Naha Port Wheel was the home to three different schools from 1957 to 1968. Kubasaki American High School occupied 2 Barracks Buildings from 1957 to 1964. Kubasaki American Junior High Occupied the adjacent Barracks Building from 1957 to 1964. Port Wheel Junior High occupied a set of quonset huts from 1964 to at least 1968. To date, we have found no evidence that Port Wheel Junior High existed after the 1967-1968 schoolyear.
Naha Port Wheel Schools are referenced with numbers 2, 3, and 4 on the aerial photo, below.
Kubasaki American Junior High School Fall 1957 to Spring 1964
Kubasaki American Junior High School occupied the barracks building adjacent to the two buildings occupied by the high school. Kubasaki Junior High School was in Building 411 Naha Port Wheel. Location #3 in the photo at the top of the page is the location of Building 411.
Kubasaki American High School Fall 1957 to Spring 1964
Naha Port Wheel Junior High School Fall 1964 to Spring 1971
After the high school left the area to move to its permanent home in the Kishaba Housing area, the Junior High was split. Part of it moved to Camp Kubasaki and part of it stayed at Naha Port Wheel.
Naha Port Wheel 9 Fall 1971 ** to Spring 1975 **
After the 7th and 8th Graders moved to Naha Middle School, all that was left were the 9th grade students. Nothing official has been found, but, there are several students that have corroborated the memory. We do not have any pictures of the 9th Grade Only School. Same facility as Port Wheel Junior High, Quonset Huts. Not sure how long this school might have existed.
Anyone that has any additional information about this site, the school, the people, the circumstances, memories, written or photographic, please contact us!!
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