How many Olympians went to Punahou?
More than 30 U.S. Olympians have been graduates of Hawaii’s Punahou School, and there hasn’t been a U.S. Olympic team without a graduate of the school since 1972. Find out why this Honolulu prep school has such a strong place in Olympic history.
When did Barack Obama attend Punahou?
1979
At the Neal Blaisdell Center in June, Obama graduated with 411 classmates from the Punahou Class of 1979.
What private school did Obama attend in Hawaii?
Punahou Academy
Barack Obama was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. During his time there he lived with his grandparents and attended a private school, Punahou Academy.
How do I get into Punahou?
The natural entry points into a Punahou education are Kindergarten, grade 4, grade 6, grade 7, and grade 9. Each year, applications for grades 1, grade 2, grade 3 and grade 5 are only accepted by applicants who were placed in the previous year’s wait pool.
Where does Punahou rank nationally?
In 2017, Punahou’s sports program was ranked second nationally in the MaxPreps Cup standings….
| Punahou School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1841 |
| President | Mike Latham ’86 |
| Faculty | 300+ |
| Grades | K–12 |
What SSAT score do you need to get into Punahou?
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores of 653 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 675 for Math are guidelines for decisions but are not cutoff points. Applicants may register for the SAT with an essay online at www.collegeboard.com. The results of the test must be submitted to Punahou by SSAT.
What does Punahou mean in Hawaiian?
new spring
Punahou is a very well known Hawaiian word, mostly because it is the name of one of our oldest schools, and it means new spring. In fact, Punahou School was named because of a spring at that location.
Which Punahou alumni are competing at the Tokyo Olympics?
Legendary swimmer Warren Kealoha ’25 even represented the United States while still a student, taking home his first gold medal in 1920 – at just 16 – and then doing it again four years later at the Paris Olympics. This summer, Punahou alumni once again will compete at the Games, this time in Tokyo.
What is Punahou High School known for?
The Punahou School in Honolulu, private and K-12, is best known for a student who also played basketball — its most famous graduate, Barack Obama. Also this: Dating to Obama’s tenure in 1976, at least one Punahou student went on to make the last 11 U.S. Summer Olympic teams.
What famous athletes went to Punahou?
Kahanamoku, the Olympic swimming champion and surfing pioneer, never attended Punahou. But several famous athletes are among the alumni. Like Michelle Wie, Manti Te’o and Obama, who played one season of varsity basketball on the Buff n’ Blue’s 1979 state title team.
Did you see the Punahou feature on NBC?
It was so cool to see Hawaii, Punahou athletes, Punahou school and their history/culture in sports and academic excellence featured in a 5 minute long segment on primetime network during their Sunday morning national feature story. Whoo whoo!! Great video story and we need to ask NBC for a copy so we can share it in our local communities.