Hilo High School
| Hilo High School | |
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556 Waianuenue Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 USA |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Motto | "Once a Viking...Always a Viking" |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Hawaii District |
| Principal | Mr. Robert Dircks |
| Faculty | 78 (approx.) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,234 (approx.) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | Big Island Interscholastic Federation |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Viking |
| Yearbook | Blue and Gold |
| Military | United States Army JROTC |
| Website | http://www.hilohs.k12.hi.us/ |
Hilo High School is a public, co-educational high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education, and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1906, its first class graduated in 1909. Hilo High School is near the Wailuku River in Hawaii County on the Big Island of Hawaii. The campus boasts the black marble terrazzo and gray gravel sculpture Matrix by Ken Shutt in the middle of its two patios in its courtyard. The school is situated at 556 Waianuenue Avenue on across the street from Hilo Intermediate School, one of its two feeder schools, the other being Kalanianaole Intermediate School. Hilo's symbol and mascot is the Viking and its school colors are blue and gold. Hilo High School celebrated its centennial during Homecoming of 2006. Hilo High School's crosstown rivals are the Warriors of Waiakea High School.
Hilo High School was started by the school authorities in September 1905. The idea for a high school is attributed to Josephine Deyo, principal of Hilo Union School. The weak public interest eventually grew stronger as the public realized the benefits from a high school in Hilo, Hawaii. At the time, the only High Schools on the island were Kau High and Pahala Elementary School and Honokaa High & Intermediate School, both over 30 miles away in rural sugar communities that were disconnected from most of the island and were only accessible by railroad. Most students who wished to attend high school went to boarding school in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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