Unique Courses

The Black and Gold 1977

Unique Courses complement individual needs

Specialized courses were made available to aid students with individual needs.

A Special Education Program was provided for students who were handicapped visually, auditorily, or academically. The program was geared to integrating these students into the regular classroom and becoming a part of school life, academically and socially.

 In its ninth year, the Program for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing is unique on this island. This program places an emphasis on aiding and encouraging students with learning disabilities to become more active in school functions such as attending proms, participating in athletics and other extra-curricular and classroom activities.

 Once again the Ala Moana Lions helped out - this time by buying new equipment including a refrigerator which stores batteries and tapes used for the instruments of the program.
 Excelerating the acculturation process was a goal of the Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL) Program.

 Offered as a regular English credit, TESOL gave practice in basic English skills to students from countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, and Korea and helped them get adjusted to their new environment in Hawaii.

 School Service and Off Campus completed the list of special courses. The non-credit Off Campus choice enabled students to have free time to pursue interests outside of the school curriculum, such as working at part time jobs, catching up on school work or just "cruising." School Service aides performed the small, but essential tasks for teachers and earned a half credit per semester.

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017