Arts Excellence Schools and Past Winners

The Hawai’i Alliance for Arts Education is dedicated to promoting the arts as essential to the complete education of every child. With this in mind, in 1994 we established the annual Arts Excellence Awards,
to recognize exemplary schools that teach the arts as disciplines and integrate it into other subjects. These schools:

1. Teach standards-based fine arts lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and drama;
2. Integrate the arts into other academic subjects;
3. Are supported by administration, teachers, and parents who are committed to providing arts in education.

Every year the competition rotates between elementary, middle, and high school. This year, elementary schools are invited to apply for exceptional arts programs during the 2007-08 school year.
Public and independent schools are eligible to apply. Winners will receive cash awards depending upon sales of ARTS License Plates and contributions from arts organizations. For the past 14 years, the State Foundation on Culture and Arts (SFCA) has provided $3,000 each to three public schools receiving the award. We are hopeful that the funding will be in place this year. The board of directors of the Hawai’i Arts Alliance is committed to seeking funds to continue this award.

During the Alliance's benefit/concert, Celebrate the ARTS!, on October 4, 2008, awards were presented to the principals and teachers to honor their schools’ exemplary arts education program. The monetary awards were designated to support arts programs for the students. Arts Excellence Awards were established to recognize schools that teach the arts as disciplines as well as integrate arts into other core academic subjects. In 2008, Middle Schools were invited to apply for the Arts Excellence Awards. Congratulations to the awardees and the educators who perpetuate arts in the classroom!

Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, Waimea, Hawai‘i
Innovations Public Charter School, Kailua Kona, Hawai‘i
Parker School, Waimea, Hawai‘i
Kalama Intermediate School, Makawao, Maui
Seabury Hall, Makawao, Maui
Kawananakoa Middle School, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Honolulu Waldorf School, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Washington Middle School, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Jarrett Middle School, Honolulu, O‘ahu

2005 Intermediate
William P. Jarrett
Maui Waena
Gov. Samuel Wilder King

Haleakala Waldorf School
La Pietra School
St. Ann’s School

(PHGF Award) Connections PCS

(HWS Awd - Public) Robert Louis Stevenson

(HWS Awd – Indep.) Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts
Punahou School, Case Middle School

2004 High
Education Lab. School
Henry Perrine Baldwin HS
Roosevelt HS
Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts
Sacred Hearts Academy
Seabury Hall

(PHGF Award) Leilehua High School
(Hon. Mention) Castle High School
Lahainaluna HS
Kanu o ka ‘Aina

2003 Elementary
Kula
Waiau
Noelani
Hanalei
Waiahole
Hanahau‘oli

2002 Intermediate
Halau Ku Mana PCS
King Kalakaua
Kawananakoa
Clearview Christian Girls School
Iolani
Maryknoll
Mid Pacific Institute

2001 High
Kahuku
Roosevelt
Waianae
Honolulu Waldorf
Mid-Pacific School of the Arts
Seabury Hall

2000 Elementary
Haiku
Kula
Ma‘ili
Noelani
Honolulu Waldorf
Le Jardin
Sacred Hearts

1999 Intermediate
Dole
Jarret
Moanalua
Haleakala Waldorf
Honolulu Waldorf
Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts

1998 High
Kauai
Roosevelt
Waianae
Sacred Hearts
Mid Pacific School of the Arts
Punahou
Honolulu Waldorf

1997 Elementary
Aikahi
Hanalei
Kuhio
Haleakala Waldorf
Honolulu Waldorf
Iolani

1996 Intermediate
Kawananakoa
Stevenson
Waimanalo
Laupahoehoe

1995 High
Kahuku
Parker
Pearl City
St. Francis

1994 Elementary
Barbers Point
Ernest Bowen De Silva
Kamiloiki
Honolulu Waldorf

Note: Schools listed in italics were honorees, up until 2002. After 2002 italics are independent schools.
Schools listed in bold were nominees for the 1999 National Schools of Distinction Award



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