Leilehua High School

Established:	1924
School type:	Public
School District:	Central Oahu
Grade:	9-12
School Principal:	Ms. Aloha Coleman
Mascot:	Army Mighty Mules Mules (boys/general) Lady Mules (girls)
Enrollment:	1,907 (2007)
Teachers:	117
Location:	Wahiawa, Hawaii, USA
Website:	[http://www2.leilehua.k12.hi.us/ www2.leilehua.k12.hi.us]
School Paper:	Leilehua Sentinel
Colors:	color box|#006400 Green color box|#FCC200 Gold
Junior ROTC:	Army Branch [http://165.248.93.27/%7Ekeomaluk/index/index.html The Mule Battalion] 150+ cadets est. annually *1 Battalion *3 Companies
Conference:	ILH (1936-1938) OIA (1940-present) Red-West (DI) division all school teams play as DI Rivals: * Mililani Trojans (main) * Waianae Sea Riders * Radford Rams

Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in central Ookinaahu, Hawaiokinai. 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. It was relocated to its present, 32 acre campus in the historic town of Wahiawa in 1949. The layout of the Leilehua facility was designed to represent openness, tranquility, and harmony with the environment. Buildings of an older vintage are blended among an abundance of trees and greenery. The campus boasts the sculptures by Satoru Abe, (born 1926), Bumpei Akaji (1921-2002), Claude Horan (born 1917) and Ken Shutt (born 1928).

Approximately 25% of the student body are from military families stationed at Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and at the NCTAMS PAC (U.S. Navy) in Whitmore Village.

History

1924: Schofield High and Grammar School was built on the site of King Kalākaua's hunting ground, where "Lehua" trees flourished. The high school division was a branch of McKinley High School.

1926: Leilehua's first graduating class graduates.

1928: Leilehua adopted its colors, green and gold. Green represented the pineapple fields of the area while the gold represented the actual pineapple fruit.

1929: Leilehua's first newspaper, The Sentinel, rolled off the press.

1932: Leilehua adopted the Army "Mule" as its mascot, the symbol of the U.S. Army and the mascot of the West Point (changed to "Black Knights" in 2000).

1940: Leilehua became a member of the OIA.

1949: The Schofield High and Grammar School and Leilehua High Schools 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

1984: Leilehua won its first Oahu Prep Bowl under coach Hugh Yoshida, Leilehua def. St. Louis 10-0.

1993: Leilehua was selected as a Nationally Recognized School of Excellence.

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 def. St. Louis 20-16.

Alma Mater

Quote box2 |width= 29em |border= 5px |align= center |bgcolor= #ffebcd |halign= center | title="Leilehua Alma Mater"|quote= Hail to Leilehua
Alma Mater dear
Sing a Joyful chorus
Sound it far and near
Rally round her banner
We will never fail
Leilehua Alma Mater
Hail! Hail! Hail!|

Diversity

SY 2005-2006

* [http://gallery.mulesrule.com/f880867763 MuleRule.com FB gallery]

Notable Alumni

Athletes
*Adrian Murrell (NFL player)
*Al Harris (NFL player)
*Lauvale Sape (NFL player)
*Paul Dombroski (NFL player)
*Ray Austin (NFL player)
* Hugh Yoshida (Former LHS FB coach and UH AD)

Military
*Antonio Taguba ( Ret. U.S. Army General)

Politician
*Rep. [http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/rep39.asp Marcus Oshiro] (Hawaii State Representative-D)
*Sen. [http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/senate/members/sen22.asp Robert Bunda] (Hawaii State Senate-D)

Artist
*Danny Seim (member of rock band, Menomena)

Other
*Alan Wong (Chef and Guest judge on Top Chef)

Alumni Gallery

Trivia

*The ABC TV hit series LOST used Leilehua High School as the fictional school called "Cowan Heights Knights". [http://www.hawaiiweblog.com/2008/04/04/lost-rolling-along]

Links

[http://www.mulesrule.com MulesRule.com (school gallery)] | [http://www.oiasports.com/index.jsp OIA conference] | [http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=PREPSPORTS Hawaii Prep Sports] | [http://www.sportshigh.com/ HHSAA] | [http://leilehuahighschool.org/ LHS Alumni]