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| Oppama J.H.S.(追浜中) | |
| Takatori J.H.S.(鷹取中) | |
| Taura J.H.S.(田浦中) | |
| Sakuradai J.H.S.(桜台中) | |
| Sakamoto J.H.S.(坂本中) | |
| Iriyamazu J.H.S.(不入斗中) | |
| Tokiwa J.H.S.(常葉中) | |
| Kugo J.H.S.(公郷中) | |
| Ikegami J.H.S.(池上中) | |
| Kinugasa J.H.S.(衣笠中) | |
| Ohyabe J.H.S.(大矢部中) | |
| Ohtsu J.H.S.(大津中) | |
| Mabori J.H.S.(馬堀中) | |
| Uraga J.H.S.(浦賀中) | |
| Uenodai J.H.S.(上の台中) | |
| Kamoi J.H.S.(鴨居中) | |
| Iwato J.H.S.(岩戸中) | |
| Kurihama J.H.S.(久里浜中) | |
| Shimmei J.H.S.(神明中) | |
| Nobi J.H.S.(野比中) | |
| Kitashitaura J.H.S(北下浦中) | |
| Nagasawa J.H.S.(長沢中) | |
| Nagai J.H.S.(長井中) | |
| Takeyama J.H.S.(武山中) | |
| Ohgusu J.H.S.(大楠中) | |
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Ｓｕｅ Ｄｉｅｔｒｉｃｈ Tokiwa Junior High School |
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What a Day!  Wow - another amazing Sports Day Festival! Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to the opening ceremony, but arrived in time to watch an amusing (and clever!) relay that involved bats, blindfolds and boxes. I wanted to run out and join in, it looked like so much fun. I cannot even fathom the organizational process that goes into a Sports Day. Everyone has his or her specific (and numerous!) jobs - faculty, students, even parents! - and each steps up to the task like Mr./Mrs./Miss “Johnny-on-the-spot”. It’s like a well-oiled machine, even though the school only does this once a year. And although student responsibility and leadership may not actually win a footrace or a relay, those two components were certainly evident underpinnings of the festival’s structure. One of the most endearing things I observed was how the handicapped students were incorporated into many of the events. Although all of the faculty worked 100-plus percent throughout the day (and of course during the many weeks beforehand), the teachers of the handicapped must have let out an even bigger sigh of exhausted relief at the close of the day. But I’m sure both those students and their parents were overwhelmingly grateful for their cheerful, tireless efforts. Although competition is the key motivator behind the whole Sports Day production - from planning the team decorations, costuming and choreography, the actual relays, to jump-roping, footraces, and such - it is all done with what I guess you could call ’competitive grace’. The desire to win is quite obvious on every single face at the start of each competition, yet when a relay baton is dropped….or someone gets the outside lane (a definite disadvantage)….or the tape recorder playing the music for the cheering/dancing skips on and off - leading to one false start and ultimately forcing everyone to ’make-do’….these kids simply ’suck it up’, smile, and carry on. No whiners in this bunch! No whiners…just winners. Maybe only one team walked away as this years’ Tokiwa Sports Day Festival Champions, but I imagine every single student out there gained more from the day than he or she may ever realize. P.S. The yakusoba the parents made that day (600 containers) was the most delicious I have ever tasted since arriving here in Japan. Oishii-des! |
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