長万部高校の日常

　５月10日（火）に火災の避難訓練を実施しました。今回は、通常の授業中を想定した避難訓練でした。
　最後に日常の生活から火災等の災害に巻き込まれるなどの最悪の状況を想定して、自分の身を守るためには、どの様な行動をとるべきかを考えておくことが重要であるとのお話がありました。
　On the 10th of May, we carried out a fire drill on the assumption that the accident happens during class.
　At the end of the drill, we made sure together what is essential to do in order to protect ourselves in the event of such possible dangerous situation as sudden fire or earthquake.

　去る４月８日の金曜日、本校では第74回入学式が挙行されました。感染症対策のため、今年度も入場者数を制限した形での実施となりました。今年度の入学生は13名。真新しい制服に身を包み、やや緊張した面持ちでしたが、短時間の礼法指導にもかかわらず、入退場を含め、見事な振る舞いを見せてくれました。

3月11日（金）１学年「科学と人間生活」においてポスターセッションを行いました。１年間の学習を踏まえて、自らの興味を掘り下げる形でテーマ設定を行い、１枚のポスターに整理して発表を行いました。よく行われる「１対大勢」の発表ではなく、発表者と聴衆の距離が近くなることで、発表者は聴衆の様子を観察しながら発表を行うことができ、聴衆は気軽に質問ができたようです。生徒は発表することに緊張を覚えながらも、生き生きと活動できており、とても立派でした！

令和４年３月１日（火）第71回卒業証書授与式が挙行されました。「まん延防止措置」が３月６日まで延長されたこともあり、昨年同様、式に参列していただいた保護者の皆様や来賓の方々を制限せざるを得なかったことが残念でなりません。そんな中、卒業生31名は校長から卒業証書を受け取り、卒業生を代表して、中込葵さんがコロナウイルスで通常の学校生活を送れなかったが、創意工夫をして乗り越え、今日を迎えることができたという感動的な答辞を披露しました。卒業生の皆さん、卒業おめでとう。

[71st GRADUATION CEREMONY]

On March 1st, 2022 (Tuesday), we had the 71st Graduation Ceremony.

　Regrettably, we had to restrict the number of people from outside such as parents and other guests because of the extended Quasi-State of Emergency. Under such condition, the third years received their graduation certificates from the principal and a representative of the students delivered an impressive speech; she said it had been difficult for her to lead what used to be regarded as a normal school life due to COVID-19, but she felt grateful that she could attend the ceremony on the day.

　Congratulations on your graduation.

12月24日（金）に球技大会が行われました。

　種目は男女バスケットボール、男女バレーボール、ドッジボールの３種目でした。

　結果は男子バスケ・バレーともに２年生が優勝、ドッヂボールでも２年生が優勝。女子種目はバスケ・バレーともに３年生が優勝。最後にエキシビションマッチとして行われたバレーボール優勝男女混合チームVS教員チームでは僅差で生徒チームの勝利で幕を閉じました。

　第７１期生徒会総務は初めての大きな仕事でしたが、文体委員会と協力してスムーズに進行し無事に球技大会を終えることができました。生徒の皆さんお疲れ様でした。

　最後には今年度初となる全校生徒での写真撮影を行い、学年を越えた交流を深めることができ、良い体験になったと思います。

[Ball Game Tournament]
On 24th of December, we had our Ball Game Tournament, which annually takes place every year. 
　Each year of the students competed against the other two years. They played basketball, volleyball, and dodge ball.
　As for the Boys' Division (basketball and volleyball), the second year won the first place in the both sports; as for the Girls' (the same sports as the boys), the third year won the first place. Dodge ball games were played by each year with its boys and girls altogether in the same one team, and the second year won the first place. 
　After all the games, Teacher Team (made up of teachers who "willingly" volunteered to play) played against Student Team (with the two winning teams combined). The students beat the teachers by a VERY narrow margin (I, one of the teachers who played in the game, don't remember the exact score, yet I AM SURE that it was quite a close game).    
　This tournament was the first important event for the 71th student council of the school to manage, and they did a thorough job working hand in hand with other students. Thanks to their great effort, the tournament ended successfully with everyone (surely including the teachers) happy and fulfilled.     

令和4年1月７日（金）しめ縄集めに参加しました。長万部町では毎年年明けの７日の日に子ども達が地域の家庭を一軒一軒回って、しめ縄を集める風習があります。しかし昨今の少子高齢化の影響で子ども会が活動できない地域もあり、長万部町の伝統的な風習を絶やさないためにも、「まちおこしプロジェクト」代表の高野暢子さんの呼びかけで、地域の方々の協力をいただきながら、本校の生徒４名が旭浜の地域のお手伝いを行いました。それぞれのお家の玄関先で地域のみなさんは本当に素敵でな笑顔で子ども達を迎えてくれました。どんと焼きに連れていってもらった後は温かい食べ物と飲み物で談笑しながら過ごしました。この度お世話になった皆さん、本当にありがとうございました。

[Traditional Event -Collection of Shimenawa-]
On 7th of January (Fri), four students participated in an event. In the event, the participants visit a house to another to collect what is called shimenawa. Shimenawa are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used forritual purification in the Shinto religion (shimemeaning “laid” and nawa meaningrope). 
　In Oshamambe Town, children have been doing this on every January 7. However, with severely fewer children across the town, the event has not been able to be held in some particular areas these days. Yoko Takano, the representative of a project which was established for the purpose to make the town backlively, called out to local people around for their help in order avoid letting such traditional customs die out. Hearing that, the four students stepped up and helped in Asahihama Area. Visiting each house, they were warmly welcomed. Afterwards, Ms. Takano gave the students (as well as all the other participants there) a warm drink and food, and we all had fun talking together.

