Leilehua High School

Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oʻahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school was first established in 1924, when Hawaii was still a territory and located close to present day Schofield Barracks. The graduating class of 1928 totaled 15 students, all dependents of military personnel. It relocated to its present 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus in the historic town of Wahiawa in 1949. The campus has sculptures by Satoru Abe, Bumpei Akaji, Claude Horan, Rick Mills, Jacob Sakaguchi, and Ken Shutt. As of 2016, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and the Helemano Military Reservation are zoned to this school. Approximately 25% of the student body are from military families stationed at Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and NCTAMS PAC (U.S. Navy) in Whitmore Village. History 1949: The Schofield High and Grammar School and Leilehua High School were combined and built on its present 32 acre (129,000 m²) site. 1973: Leilehua won its first state basketball championship under coach Richard Townsend. The roster included Rick Wagner, who later played at football at the University of Hawaiʻi. 1984: Leilehua won its first Oahu Prep Bowl under coach Hugh Yoshida. Leilehua defeated Saint Louis 10-0. 1996: Leilehua earned a maximum six-year term of accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). 2004: Leilehua High School named its stadium after its former football coach Hugh Yoshida. 2007: Leilehua won its first HHSAA Football Championship under coach Nolan Tokuda. Leilehua defeated Saint Louis 20-16. 2007, 2008: Cross Country coach Shawn Nakata led the Mules to back-to-back state titles with the help of Bryce Jenkins (the school's top runner/individual state champion). 2011: Cross Country coach Shawn Nakata made history having the first undefeated team in state history. The team was led by Elliot Estrada (state runner up) Dylan Martinez, Brandon Miya, Christopher Olverson, Joshua Castro and Freshmen brother Jordan Castro who later became the OIA 3000m champion and holder of several state records on the JV level. Student body Athletics Sports Athletic venues Championships Leilehua Mules football The Leilehua Mules varsity football team is a Division I team representing the OIA Red conference, West Division. Nolan Tokuda has served as the team's head coach since 2004. The Mules have won two Division I titles in 1984 and 2007. The Leilehua football program has produced a number of NFL players such as Adrian Murrell, Al Harris, and Lauvale Sape (see notable alumni). Rivalries Mililani Trojans, Cross-Town Rival (Main) Waianae Seariders Radford Rams, Unity Bowl (Army vs. Navy) Coaches and history Marching Band The Leilehua High School Marching Band and Color Guard was formed in 2006 under the direction of Alan Kinoshita and had been under his direction until 2017. From 2018 the marching band has been under the direction of Aladdin Roque-Dangaran. At its largest, the band grew to include approximately 120 members composing of wind instruments, percussion, and color guard. Since its debut in 2006, the band has been able to grow and evolve from the "Class Single A(A)" division in 2006, through "Class Double A(AA)”, and "Class Triple A(AAA)" in 2013. Additionally, the band has had the wonderful opportunity to perform for the Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School band in Japan multiple times. The band's motto is F.I.R.E is an acronym which stands for: Focus, Intensity, Respect, and Excitement. Students are taught to instill these principles not only within the band room, but also as they go out into the world post-graduation. The Leilehua High School Marching Band has been able to compete and place with top schools including: Mililani, Moanalua, and Maui High Schools. Leilehua has also been able to place consistently high in nearly every major category within their respective division. Information used in this table is from the last competition from that year The festival rating judges the show as a whole from Good, Excellent, to Superior. Divisions are based on the number of students in a given band Single A(A) with up to approximately 60 members, Double A(AA) with up to approximately 80 members, and Triple A(AAA) anything larger than 100 members. There may be a few exceptions with how a band is placed into a category at the discretion of the marching band council. Notable alumni Listed alphabetically by surname: Jean Ariyoshi - former First Lady of Hawaii Ray Austin – American football player (born 1974) Lee Buenconsejo-Lum - medical school professor Robert Bunda – American politician (born 1947) Paul Dombroski – American football player (born 1956) Al Harris – American football player and coach (born 1956) Yetsuo Higa - businessman Edward N. Kaneshiro - Medal of Honor recipient Scott Loucks – American baseball player (born 1956) Bryant Moniz - American football player Adrian Murrell – American football player (born 1970) Netane Muti - American football player Itsuko Sue Nishikawa - director of the Woman's Missionary Union in Hawaii Marcus Oshiro – American politician (born 1959) Brendan Sagara - professional baseball coach Lauvale Sape – American football player (born 1980) Russell Suzuki - former Attorney General of Hawaii Antonio Taguba - United States major general Joyce Sachiko Tsunoda - university administrator Charles Tuaau - American football player Corinne Watanabe – American judge (born 1950) Filmography LOST - Leilehua High School appeared in the TV hit series LOST as "Cowan Heights." References External links Leilehua High School Official Website Leilehua High School Alumni Website MulesRule.com (school photo gallery)