Kadena High School
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Kadena High School is on Kadena Air Base
in Okinawa
, Okinawa Prefecture
, Japan and is administered by Department of Defense Education Activity
. It opened in 1981. The school is mainly for English-speaking American military dependents. It is run under the supervision of the Okinawa Department of Defense Dependents Schools
District.
The school's main rivals are Kubasaki High School
and Okinawa Christian School International
.
The school has teams in tennis, basketball, soccer, football,cross country and track.
Kadena Air Base
, is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the hub of U.S. airpower in the Pacific, and home to the USAF's 18th Wing and a variety of associate units.-Units:The 18th Wing is the host unit at Kadena...
in Okinawa
Okinawa, Okinawa
is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa, about 20 km north of Naha....
, Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, Japan and is administered by Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense Education Activity
The Department of Defense Education Activity is a civilian agency of the United States Department of Defense that manages all schools for military children and teenagers, as well as foreign service children and teenagers, in the United States and also overseas at American military bases worldwide...
. It opened in 1981. The school is mainly for English-speaking American military dependents. It is run under the supervision of the Okinawa Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Department of Defense Dependents Schools
The Department of Defense Dependents Schools are a network of schools, both primary and secondary, that serve dependents of United States military - and other non-US - personnel outside the United States. The schools themselves are operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity...
District.
Campus
The School is located near the east entrance of Gate 5 with Kadena Middle School on the west side of the Gate. The School has a main building where most classes and activities are held. Due to a large number of students an additional 2-Story building called "The Annex" was added.History
The school opened in 1981. It originally included grade levels 7-12 as there were no middle schools at the time.Sports
The school mascot is the Panther. Most sports have two teams - the Islanders and the Buccaneers. School colors are black and gold.The school's main rivals are Kubasaki High School
Kubasaki High School
Kubasaki High School is a United States Department of Defense Dependents School located on Okinawa. Kubasaki is the oldest existing high school in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools system....
and Okinawa Christian School International
Okinawa Christian School International
Okinawa Christian School International is a private Christian school located on the island of Okinawa, Japan. OCSI was established in 1957 in order to provide an English-language K-12 education for the children of American missionaries. During the first year, Mrs...
.
The school has teams in tennis, basketball, soccer, football,cross country and track.