Canadian television series Edgemont (2001–2005) McKinley High School, in This Is Us Season 2, Episode 8 See also [ edit ] McKinley School (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1733104947577276-632: The Honolulu area. In 2011, McKinley fielded 56 teams competing in 19 sports. These sports including air riflery , baseball , basketball , bowling , canoe paddling , cheerleading , cross country , football , golf , judo , soccer , softball , soft tennis , swimming , tennis , track and field , volleyball , water polo , and wrestling . McKinley competes in the Oahu Interscholastic Association . McKinley has fielded girls teams in basketball, volleyball, and swimming as early as in
299-615: The ILH with 4 other Honolulu area public schools to join the OIA . The 1933 football team traveled across the Pacific Ocean and went on to defeat Weber College (now known as Weber State University ), BYU freshmen team, and Ricks College (now known as BYU-Idaho ). Ricks College traveled to Honolulu the following year. McKinley won again by the score of 24-6 in a game attended by about 19,000 fans. The McKinley Tigers varsity football team competes in
322-775: The OIA softball championship field. Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation): The architect most involved in the early layout of the King Street campus and design of its Spanish Colonial Revival buildings was Louis E. Davis . The original quadrangle was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Hawaii Department of Education 21°18′34″N 157°51′19″W / 21.30944°N 157.85528°W / 21.30944; -157.85528 The Hawaii State Department of Education ( HIDOE , Hawaiian : Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi )
345-417: The current centralized model is equity in distribution of resources: all schools are theoretically funded from the same pool of money on an equitable basis. (Most schools on the U.S. Mainland are organized into school districts funded from local property taxes; thus, more affluent school districts theoretically receive more money and resources than less affluent areas.) Supporters of decentralization see it as
368-410: The island of Oahu . Hawaii is the only state in the nation that does not use property tax revenue to fund public education; instead, most of HIDOE's budget is funded from the state general fund which includes revenue from the general excise tax and income taxes. Hawaii's overall level of property tax is the lowest nationwide. There had been a law to allow for locally operated government schools, but
391-561: The law was rescinded. The term "school districts" in Hawaii is instead used to refer to internal divisions within HIDOE, and the U.S. Census Bureau does not count these as local governments. Kamehameha III established Hawaii's first public education system on October 15, 1840. This makes the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education the oldest school system in the US west of the Mississippi River , and
414-439: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McKinley_High_School&oldid=1244825357 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages President William McKinley High School The high school
437-405: The only system established by a sovereign monarch . This date denotes when the constitution came into effect, codifying the new ministry of education. The regent of Kamehameha III, Queen Emma , had ordered the establishment of free public schools in all districts in 1834 and this was done by 1836. The board of education members are appointed by the governor of Hawaii with the advice and consent of
460-675: The power to appoint the Superintendent of Education, the State Librarian , and members of the State Public Charter School Commission. There are nine voting members: The board also includes a non-voting public high school student member and a non-voting military representative, for a total of eleven members. The State Department of Education currently carries suggested benchmarks for each educational grade and subject which are available on its website. However,
483-608: The school gave diplomas to 1,288 students, the largest number of diplomas in the history of the school. School Year 2010-2011 Racial composition: School Year 2001-2002 School Year 2010-2011 McKinley High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area along with Kaimuki High School and Roosevelt High School . The McKinley Complex consists of 11 elementary, middle, and public charter schools including McKinley. McKinley High School feeds primarily from 4 middle schools in
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#1733104947577506-413: The upgrade has 14 elements including a 1,200 stall parking lot, construction of a second gym, renovation of the current gym, construction of a girls softball stadium, construction of a baseball stadium, construction of a 50-meter swimming pool, and construction of a 10,000 seat football stadium. In 2011, ground was broken on the softball stadium. When completed, the softball stadium will be designated as
529-491: Was established in 1865 as the Fort Street English Day School . It was founded by Maurice B. Beckwith. In November 1869, it was moved to Princess Ruth's Palace. In 1895 it was renamed to Honolulu High School . In 1907, it was moved to the corner of Beretania and Victoria Streets and renamed President William McKinley High School , and finally moved to its present campus on King Street in 1923. On June 5, 1938,
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