The state Department of Education announced its 2016 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools.
The state Department of Education announced its 2016 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools.
Ceremonies run throughout the month of May with more than 11,000 students expected to be walking in this year’s ceremonies.
The Hawaii DOE is the ninth-largest U.S. school district and the only statewide educational system in the country. It is comprised of 256 schools and 34 charter schools, and serves more than 180,000 students. King Kamehameha III established Hawaii’s public school system in 1840. To learn more, visit HawaiiPublicSchools.org.
The following are DOE school graduation ceremonies on the Big Island:
• 9 a.m. May 20, Kua o ka La, school campus.
• Noon on May 20, Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino, Minoru Inaba Baseball Field.
• 4 p.m. May 20, Hawaii Academy of Arts &Science, HAAS Pavilion on campus.
• 4:30 p.m. May 20, Keaau High, school stadium.
• Ka‘u High, 5 p.m. May 20, school gymnasium.
• 5 p.m. May 20, West Hawaii Explorations Academy, school campus.
• 6 p.m. May 20, Hilo High, Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium.
• 6 p.m. May 20, Laupahoehoe, school gymnasium.
• 9 a.m. May 21, Konawaena High, Julian Yates Athletic Field.
• 10 a.m. May 21, Honokaa High, armory.
• 3 p.m. May 21, Kohala High, Kamehameha Park, Hisaoka Gymnasium.
• 6 p.m. May 21, Kealakehe High, football field.
• 6 p.m. May 21, Waiakea High, Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium.
• 5:30 p.m. May 22, Pahoa High, Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
• 10 a.m. May 27, Kanu o ka ‘Aina, Mana Christian Ohana Hale.
• 6 p.m. May 28, Connections, Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
• 10 a.m. May 29, Ke Ana La‘ahana, Kawananakoa Gymnasium.