Maryknoll School

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Maryknoll School

Name	Maryknoll Schools
Address	1526 Alexander St.
Town	Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Established	2009
Community	Urban
Type	Independence
Religion	Catholic
Students	Coeducational
Grades	K to 12
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
District	None
Subdistrict	None
Nickname
Mascot	Spartans
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Motto	Nobless Oblige
Military	None
Newspaper	Chi Rho Knoller
Yearbook	Tribute
Distinctions	One of the first Catholic Religion schools in the United States to employ American educational styles
Website	Link
Email	Link

Maryknoll School is a private, coeducational Catholic Christian school serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The school is located on the island of Oʻahu and is administered by the Diocese of Honolulu in association with its original founders, the Maryknoll Society of brothers and priests and the Maryknoll Congregation, also called the Maryknoll Sisters.

The school started out as a one-story wood frame building containing four classrooms. It was blessed and dedicated in 1927 and opened with a student body of 93 boys and 77 girls in the lower grade levels. The six Maryknoll Sisters, who had arrived from New York just four days before opening day, comprised the first faculty.

Maryknoll School spent its first few years further refining its mission, vision and purpose. The Maryknoll Sisters believed in education as a choice between different educational styles and should be open to all residents of Hawaiʻi no matter what background or faith tradition. It pioneered Catholic education in the American vision that the Maryknoll Sisters developed, as opposed to the traditional European-based education, such as those at Sacred Hearts Academy and Saint Louis School. They invited all residents of Hawaiʻi to send their children to Maryknoll School for a uniquely American type of Catholic education. In 1931, the Maryknoll Sisters expanded the school to accommodate older students; in 1935, Maryknoll School graduated its first class.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Jasmine Trias, American Idol finalist.
• Keahiwai, Hawaiian Island Music Group

[edit] See also

• Maryknoll

[edit] Sources

• Official website
• Maryknoll Society
• Maryknoll Alumni Resources