We all appreciate this precious opportunity taking place. Thank you very much. (Partly written by Kaede Hasegawa, 2021 1st year)

12月10日（金）見学旅行最終日は、午前中に金閣寺と清水寺を見学しました。昨日に続き天候に恵まれ、気温は16度で北海道人としてはとても過ごしやすい中での研修となりました。清水寺で弁当、湯豆腐の昼食を食べ、八つ橋などの買い物をしました。午後からは帰路につき、伊丹空港から千歳空港、町のバスで長万部に着き、家路につきました。高校生活最大の行事である3泊4日の見学旅行を無事終えることができました。お世話になった方々ありがとうございました。

[School Trip Day 4]

OnDecember 10th, in Kyoto, the students and teachers visited Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the GoldenPavilion) and Kiyomizu-dera Temple in the morning. Luckily, as the previousdays, up in the sky was no cloud. The temperature was about 16 degrees Celsius,which felt quite comfortable for people like the students, all of whom had grownup in Hokkaido, where the average temperature is relatively low in the country. About Kiyomizu-dera Temple, they had boiled tofu, a food which the place is well-known for, for lunch and also enjoyedshopping; they, for example, bought yatsuhashi,a traditional sweet of Kyoto which is very popular for a souvenir. Later, in theafternoon, they got on their journey back to Oshamambe, their hometown.

　Finally and thankfully, the four-day schooltrip finished. It would be their biggest school event in their high schoollife, and we are all happy it ended with no trouble all along the way. 
(Written by Shura Kamada, 2021 2nd year)

12月9日(木) 見学旅行3日目の午前中は、奈良県を訪れ東大寺と奈良公園の見学をしました。東大寺では国宝の奈良の大仏の大きさに圧倒され、奈良公園ではたくさんの鹿と戯れました。午後からは京都でグループ毎のコース別研修を行いました。事前に自分達で立てた約8時間の計画を遂行するため、交通機関を使い、京都の史跡を見学したり、飲食店を利用して、無事全員時間内にホテルに戻ってきました。天気がとても良く、各グループが貴重な経験を通してとても有意義な研修となったようです。

[School Trip Day 3]
On December 9th, the students and the teachers visited Eastern Great Temple and Nara Park in the morning. In the temple, the students were fascinated by the size of the Great Buddha, which sits in the main hall. In Nara Park, well-known for many wild deer casually waking around, some of the students got to feed them (no worries, people are allowed to do it there).

　In the afternoon, the students were divided into groups scattering across Kyoto and did what they had planned for the next eight hours (e.g., visiting historic spots, having lunch and dinner, taking the public transportation, and many others). And later, they all came back to the hotel on time as they had been told to.

　Thanks to the perfect weather, again, they all had a great time in Kyoto.(Written by Yuto Kobayashi, 2021 2nd year)

12月8日（水）見学旅行2日目はユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン（USJ）で9時から18時半まで、丸一日アトラクションやショッピングを満喫しました。天気にも恵まれ生徒達は楽しく過ごしていました。ホテルに戻る時はさすがに疲れた様子も見られましたが、夕食をしっかり食べ体力を回復させていました。全員体調面に問題なく、研修2日目を終えることができました。

[School Trip Day 2]
On December 8th, the students went to Universal Studio Japan, in which they enjoyed shopping and riding the roller coasters almost the whole day. Luckily unlike the day before, it cleared up, and that allowed them to enjoy the time there even better.
　By the time they returned to the hotel, they seemed already exhausted. But it was only until they started eating dinner. Well, they had a lot of it (needless to say). Fortunately with nobody on the trip becoming sick or getting involved in any accidents, the second day was over.
(Written by Yuto Kobayashi, 2021 2nd year)

12月7日（火）の朝8時50分に2学年見学旅行団は学校を出発しました。函館空港に到着し、伊丹空港行きの便に乗る前の様子は少々緊張ぎみ。飛行機は途中揺れましたが、無事到着しました。伊丹空港到着後、最初の見学地の通天閣に向かいました。大阪はあいにくの雨でしたが、通天閣のライトアップが青く光り、大阪に来たなと実感しました。また、高さ87.5mの5階展望台から見る大阪の街並みは素晴らしかったです。ホテルではバイキングで唐揚げ、餃子、卵焼き、たこ焼き、パスタなど、美味しい料理をたくさんいただきました。しかし、この後の外出時間に男子数名はラーメンを食べに行ったということでした。お見事！

[School Trip Day 1]
On 7th of December, the second year and three accompanying teachers left Oshamambe High School at 8:50 in the morning. It was their school trip. Arriving at Hakodate Airport, the students seemed to be getting more and more excited as their boarding time was coming up. After a long waiting, they finally got on board the airplane, which was going to bring them to Itami Airport, Osaka. Although they experienced some turbulence, the airplane made its way to the destination and the students were smiling coming out of the plane.
Shortly after they landed, they left the airport for the first destination of their trip, Tsutenkaku. Although it was rainy in Osaka, it didn't stop the students being excited, not even a little; they were impressed with the beautiful illumination given off by Tsutenkaku, a tower and well-known landmark of Osaka, and they started feeling stronger that they were actually in Osaka at that moment. Also, the scenery seen from the haight of 87.5m, which was the top of the tower, was absolutely breath-taking.
At the hotel for the first night, the students and the teachers were served a lot of delicious food at the buffet. What is more, some students event went out to eat ramen during free time after having dinner. That was fantastic!
(Written by Yuto Kobayashi, 2021 2nd year)