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President William McKinley High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The school is named after the late William McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, who served from 1897 to 1901.

McKinley was established in 1865 and is one of the oldest public high schools in the state of Hawaii. Several of its buildings have historic significance and are designated as both state and national historical buildings.

MHS is the home of the Tigers and is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

President William McKinley High School
Prinicpal Milton Shishido
School type Public
Grade levels 9-12
Student body Coeducational
Religious affiliation None
Founded 1865
Location Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Students 1,814
Faculty 108
Campus surroundings Urban
School district Hawaii State Department of Education
Nickname Tigers
Mascot A tiger
School colors Black and gold
Motto  
Newspaper name Daily Pinion
Yearbook name Black and Gold

Campus

History

Timeline of notable McKinley High School events

  • 1865 - Fort Street English Day School founded by Maurice B. Beckwith in the basement of the old Fort Street Church.
  • 1869 - English Day School moved to the corner of Fort Street and School Street.
  • 1895 - English Day School moved to Princess Ruth’s palace and renamed Honolulu High School.
  • 1907 - Honolulu High School moved to the corner of Beretania Street and Victoria Street and renamed President William McKinley High School.
  • 1923 - McKinley High School moved to its present location on South King Street.
  • 1927 - Marion McCarrell Scott Auditorium dedicated.
  • 1931 - McKinley pool completed and named in honor of the late Fred Wright, former mayor of Honolulu.
  • 1959 - Social studies building completed and named after Hawaii Chief Justice Wilfred Tsukiyama.
  • 1961 - Miles E. Carey cafeteria completed.
  • 1962 - Music building completed.
  • 1964 - Gymnasium completed.

Students

School year 2001-2002

Total enrollment - 1,814 students

  • Enrollment by ethnicity (listed in decreasing order)
    • Chinese - 390 (22.1%)
    • Filipino - 284 (16.1%)
    • Other - 282 (16.0%)
    • Japanese - 204 (11.6%)
    • Part-Hawaiian - 186 (10.5%)
    • Korean - 103 (5.8%)
    • Samoan - 103 (5.8%)
    • White - 62 (3.5%)
    • Indo-Chinese - 55 (3.1%)
    • Hawaiian - 34 (1.9%)
    • Hispanic - 28 (1.6%)
    • Portuguese - 22 (1.2%)
    • Black - 11 (0.6%)
    • Native American - 1 (0.1%)

Note: Unknown - 49 (not included in percentages)

  • Enrollment by gender
    • Male - 926 (51.0%)
    • Female - 888 (49.0%)
  • Enrollment by grade level
    • 9 - 481 (26.5%)
    • 10 - 522 (28.8%)
    • 11 - 405 (22.3%)
    • 12 - 406 (22.4%)

Faculty

Extracurricular activities

Traditions

Noted McKinley High School alumni

Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation)

References

  • Hawaii State Department of Education (n.d.). School Status and Improvement Report (School Year 2001-2002): President William McKinley High School. Retrieved June 16, 2004, from State of Hawaii Department of Education, Accountability Resource Center Hawaii Web site: http://arch.k12.hi.us/school/ssir/2002/honolulu.html
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