Established 1951 Principal Dr. Bernadette Tyrell Phone +1 808-305-0700 Color Maroon, White, and Gold | School district Windward District Faculty 85 (approx.) Mascot Knights | |
Type Public, Co-educational, Creative and Performing Arts Motto "Character, Commitment, Competence" Address 45-386 Kaneohe Bay Dr, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA District Hawai'i Department of Education Similar Kalaheo High School, Castle High School, Kaneohe District Park, Kalani High School Profiles | ||
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For schools of the same name, see Castle High School
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James Bicknell Castle High School, more commonly James B. Castle High School or simply Castle High School, is a public coeducational high school located in Kāneʻohe CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of around 2,100 students. The school is part of the Windward Oʻahu Subdistrict of the Hawaii Department of Education.
History
Castle High School was founded in 1951.
The campus boasts the sculpture Spring, Summer, Autumn by Satoru Abe. Its mascot is the knight and the school colors are maroon, white and gold. The student newspaper is Na Pali O’ Koʻolau, while the yearbook is Kaulana. The Kaulana yearbook staff yearbook 2005-2006 had won for best yearbook in the state, and in a national competition held at Columbia University they received a silver medal and also received honors in two categories.
In 1977 The Castle High Marching Band became the first high school in the United States to play the half-time show at the annual East-West Shrine game.
The high school also has an internationally recognized performing arts program, Castle Performing Arts Center, or "CPAC" has produced multiple shows which have been the Hawaii premiere of those shows and participated in the 2009 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theatre is named after Ronald E. Bright, former director at Castle and founder of CPAC.