{"id":4882,"date":"2018-10-05T14:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T18:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=4882"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:55:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T18:55:52","slug":"smile-vol-15-october-6-2018-h30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=4882","title":{"rendered":"SMILE Vol. 15 October 6, 2018 (H30)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u201cWondering why\u201d and keeping your curiosity are important!<\/h1>\n<p>This year\u2019s Nobel Prize winners for Physiology\/Medicine were announced on October 1st. The recipients were Dr. Tasuku Honjo from Kyoto University, Japan and Dr. James Allison from MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas. The two of them independently discovered proteins that act as brakes of the immune system and found that pharmacologically blocking these molecules allows the immune system to fight cancer. The drug \u201cOptivo\u201d, which uses this mechanism, was first approved in Japan in 2014 and is now approved in over 60 countries to treat cancer.<br \/>\nIn his interview, Dr. Honjo states that his motto in research is \u201cCuriosity drives what I want to know\u201d. In an interview performed 30 years ago, he stated that \u201cby figuring out how biology works, I want to find ways to cure cancer and other incurable diseases\u201d. Now, he has accomplished this dream by curing cancer using the immune system. He tells students aspirating to become scientists, \u201cObserve with your own eyes. Think with your own brain. Don\u2019t quit until you\u2019re satisfied and never give up.\u201d<br \/>\nDr. Honjo\u2019s words reinforce the importance of maintaining an inquisitive mind, keeping a positive attitude, and accomplishing tasks until satisfied. Regardless of age, I felt even more compelled to maintain my curiosity and inquiry, and listen to the insatiable curiosity of the students.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Goals\uff08Slogans\uff09chosen\uff01Starting in October<\/h2>\n<p>We solicited slogans from students that represent goals that make their student life at JLSP more fun and fulfilling. We voted for 11 of the best slogans. <strong>Congratulations to the awardees!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Work on homework gradually but daily <\/strong><br \/>\n6th grade\u3000\uff08Benioff Nina\uff09 October<br \/>\n<strong>Keep up with both regular and Japanese language school<\/strong><br \/>\n7th grade Abe Fuka November<br \/>\n<strong>Homework is there for your future<\/strong><br \/>\n1st grade\u3000Saito Riku December<br \/>\n<strong>Use Japanese for both play and study at JLSP<\/strong><br \/>\n1st grade\u3000Slocum Alice January<br \/>\n<strong>Saturday is fun learning Japanese at JLSP<\/strong><br \/>\n5th grade Namba Nanako February<br \/>\n<strong>We are all someone\u2019s treasure<\/strong><br \/>\n1st grade\u3000Sudo Kaito March<br \/>\n<strong>Learn not only the language but the heart of Japanese<\/strong><br \/>\n9th grade\u3000 Yamaguchi Hiroki April<br \/>\n<strong>If you do your homework consistently, learning at JLSP will be more fun (the slogan spells \u201cchildren\u201d in Japanese)<\/strong><br \/>\n3rd grade\u3000Weir Tomoki May<br \/>\n<strong>Take good care of things that you borrow from others more than what you own<\/strong><br \/>\n10th grade\u3000 Shinagawa Yumi June<br \/>\n<strong>It\u2019s fun reading books in Japanese<\/strong><br \/>\n1st grade\u3000Pedersen Koa August\/Sepetember<br \/>\n<strong>Writing neatly makes everyone feel well<\/strong><br \/>\n1st grade\u3000 Abe Keiju October<br \/>\n\u203bSome of the slogans were modified by adding Kanji characters<\/p>\n<p>\u203bWe sent participation prizes to everyone and special awards to those who had their slogans selected. We thank Keisen Associates Patent Law Office for donating these prizes and awards.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Reading award announcement<a href=\"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/\u3044.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4237\" src=\"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/\u3044.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"95\" data-id=\"4237\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u2606Congratulations on the Yokozuna Award\uff01<br \/>\n<b>Kindergarten<\/b><br \/>\nK1 Kato Seim \u203b200 books<br \/>\nK1 Kashiwagi Kohsuke \u203b200 books<br \/>\nK1 Senat Hana<br \/>\n<b>Elementary School<\/b><br \/>\n4th grade Yorioka Yuma<br \/>\n<b>Japanese language course<\/b><br \/>\n1st class Lam Doanh Nhat<br \/>\n1st class Heinrichs Tia<\/p>\n<h2>Announcement from the Library<\/h2>\n<p>We are soliciting requests for new book purchases for 2019. Please use the request form available at the library and submit by 10\/27. Please take note of the following when filling out the request.<br \/>\n\uff08\uff11\uff09 We only accept requests form current students at JLSP.<br \/>\n\uff08\uff12\uff09 We can purchase cartoon books only if they are educational in nature.<br \/>\n\uff08\uff13\uff09 We will not honor your request, if we feel that the requested book is inappropriate for the JLSP library.<br \/>\n\u203bWe eagerly await your requests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h1> \u201cWondering why\u201d and keeping your curiosity are important!<\/h1>\n<p>This year\u2019s Nobel Prize winners for Physiology\/Medicine were announced on October 1st. The recipients were Dr. Tasuku Honjo from Kyoto University, Japan and Dr. James Allison from MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas. The two of them independently discovered proteins that act as brakes of the immune system and found that pharmacologically blocking these molecules allows the immune system to fight cancer. The drug \u201cOptivo\u201d, which uses this mechanism, was first approved in Japan in 2014 and is now approved in over 60 countries to treat cancer.<br \/>\nIn his interview, Dr. Honjo states that his motto in research is \u201cCuriosity drives what I want to know\u201d.  In an interview performed 30 years ago, he stated that \u201cby figuring out how biology works, I want to find ways to cure cancer and other incurable diseases\u201d. Now, he has accomplished this dream by curing cancer using the immune system. He tells students aspirating to become scientists, \u201cObserve with your own eyes. Think with your own brain. Don\u2019t quit until you\u2019re satisfied and never give up.\u201d<br \/>\nDr. Honjo\u2019s words reinforce the importance of maintaining an inquisitive mind, keeping a positive attitude, and accomplishing tasks until satisfied. 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