{"id":4823,"date":"2018-08-24T14:13:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T18:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2018-08-24T14:13:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T18:13:36","slug":"smile-vol-9-august-18-2018-h30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=4823","title":{"rendered":"SMILE Vol. 9 August 18, 2018 (H30)"},"content":{"rendered":"

High School Baseball Tournament is one of the biggest summer event in Japan!! Touched by single-minded players<\/h1>\n

A long summer vacation has come to an end, and well-rested students have returned to school with full of energy. They have grown by gaining experience over summer, and now they are back to school and started a new semester. It reminded me who the leading players are at school by seeing them learning with reunited classmates after long summer break.
\nWho are the leading players during summer in Japan? Many will perhaps say, \u2018High School Baseball players\u2019. High School baseball tournament celebrated its 100th year this summer and attracted more viewers. A legend and a recipient of National Honor Award, Hideki Matsui, who played as a member of Seiryou High School in Ishikawa, threw the opening pitch to kick off the tournament. I was glued to TV to watch all his best plays in the past. The winner was Osaka Shouin High School, the first time ever back to back victory (Spring and Summer Tournament). Although they lost the game, a runner-up, Akita Kaneashi Nogyou High School, played very well, and the image of them singing the school song so proudly has stuck to my memory to this date. It always moves people\u2019s heart when you see someone doing the best she\/he can.
\nWhen the high school baseball tournament is over, it means fall is around the corner. It\u2019s getting cool and nice in the morning. Let\u2019s enjoy the season of harvest, sports, reading and food \u2013 Fall.<\/p>\n

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Inviting Slogans on School Life Goal<\/h2>\n

JLSP (cosponsored by Parents Association) is inviting slogans to make Japanese School life more exciting.
\nEligibility: E3 and above, Keisho program, Adult program
\nApplication form will be distributed on Aug 25
\nDeadline is Sep 15
\nParents Association selects slogans to be used each month
\nThe first slogan will be posted on Oct 6
\nA certificate and gift will be presented to winners<\/p>\n

Aug\/Sep Slogan: Let\u2019s Speak only Japanese at School! (by Yuya Toida E6 \u2013 went back to Japan in Jun)<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Reading Award \u201cYokozuna\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Congratulations to those who read more than 100 books!
\nKindergarten<\/b>
\nK2 class 2 \u2013 Haruki Ato (total 400 books!)
\nK2 class 2 \u2013 Emma Adelman
\nK2 class 2 \u2013 Alyssa Usami
\nElementary<\/b>
\nE1 class 1 \u2013 Elly Sewall (total 200 books!)
\nE1 class1 \u2013 Saya Takahashi
\nE2 class 1 \u2013 So Akamatsu (total 200 books!)
\nE2 class1 \u2013 Julia Usami
\nE2 class 2 \u2013 Roy Whitney
\nE2 class 2 \u2013 Kei Yoshikawa<\/p>\n

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Donation from Sakura Sunday<\/h2>\n

Donated $3,695<\/strong> raised from Sakura Sunday (Apr 15) to Japan Flood Friendship Fund, established by US-Japan Council, Japan American Citizens League and others. Our thoughts are with you who were affected by the rain storm in Western Japan. Also thank you to all the high school students who took a part in fund raising.<\/p>\n

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Announcement<\/h1>\n

Kanji Aptitude Test\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Date: October 27, 2018 (Sat)<\/strong>
\nPlease stop by the main office to pick up the application form if you are planning to apply. You need to turn in the application form to the main office with the application fee (check only<\/strong>) by 1 pm on Saturday, September 1.
\nThe place and time will be informed later.
\n<\/p>\n

August\/September Schedule<\/h2>\n

Aug 25 (Sat) \u2013 Adult program information session \/ Teachers meeting
\nSep 1 (Sat) \u2013 Arts\/Crafts Exhibition \/ Committee meeting * Trial class for Kindergarten
\nSep 8 (Sat) \u2013 6 hours class \/ Board meeting
\nSep 15 (Sat) \u2013 Bazaar
\nSep 22 (Sat) \u2013 Committee meeting
\nSep 30 (Sun) \u2013 Sunday class \/ Open house for all classes \/ Last day of first semester\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High School Baseball Tournament is one of the biggest summer event in Japan!! Touched by single-minded players<\/h1>\n

A long summer vacation has come to an end, and well-rested students have returned to school with full of energy. They have grown by gaining experience over summer, and now they are back to school and started a new semester. It reminded me who the leading players are at school by seeing them learning with reunited classmates after long summer break.
\nWho are the leading players during summer in Japan? Many will perhaps say, \u2018High School Baseball players\u2019. High School baseball tournament celebrated its 100th year this summer and attracted more viewers. A legend and a recipient of National Honor Award, Hideki Matsui, who played as a member of Seiryou High School in Ishikawa, threw the opening pitch to kick off the tournament. I was glued to TV to watch all his best plays in the past. The winner was Osaka Shouin High School, the first time ever back to back victory (Spring and Summer Tournament). Although they lost the game, a runner-up, Akita Kaneashi Nogyou High School, played very well, and the image of them singing the school song so proudly has stuck to my memory to this date. It always moves people\u2019s heart when you see someone doing the best she\/he can.
\nWhen the high school baseball tournament is over, it means fall is around the corner. It\u2019s getting cool and nice in the morning. Let\u2019s enjoy the season of harvest, sports, reading and food \u2013 Fall. \u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":4820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4824,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4823\/revisions\/4824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}