Extracurricular Activities
Student activities and groups include Associated Student Body, Chorus, Class elected officers, Seminar Representatives, Drama, Far East Activity Council events, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Educators of America, Band, MCJROTC, Model United Nations, Intellectual Cultural Society, Chess Club, Ryukyuan American Tomodachi Organization, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, School Newspaper (The Typhoon), Science & Humanities Symposium, Student-2-Student, Yearbook (Torii), and International Thespian Society.
The student newspaper (Typhoon) was established in 1964, when the present day Kubasaki High School was opened in Kishaba Terrace. During the late 1960s, the school newspaper gained national and international fame, winning 12 straight All-American ratings from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). In 1972, it was shortlisted for the Pacemaker Award as the top high school newspaper in America. Quill and Scroll awarded the Typhoon the George H. Gallup Award for excellence in 1972. The Typhoon has been the only Department of Defense high school to win an All-American rating. The student newspaper was printed locally by Okinawan printers. The Typhoon was the product of both extra-curricular students and the journalism class.
The student yearbook (Torii) was founded in 1961. In 1967, the Torii began production. In 1971, the Torii received an All-American rating (the first of any DoD high school) by the NSPA. The Torii was printed stateside after the new Kubasaki was established in 1964.
Quill and Scroll honorary journalistic society was established at Kubasaki High School in the spring of 1971.
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