Hilo High School Centennial Celebration

Hilo High School Viking alumni are invited to participate in HHS Centennial Celebration. Included here are events scheduled during the centennial celebration week as well as useful information which will help you make plans to enjoy this week renewing olf friendships, building new acquaintences and reminicing on good times of your high school years. For information and to reserve tickets, please contact the coordinators listed below. Also visit the HHS website at www.hilohs.k12.hi.us.

Fliers/Forms: PDF Document


Centennial Events

* Events coordinated by HHS Foundation. See order form for event contact information.
** Events coordinated by HHS committee.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

100th Birthday Celebration **
10:00am - 2:00pm, Hilo High School campus, free
Kick off the week of festivities as the campus buzzes with generations of Hilo High graduates
to commemorate this extraordinary year. Ono food, crafts, displays, steak fry lunch, birthday cake ceremony and recognition of past principals and staff.

First Hawaiian Bank Centennial Kick-Off Reception *
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Moku’ola Room
$20 donation to Foundation. Limited number of tickets available. Join alumnus and friends from near and far at a kick-off reception. Pupus, entertainment, no-host cocktails.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Campus Tours **
3:00 pm, Hilo High Campus, free
Take a casual stroll through the campus, get a brief history and relive old memories!

Viking Band and Ambassadors Concert **
6:00 pm, Hilo High School Auditorium, $3.00 per person
Enjoy the musical talent of students and award-winning alumni musicians at this evening concert. Seating is limited!

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Campus Tours **
3:00 pm, Hilo High Campus, free

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Campus Tours **
3:00 pm, Hilo High Campus, free

Alumni Variety Show **
6:30 pm, Hilo High Auditorium, $3.00 per person
Remember Senior Variety Shows? Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of entertainment featuring Hilo High Alumni performing blasts from the past. Seating is limited.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

HHS Centennial Golf Tournament *
11:00 am shotgun start, Hilo Municipal Golf Course, $300 per 2-man team
Support the Foundation with fun and challenge in this modifi ed scramble event. Entry fee includes entrance to the KTA/Nani Mau Centennial Reunion Night, green and cart fees, centennial commemorative keepsake and prizes!

KTA/Nani Mau Centennial Reunion Night *
5:00 pm -10:00 pm, Nani Mau Gardens, 421 Makalika Street, $20 per person (fee included in golf tournament participant entry). Join alumnus and friends for an evening of remembrances, music, dancing, pupus, no-host cocktails.

Campus Tours **
3:00 pm, Hilo High Campus, free

Performing Arts Learning Center (PALC) Performance **
7:00 pm. Hilo High Auditorium, $3.00 per person
Students will amuse you as they display their talents and perform bits and pieces of memories from the past 100 years. Seating is limited.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Campus Tours **
3:00 pm, Hilo High Campus, free

Reunion of the Decades *
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium, free
Come together for this mega class reunion, enjoy music of alumnus, share good times with old and new friends!

Saturday, September 30, 2006

School Lunch Day **
11:00 am, Hilo High Cafeteria, $2.00 per lunch
Enjoy good ol’ Spanish Rice, shortbread cookies and more with good ol’ entertainment!

Old Car and Motorcycle Show **
11:00 am, Hilo High parking lot, free
See cars and bikes of the decades, enjoy entertainment!

Homecoming Motorcade **
3:00 pm, Motorcade from campus to Wong Stadium
Share in the spirit as homecoming and centennial celebrants boogie on down to the cheer on the Vikings!

Homecoming Football Game **
Wong Stadium, $5 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), HHS students free with athletic activity card, and $2 for students in grades 1-8
5:00 pm, JV football game, 7:00 pm, Varsity football game,
9:00 pm, Lighting of Letters.
Cheer on the Vikings to victory at the finale Homecoming event!!

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Schedule

Sunday, September 24 - Saturday, September 30, 2006

SUN 10:00-2:00 Athletic Steak Fry Cafeteria
    Entertainment by HHS Alumni Auditorium Stairs
    Food & Craft Booths Classrooms
    Campus Tours Library
  5:00-7:30* Centennial Reception Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Moku'ola Rm
MON 3:00-4:00 Campus Tours Patio
  6:00-7:30 HHS Band & Ambassadors Concert Auditorium
TUE 3:00-4:00 Campus Tours Patio
WED 3:00-4:00 Campus Tours Patio
  6:30-9:00 Variety Show Auditorium
THU 11:00 * Centennial Golf Tournament Hilo Municipal
  3:00-4:00 Campus Tours Patio
  5:00-10:00* Centennial Reunion Night Nani Mau Gardens
  7:00-8:15 PALC Performance Auditorium
FRI 3:00-4:00 Campus Tours Patio
  7:00* Reunion of the Decades Civic Auditorium
SAT 11:00-2:00 School Lunch Cafeteria
    Old Car/Motorcycle Show Parking Lot
    Campus Tours Library
  3:30-4:30 Motorcade to Stadium HHS
  5:00-9:00 JV & Varsity Football Game Wong Stadium
  9:00-9:30 Lighting of Letters Wong Stadium

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Where to Stay

The following hotels who agreed to offer discounts for attendees. “mention the HHS 100th Celebration” when making reservations:

Country Club Condo Hotel
121 Banyan Drive
808-961-5648
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel**
71 Banyan Drive
808-935-9361
Naniloa Volcanoes Resort
93 Banyan Drive
808-969-3333
Hilo Bay Hotel Uncle Billy’s
87 Banyan Drive
808-961-5818
**CENTENNIAL
HEADQUARTERS
Information, pick-up for
tickets and merchandise
Hilo Seaside Hotel
126 Banyan Way
808-935-0821

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For more Information

Contact Rene Shindo at (808)974-4021 ext. 2283 or at rene_shindo@notes.k12.hi.us.

T-shirts, aloha shirts and other Centennial memorabilia will also be available.

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