2023/10/07 13:14
Principal Sudo giving a speech at the commemorative ceremony (around 11 a.m. on the 7th, photo by Takuya Sugai)
A ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the full-time school system and 70th anniversary of the part-time school system of Obihiro Kashiwaha High School (Principal Katsushi Sudo, 711 full-time students, 41 part-time students) was held at Yotsuha Arena Tokachi in Obihiro City from 10:30 a.m. on the 7th. 1,600 people attended, including current students, alumni, and guests. We cherished the tradition of the first century and vowed to make further progress.
*The video of the ceremony will be released around 7pm on the 7th.
At the opening ceremony, the calligraphy club members sang the commemorative theme “NEXT STAGE – Kashiwaha’s tradition transcends centuries” to the song “Idemo” by DREAMS COME TRUE, whose vocals are Miwa Yoshida, a 34th generation student. I wrote some of the lyrics. Her alumnus, ocarina player Mikako Honyami (32nd class), played “Daichi no Tabi” and gave a pure tone.
At the ceremony, Principal Sudo said, “The history and tradition of our school was built through the support of many enthusiastic and loving teachers and everyone involved in our school, and the continued dedication of our students. I promise you that we will continue to create a new history in the “NEXT STAGE,”” he said in his ceremony address. Yoshihiro Hosokawa, chairman of the commemorative project sponsors’ association, greeted the students by saying, “The 100th anniversary is not the end point, but a time to feel the spirit of Kashiwaba that our predecessors have carried together, and to renew our commitment to the development of our alma mater.”
Hiroshi Kuramoto, Superintendent of the Hokkaido Board of Education, and Norihisa Yonezawa, Mayor of Obihiro, gave congratulatory speeches, and President Hosokawa presented letters of appreciation to past principals and PTA presidents. A documentary video of DreamCam’s live performance, to which all students were invited, was also shown, and a message from Dreamcam was introduced. The brass band performed the commemorative song “Hymn to Centenary” conducted by composer Junichi Naito.
Haruku Aoto (3rd year), full-time student council president, said, “I will do my best to make this school proud even 100 years from now,” and Yuma Fujiishi (4th year), part-time student council president. “I’m proud to be enrolled part-time and to be able to study,” he said in greeting. Hirotaka Watanabe, who has been a music teacher at the school for 35 years, conducted the event and closed the event with a performance of the Kashiwaba song. (Mariko Sawamura)
Those who have made meritorious contributions are as follows. (Titles omitted)
▽Successive principals: Setsuo Oyama (30th), Toshimitsu Sakai (31st), Yoshikazu Shima (32nd), Hiroyuki Tsukamoto (33rd), Kensaku Kichise (34th)
▽Successive PTA presidents (full-time): Akira Morifusa, Masahiko Yamamoto, Osamu Inoue, Takayoshi Yoshida, Hiroshi Nakai
▽Past PTA presidents (part-time) = Yukie Tsuchiya, Mayumi Sakata, Kazue Fujikawa, Kenichi Kudo, Yumi Onuma, Yoko Iwabuchi, Mari Shinojima, Saori Nakagawa, Kaoru Tonosaki
▽Hiroshi Takada, past president of the Part-time Education Promotion Association
▽Alumni Association Honorary President = Isao Takada
▽Former president of the alumni association = Shumori Oku (deceased)
▽Part-time education promotion chairman = Takaaki Nakayama
▽Chairman of the Obihiro Kashiwa-Kai General Incorporated Foundation: Kasuhiro Kakutani
▽Chairman of the Commemorative Project Sponsorship Association: Yoshihiro Hosokawa
Obihiro Kashiwaha High School 100th Anniversary Ceremony Celebrates a Grand Milestone
Mariko Sawamura
Tokachi Mainichi Newspaper Editorial Department Social Affairs Department
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