Hilo High School

Hilo High School
Address
Map
556 Waianuenue Avenue

,
96720

United States
Information
TypePublic, co-educational
Motto"Once a Viking...Always a Viking"
Established1906
School districtHawaii District
PrincipalJasmine Urasaki
Faculty78.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,317 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.88[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and Gold    
AthleticsBig Island Interscholastic Federation
MascotViking
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperKVIKS News Bulletin
MilitaryUnited States Army JROTC
Websitewww.hilohs.k12.hi.us
DesignatedJune 29, 2002
Reference no.50-10-35-07522[2]
Part ofPublic Schools on the Island of Hawaiʻi

Hilo High School is a public, co-educational high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education, and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1906, its first class graduated in 1909. Hilo High School is near the Wailuku River in Hawaii County on the Big Island of Hawaii, United States. The campus boasts the black marble terrazzo and gray gravel sculpture Matrix by Ken Shutt in the middle of its two patios in its courtyard. The school is situated at 556 Waianuenue Avenue on across the street from Hilo Intermediate School, one of its two feeder schools, the other being Kalanianaole Intermediate School. Hilo's symbol and mascot is the Viking and its school colors are blue and gold. Hilo High School celebrated its centennial during Homecoming of 2006. Hilo High School's crosstown rivals are the Warriors of Waiakea High School.

  1. ^ a b c "Hilo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Historic Register Counts". Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division. State of Hawaii. February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.