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Malcolm Swanson on January 29th, 2012

After 5 months studying in England, Akiho, Satoko, Emi, Shiori, Yuta, Aki, and Madoka arrived safely home….
Welcome back! Looking forward to listening to all your stories!!

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Malcolm Swanson on January 28th, 2012

Our Reading Marathon is almost over for this year… how did you do?? Check out this video of another group of avid readers!

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Malcolm Swanson on December 3rd, 2011

Christmas is on the way, and once again we can enjoy Prof. Woolbright’s Christmas decorations in the lobby of building 5. Not long till Santa comes!!

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Malcolm Swanson on October 25th, 2011

Our 6th Zion Cup English Contest for the finalists was held on Saturday, October 22 during our school festival. The 5 finalists all performed their speeches flawlessly, and left our 3 judges with the difficult task of selecting the winners. The final results were:

1st place – Shouko Amioka (1st year)
2nd place – Aiko Yamane (1st year)
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Malcolm Swanson on October 24th, 2011

Some photos from out and about at our annual school festival…

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Malcolm Swanson on September 19th, 2011

Sad farewells at Fukuoka Airport this morning as a group of our students left to study for 6 months at Winchester University in England. They will be living in student accommodation at the university, so they’ll have a chance to mix with the other students on Campus, as well as meeting some of the Winchester students who studied [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on July 30th, 2011

Congratulations to Ms Brown-Mamoto and her husband on the birth of Aidan!

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Malcolm Swanson on July 27th, 2011

Congratulations to Ami (who was the first person to finish), Satoko, Rei, Akiho, Chikako, Chihiro, Arisa, Kanako, Nana, Mika, Rena, Asako, and Yurie for completing the  New Zealand Quiz and taking home bags filled with imported goodies, plus a  New Zealand kiwifruit!

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Malcolm Swanson on July 26th, 2011

To finish up the first semester, Prof. Woolbright’s zemi class put on an original performance of “Cinderella.” Complete with stunning costumes, sound effects and energetic performances, it was a memorable show. Here are some highlights…

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Malcolm Swanson on July 26th, 2011

Our semifinal for the Zion Cup English Contest was held on July 25. After performing their speeches, three finalists from each year group were chosen.

Year 1 – Nanami Mineyama, Aiko Yamane, and Shoko Amioka.
Year 2 – Yumi Nakano, Misato Takahashi, and Satoko Murata.

The final competition will be held during our school festival in October.

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