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On 20th November, the martial arts competition was held. All first year students and second year students choose between kendo and judo. We learnt not only the skills, but also the manners. All contestants displayed their own power.

In kendo, each class did their best in the tournament. 1B and 2D faced each other in the In judo, the final result was that 2A won the final match. 1B won and became the kendo tournament. The final match was a fight of 1B champions. vs. 2A in front of the whole school.

We were very proud because there were 1st We interviewed the Most Valuable Player grade students who went up to the stage and (MVP), Mr. Fumiya Okazaki (1B) about his were named as excellent members. feelings. The Principle read out a letter from Rusty What did you think when your class reached the Kanakogi’s daughter during the Opening finals? Ceremony. Rusty Kanakogi was the beginning I was very surprised to advance to the final of women’s judo. One line in the letter said, round. “However hard the fight, you must do your best, How did you feel when your class won and never give up”. In this way, everyone fought became champions? hard. It was very impressive for us. I was pleased and I really appreciated our team. Kaho Shishinai (1A) & Yuka Eda (1C) How did you feel when you were named MVP? I never thought that I would be chosen as MVP. Please tell us your resolutions for next year. I want to become MVP again next year.

Yoko Ishiwa (1B) & Misaki Hidaka (1C)

First we went to Iwate Prefectural In October, 181 first year students visited Iwate University and University. We listened to the Principle’s talk Iwate Prefectural University. Yoshimichi Matsui (1D) about the university and outline of student life there. We also listened to and talked with past Fukuoka High School graduates who are now studying there. We did a tour of Iwate Prefectural University and we learnt a lot of information about this university.

Second, we went to Iwate University. We Iwate U Iwate Prefectural U listened to the teachers from each department Faculty of Software and Faculty of Education Information Science outline what their school is and what they do. We were able to learn a lot of information about life Faculty of Agriculture School of Nursing there and about each subject. Also, the students Faculty of Humanities and guided us to each place. School of Social Welfare Social Sciences I feel good after visiting the two universities. Faculty of Policy Now, I will try to find my own road for the future. Faculty of Engineering Management Yuta Nakai (1A)

Miku Utagawa (1A), Chisato Kadonosawa (1A) Konoka Kuriyagawa (1B) & Haruka Nagane (1C) & Rina Sakamoto (1C) Christmas is the feast that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. In Italy, Poland, France, Spain and some other th th countries, Christmas starts on Dec 29 and finishes on Jan 6 . In most of the Italian region, presents are brought by a witch called Befana. In Italy, only good children receive presents. On the other hand, bad children are given coal and was born on June 26th, 1993, in beaten with a branch! Boca Raton, Florida in the United States. She is a Below are 3 different top 5 Christmas song rankings, singer-. She is also an actress who has presented by CDTV. How many of them do you like? appeared in “Victorious” and “Sam and Cat”. In 2001, she sang the national anthem at the North America Ice Hockey Tournament. She is good at imitation and became famous in the wake of her Youtube videos. She debuted in 2011 with “Put Your Hearts Up” Before 1999: and made her debut in Japan in 2013. In 2014, she appeared in a Victoria’s Secret fashion show. So far, she 1 Itsuka no Merry Christmas B’z has put out two albums, “My Everything” and “Yours 2 Christmas Eve Yamashita Tatsuro Truly”. She has very cute looks and a playful 3 Cinderella Christmas Kinki Kids personality. She has an overwhelming singing ability 4 Wham! that you can’t even imagine. Because of this, she has 5 All I Want for Christmas is You Mariah Carey been said to be the next Mariah Carey. She, herself, also has a great deal of respect for Mariah Carey.

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Yoshimichi Matsui (1D) 1 Last Christmas Taylor Swift 2 Christmas Time Bryan Adams Hello everyone! This is the first time I have ever acted 3 Wonderful Christmas time Paul McCartney as the Hukuoka Times Editor. However, the fact is, I 4 Life in a Northern Town Dream Academy couldn’t assist the members of the English Club 5 The Christmas Song Nat King Cole because I couldn’t finish my homework and I had to stay after school because I had detention. So, I attribute this edition’s completion to everyone’s cooperation. If I try again next time to be the Editor, I will do my best.