Journal

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)