The Black and Gold 1977
Classes - Supplementary activities enrich curriculum
Classroom activities made up the largest part of a typical day for all students at McKinley. As in the previous year, the school utilized an alternating 1-3-5 periods schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 2-4-6 periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with all periods on Fridays.
To enrich or supplement the 90 minutes of class time, teachers improvised different teaching methods. Among them were individual research, group discussions and field trips where learning extended beyond the classroom.
Guest speakers or supplemental visual aids such as films and filmstrips also served as an alternative to the regular classroom lectures.
Offering the largest selection of electives of any high school on Oahu, students could choose fields ranging from Home Economics to Industrial Arts, from Publications to Agricultural Technology; a course was available to suite just about everyone.
Awards - Achievements gain individual recognition
Throughout the school year, members of McKinley's student body won recognition or awards for scholastic and personal achievement.
Ten creative and talented art students won awards in the 1977 Scholastic Art Contest, Hawaii region. Their winning entries were on display at Ala Moana Shopping Center and later competed for national awards in New York.
McKinley's Taikas, a girls' precision drill team, took the second division trophy in the annual Aloha Week parade in October.
Seniors Greg Nishioka and Bart Asato were nominated to represent McKinley in the United States Youth Program. Bart was also selected as one of 20 student moderators for the State Student Conference held in January.
One of 300 seniors in an honor group, Catherine Uyehara was selected for the 36th annual Science Talent Search for the Westinghouse Scholarships and Awards. She was also a first place winner, research division, of the MHS Science Fair.
McKinley's band students were awarded a total of 91 medals in the Solo and Ensembles judging at the University of Hawaii. Individuals and ensembles were evaluated as they competed against other high school band students. The State Select Band in March was composed of the best in each category.
McKinley's thespians captured overall superior ratings in the State Thespian Conference at Kaiser High School. The award of "Most Superior Ratings" was also presented to the group, whose awards included two quadruple superiors, the highest possible achievement.
Other students received recognition for their entries at the Science and Engineering Fair and Industrial Arts Fair where their talents and ingenuity were displayed.
Seniors, Randall Chun and Terence Oi, advanced to the finals of the 1977 National Merit Scholarship program.
McKinley High School Class of 1977
40th Reunion Summer 2017
