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MEDIA RELEASE On Nov. 22, 38 Parker School debaters competed alongside 14 schools in the University Lab School Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament on Oahu. The Big Island school returned home victorious with two sweepstakes trophies: one for the largest number of ballots won (94 versus Punahou School’s second-place 68) and one for the highest percentage of […]

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Updates: Golf tournament nets $18,000; scholarships available; Alumni Day Soccer Game coming up

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Students score well on AP Exams; new faculty; Broadbent Family Foundation Grant

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors — Julie Hendricks and Frances Simperman. Born and raised in Waimea, Hendricks graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy. While earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Textiles from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, she worked as an intern with Tori Richard, Ltd. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School is proud to announce the recipients of awards for excellence in academics, arts, electives and athletics for the 2013-2014 school year: Senior Awards: Parker School Trustees’ Award: Darneé Brighter Headmaster’s Award: Nohili Thompson Richard Smart Award for Academic Excellence: Lysha Matsunobu Personal Achievement Award: Keala Prietto Culff Leadership Award: Grant Nair […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of Parker School senior Lysha Matsunobu as a 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Matsunobu is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. The U.S. Presidential Scholars […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At the State Forensic Championship at Iolani School April 10-12, three Parker School debate team members qualified for the National Forensic League National Tournament. Jaren Ashcraft, Carrie Hiller and Luke Potter will travel to Overland Park, Kansas for the national tournament June 15-20. Dr. Carl Sturges, Parker debate coach and headmaster, said that […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School senior Lysha Matsunobu has been selected as a 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program semifinalist. Out of close to 3.2 million graduating high school seniors from across the U.S., more than 4,000 were identified as candidates for the program. Matsunobu is one of 565 semifinalists selected from this group and the only […]

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PRESS RELEASE MATSUNOBU ADVANCES AS A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST Senior Lysha Matsunobu has advanced as a National Merit Scholarship Program finalist. She was notified in September that she was one of approximately 16,000 national semi-finalists out of the 50,000 highest scorers of the approximately 1.5 million high school students who took the Preliminary Scholastic […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School’s debate team returned home from the Punahou School Speech and Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament last month on Oahu with the sweepstakes trophy for largest number of ballots won. Parker earned 65 ballots to second-place Punahou’s 46. Parker has now won this particular sweepstakes trophy at all three tournaments so far this school […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School brought in more than $18,500 for financial aid last month at its 11th Annual Fairways & Friends Golf Tournament at Hualalai Resort. This year, in addition to golf, Hualalai Spa treatments and a clothing and accessory sale hosted by Hula Moon Boutique were offered that day at the resort. After the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Parker School debate team traveled to the Nov. 16 St. Louis School Non-Qualifying Debate Tournament on Oahu and brought home two sweepstakes trophies: one for the largest number of ballots won — 88 ballots to second place Iolani School’s 55 ballots; and one for the highest percentage of wins — 67 percent […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Families looking for K-12 school options for next year are welcome to attend Parker School’s Admissions Open House 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. Parents and students will have the chance to tour the campus located in the heart of Waimea, meet current Parker students, teachers and staff, and learn about the school’s academic […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School is pleased to announce a new scholarship program for students applying to grades 6, 7 and 8 for the 2014-2015 academic year. A total of four Ulu Pono Scholarships of $8,500 will be awarded. Three are designated for new incoming students and one is designated for a returning Parker student. The […]

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