Barack Obama - The High School Basketball Star

During Sen. Barack Obama's time spent growing up in Hawaii, he became quite the basketball player at the Punahou School, one of the state's top private schools. A documentary will be airing on ABC Nightly News tonight highlighting Obama's basketball career.

The 3,600 students of Punahou, came from a wide variety of backgrounds, with a blend of Polynesian, Asian, European and other cultures. Adding further validity to the statement, "Everybody in Hawaii is a minority."


During his tenture at the Punahou School, Barack Obama was known primarily for his appealing personality, his honesty and his aggressive play on the basketball court. These small stories of aggressiveness on the court, even during his adolescent years, continue to speak volumes of the Senators tenacity in all that he does.