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St. Andrew's Schools
St. Andrew's Schools is a private K–12 school in Honolulu, Hawaii. Made up of The Priory, an all-girls K–12 program with a college preparatory school; The Prep, the all-boys K–5 program; and a co-educational preschool for ages 2–5 years in the Nu'uanu valley. Founded in 1867 by Queen Emma Kaleleonālani, wife of King Kamehameha IV, the schools enroll students in preschool through grade 12 year round. The enrollment is about 550, with a student-teacher ratio of 8 to 1. The school is affiliated with the Episcopal Church (United States). It is administered by a board of trustees and is the oldest all-girls school in Hawai'i.[1] More than half the faculty have advanced degrees, and virtually 100% of graduates attend four-year colleges and universities across the country. HistoryRaised in the Anglican faith, Queen Emma recognized the educational needs of the young women of Hawaiʻi and founded St. Andrew's Priory so that Hawaiian girls would receive an education equivalent to what was traditionally offered only to boys. Her mission of establishing a girls' school in Honolulu took her to England to seek the counsel of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Under his authority, the Sisters of the Church of England returned to Hawaiʻi with Queen Emma to begin their work.[2] The school opened on Ascension Day, May 30, 1867, under the direction of Queen Emma and Mother Priscilla Lydia Sellon of the Society of the Most Holy Trinity of Devonport, Plymouth, England.[2] In 1902, the Episcopal Church of the United States assumed administrative control of the school.[2] Until 1969, the Priory was run by the Sisters of the American Order of the Transfiguration. Since 1969 the school has been led by a headmaster. Father Fred 'Fritz' G. Minuth was the Priory's first headmaster from 1969 until he was succeeded by Father David K. Kennedy in 1981.[3][4] As of 2009[update] the headmaster was Sandra J. Theunick. The Priory Head of School is Ruth R. Fletcher, Ph.D. The Priory remains as an all-girls school. In 1976, the school assumed non-profit corporation status with a board of trustees. The school's charter of incorporation provides a link with the Episcopal Church. In 2013, the St. Andrew's Schools were formed, bringing St. Andrew's Priory School under one umbrella with the existing co-ed Queen Emma Preschool and the newly created St. Andrew's Preparatory School for Boys (The Prep) for boys in elementary school.[5] The school is located at 224 Queen Emma Square, 21°18′35″N 157°51′23″W / 21.30972°N 157.85639°W and is named for the adjacent Saint Andrew's Cathedral, which was named for King Kamehameha IV (husband of Queen Emma Kaleleonālani), who died on November 30, 1863, the feast day of Saint Andrew. The board of trustees is chaired by Dew-Anne Nishida Langcaon '81. CampusThe co-ed Queen Emma Preschool is located on Pali Highway. The single-gender lower, middle, and high schools are all located on the main downtown campus, located at 224 Queen Emma Square.[1] Buildings include: Centennial Hall, Jubinsky Hall, Kennedy Hall, Sellon Hall, Transfiguration Hall, and the James C. Castle Gymnasium which includes a dance studio. TraditionsAscension Day Service Mauna 'Ala Queen Emma Ball School organizationSt. Andrew's Priory is divided into four sections:[1]
AcademicsHigh school students may earn college credit through the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) program and through the Collegiate Advancement Program. AP courses are offered in biology, calculus, chemistry, English, world languages, physics, U.S. government, U.S. history, and many more. Through its Collegiate Advancement Program with Hawaii Pacific University, the Priory also offers the opportunity for qualified juniors and seniors to enroll without additional cost in college freshman-level courses.[1] Accreditation and rankingSt. Andrew's Schools is accredited (K–12) by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). In 2015, St. Andrew's earned the highest ranking of accreditation: a six-year with a mid-term report. AthleticsThe school is a member of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association and the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, an athletic conference composed of Honolulu-area private schools. The Priory fields varsity teams in basketball, bowling, paddling, sailing, tennis, and volleyball, and is a member of Pac-5 in competitive cheer, cross-country, judo, kayaking, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, water polo, and wrestling.[1][13] St. Andrew's Priory is one of twenty-two smaller private schools that make up a larger unified team called Pac-5 Wolfpack, that allows the students to participate in certain high school athletic competition. Pac-Five was founded in 1974 to allow smaller private institutions (of 1000 or less students per school) to form a football team and compete at a varsity level with bigger schools.[14] Now, Pac-5 competes in baseball, canoe paddling, cheerleading, cross-country, football, judo, kayaking, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, water polo, and wrestling.[14] In 2004, the Priory's varsity basketball team won the Hawai'i High School Girls State Division II Basketball Championship.[15] Other activitiesRocketry team[16]The school had the only rocketry team in the state. In 2008, the Priory team was the first team from Hawaii to qualify for the Team America Rocket Challenge (TARC), and they were one of only two all-girl teams in the national competition.[17] Competing against 99 other teams nationwide, the Priory team took home top honors for "Best Presentation" and "Most Spirited Team". However, since 2011, the rocketry team has ceased to exist.[18] 2008 TARC results:[16] State Science/Engineering FairIn 2010, Kang-Ying (Connie) Liu ('11) won first place at the 53rd Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair for her college graduate-level work in developing nine new equations to describe triangle inequalities.[19][20] Liu competed in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest international pre-college science competition.[20] At the 54th Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair (2011), Priory students took home three of the top four prizes in a field of 77 schools.[21] For the second year in a row, Kang-Ying (Connie) Liu ('11) took home first place in the state.[21] The students competed against students from 55 countries in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California.[21] Alumnae
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