| Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School | |
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4361 Salt Lake Boulevard , 96818 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Discipline, Respect, Responsibility" |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Hawaii Department of Education – Central Oahu |
| Principal | James Sunday |
| Teaching staff | 69.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,231 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.84[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black White Red Trim |
| Athletics | Oahu Interscholastic Association (White Division) |
| Mascot | Ram (Pappy) |
| Rivals | Moanalua High School &Aiea High School |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The RamPage |
| Yearbook | Ka Po'e Ae'a (Wanderer) |
| Newsletter | The Admiral |
| Military | United States Navy JROTC |
Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School, known asRadford High School, is a coeducational college preparatorypublic high school in theCity and County of Honolulu,Hawaii.
The school is named after Navy AdmiralArthur William Radford who served as Commander-in-Chief of theUnited States Pacific Command after WWII. Radford High School was established in 1957 and graduated its first senior class in June 1960. It is fully accredited by theWestern Association of Schools and Colleges.[2] The school is located on 27 acres of land on Salt Lake Boulevard, outside of the Aliamanu Military Reservation. The campus has a bronze sculpture entitledStriving for Excellence by Jan Gordon Fisher. Radford serves a community of approximately 30,000 people. Its students are ethnically diverse[clarification needed] and about 63% military dependents, resulting in a yearly transiency rate of about one-third.
The school community is within a one-mile radius ofJoint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Foster Village and Aliamanu. Radford High School's boundary encompasses the following civilian housing areas: Aliamanu, Alii Plantation, Crosspointe, and Foster Village.It encompasses the following military housing areas: Hokulani, Ohana Nui, Hickam Air Force Base, Catlin Park, Ford Island, Hale Moku, Halsey Terrace, Little Makalapa, Makalapa, Moanalua Terrace, Pearl Harbor Shipyard Quarters, and most of Aliamanu Military Reservation Housing.
MYAC is the school's primary community group and comprises school leaders, three military commands, Family Service Centers, business and civilian leaders, PTSO representatives, students, and the community college liaisons. The council addresses most issues of its transient population, meeting monthly on the Radford campus. It is a highly functional, comprehensive partnership that has resulted in many exemplary programs and improvements for Radford students and has solved many critical campus/community issues.[3]
Radford High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education Aiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area in the Central Oahu District along withAiea High School andMoanalua High School.[4]
The Radford Complex consists of 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school:
Radford offers various co-curricular activities. These include student government, class-level activities, honor societies, service clubs, special interest clubs, and interscholastic athletics.
Radford offers courses such as Japanese language, introduction to industrial engineering, forensic science, entrepreneurship, marine science,language arts courses for the gifted and talented, two advanced placement courses in each core area, the Multimedia Program under the Arts and Communications Career Pathway, aJunior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, a Freshman Academy, aCulinary Arts Academy, a Building and Construction Academy, and many other electives.
Radford maintains several comprehensive student support programs. The Student Transition Center provides new student orientation, a "lunch buddy" program, and a tutorial program for those students who need extra study assistance. The Discovery Center assists students with job preparation and placement. The College and Career Resource Center helps students with college searches and applications.
The school offers a music program that includes a concert band, made up of less experienced players, a symphonic band, for those with more training, an orchestra, a chorus, a guitar class, and a marching band. The Radford "Rams" Marching Band began in the early 1970s and continued through the early '90s when it ceased to exist. In 2008, the new music director, Nicole Sherlock, revived the marching band and students voted to change the name to Radford "Red Brigade" Marching Band. By 2013, the drumline had established itself as one of the top drumlines in the state of Hawaii.
The Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps unit offers extracurricular activities such as armed and unarmeddrill teams, FOX team, and a PT team among other activities within the unit. Students enrolled in the program take Naval Science courses and have opportunities to attend many functions on the nearby Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. The battalion is currently headed by Senior Naval Science Instructor LCDR. Harrison Depondicchello (USN).
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| OIA TITLES | |
| Sport | Championship Years |
| Baseball | 1961, 1979, 2010 (Div. II), 2011 (Div. II), 2019 (Div. II) |
| Basketball (boys) | 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1989 |
| Basketball (girls) | 2011 (Div. II), 2012 (Div. II) |
| Cheerleading | 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| Cross Country (boys) | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2013 |
| Cross Country (girls) | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2005, 2016 |
| Football | 1961, 1962, 1969, 1976, 1981, 2005 (Div. II), 2012 (Div. II), 2015 (Div. II) |
| Golf (boys) | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1981 |
| Soccer (boys) | 1966, 2022 (Div. II) |
| Soccer (girls) | 2013 (Div. II) |
| Swimming & Diving (boys) | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983 |
| Swimming & Diving (girls) | 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1992 |
| Tennis (girls) | 1972, 1975 |
| Track & Field (boys) | 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
| Track & Field (girls) | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Volleyball (boys) | 2023 (Div. II) |
| Volleyball (girls) | 1971, 1980, 2005 (Div. II), 2013 (Div. II) |
| Wrestling (boys) | 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1989 |
| Wrestling (girls) | 1997 |
| HHSAA STATE TITLES | |
| Sport | Championship Years |
| Baseball | 1979 |
| Basketball (boys) | 1969, 1971, 1977, 1989 |
| Basketball (girls) | 2011 (Div. II) |
| Cheerleading | 2005 (Medium Division), 2006 (Med. Div.), 2007 (Med. Div.), 2008 (Med. Div.), 2009 (Med. Div.), 2010 (Med. Div.), 2011 (Large Div.), 2012 (Large Div.), 2013 (Large Div.), 2014 (Large Div.), 2015 (Med. Div.), 2021 (Med. Div.), 2023 (Coed Div.), 2024 (Coed Div.), 2025 (Coed Div.) |
| Cross Country (boys) | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 |
| Cross Country (girls) | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 2024 (Div.I) |
| Football | 1981 (Prep Bowl), 2015 (Div. II) |
| Golf (boys) | 1966, 1967 |
| Track & Field (boys) | 1982, 1985 |
| Track & Field (girls) | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980 |
| Volleyball (boys) | 2025 (Div II) |
| Volleyball (girls) | 1971 |
| Wrestling (boys) | 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 |
Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):
Official Radford High School Website
Radford Registration Information
Celebrating Radford's 50th Anniversary
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