Journal

AABE2024 was held at Ehime University and three teams from our school participated.  A poster session was held for junior and senior high school students from a total of 20 schools, with researchers from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, and other Asian countries participating.  Among them, the Butterfly team won the “Best Presentation Award". Since there was no script for the Q&A session, the students had to frantically answer questions from foreigners in English.  We would like to continue to work hard on our research so that we can make a big leap forward with the small confidence we gained here.  The Butterfly team is also scheduled to present their research together with Thai high school students at the “International Collaborative Research Fair 2025” (hosted by Ritsumeikan High School) to be held online in January next year.

 

Date: Sunday, October 14, 2024

Venue: Ehime University, Faculty of Education

Participating groups:

【Butterfly Team】 “Best Presentation Award”

The relationship between butterfly flight and physical characteristics

【Dugesia japonica Team】

Regeneration process and survival rate of the Dugesia japonica from head fragments

【SHIN-GS】

Awareness Activities on the Ecology and Conservation of Otters in Japan

 

I was nervous about giving the presentation in English, and the Q&A session was also difficult. However, this experience motivated me to improve my English. In the future, I would like to do my best to speak and answer questions in English with more confidence.

( 209  Hashimoto Nozomi )

As a part of the Hawaii tourism promotional activities, an observation team comprised of Governor Josh Green and 15 others visited Ehime prefecture, and in particular our high school. A ceremony and campus tour were held as described below. 　Welcoming them were mainly students from ESS. In his speech the Governor emphasized the deepening of the relationship between Hawaii and Ehime as well as his feelings about the Ehime Maru Accident and the bereaved families.
Indeed, through last December's school trip to Hawaii, Waipahu High School's visit to our school in June, and the visit by the Governor's observation team to our school this time, the relationship between our high school and Hawaii has never been deeper.

Date                         September 10th (Tuesday) 9:30～10:40
Contents                 Ceremony (National Anthem, greetings from our principal and from the
Governor of Hawaii)
Student presentations
Campus tour

I was the ceremony's host speaker for this time's exchange session.  Although I was nervous, I was able to proceed smoothly thanks to my hard practice.  The Governor and his party were very friendly people, so I was able to relax immediately and fully enjoy this opportunity.  This experience gave me confidence in my English skills and made me want to study harder to improve my English even further.  ( 208HR SHINOHARA)

We participated in the 26th research publication competition of high schools for science and mathematics in Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu held in Shimane Prefecture from 19 to 21 August.
The "Kobukuro" group presented their poster, and the "Ginkgo" group gave a presentation on the stage.  We were able to confidently present our research to many students and university professors from other prefectures. 　The Q&A session also gave us new perspectives that will lead to the development of our research, so the time we spent was meaningful.
Based on what we learned this time, we will continue to work on our future activities. 　 the research presentations by other high school students were all very interesting. 　We also discovered new things through talking with scientific experts.

This experience made us grow. Thank you for giving us this opportunity.
( Kinoshita Yui, Miyamoto Kaho )

The “Wave Group” from the third-years on the science and mathematics course participated in the 2024 Super Science High School Student Research Presentation meeting held at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall on August 7^th and 8^th, ultimately winning the Poster Presentation Award. 　The session lasted a total of 3 hours, during which all our students engaged in  question-and-answer sessions together with the judges, students from other high schools, and their teachers. 　Our students enthusiastically explained their research to visitors at their booth, in which those listening showed great interest. 　We also received many valuable comments and suggestions regarding our measuring instruments as well as other ideas to improve our research.

Despite having only just returned from the Gifu Sobun the previous weekend, they persisted splendidly until the end of the session. 　Participating students said that the group were able to adapt their explanations flexibly to the listeners’ understandings.  ( 309 KUSUNO )