As high school seniors begin the college application process both in school and in their homes, they face a lot of challenges, making the application process a stressful moment in their lives. On Oct....
In an exciting and vibrant fusion of creativity and education, McKinley High School and its Art Department collaborated with the Honolulu Museum of Art to give McKinley student artists an opportunity to...
Students at McKinley High School are expressing disappointment over the changes to the EXPRESS HOLO card program. Previously available to all students from 2023 to 2024, the cards now have new eligibility...
In an effort to combat Hawaii’s ongoing blood shortage, Health Academy students at McKinley High School partnered with the Blood Bank of Hawaii to host a blood drive at the school library on Nov. 13,...
As the LGBTQ+ community has garnered increased awareness, transgender athletes have become a more common occurrence in all levels of sports. A controversy in this summer’s Olympics posed a plethora of...
On Aug. 10, Hawaii’s primary election for the 25th State House District, covering Ala Moana, Kaka’ako, Downtown Honolulu, and McKinley High School, resulted in a historic upset.
Kim Coco Iwamoto unseated...
On Aug. 5, the incoming freshmen had their first ever assembly at McKinley High School’s gymnasium so they could interact with one another, as well as be informed through various speeches.
The day started...
Reporting assistance by Leif Allgood, Kena Anien Donald Ayon, Alex Azhari and Loraine Tanbalo
McKinley High School principal, Ron Okamura, spoke to The Pinion reporters on Sept. 9 in the newsroom...
On May 26, McKinley High School's class of 2024 celebrated the completion of their high school journeys. They first started their freshman year during mid-pandemic, most not stepping onto campus till...
The Smarter Balanced Assessment is a standardized test that was introduced to schools in early spring of 2015. Since then, the test has been used in 13 states, including Hawaii, to assess schools and students.
Recently,...
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